In mid-February of 2012 Jeff Olson walked through the aisles at the CVS Pharmacy on University Avenue in North Park. He was there to pick up gifts for his nephews. The 40-year-old former staffer for …
July 3, 2013
He chalks the line: City Attorney prosecutes man for writing anti-bank slogans in water soluble chalk
June 23, 2013 · Dorian Hargrove
Man faces 13 years and $13,000 if convicted of vandalism with sidewalk chalk.
Jan Goldsmith's job as City Attorney is to represent the City of San Diego. In addition, it appears as if his office is also fully prepared to stand up for the little...rather, the big banks. On Tuesday, the City Attorney's …
Chalking the plank: Judge won't allow bank protester to claim first amendment rights
June 25, 2013 · Dorian Hargrove
Arguments are set to begin tomorrow morning.
The First Amendment has no place in Superior Court Judge Howard M. Shore's courtroom, not when it comes to vandalism with water soluble chalk. Today the trial began in the case of a San Diego man who is being charged …
Little Italy Festa announces theme for 2013 chalk festival: "City Attorney Goldsmith is a ______."
June 27, 2013 · Walter Mencken
First prize to whichever chalk artist comes up with the finest fill-in-the-blank.
The City Attorney's office suffered another public relations setback today over its attempt to prosecute a man who wrote anti-bank slogans in chalk outside some San Diego banks. "Assistant City Attorney Paige Hazard has already stated that 'chalk festivals may …
Jeff Olson, the Mad Chalker, prosecuted by city attorney for words in front of Bank Of America
DJ/engineer buys run-down North Park building
Nestled between URBN Coal Fired Pizza and the empty old F.W. Woolworth building in North Park sits a building that last housed the Windmill Thrift Shop. After it closed, the structure, owned by a Los …
June 26, 2013
Former San Diego Hardware Co. becomes saloon
The historic San Diego Hardware Company building in the Gaslamp Quarter is almost done with its transformation into a new bar/restaurant called Lucky Bastard Saloon. According to sandiego.eater.com, the majority owner of Lucky Bastard Saloon …
July 9, 2013
City accused of subverting public records law in lawsuit over Convention Center expansion
July 10, 2013 · Dorian Hargrove
Lawsuit alleges that Chief of Staff for former mayor Jerry Sanders used private email accounts to broker a deal with labor union in exchange for support of $520 million expansion
San Diego's elected officials have had a long and well-documented history of backroom dealings. Whether it be a midnight deal to boost redevelopment funding or letting developers dictate the size and footprint of their development, residents often find themselves in …