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Shooter is guilty of careless act, not callous act, attorney claims
Ruben Anthony Cepeda pleads not-guilty to double murder charge
“This was an accident. You know that, because Ruben said that at the time. All the witnesses there agree, yep, that’s what he said. It was an accident, didn’t mean to do it.” The attorney for defendant Ruben Anthony Cepeda, …
City will indemnify resigning Filner, with some hedges
Truthfully, he says he was ambushed by lynch mob
The City of San Diego will indemnify Mayor Bob Filner for all or most of his costs in return for his resigning at the end of the month. The council approved the arrangement today (Aug. 23) by a 7-0 vote. …
DeMaio may change his mind, run for mayor
Not mentioning masturbation story, he wants "a time to seek healing."
Carl DeMaio has just put out a statement on the resignation of Bob Filner as mayor. DeMaio claims "San Diego has been given a fresh start. Now is the time to put aside partisan differences to seek healing, foster unity …
Motion to quash case against Bob Filner scheduled for September 16
According to a August 22, an unnamed party filed a Motion to Quash case against Bob Filner.
Signs of a settlement deal between Mayor Bob Filner and the City of San Diego over allegations of sexual harassment are beginning to appear. According to the San Diego Superior Court website, a "motion to quash" has been scheduled for …
Nathan Fletcher files for mayor of San Diego
As Filner heads for departure with reported settlement deal, declaration of city's number one recently minted Democrat raises revival possibilities for Jacobs Balboa Park teardown deal
The body isn't quite yet dead, but apparently anticipating the imminent political demise of Democratic mayor Bob Filner in today's vote on a reported departure deal, ex-Republican Nathan Fletcher has been the first to jump into the race to replace …
Water Authority responds to Grand Jury report
New desalinization plant at Camp Pendleton sought, disagreements over long-term storage capacity
The board of directors for the San Diego County Water Authority, whose membership is comprised of 24 local municipal water districts, ratified its response yesterday (August 22) to a May report from the San Diego County Grand Jury, Reduce Dependence …
DeMaio's men's room masturbation went unreported (updated 8/26)
Ben Hueso witnessed the incidents twice.
The VoiceofOC.org, a nonprofit investigative news agency based in Orange County, tonight (Aug. 22) broke a story that has been hushed up — Republican politician Carl DeMaio's masturbation in the council men's room. The story, by Rex Dalton, formerly of …
San Diego hotel business up, but not comparatively
SD hotels inch up, other California coastal markets grow sharply
According to Smith Travel Research, July occupancy this year was 87.5%, up from 86.4% a year earlier. Year to date, occupancy has barely risen to 73% from 72.6% a year earlier, but average daily room rate has grown to $137.22 …
Allred wants council to nix deal with Filner
Plans to push ahead with Irene McCormack Jackson suit
Gloria Allred, Los Angeles-based sexual harassment lawyer, today (Aug. 22) held a press conference in her Los Angeles office to urge the city council not to make a deal with embattled Mayor Bob Filner. Virtually everybody following the case assumes …
Davis, Peters, Unions call for negotiations to end federal sequestration
Union leaders, along with Congressman Scott Peters and Congresswoman Susan Davis, stages a press conference downtown this morning (August 22) calling for an end to what Peters termed “mindless, across-the-board, non-mission-based cuts” in federal spending, commonly referred to as sequestration. …
Carlsbad bookkeeper accused of embezzlement
Deborah Ann Gore denies stealing profits from auto shops
Philip said he hired Deborah Ann Gore in 2005 to do the books for his businesses, which includes a chain of car repair shops. “She worked in the Carlsbad office,” Philip said. Deborah Gore did all the bookwork, he said, …
Attorney and founding member of Run Women Run, Sarah Boot, announces run for District 2 council seat
Boot filed papers with the City Clerk on August 31.
The race for the soon-to-be empty District 2 council seat just got a bit more crowded. Sarah Boot has officially entered the race, filing a statement of organization with the City Clerk's Office. Boot has long been rumored to be …
Larcenous dentist and wife will soon be at liberty
Dr. Edward and Mary Rose Bodek admitted stealing from clients
Former dentist Edward J. Bodek, 60, and his wife Mary Rose Bodek, 56, were sentenced to 365 days custody plus 5 years probation in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse yesterday. Each felon had more than 320 “custody credits” at …
Dishonest pizzeria bookkeeper gets four years prison
Susan Seibert admitted stealing half-million dollars
Linda Conover, one of the owners of a chain of pizza shops in San Diego County, spoke to a judge this afternoon before he pronounced sentence on a bookkeeper who caused “financial devastation.” “Thank you for hearing us. Chip and …
Local courts full of Dianne York cases
She is both suer and suee
Dianne York (who sometimes went by the name Dianne York-Goldman until she divorced Goldman), is a lawyer's dream...well, sort of. San Diego courts are full of suits in which she is either a plaintiff or a defendant. There have been …
Some facts about 18th accuser, Dianne York
Eviction of her business that went into bankruptcy. Personal bankruptcy attempt
CNN and the Union-Tribune reported today (Aug. 21) that an 18th female, Dianne York, has accused Mayor Filner of harassment-related activity -- this time, putting his hands on her buttocks. CNN ran a photo of Filner with his arms around …
House flipping at its highest level since 2005
On the heels of announcements from the state real estate trade group that home prices seem to be leveling off right at what’s typically the peak of the season comes the latest numbers from default-tracking organization PropertyRadar, launched as ForeclosureRadar …
Water rates hike proposed for some South County residents
Sweetwater Authority to consider water rate increase, some increases as high as 50%
The Sweetwater Authority board of directors will consider a water rate increase on August 26. The authority provides water services to National City, Bonita and western and central Chula Vista. The rate structure for Sweetwater Authority is a tiered system …
Manchester and Wal-Mart cash to GOP council races obscured by detour through federal campaign fund
C. Terry Brown, Richard Bartell and host of other special interests provided funding to Republican federal committee transferring $70,000 for Zapf, Cate
Given the shadow-financed Republican-led effort to recall embattled mayor Bob Filner, it's not always easy to track the torrents of cash being pumped into San Diego politics by the town's wealthy special interests. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/21/51738/ The latest wrinkle in the art …