The workforce index compiled by the San Diego Workforce Partnership dropped to 83.98, in January, down from 86.26 in November, which had been the highest in three years. Moving in an unfavorable direction in January were the county unemployment rate, …

A federal grand jury has indicted telemarketer Jose Ruiz for mail and wire fraud, money laundering, and other alleged offenses. The indictment was unsealed four days ago. Ruiz ran telemarketing operations under various names, including "Equity Choice," "Casa Nuestra," and …

Jennifer Medina’s wrongful death suit against a San Diego Sheriff deputy and California Highway Patrol officers will be allowed to proceed to trial after attempts to dismiss the case were overturned. Her husband Robert, an active duty Marine, was shot …

Battle lines have been drawn in Old Town over a proposal to build a transitional housing facility for combat veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. For months, community members and administrators of the Old Town Academy have fought …

San Diego County district attorney Bonnie Dumanis, seeking to become San Diego mayor, has labeled the mid-campaign switch from the Republican party to no party by opponent Nathan Fletcher a "contrived soap opera." But the GOP's Dumanis is set to …

Jury selection began this morning for the trial of eight gay rights activists who were arrested in 2010 for blocking access to the county clerk’s office after being denied marriage licenses. California’s Proposition 8, which placed a ban on same-sex …

A host of Imperial County officials and neighbors of a planned solar farm got to tour the development site west of the border town of Calexico last week, the Imperial Valley Press reports. “Our 946-acre solar power plant is under …

Stock of biotech Gen-Probe is up 18.8% to above $81.68 this morning (April 30) as the company agreed to be purchased by Hologic for $3.7 billion in cash. That comes to $82.75 in market price. Gen-Probe, maker of diagnostic products …

A much-loved burger place in North County San Diego may open again as soon as tomorrow morning, according to a man working at the new location Saturday April 28. Jose Loera said they hope to be serving again by 7 …

San Diego Congressman Bob Filner, the lone Democrat in the race for San Diego mayor, is staging a fundraiser at the posh La Jolla digs of fallen La Jolla lawyer Bill Lerach and his wife Michelle. "It's spring!" says an …

Debra Reed, who was named chief executive officer of Sempra Energy on June 27 of last year, on April 24 told the Securities and Exchange Commission that she has sold 15,000 Sempra shares worth $966,000. The sale took place April …

On Wednesday, Scott Dickey, president of the Competitor Group, led a news conference at the Registrar of Voters office in Kearny Mesa to announce formation of "Movement to the Middle," a group whose members say they are renouncing their political …

For the past few weeks I have been visiting television stations and cable providers and asking to view political ad buys made by mayoral candidates, and others. The law requires these ads be made available to the public. But, it …

California Senate Bill 829, which denies state funding to any municipality which has enacted a ban on project labor agreements, was signed into law yesterday by Governor Jerry Brown. The bill was backed by unions, contractors that use union labor, …

Tom Blair, longtime columnist in San Diego, has been laid off by the UT. He has told friends by email of the layoff. Blair assisted Neil Morgan at the former Tribune, then moved to become three-dot columnist at the Union. …

The Greater San Diego Business Association, which bills itself as “the second largest lesbian, gay and supportive [chamber of commerce] in the nation,” has issued a statement announcing its opposition to Proposition B, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Pension Reform …

Mitch Mitchell, governmental affairs vice president at San Diego Gas & Electric, may have proclaimed his political independence, but his bosses at SDG&E's parent, utility giant Sempra Energy, apparently aren't ready to go along for the ride. Mitchell's name appears …

The Public Policy Institute of California has just released a statewide survey gauging the opinions of Californians on public education and proposals to raise taxes. On taxes, 65 percent of likely voters support the idea of raising taxes on the …

A study recently conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center claims that the number of immigrants coming from Mexico have drastically slowed. The study states that between 2005 and 2010, the same number of Mexican immigrants entering the United States were …

