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Stories by Dave Rice

Locals shamed on sales tax delinquency list

The California Board of Equalization last week released an updated list of the 500 accounts with the highest use and sales-tax delinquency. Combined, the list names and shames individuals and companies that collectively owe nearly …

June 7, 2016
Rent control protest in O.B.

A group of activists seeking a rent-control ordinance and other tenant-protection measures gathered in Ocean Beach on Saturday (June 4), circulating a petition they hope will convince the city council to open a dialogue concerning …

June 6, 2016
Cinder block vs. taser in Lakeside

Two suspects, which authorities have declined to identify, are in custody following an altercation outside a Lakeside Jack in the Box restaurant. According to a report from Sgt. Cliff Rinder, sheriff's deputies were dispatched to …

June 2, 2016
Civil breakdown at Trump appearance

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign stop in San Diego on Friday (May 27) resulted in a full day of pandemonium downtown, with thousands of protesters representing several agendas converging on the convention center …

Real estate property values for utilities (including SDG&E) don't mirror reality

Private utility giants across the state, including San Diego Gas & Electric, received notice on Tuesday (May 24) that the state Board of Equalization (BOE) was increasing assessments on utility-owned real estate just over 2 …

May 26, 2016
Live life in a modern sculpture

Current Owner: Stefan Lemperle Beds: 4 Baths: 4 List Price: $8,795,000 La Jolla’s Lemperle Glass House, a 2007-built modern contemporary home is described in listing materials as “warm modern luxury redefined” and named after owner …

May 25, 2016
Fewer marchers against Monsanto

Hundreds of people gathered in Balboa Park on Saturday (May 21) to participate in San Diego's March Against Monsanto, an annual event targeting genetically modified food in general and specifically the Monsanto Company, a leader …

May 22, 2016
Guild Mortgage sued

San Diego–based Guild Mortgage is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly failing to properly underwrite hundreds of federally backed FHA mortgages between 2006 and 2011, the Department announced Thursday (May 19). …

May 20, 2016
What’s next after Shamu splashes the last guest?

In November of last year, the California Coastal Commission decided the San Diego location of the SeaWorld theme-park chain could expand its concrete tanks housing orca whales only on the condition that the park curtail …

May 13, 2016
San Diego watershed survey yields fair–poor results

Water-quality watchdog San Diego Coastkeeper released results on Tuesday (May 10) of its annual water-quality survey that compiles monthly data collected from San Diego's nine watersheds. As has been a trend in recent years, the …

Edward, Prince of Wales, lived here

Current Owner: de Jong Family Beds: 5 Baths: 4 List Price: $28,000,000 Listing materials for Melrose Ranch, a “one of a kind property,” assure that the place has been “amazingly restored by a family of …

May 11, 2016
Protest at Sports Arena Verizon store

As many as 100 local telecom union workers converged on a Verizon Wireless storefront on Sports Arena Boulevard Thursday afternoon (May 5) in support of striking Verizon workers. The workers they're supporting, however, are call-center …

May Day rally and march downtown

About 250 activists gathered downtown on Sunday (May 1, or May Day) to rally and march from City College to Chicano Park in support of workers' rights, higher wages, reduced immigration enforcement, and lower incarceration …

Response Expo/invention convention held downtown

Inventors from across the country converged on San Diego this week with the hopes of being discovered by one of a host of "as seen on TV" marketing firms gathered to talk shop. For ten …

April 29, 2016
Time-out for pot shops, say county supervisors

After hours of public testimony and discussion, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted on Wednesday (April 27) to freeze the status of several proposed or approved medical marijuana dispensaries, potentially for as long …

April 28, 2016
Apartment tenant action in Linda Vista

Dozens of protesters rallied in front of a Linda Vista apartment complex Wednesday afternoon (April 27), demanding property managers immediately begin dealing with a backlog of habitability complaints ranging from deferred maintenance to rodent infestation …

April 28, 2016
A whale of a house

Current Owner: Chenago Family Trust Beds: 5 Baths: 6 List Price: $15,950,000 Advertising remarks for the estate at 8410 Whale Watch Way, situated on a hillside about a half-mile from La Jolla Shores, begin with …

April 27, 2016
Optimistic "Beyond Drought" report from water authority

Despite an ongoing drought, the San Diego County Water Authority is boasting in its annual report — released April 21 and titled "Beyond Drought" — that the region's water supply is stable and in excess …

April 22, 2016
Not if — when weed is legal

Earlier this month the Public Policy Institute of California released a report outlining recommendations for the state if any of several competing measures to legalize the recreational use of marijuana passes this November. The main …

April 19, 2016
Murderer tries to kill two guards at Donovan

Prison authorities say an inmate already serving a murder sentence attempted to kill two guards on Monday morning (April 11) at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa. According to lt. Philip Bracamonte, an …

April 14, 2016
Live on Coronado’s 1st Street

Sales literature that almost achieves mysticism.

April 13, 2016
School field trips for all

A National City nonprofit that has spent the past decade providing locally based science curriculum to elementary students is seeking to expand its footprint in the classroom by opening to the general public its eco …

April 8, 2016
Divide is deep between voters and nonvoters

Only about half of California's adult residents are likely to vote in this year's presidential election, according to a study released last week by the Public Policy Institute of California. While low voter turnout is …

April 7, 2016
Four all-usable acres

Current Owners: Gregorio & Vanessa Reyes Beds: 7 Baths: 11 List Price: $8,995,000 The “magnificient” Summerhill Estate is a 15,000-square-foot estate “sited on four all-usable acres atop a private knoll” in the “high end luxury …

Excessive police force in pursuit of Cheetos bandit?

