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Veteran sues County, Coronado after children were wrongfully taken because of medical marijuana use
Gulf War veteran Michael Lewis and his family have filed a lawsuit against the County of San Diego, the City of Coronado, and several employees with each entity, claiming civil rights violations, battery, false imprisonment and negligence after the County …
New northbound lanes at San Ysidro POE to open Friday
Five new traffic lanes hope to shorten wait times, pedestrian lane opened Tuesday
The San Ysidro port of entry plans to open up five new northbound traffic lanes on Friday, August 16. According to the Mexican Foreign Relations Secretariat, the new lanes will put San Ysidro at the highest northbound capacity of all …
Hard Rock Hotel investors lose appeal of fraud suit
Ninth Circuit doesn't buy fraudulent security claims of plaintiffs
According to Courthouse News Service, investors who bought condominiums in the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego have lost their fraud suit on appeal. The investors claimed that they had bought contracts for condominiums that were effectively securities that were not …
Schwarzenegger's sexual harassment history featured in Democrat's Issa hit
New front in partisan war of alleged sexual behavior opened by top California political advisor, recalling "sexual gratification" charges leveled against U-T owner
Embattled Democratic San Diego mayor Bob Filner, his offices reportedly swarmed by federal agents; investigators reporting to GOP Sheriff Bill Gore; and a sizable percentage of the town's numerically dissipated version of the Fourth Estate, continues to make national headlines. …
Car thief briefly eludes authorities
Man found hiding in tree after crashing into delivery truck
Sheriff’s deputies arrested 32-year-old Michael Green on a host of charges Monday (August 12) after he led police on a brief high-speed chase through the Spring Valley community of Casa De Oro. Members of the Sheriff’s Analysis Driven Law Enforcement …
Former bank employee denies grand theft charge
Shaun Patrick Flanagan remains at liberty
Seventy-three-year-old Nancy has had an account at Wells Fargo Bank for many years. She lost her husband Ted in 2011, and it was a comfort for her to be able to continue her bank visits with her “personal banker,” Shaun …
Majority of asylum seekers at Otay Mesa are from violent state of Michoacán
Some suggest the influx of applicants is due to a scam, while others note a change in policy
The Otay Mesa port of entry has seen a large influx of asylum seekers from Mexico in recent days, as reported by Fox News on August 12. An anonymous source, who allegedly works at the port of entry, told Fox …
Ratepayers should pick up the tab for San Onofre closure, utility says
Southern California Edison, former operator of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, claimed yesterday (August 12) that its customers should bear the cost of prematurely shuttering the plant, as reported in the Los Angeles Times. According to Edison, “If …
Juvenile gangster gets 75-years-to-Life in prison
Family denies Oceanside teen was the shooter
It was an emotional afternoon in the courthouse yesterday, when family of the boy who was shot to death and family of the boy who was found guilty of the killing, took turns speaking to a judge before sentencing. Samuel …
Carlsbad man accused of killing his new roommate brought to court
David Diaz pleads not-guilty to murder
A man accused of killing his new roommate was brought before a judge this afternoon in San Diego’s North County courthouse. Twenty-four-year-old Asher Freeman had only recently rented a room from David Diaz, according to a prosecutor. Diaz complained to …
Lawsuit filed against City of San Diego for allowing fast-food chain Jack in the Box to remodel North Park restaurant
Lawsuit comes after years of objections from local residents.
Jack may soon be in the witness box. Today, August 12, a group of North Park residents filed a lawsuit against the City of San Diego for allowing the fast-food chain to demolish and build a new restaurant. The residents …
Top port cop gets provisional intelligence moonlighting OK from state watchdog
Fabled "Sheriff of Baghdad" and Marine reserve Lieutenant Colonel gets conditional go-ahead to cash in on links to anti-terrorism intelligence
The assistant chief of the Port of San Diego's Harbor Police, an expert in Islamic counter-intelligence, has received conditional approval from the state's Fair Political Practices Commission to go freelance with his legendary anti-terrorism and criminal intelligence experience. But a …
Downtown San Diego Partnership hires high-profile civic attorney to address illegal use of PBID funds
Michael Colantuono responds to letter asking to view non-profit's accounting records.
Executives at the Downtown San Diego Partnership are sticking to their guns, and doing their best to hold on to Property and Business Improvement District (PBID) funds to pay for homeless services, high-priced consultants, and other questionable expenses. The downtown …
Marijuana plantation destroyed near U.S. border in Baja
Large plants discovered on farm east of Tecate
Authorities located a marijuana plantation near the U.S.-Mexico border in Baja California on Friday, August 9. State authorities said an investigation led officers to the farm, which was located approximately 30 minutes east of the city of Tecate. The farm …
Wells Fargo lawsuits to proceed
Customers claim bank offered modifications, then refused to follow through
The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled in favor of San Diego attorney Timothy Blood, who represents two classes claiming that California lender Wells Fargo refused to follow guidelines in administrating the federal government’s Home Affordable Modification …
Cardiff dog days of summer event
Humans and dogs walked the green synthetic turf in California
The Cardiff Dog Days of Summer celebration was advertised as the eighth annual and “largest dog-centric event in San Diego!” A steady crowd enjoyed booths of more than 100 vendors from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, …
Man accused of torture and murder wants “contact visits” with his daughter
Louis Perez is charged with kidnap, sexual battery, and murder of Brittany Killgore
A man accused of sexual battery and torture and murder of a young woman, yesterday requested “contact visits” with his one-year-old daughter while he is in custody, from a San Diego County judge. “Mister Perez has not been allowed to …
Was Filner's office bugged by long distance microphone?
Rumors fly as Filner continues to lose support, government gangs up
One of the rumors making the Twitter circles today (Aug. 9) is that Homeland Security has caught a person or persons eavesdropping on the mayor's office with a directional microphone from a room at the Westgate Hotel. I could not …