It's official, Councilmember Carl DeMaio's ad campaign has begun. One day after unveiling his new ad on FOX, DeMaio has dozens of contracts out at San Diego's five largest television stations, ABC, CBS, KUSI, FOX, and NBC. In all, the …

The Grantville Action Group has challenged various redevelopment projects that the City claims should go forward, even with the abolition of redevelopment agencies. After that abolition, various cities created Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedules, made up of projects that they insisted …

On Tuesday night the Chula Vista Elementary School District swore in new trustee Glendora Tremper. According to the Union-Tribune article that first published the news, Tremper currently works as a bilingual language, speech, and hearing specialist for the South Bay …

Ashford University, the for-profit college based in Iowa but offering mostly online courses, has reached articulation agreements with 11 community and regional colleges, San Diego-based parent Bridgepoint Education reports. Southwestern College in Chula Vista is among the institutions inking deals …

San Diego's version of a Super PAC has hit the middle ground and is running. Today, a group of successful San Diego business and community leaders announced the launch of "Movement to the Middle." "We want an end to the …

The cash-strapped San Diego Community College District has announced plans to do away with a two week grace period at the beginning of the semester to allow students to park on campus who have not yet obtained their semester-long parking …

Examiner.com has come up with a suggestion that will astonish knowledgeable San Diegans: retiring Mayor Jerry Sanders could be on the vice president ticket with Mitt Romney. The publication asserts, "Under Mayor Sanders' mayorship, the city of San Diego has …

Mark Wyland, the Republican state senator from North County who will be termed out of office in two years, is already laying plans for the future. Yesterday his campaign committee, Taxpayers for Wyland - Board of Equalization 2014, accepted $7800 …

This Saturday Camp Pendleton is expected to play host to as many as 5,000 from military and veteran families for the 17th annual Kids First Fair, an event where children “will explore nature [and] learn outdoor skills.” The event is …

In an odd twist, a prosecutor spent some minutes demonstrating for jurors how to create a pipe bomb, during his opening statements in an attempted-murder trial this morning in San Diego’s East County Superior Courthouse. Deputy District Attorney Kurt Mechals …

The San Diego Unified Port District has sent a request for proposals for a major economic study of port property. The consulting firm doing the study will be required to give a comprehensive listing of the types of business, industry …

More than 92% of San Diego hoteliers have voted in favor of a room tax that would pay for much of the proposed $520 million convention center expansion, according to the Union-Tribune. However, many obstacles still remain, including the approval …

Today, appearing on Fox5, Carl DeMaio premiered his new television ad, which features him leading a group of supporters while touting his push for pension reform and his opposition to the defeated sales tax measure. DeMaio is now the third …

What does GOP Assembly hopeful and ex-San Diego city councilman Brian Maienschein have in common with Democratic Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel? Maienschein enjoys the political backing of Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc, a controversial "red light" camera outfit that is rolling …

Bob Filner, the lone Democratic candidate in San Diego’s mayoral race, sat last week with progressive local news website OB Rag writers Andy Cohen and Annie Lane, giving an extensive interview and speaking at length for the first time publicly …

Housing values may take a generation or more to rebound, Yale economics Prof. Robert Shiller told Reuters Insider today (April 24). "I worry that we might not see a really major turnaround in our lifetimes," said the professor, co-creator of …

Officials at Southern California Edison, operators of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, say they’re close to completing tests to determine why tubes carrying radioactive steam in the plant’s steam generators are deteriorating at an accelerated rate. Edison then …

If you haven't yet seen a commercial featuring a doctor dressed in doctor's garb urging you to vote 'no' on Prop 29, a $1.00 tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products, then you will. If you watch any amount of …

Pattern Energy, which is seeking to build a 112 turbine wind energy farm near Ocotillo just east of the Laguna Mountains, has pledged $3 million to set up three funds for education and community improvement if the project is completed. …

Ric Grenell, newly announced media aide to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, has apparently already violated one of the cardinal rules of political flackery: don't attract attention to yourself. According to the Huffington Post's Michael Calderone, the former Bush …

