https://oag.ca.gov/civil/htm/laws
The Bane Act "provides protection from interference by threats, intimidation, or coercion or for attempts to interfere with someone's state or federal statutory or constitutional rights . . . and protection from bodily restraint or harm."
There's a caveat that a violation must be in some way hate-fueled, so I'm not sure how much the plaintiffs have to go on to prove this - it could have been just one additional charge to create the broadest possible arguments, the merits of each to be determined later. — August 4, 2015 3:51 p.m.
Solar power vs. SDG&E
Isaac Sandoval - thanks for your comments. Utilities have a vested interest in building power plants because they are guaranteed a level of profit to be derived from each new plant built. While there may be profit in reselling the cheaply-purchased solar excess from rooftop customers, it's likely at some point in the future (if not already) that this will be a less-profitable endeavor than selling plant-generated electricity. Ponzi - the exploration into energy storage, both locally for consumers and on a utility scale has already begun - but it's about a decade behind the current state of the art as far as generation goes. Southern California Edison, the majority stakeholder at now-defunct San Onofre, has made several splashes in recent months with regard to investment in large-scale energy storage.— October 3, 2015 4:36 p.m.
After the flood in Ocean Beach
Yeah, I saw this one coming too when the plans were first presented before they even bulldozed the old units on site...will laugh at this story repeating itself every time there's a good rain.— September 16, 2015 10:56 p.m.
What a Dragmaster it is getting old
Wow, a 10.74 second stock El Camino with the parking brake on? That's faster than a Porsche 911 Turbo, Lamborghini Murcielago, Ferrari 458, or McLaren MP4! http://blog.dupontregistry.com/features/top-lists… I spent years in my early twenties trying to break into the 11s (never quite made it) with a highly modified Mazda RX7 turbo...was still quite proud of 12.1X-12.2X on street tires.— August 30, 2015 5:29 p.m.
O.B. entryway sign tagged
There's graffiti art, and there's tagging - "KRYX" and "ASBK" appear to have no interest in art, as they defiled art just to write their fake names because they're too ashamed of themselves to write their real ones. Log this in the multi-agency LEO tag-tracking service, eventually these kids will be caught up and hit with probably tens of thousands in cleanup costs - it wouldn't surprise me to hear a cost of a thousand or more just to renew the OB sign, which itself is a pretty new installation...— August 11, 2015 10:50 p.m.
Border Patrol agent who shot rock-thrower faces lawsuit
"Tort lawyers invoke just about everything under the Sun in filing such suits, just in case one of them sticks." This.— August 4, 2015 10:02 p.m.
Border Patrol agent who shot rock-thrower faces lawsuit
https://oag.ca.gov/civil/htm/laws The Bane Act "provides protection from interference by threats, intimidation, or coercion or for attempts to interfere with someone's state or federal statutory or constitutional rights . . . and protection from bodily restraint or harm." There's a caveat that a violation must be in some way hate-fueled, so I'm not sure how much the plaintiffs have to go on to prove this - it could have been just one additional charge to create the broadest possible arguments, the merits of each to be determined later.— August 4, 2015 3:51 p.m.
Nuke storage by the sea
Ask and you shall receive: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/apr/23/ti… http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/mar/18/ti… There are a few others, but yes, we are watching this one closely as well...— July 23, 2015 12:23 a.m.
Madman truck driver on the loose
I'd be glad to post an update once one becomes available from the sheriff.— July 15, 2015 2:29 p.m.
Ashford University to close its doors
It's generally perceived as pretty poor. Here's a quick search on some other Reader coverage that's worth a look... http://www.sandiegoreader.com/search/vertical/new…— July 12, 2015 1:23 p.m.
Ashford University to close its doors
The existence of a real campus allowed Bridgepoint to term its 99%-online business as an offshoot of a real, accredited brick-and-mortar campus. Perhaps that adds to the appeal when they're marketing - apparently not enough to justify the costs of running a skeleton operation at a campus large enough for several thousand students.— July 12, 2015 1:16 p.m.