SEC charges San Diego investment advisor with wrongly steering funds
Ian O. Mausner allegedly awarded profitable trades to funds in which he had his money
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today (Aug. 30) charged a San Diego-based investment advisory firm, J.S. Oliver Corp., and its president Ian O. Mausner, with a "cherry-picking" scheme in which Mausner got the cherries and his clients had their …
Heal the Bay releases End of Summer Beach Report Card
Local beaches fare much better in water quality during the summer months
Santa Monica-based environmental group Heal the Bay yesterday (August 29) released its 2013 End of Summer Beach Report Card, which compiles data from over 640 sites along the west coast and assigns letter grades of A through F. “California beaches …
Eastwood marriage plunges off heartbreak ridge
The 17 year marriage of Clint Eastwood, 83, and his second wife, Dina Ruiz Eastwood, 48, has been shot down in the line of fire. The impact wasn't so sudden. According to a source quoted in US Weekly, "Clint fell …
New releases opening this week: Drinking Buddies, Closed Circuit and more
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/30/52357/ This is really Scott's week. I mean, every week is Scott's week, but he usually doesn't make it quite so obvious. He's kind that way. Anyway, let's get the big news out of the way: FIVE STARS FOR ONE …
Big Fletcher campaign cash arrives from out-of-city fat cats
Wealthy non-San Diegans, some with colorful pasts, open their checkbooks for former Republican as official GOP field has yet to gel
As an expected crash campaign by San Diego's richest man, Qualcomm Democrat Irwin Jacobs, ramps up behind the scenes for Nathan Fletcher's mayoral bid, money from some of San Diego's wealthiest neighbors is already starting to arrive in the former …
An introduction to the PRINCESS GEEK
With the release of my new book, PRINCESS GEEK, a month away I wanted to give you a glimpse into its pages. Without additional fuss and muss, here is the Introduction and a peek at the front and back cover …
Women march for suffrage rights
Several dozen San Diegans gathered in Balboa Park Thursday afternoon (August 29) to celebrate Women’s Equality Day marking ratification of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote in August 1920. Many participants in the seventh annual Suffrage Rally …
Asti downtown: Happy hour, happy meal?
Ed dines with conventioneers, and still leaves with change in his pocket
The kind of weather we're having, this shady western side of The Street - Fifth Avenue downtown - is definitely it. Setting sun is baking the other side. It's that time of the afternoon, before the mad rush starts, when …
Shames effectively loses in libel suit against UCAN
Ruling tentative, but Shames's lawyer has already been knocked out
In a tentative ruling today (Aug. 29), Superior Court Judge Ronald S. Prager ruled for Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) in the libel lawsuit filed against it by Michael Shames, UCAN's former executive director. The court said that Shames failed …
Todd Gloria wields the ax, firing most of Filner staff
Move done in two steps
Acting mayor Todd Gloria today (Aug. 29) fired most of the staff of Mayor Bob Filner, who leaves office tomorrow (Aug. 30). Initially, the Human Resources department delivered the equivalent of pink slips to half the staff, including Chief of …
Enter number 14: More unknown candidates enter the race to replace Bob Filner
So far, as of August 29, fourteen potential candidates have filed papers with the City
Update: A version of this story will be updated as more and more candidates enter the race: And they're off: As the number of Mayor Bob Filner's alleged victims grows, so to does the list of candidates vying to take …
NFL: Not for Long
So, the blackout for today's game has been lifted. Yes! Go Chargers! As a native, I am a little afraid to discover how much red and gold will actually be in the stands. Some of us may be die hard …
Padres pull one out to beat the Snakes
The Padres avoided being swept against the Diamondbacks thanks to good pitching and the long ball
Wednesday night was more like it. Will Venable and Jesus Guzman each hit a home run and the Padres finally took one from the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1. And starter Robbie Erlin shined for the Friars. The Padres got on the …
Hotel executive charged with embezzlement
Among many things, he turned in duplicate expense accounts
Kevin Kelso, former director of finance at the Westin San Diego hotel, was arraigned yesterday (Aug. 28) on charges of embezzling more than $500,000 from the Westin in the years 2010-2012. Among many techniques, Kelso allegedly submitted duplicate expense accounts …
Local condiment company drops DeMaio's name from product in wake of allegations
San Diego Eats CEO: "At this point, would you buy DeMaio Mayo? Just ew."
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/29/52311/ Statement from San Diego Eats CEO Jane Queasy: "Who knows? He may be innocent [regarding claims that he masturbated in a men's room during a City Council meeting]. But we're not Nike [which kept Kobe Bryant on after he …
Cloudy with no chance of meatballs on the Foodimobile
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/29/52310/ Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. Not Cloudy With a Chance of Fresh Fruit and Yogurt Parfait 2 or Cloudy With a Chance of Diced Watermelon 2. Cloudy with a Chance of MEATBALLS 2. Imagine a Junior Executive …
Food service workers rally for $15 minimum wage
Up to 100 protesters gathered downtown this morning in support of “Fight for 15,” a nationwide one-day strike by fast food workers in 35 cities calling for a $15 minimum wage and the right to join unions without employer retaliation. …
City Council approves immediate execution of Brittany Killgore's alleged killers
Councilwoman Zapf: "It's time for the bleeding to stop and the healing to begin. Well, our healing, anyway."
In a special emergency session, the San Diego City Council today approved the immediate execution of Louis Ray Perez, 46, Dorothy Maraglino, 37, and Jessica Lynn Lopez, 26. The trio are all accused of participating in the kidnap and murder …
San Marcos-based RealDoll manufacturer donates doll to Filner
Abyss Creations CEO: "This has to be a very difficult time for the Mayor. We're guessing that now, more than ever, he needs something to grope."
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/29/52298/ "Look," says Abyss Creations CEO Ina Nimate, "nobody is saying that what Mayor Filner did was okay. But the pattern of behavior clearly points to something compulsive. The poor man was at the mercy of his own habits. There's …
Irwin Jacobs Balboa Park tram operation proceeding full speed ahead
Fletcher versus Coons in San Diego mayoral showdown assures fireworks over Jacobs Plaza de Panama power play will be a virtual certainty.
Until yesterday, the smart money in San Diego politics was eyeballing a somewhat formulaic race between Republican Carl DeMaio and former Republican Nathan Fletcher to replace fallen Democrat Bob Filner as mayor of San Diego. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/29/52299/ Though vastly different in …