Californians for Population Stabilization, a group that says it “works to formulate and advance policies and programs designed to stabilize the population of California, the U.S. and the world,” launched a nationwide advertising campaign ahead of Earth Day last week …

Biotech Amylin Pharmaceuticals is seeking a buyer, news services are reporting. In February, the company quietly rejected a $22 a share bid from Bristol-Myers Squibb. Corporate raider Carl Icahn, Amylin's third largest shareholder, sued the company, claiming that a corporate …

A Better San Diego held the latest installment in its monthly series of community forums Friday morning. The organization, backed largely by labor groups, invited Tom Lemmon, business manager of the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades council, and …

A fire broke out at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations’ Unit 2 reactor this afternoon, the North County Times is reporting. The fire, which started at an electrical panel in an area where non-radioactive steam spins turbines that generate electricity, …

A crowd of Sherman Heights residents gathered this morning in front of the historic Farmers Market building on Imperial Avenue to hear a host of activists and local politicians speak on action recently taken by site lessee Walmart to demolish …

Rubio's, the well-known Mexican fast food chain based in Carlsbad, says that a computer disk containing personal information on individuals, including the social security numbers of some company shareholders, has gone missing. "On February 5, 2012, a CD-ROM containing a …

The San Diego County unemployment rate rose to 9.5% in March -- up from 9.4% in February but down from 10.1% a year earlier -- according to the California Employment Development Department. The leisure and hospitality industry gained 2800 jobs …

City Attorney Jan Goldsmith wants to "place the City in a more defensible posture" against those looking for refunds on tax assessments. Goldsmith plans to do so by adding a new section [Section 22.1708] to the City's code which sets …

The California Public Utilities Commission today (April 19) approved a plan permitting San Diego Gas & Electric customers to opt out of their wireless smart meters -- at a stiff price. Utilities began installing the meters -- essentially obsoleting the …

Representative Virginia Foxx (R, NC) is drawing criticism for comments made on a radio broadcast condemning college students who graduate with a large amount of debt. “I have very little tolerance for people who tell me that they graduate with …

The Children’s Advocacy Institute, operating out of University of San Diego’s School of Law, has released the second edition of its State Secrecy and Child Deaths in the U.S. report. The study “grades all fifty states and the District of …

Not only did San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station generate far more safety complaints from workers and contractors than any other nuclear power plant in the nation over the last few years, those complaints have largely been substantiated by the Nuclear …

Orange County attorney Stephen K. Chrysler, owner and chief executive of Carlsbad's SKC Real Estate, and his mother, Carlsbad real estate agent Aida Agusti Castro, were convicted by a jury today (April 18) of running an $8 million mortgage scam …

With a little over a month until the primary election, two of the four mayoral candidates are beginning to reveal strategies behind their ad campaigns. District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis plans to spend $94,756 to run ads for the month beginning …

Louis Ray Perez, 45, was described as a “person of interest” in an on-going murder investigation by a prosecutor in San Diego’s North County Superior courthouse today. The active-duty Marine was not charged with murder today, however, instead he pleaded …

As national media outlets continue to report on the "war on women", one San Diego candidate for mayor has waged a war of her own in this coming primary election; a war for women's votes. According to political ad buys …

Qualcomm stock has plunged 4.49% to $62.64 in after-hours trading today (April 18) after the company reported strong quarterly sales and earnings, but speculators weren't happy with guidance for the current quarter. For its second quarter, the wireless chip maker …

In a move that will no doubt please local political consultants and broadcasters, a power giant from Edmonton, Canada is exploring ways to finance a campaign for a new generating plant in the city, according to a recent advice letter …

Locally based Medical Marijuana Inc. is announcing another acquisition, this time of named and established brand. The company announced yesterday the acquisition of “all intellectual property, research and development, formulas and recipes” of Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs & Edibles. Dixie, formed …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/17/23073/ W.S. Di Piero writes a fine column on the visual arts for the Reader, but that's just a sideline. His day job is poetry. Today, The Poetry Foundation announced that it had selected Di Piero as the recipient of …