A pair of religious leaders and community organizers stood in front of a gas station Thursday evening (March 31) to protest what they say was an excessive police reaction to a failed petty-theft attempt that …

April 1, 2016
SD lags in food-assistance enrollment

Despite repeated criticism and refutation by local government officials, a report released last week by the Public Policy Institute of California finds that San Diego still lags well behind the state and nation in enrolling …

March 28, 2016
UC students road trip in support of plastic bag ban

Student members from California Student Public Interest Research Group chapters at various University of California campuses were stationed along the boardwalk in Pacific Beach on Friday (March 25) with their mascot Tizzy, a 30-foot inflatable …

March 26, 2016
Unholy Thursday for janitor treatment

A group of spiritual leaders assembled by the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice used the celebration of Holy Thursday to join with organized-labor supporters in a push to publicize ongoing negotiations between commercial building owners …

Healthy food powwow

A group of healthcare experts and local food-industry professionals gathered on Monday (March 21) to discuss the link between access to food and overall health and to explore ways to get healthy food into underserved …

March 22, 2016
Silly, don't water the lawn

Home gardeners from across San Diego gathered on Sunday (March 20) for an event hosted by water-quality watchdog San Diego Coastkeeper to discuss the potential impact of rainwater capture in the face of the region's …

March 21, 2016
SeaWorld's last orca generation

After years of protests, negative advertising campaigns, and lawsuits that have led to plunging revenues and stock prices, SeaWorld executives announced on Thursday (March 17) that they would begin taking steps to end the practice …

March 17, 2016
Supes put kibosh on pot shops

The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously yesterday (March 16) to place a temporary moratorium on the approval of new medical marijuana dispensaries in unincorporated areas. The issue packed the board's chambers with residents, most …

March 17, 2016
Life on the top

This joint has a separate elevator for tradespeople.

Justice sought for Robert Branch

A small contingent of protesters assembled downtown on Thursday afternoon (March 10) in anticipation of preliminary hearings for the criminal trial of Robert Branch, a security-guard accused of assaulting a sheriff's deputy after an apparent …

Urban farming is on like King Kong

San Diego's city council voted last week to implement the measures of Assembly Bill 551, a law passed in 2014 that provides tax incentives to owners of vacant parcels between 0.1 and 3 acres in …

March 10, 2016
Live like Junior Seau

Stones and Bowie money bought this one ten years ago.

March 9, 2016
San Diego County declares war on HIV

San Diego on Tuesday (March 1) moved closer to the rollout of a program with the ambitious goal of completely eliminating new cases of HIV within the county. In 2014, the San Diego County Board …

March 3, 2016
San Clemente buzzkillers

Border Patrol agents are trumpeting the seizure of what they're referring to as "a smorgasbord of drugs" at the San Clemente checkpoint along Interstate 5 on Monday, February 22. The first checkpoint catch occurred shortly …

February 25, 2016
Reenter the Snapdragon

Shares in Qualcomm, one of San Diego's largest employers, are on the rise following the announcement that mobile-phone giant Samsung will return to using the company's Snapdragon processors. The announcement last October that Samsung was …

February 23, 2016
Give up the keys, drunkie

Dozens of UC San Diego medical students gathered with California assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez on Friday (February 19) to promote Gonzalez's proposed Assembly Bill 2121, which would mandate participation in a program that provides education to …

February 20, 2016
Fat Tire Ale: pledge to go a year without a car

“I think of the bike being like a prism ­— the trader is a beam of light going in, and from that they emit a rainbow.”

February 17, 2016
Still intimate under 12,000 square feet of roof in Roxbury Terrace

Current Owner: Sunwest Builders Development Beds: 7 Baths: 11 List Price: $9,800,000 This week, a visit to “the newest home at Rancho Santa Fe’s intimate gated enclave of Roxbury Estates.” The residence at 14771 Roxbury …

February 17, 2016
Former Charger Shawne Merriman settles Nike lawsuit

Former San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman, whose NFL All Pro career was marred by domestic violence charges, steroid-related suspensions, and injuries, has settled a lawsuit with athletic-apparel maker Nike, which he …

February 14, 2016
Unlit, ill-equipped and overloaded

Customs and Border Patrol officials, working in cooperation with the U.S. Coast Guard, seized an "unlit and overloaded vessel" packed with undocumented immigrants off the municipal fishing pier in Ocean Beach on Monday night (February …

Dave Mustaine was here

Current Owner: Shmily Land Trust (Dave & Pamela Mustaine) Beds: 7 Baths: 7 List Price: $5,375,000 The whimsically named Le Rêve Fallbrook is an “English garden style home with Old California influences” that listing materials …

February 10, 2016
SDG&E is on our side this time

San Diego Gas & Electric customers are paying $1.2 million a month to transport natural gas to a power plant that doesn't even supply the region with energy, the California Department of Water Resources and …

February 5, 2016
How to bust this drought?

Local actions like lawn-watering restrictions and other calls on residents to reduce their water use aren't what will sustain California in what's expected to be an increasingly dry future, according to a study released Monday …

February 2, 2016
40 acres and a dream for Mission Bay

A January 30 open-house event provided community members, students, and a handful of interested passers-by a rare glimpse into a piece of land on the edge of Mission Bay that contains the last bit of …

February 1, 2016
Now gobble this...

After more than a year of campaigning, a measure backed by former labor leader and current California assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez that would require large retailers to pay at least double time to employees called in …

January 28, 2016
"I feel like I'm forced to use my car."

A group of environmentalists and labor organizations billing themselves as the San Diego Quality of Life Coalition rallied in National City yesterday (January 25), calling on the San Diego Association of Governments to focus on …

January 26, 2016

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