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County unemployment rate rises to 7.3% in June
But area added 7,500 jobs over month, 19,300 over year
The San Diego County unemployment rate in June was 7.3%, up from a revised 6.8% in May. The county gained 7500 jobs over the month and 19,300 from a year ago. Obviously, more people are joining the labor force, looking …
Detroit files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy
Largest municipal bankruptcy in history
Detroit, once the nation's fourth most populous city, has filed for Chapter 9 bankruptcy, according to the New York Times. It is the largest city ever to file for bankruptcy, and the largest in terms of debt. Details are sketchy …
Sequestration pinching San Diego economy
Industries reliant on federal funding lag others
Kelly Cunningham, economist for the National University System Institute for Policy Research, has done a study showing jobs growth in sectors most closely tied to federal spending is lagging. The villain is sequestration. The five private sectors most reliant on …
Less than 4% of Baja California homicides in 2012 resulted in convictions
Few homicides resulted in arrests or convictions, Mexico as a whole convicted less than 2% of cases in 2012
According to Mexico’s National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía or INEGI), less than 4% of homicides that were reported in Baja California during 2012 resulted in convictions. Nationwide statistics were recently released, showing few …
Peters listed as member of mystery donor non-profit
“No Labels” also means no contributor identification because “it doesn't advance our mission,” says website
San Diego voters are by now long familiar with so-called independent political committees, financed in large part by a variety of big money mystery donors. Many of the efforts are organized under federal law as 501 c(4) non-profits, and therefore …
Does City Attorney Jan Goldsmith have a future in politics?
Recent disclosure shows Goldsmith hired a public polling firm, indicating a possible run for office.
City Attorney Jan Goldsmith's campaign committee's war chest is drying up. By January of this year, the committee reported having just $18,900 in the account. But just because the days of $25,000 donations to Republican political action committees are over, …
Control the Border Patrol, protesters demand
About 70 people rallied yesterday afternoon (July 17) outside Congressman Darrell Issa’s Vista office to protest the “border surge” called for by the bipartisan Corker-Hoeven amendment to proposed federal immigration reform law that would significantly increase militarization of the U.S./Mexico …
Saldana says Filner's actions not illegal
Says she saw far worse conduct when on Assembly's ethics committee
Channel 10 is reporting this evening (July 17) that former Democratic assemblywoman Lori Saldana says that while Mayor Bob Filner's actions with women are questionable, they are not illegal, and he should not resign. "So far, the attorneys have not …
Restaurateur commissions city employee to help fundraise for Councilmember Lorie Zapf
Mission Bay Park District Manager seeks potential donors for Lorie Zapf campaign event
Councilmember Lorie Zapf's push to ease the permitting requirements on sidewalk cafes seems to be paying off. If nothing else, her efforts have won her support from some of San Diego's most influential restauranteurs who are willing to ask City …
Two ultra-light drug smuggling aircrafts seized in Baja
One aircraft crashed near Los Algodones, the other near Mexicali
Two ultra-light aircrafts, which were allegedly used to smuggle narcotics into the United States, have been seized in Baja California. According to authorities, the first discovery was on Tuesday, July 16, after a loud noise alerted police of a crashed …
San Diego State University lobbyists contributed to Peters
SDSU's broadcasting arm investigated campaign of Democratic congressman's Republican foe while taxpayer-funded state school was lobbying for money measures
It's been a busy year for fundraising and lobbying on Capitol Hill, especially for San Diego State University. As previously reported, the taxpayer-funded university, through its controlled research foundation, has had an ambitious lobbying agenda in Washington this year, run …
Port approves $180 million budget
Revenues up, but agency still seeks cost cuts through staff reductions
The Port of San Diego approved its final 2013-2014 fiscal year budget yesterday (July 16), contrasting the good news of revenues returning to pre-recession levels with a continuing increase in operations costs. In response, the Port plans to cut the …
Ignoring friends' advice got Filner into trouble
But he is capable of wising up and must be given chance
I have spoken with a lot of people with inside knowledge of what has happened to Mayor Bob Filner. Here are some facts: 1. He is rough on people who work for him, but rougher on women than men. He …
Nuclear waste storage remains a concern at San Onofre
Still a risk.
Although power is no longer being generated at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the plant still remains a potential trillion-dollar problem, warns anti-nuclear activist Ace Hoffman. At issue is roughly 1,400 tons of highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel accumulated from …
National Obama bundler hatching Fletcher for mayor draft
Democratic presidential rainmaker Christine Forester of La Jolla calls mounting allegations against Filner a "debacle," seeks to discourage others from running to replace him
Christine Forester, listed by Newsweek magazine as the nation's second biggest "bundler” of contributions to the 2008 campaign of President Barack Obama, having collected more than $500,000 from a variety of friends and associates in that year alone, is spearheading …
Former federal police commander killed in Rosarito
Bernardo Oliver Camarena gunned down while at restaurant, assailants captured
A former federal police commander was gunned down while dining at a Playas de Rosarito restaurant, on Monday, June 15. Bernardo Oliver Camarena, a former commander in Baja California Sur, was shot multiple times. The attack occurred shortly after 10am …
Tijuana youth baseball team wins national title, will represent Mexico in Little League World Series
Youth team defeated Veracruz to become national champs
The Municipal Youth Little League Baseball team of Tijuana will represent Mexico in the Little League World Series, after defeating Veracruz in the national title game. The team became the first ever from Tijuana to earn a spot in the …