San Diego-based Sempra Energy has announced it will partner with the Mitsubishi Corporation and its Mitsui & Co., Ltd. to develop and construct a natural gas liquefaction export facility at an operations site for Sempra subsidiary Cameron LNG in Hackberry, …

Former Carlsbad attorney Michael Theodore Pines, 60, was taken back into custody last month, according to online records of the San Diego County Sheriff. Charges listed on the sheriff’s website include stalking and making criminal threats. In past court appearances, …

A consortium of 12 San Diego Native American tribes has filed suit against the University of California, alleging that officials, including outgoing UCSD chancellor Marye Anne Fox and UC president Mark Yudof, are violating federal law by failing to repatriate …

The California Association of Realtors has released March sales figures, reporting that overall volume is down but prices have shown their first year-over-year increase in 16 months. ForeclosureRadar, meanwhile, says that the number of properties sold at foreclosure auction are …

200 Mexican Federal Police agents, who arrived in Tijuana last week, abruptly departed the city at noon today, April 16th. Two Boeing 777 jets arrived at the Abelardo L. Rodríguez airport, where the agents discreetly boarded the planes back to …

Steven Bartko was sentenced today (April 16) to two years in prison for still another San Diego special: a Ponzi scheme. Bartko, telling investors he provided circuit boards and electronic parts to government contractors, promised monthly returns of 5% to …

San Diego motivational speaker Tony Robbins, who teaches people how to overcome fears, continues to generate fears about the state of the economy. A youtube making the rounds this year features Robbins moaning about the federal deficit -- not an …

Her old GOP friend, former First Lady Nancy Reagan - famous for her fear of the triple six - might be uncomfortable, but a foundation run by the son of late Union-Tribune publisher Helen K. Copley gave exactly $666,666 to …

A Vista woman said her roommate took her car key out of her bra on February 28 to steal the car. Antonio Angeles Rico, 52, had been living with the 41-year-old woman for about a year, she testified today during …

The Mexican Mafia has put the word out for Hispanic street gangs to stop battling each other, to “focus on getting the blacks out” of their territories, according to an Escondido police gang specialist. Detective Erik Witholt said it was …

With only a little over a month and a half before the June 5 primary, San Diego voters will begin to see more political ads when watching television. That was clear this month, when Nathan Fletcher purchased more than $110,000 …

The weekend’s goings-on in local politics include criticism of Roger Hedgecock’s fundraising efforts for Carl DeMaio, ill will directed at Republican defector Nathan Fletcher by local party chair Tony Krvaric (delivered via a release shortly after it was disclosed Fletcher’s …

When looking at Nathan Fletcher's run for mayor, one has to wonder if this was all part of a master plan. One week, polls showed him at the back of the pack, with a slim chance of making it through …

The campaign fund of San Diego mayoral candidate and state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who last month left the Republican Party and proclaimed his political independence, today gave $5,000 to the Republican Party of San Diego County, which has endorsed his …

Two young men avoided possible life sentences in a plea deal today, April 13, when they admitted setting a fire last summer that consumed more than 14,000 acres, injured 18 firemen, and caused more than $15 million in property damage, …

Former lifeguard James Murphy has lost his bid for a new trial in a case previously decided against him in which he sued the City of San Diego and former supervisor Edward Harris. A former seasonal lifeguard for several years, …

Police officers need to become more attuned to a rarely considered threat: their fellow officers, says an editorial on PoliceOne, a site aimed at law enforcement professionals. In addition to a growing number of police impersonators, there have been several …

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station operator Southern California Edison announced today that more damaged tubes in its steam generators have been discovered, this time at the plant’s Unit 2 reactor, which the company has been moving toward reactivating, as recently …

In a closed session meeting April 11, Southwestern College trustees voted unanimously to begin litigation against BCA (Bunton Clifford Associates) Architects, Inc., Seville Construction Services and Echo Pacific Construction for recovery of payments. The three companies were contracted under Proposition …

