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Two afternoon executions in Tijuana
A man and woman executed during broad daylight in the streets of TJ
Two violent deaths occurred in Tijuana, during the afternoon hours of Monday, June 10. In the first homicide, a woman was shot in the head and killed around 2:00pm (1400). The shooting took place on the avenida Milton Castellanos. The …
For-profit colleges exploit African-Americans
Bridgepoint's Ashford among top two schools, says Salon.com
Salon.com has an excellent article dated June 9: "Young, black and buried in debt: How for-profit colleges prey on African-American ambition." Black college enrollment soared 35% between 2003 and 2009, almost twice the rate of white college enrollment, says the …
La Paz solar energy facility to be largest in Latin America
Facility under construction in Baja California Sur to lead region in clean power
Construction is currently under way on a solar energy facility plant in the Baja California Sur city of La Paz. When the facility is finished, which is estimated for August, 2013, it will power an estimated 160,000 homes. The facility …
Army to award sole source contract to Chargers for Guard recruiting
Unknown amount of U.S. tax dollars to flow to team owned by wealthy Republican Spanos family, backers of Texan Rick Perry
According to a twitter round-up this morning on U-T San Diego's website, Chargers players and cheerleaders are paying surprise visits around town today, including one to the paper's newsroom, where they were photographed with beaming staff members. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/10/47159/ Meanwhile, with …
CPUC commissioner proposes use of storage systems
Would minimize greenhouse gas emissions, avoid fossil fuel utility plants
Carla Peterman, a commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), proposed today (June 10) that the commission begin a proceeding to look into whether or not utilities should adopt energy storage systems. She notes in the proposal that new …
Fullerton lawyer who backed Alvarez gets free Padres tickets from city
"Promotion of growth and development" cited as purpose of awarding ten tickets worth $87.69 each to law firm
Democratic city councilman David Alvarez is spreading some baseball love in the form of free tickets to a Padres game in the city's Petco Park, says a recent disclosure. According to a June 4 filing posted online by the city …
Big Bay Boom prepares to try again
New Jersey company that oversaw last year's debacle once again has contract for massive fireworks display
The Port of San Diego and Garden State Fireworks, the same company behind last year’s catastrophically failed Fourth of July fireworks display, are gearing up for a slightly scaled-down version of last year’s event, which drew national attention when a …
La Jolla residents fight demolition of 1920's Tudor beach cottage
Planning commissioners will discuss an appeal from historical preservationists during a June 13 hearing.
Call it a one-stop shop for all of your development needs. Golba Architecture not only designs residential and commercial building projects, but its principal, San Diego Planning Commissioner Tim Golba, is qualified to provide a historical analysis on the property. …
De La Fuente's posh Uruguay restaurant ordered closed
Judge says rotating dining spa, in foreclosure, should be auctioned
La Vista, a fancy, rotating restaurant atop a hotel in Punta del Este, Uruguay, has been ordered closed, according to the Uruguay newspaper, El Pais. It is scheduled to be auctioned June 27. It is one of a series of …
WFP Securities ordered to pay $19 million for peddling Ponzi
Brokerage, closed in 2011, loses before arbitration panel
WFP Securities has been ordered to pay almost $19 million to a trust representing investors who lost money in a Ponzi scheme sold by the defunct brokerage, according to the Wall Street Journal. The trustee of the liquidating trust accused …
Five killed overnight in Tijuana
At least five victims confirmed in bloody Tijuana night
The Attorney General of Baja California (La Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado) announced Saturday morning, June 8, that five people were murdered during recent hours in Tijuana. The five homicides occurred individually, in different parts of the city. The …
California's political watchdog OKs media moonlighting by Assembly staffer in San Diego
Field representative for Democrat Shirley Weber also works for Voice & Viewpoint newspaper and in marketing gigs for non-profit Reality Changers and Internet's Imagine Media Group, regulator's opinion letter says
An aide to Democratic 79th District Assemblywoman Shirley Weber has been told by the state's political watchdog agency that it is okay for her to be a reporter for a local newspaper, work in public relations and as a social …
City slapped with another lawsuit over broken sidewalks
Woman injured after running into an uneven and cracked sidewalk in Linda Vista
Why should the City of San Diego pay for some expensive sidewalk study when it can just rely on the increasing number of lawsuits filed by pedestrians injured on San Diego's fractured and faulting sidewalks. On June 5, Lily Mata …
Republicans touting April poll supporting DeMaio's Congressional bid
The National Republican Congressional Committee is touting polling data in a letter to its members that seems to indicate a10-point lead among voters for Carl DeMaio, who announced last week that he would challenge Democrat Scott Peters for California’s 52nd …
U.S. gains 175,000 jobs in May
But unemployment rate rises as more join labor force
The United States gained 175,000 jobs in May, more than economists had expected. That is a sharp improvement from the 149,000 in April. However, the unemployment rate rose to 7.6% from 7.5% in April as more Americans joined the labor …
Edison shutting down San Onofre permanently
Announcement made early this (Friday, June 7) morning
Southern California announced this morning that it is shutting down the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times. The move comes 17 months after the plant was closed because of steam generator …