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Training camp for aspiring Republican politicians launching in July
The local Republican party is looking to groom potential political candidates for office, announcing yesterday (June 24) the upcoming launch in July of a six-month candidate training program, the “Project for California’s Future.” After ponying up $350, aspiring conservative politicians …
SD home prices kept soaring in April
S&P/Case-Shiller numbers show hot markets
Standard&Poor's/Case-Shiller home price data released this morning (June 25) show prices continuing to soar in April. San Diego prices rose 3.7% from March to April, topping the 20-city composite's sturdy 2.55% gain. Year-over-year, San Diego values are up 14.7%, topping …
That SD-based spring pro football league was launched by embezzler
Cuadra stole money from employer, spent most of it to start league
Jaime Cuadra pleaded guilty today (June 24) to wire fraud and filing a false income tax return in connection with his embezzlement of more than $1 million from Oceanic Enterprises and its parent, Umami Sustainable Seafood. He was chief financial …
Issa raked in $59.4 million last year
House disclosure form shows he dabbled in junk bond funds
North County Congressman Darrell Issa took in $59.4 million last year, according to a disclosure form he filed with the House, according to the publication Politico. Issa pared down his debt in 2012 as bank borrowings dropped from $100 million …
Escondido set to approve big contracts for city manager, city attorney
The Escondido City Council is set to consider three-year contract extensions for City Manager Clay Phillips and City Attorney Jeffrey Epp at a meeting on Wednesday, June 26. A couple of controversial items are being eliminated from the contracts, which …
MTS banks payment on right-of-way lease to desert railway
San Diego’s Metropolitan Transit System announced progress on Friday (June 21) on an agreement with Pacific Imperial Railroad, which seeks to revive the freight-oriented Desert Line railroad between Tecate and Plaster City, in the Imperial Valley east of San Diego …
Mob lawyer’s memoir omits Hedgecock and Manchester
No mention of infamous client Roger Hedgecock, political godfather Doug Manchester, nor Moe Dalitz's notorious La Costa resort in new book by Las Vegas ex-mayor Oscar Goodman
San Diego has had a long line of controversial mayors, but arguably no one as colorful - and Mafia connected - as the former mayor of Las Vegas, ex-mob lawyer Oscar Goodman, who also has more than a few memorable …
Wall Street a trap for outsiders, says Madoff
He should know; he pulled history's largest Ponzi scheme
MarketWatch has interviewed Bernard Madoff, the architect of history's biggest Ponzi scheme, in prison. (He is serving 150 years.) "The individual investor is the last person that has any information," said Madoff in the interview. The Securities and Exchange Commission …
Padres: You get less bang for the buck
Study compares resale ticket prices, winning percentage, competition quality
According to MarketWatch, a Texas company, TicketCity, has done a study of how much bang baseball fans get for their buck. The Padres rank 28th among 30 Major League Baseball teams. First, TicketCity considers the price of tickets bought from …
DUI crackdown nets one drunk driver
Saturday night’s DUI crackdown at the San Diego County Fair, which brought officers from eight local law enforcement agencies together to conduct “saturation patrols” around the fairgrounds, resulted in 95 total traffic stops, with 16 drivers evaluated for driving under …
He chalks the line: City Attorney prosecutes man for writing anti-bank slogans in water soluble chalk
Man faces 13 years and $13,000 if convicted of vandalism with sidewalk chalk.
Jan Goldsmith's job as City Attorney is to represent the City of San Diego. In addition, it appears as if his office is also fully prepared to stand up for the little...rather, the big banks. On Tuesday, the City Attorney's …
Crowds at Oceanside beach first weekend of summer
Clear, sunny day draws families to breezy fun
The first Saturday of summer saw consistent crowds all day at the beaches in Oceanside, California. Visitors Kassidy, 8, and Kaidance, 3, found kelp leaves on the sand near the pier. The City of Oceanside, located on the coast of …
Questions raised over City Attorney's decision to release transcripts of closed session meeting
Transcripts were given as a response to a public records request from only two days before.
Mayor Bob Filner said he wanted a more open, transparent city government. Having the City Attorney release transcripts of closed session meetings two days after the meeting transpired, however, was probably not be what he envisioned. On Thursday, June 20, …
Lincoln Club accuses Mayor Filner of ruining City's reputation.
Conservative group says Mayor's style is too abrasive.
Mayor Bob Filner is ruining San Diego's reputation, says conservative political group, The Lincoln Club. And while many residents might consider that a good thing, the Lincoln Club does not agree. They say Filner is too strong of a mayor. …
SD hotel business up, but lagging other coast markets
Occupancy still below comparable rate for 2007
According to Smith Travel Research, occupancy in San Diego hotels inched up to 68.7% this year through May, compared with 68.2% the same period a year ago. San Francisco, Orange County and Los Angeles all registered better increases. Jerry Morrison …
San Diego's GOP fundraising fox hosted by lobbyists' PAC
House Republican Darrell Issa partakes of multiple dips in D.C. law and lobbying firm's golden money pool
With half-time approaching, it's been a lucrative political fundraising year for members of San Diego's congressional delegation, both Democratic and Republican. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/21/47931/ Freshman Democrat Juan Vargas kicked off the big cash harvest in March with his first annual “Margaritas, Mariachis …
County unemployment rate drops to 6.7% in May
County gains 6000 jobs for month, 20,300 from year ago
The San Diego County unemployment rate was 6.7% in May, down from a revised 7% in April, and below a year-ago's 8.8%, according to the California Employment Development Department. The county gained 6000 jobs between April and May. Leisure and …
Allen Jones reportedly out as Mayor Filner's Deputy Chief of Staff.
Jones reportedly let go one week after mystery donation from developer Sunroad is exposed.
Was there a shakeup in the Mayor's Office after an alleged shakedown? That could be the case. There have been rumors circulating that Allen Jones, former developer turned Filner Deputy's Chief of Staff, will be stepping down and out of …