The Division of Ratepayer Advocates, which as a body within the California Public Utilities Commission represents the interests of utility customers, has filed a paper saying that San Diego Gas & Electric is not telling the truth. The division recommends …

William McClelland, operator of Ten's Show Club, a nude dancing emporium on the corner of Ohio Street and El Cajon Boulevard in North Park, has been turned down by California's Fourth District Court of Appeal in his bid to expand …

Drug smugglers have discovered a new tactic for getting their wares across the border – via unsuspecting couriers responding to help wanted ads in Mexican newspapers. Under the ruse, prospective employees who can legally cross the border (a job prerequisite) …

Boxing promoters Bad Boyz, Inc., of Galveston TX, have sued KO1 Entertainment LLC, Grupo Televisa, and Tijuana resident Erik Morales, claiming the defendants have failed to pay fighters Chris Henry and David Rodriguez $45,000 each for a televised fight that …

Sen. Tom Harkin, chair of the Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee, released figures today (April 12) showing how for-profit colleges, particular San Diego's Bridgepoint Education, take dubious advantage of tuition assistance (TA) funds provided by the Department of …

At last night's board meeting, Fran Brinkman, one of the five community activists who took the Sweetwater corruption concerns to the District Attorney, asked the Sweetwater trustees to "try to climb out of the muck and mire of the ongoing …

Jeremy Ryan Stutzman, 34, was declared guilty of rape and false imprisonment and sexual battery by restraint at the end of the court day yesterday, April 10. The jury unanimously found the repeat offender guilty of thirteen different counts, including …

A handful of community and labor groups have penned an open letter to Walmart concerning the company’s announced intention to take over the farmers' market building on Imperial Avenue in Sherman Heights. The letter states that the groups met with …

The many alleged conflicts of interest of Democratic state Sen. Juan Vargas — running for the congressional seat currently held by fellow Democrat Bob Filner, who is now seeking to become mayor of San Diego — have long been a …

The City of San Diego Ethics Commission will consider a report from UC San Diego political science associate professor Thad Kousser (pictured) on the implications of limiting political parties’ contributions to local races at a meeting this Thursday. Kousser’s report, …

Mexican authorities scored drugs, arrests, and a small aircraft in the Tijuana and Mexicali municipalities on Monday, April 9. Separate raids were held in coordination with the Mexican army and local authorities. A raid that took place in the Loma …

A government cable published by WikiLeaks shows that San Diego-based nonprofit Invisible Children, whose video about Lord's Resistance Army warlord Joseph Kony became an internet sensation, may have acted as spies for the Ugandan Government. If accurate, Invisible Children violated …

Fat City is back and bigger than ever. The developer of land across the street from Solar Turbines manufacturing plant will appear at a CCDC Real Estate Committee meeting to pitch a new plan; to build two separate hotels on …

Darren Pudgil, longtime public relations aide and defacto gatekeeper for San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders, is quoted today by National Public Radio about how he controls media access to his boss: "'We don't let anyone in that we're not familiar …

The Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is set to vote today on a series of rate hikes that have been bitterly contested by the San Diego County Water Authority. A new Metropolitan budget seeks to raise rates …

Yesterday’s local political news finds a former mayor stumping for a present day candidate and a congressional hopeful picking up endorsements from firefighters and a liberal advocacy group. In an e-mail blast sent out by the Carl DeMaio campaign, former …

For a number of years, TY Investment, owner of Carlton Oaks Golf Course in Eastern San Diego, has wanted to add to their golf course. In order to do so, the owners of the Santee-based company hoped to purchase a …

Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn, who owns 8.94% of local biotech Amylin Pharmaceuticals, sued Amylin today (April 9) in Delaware to block the company from enforcing a bylaw that effectively thwarts a proxy fight that could result in a takeover. …

As if San Diego Republican politics aren't filled with enough intrigue in the wake of the departure from the party by mayoral candidate and Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, a GOP political and sports star from the Pacific Northwest has announced he …

The San Diego Sheriff’s Department conducted another “Drunk Driving/License” checkpoint over the weekend, this time in Vista. A total of 1,551 vehicles passed through the checkpoint on Vista Village Drive, with 645 of those drivers contacted. These contacts resulted in …

From the 1950s until his death in 1973, San Diego's Jim Copley was a legendary Republican kingmaker. Having wrested his late father Ira's Copley Press away from brother Bill (both had been adopted by Ira), Jim befriended Richard Nixon and …

Representative Duncan D. Hunter (R) of San Diego’s East County is pushing for a bill that would drastically change the way the country looks at unemployment. Under Hunter’s plan, individuals who have given up looking for work without actually finding …

Paul E. Jacobs, chief executive of Qualcomm, was among the 50 highest-paid chief executive officers (CEOs) last year, according to today's (April 8) New York Times. Jacobs, son of Qualcomm's co-founder, raked in $21.7 million, topping the median pay of …

The Tijuana Municipal Police seized over 1 ton of marijuana from empty residences during raids late in the week. Both raids netted packaged and ready to ship marijuana. In the first raid, which occurred in southeast Tijuana, 844.5 kilos (1,861.8 …

http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/06/22370/ Opponents of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County are making noise on multiple fronts. Yesterday, the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility filed comments with the California Public Utilities Commission concerning a proposed ruling by Administrative …

John Francis Sudac Jr. was sentenced to four years and eight months today for vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run causing death, in connection with a night-time freeway crash three years ago, January 2009. Sudac had been free on bail since the …

“Am I willing to deliberate any further on this case?” the male juror asked for clarification. “Right,” said Superior Court Judge Richard Mills. “No,” the juror replied. The jury had been deliberating for about one day in a sexual assault …

The California Department of Child Support Services, which regulates the collection and payment of child support services, has begun distributing letters to its clients advising that storage devices went missing in transit between Colorado and California around March 12. The …

America's two biggest tobacco companies are spending big bucks to beat Proposition 29, the "Tobacco Tax for Cancer Research Act" on June's ballot, and a sizable chunk of the wealth is currently being spread to San Diego television stations. Meanwhile, …

What will Golden Hill and South Park residents do with all their extra time, now that the fight over the Greater Golden Hill Maintenance Assessment District is over? They will finally be able to answer that question on Tuesday when …

Carl DeMaio has challenged Bob Filner to a “Lincoln-Douglas style debate on pension reform,” according to a San Diego Daily Transcript article posted to his website. “I’m challenging (Filner) to a Lincoln-Douglas debate, man-to-man, one-on-one, to compare our reforms in …

More than 600 people converged on the Al Bahr Shriners Center in Kearny Mesa yesterday in opposition to a proposal from SDG&E to raise utility rates as a way to recover costs from the 2007 wildfires. Residents spent much of …

Bradley Manning Support Network co-founder David House has been cleared by a federal judge to continue with a lawsuit he’s filed against former San Diego schools superintendent and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin, along with Homeland Security Secretary …

The United States economy added only 120,000 nonfarm jobs in March, half of the 240,000 added in February, and down sharply from economists' expectations of 205,000 jobs, the Labor Department said this morning (April 6). The unemployment rate dropped to …

In an April 2 press conference on the White House lawn in Washington, Mexico's president, Felipe Calderon, praised the co-operation between Mexico, Canada and the United States in foiling an alleged plot to smuggle the son of Muammar Gaddafi out …

Annual statements of personal economic interests of the San Diego city council and Mayor Jerry Sanders, covering calendar year 2011, are in at city hall, and, as usual, gifts abounded. Termed-out GOP mayor Sanders spent his second to last year …

Doug Manchester a trendsetter? That what some media experts are saying after New Jersey insurance executive and democratic powerbroker, George Norcross announced he and a group of investors were purchasing Philadelphia's two major dailies; the Daily News and the Philadelphia …

Scott Peters, fresh off picking up an endorsement from the 60,000-strong Laborers’ International Union of North America’s California chapter, appeared last night before the Ocean Beach Planning Board to give board members and the community updates on the Convention Center …

The healthiest counties across the state, as well as nationwide, also tend to be the wealthiest, according to a new report from the University of Wisconsin, the Sacramento Bee is reporting. “There is a plethora of research showing that, for …

Another day and another quote about Mitt Romney's wealth has surfaced. Today, progressive commentary website, AMERICAblog, run by former Economist writer, John Aravosis, posted a YouTube clip which showed a speech from Mitt Romney's son, Josh, describing a Thanksgiving weekend …

Running for mayor in San Diego as a newly self-proclaimed independent, California state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, a former Republican, continues to collect corporate cash in his 2010 legislative officeholder account. The latest contribution to the "Assemblyman Fletcher 2010 Officeholder Account" …

Residents of Old Town, veterans, and parents with young children, more than 50 in all, converged on the Joyce Beers Community Center in Hillcrest for the monthly meeting of the Uptown Planners. They were there to give input on whether …

San Diego’s Medical Marijuana Inc. is announcing that it has inked a deal with an unnamed European pharmaceutical company for the purchase and development of a patented cannabinoid drug delivery product. The delivery method, while not specifically described, is intended …

The Port of San Diego is seeking applications for sponsorship in two venues beneficial to the Port via Revenue and Promotion-Generating Sponsorship and Community Sponsorship programs. The former is aimed at entities that will bring promotional and economic benefit to …

A 16-year-old boy was inside rival gang-territory in Oceanside, marking walls there with his own gang’s graffiti, when he abruptly came face-to-face with a resident teen who recognized him, and that’s when the invader fired his shotgun, according to testimony …

When 29-year-old cyclist David Ortiz was struck by an SUV and then run over by two sedans on the eastbound lanes of Balboa Avenue on March 22, the official word from local media and officers on scene was that Ortiz …

A coalition of environmental groups, with financial backing from Friends of the Earth, has launched an ad campaign calling for the continued shutdown at northern San Diego County’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. The ad, which accuses plant operator Southern …

Ever since he bought the San Diego Union-Tribune, it seems that the Internet can't get enough of Douglas Manchester, La Jolla-based hotel mogul, Mitt Romney backer, and bigtime GOP donor. Latest topic of online conversation: a sprawling mansion that Manchester …

Manpower officials with the United States Marine Corps are launching a worldwide tour today to explain to troops plans by the Corps to reduce active troop levels by 20,000 Marines over the course of the next five years. “The brief …

Over 15 million in cash, which was seized in Tijuana, will be distributed among Mexican government offices to be used for fighting organized crime. The money seized was allegedly Chapo Guzman’s, the leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. On November 18th, …

Benjamin Arellano Félix, the former leader of the Tijuana Cartel, received a 25-year prison sentence today in federal court in San Diego. UT San Diego reported today that 25 years was the likely sentence after Benjamin had plead guilty to …

Attorney Theodore Arthur Pinnock, who has filed more than 2,000 lawsuits against San Diego County businesses for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, was suspended for 90 days by the California State Bar on Jan. 27. The suspension did …

Phillip Moskal, a former employee of Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) and a long-time member, filed a complaint with the California Public Utilities Commission this morning (April 2) stating that the network may have lost its standing to intervene in …

The National Organization for Marriage, a group first sprouted in 2007 and rising to prominence through its funding of California’s Proposition 8, has evolved into a front for high dollar donors to anonymously push an anti-LGBT agenda, the Huffington Post’s …

Lance Malone, ex-Las Vegas cop, county commissioner, and bagman for Cheetahs strip club operator Mike Gagliardi, is out of prison and in the pizza business, according to a report by John L Smith in yesterday's Las Vegas Review-Journal. The by-the-slice …

The California Department of Justice has joined the search for the family of Michael Anthony Perez Hernandez, a 5 year-old boy found wandering the streets of Mexicali ten months ago. According to a release issued last week by state Attorney …

What's another couple of months when three years have already passed? That's what some downtown residents must be thinking after hearing that the Audit Committee will not discuss an audit of the Downtown Property and Business Improvement District at this …