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Charles Langley resigns from UCAN
So-called watchdog still "irredeemably corrupt," he says
Charles Langley, the well-known and respected executive of Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) has resigned. He joined the group in 1996 at $25,000 a year. His salary has been slashed to $32,000, which adjusted for inflation is less than he …
In cross-appeal, Save Our Heritage Organisation rehashes fight over plan to remove traffic from Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama
Group fights appeal from the Plaza de Panama Committee with an appeal of its own
As historic preservation group Save Our Heritage Organisation has learned, the bypass bridge is a tough proposal to kill. But the group hopes to end it once and for all with a June 3 cross-appeal filed in San Diego County …
Why the UT should be called the Union-Redneck
Wailing about the cost of art — tiny fraction of subsidized stadia.
UT-TV announcer Roger Hedgecock has interviewed one Trent Seibert, an on-air and in-print reporter for the UT purported Watchdog section. Both Hedgecock and Seibert lament the cost of public art placed by the Port District. But neither gives any perspective. …
Tim Lambesis bailed out on hired-murder charge
Rock singer paid $160,000 premium to post $2 million bail
Timothy Peter Lambesis, 32, bailed out of jail after twenty-four days in custody, he had been arrested on suspicion of soliciting the murder of his estranged wife. Documents in his court file indicate Lambesis or his agent paid $160,000 in …
11 year old found in Ensenada after missing for two weeks
Adult arrested when authorities located missing girl
A missing 11 year old girl was located in Ensenada, two weeks after she was reported missing by her grandmother. The child vanished from her home in Ensenada on the evening of May 17. Authorities located the child on June …
Tijuana to halt analogue TV switch-off until at least July
Concerns over citizens left without TV before July state elections arise
The plan for the city of Tijuana to become the first city in Latin America to broadcast television in only digital has been put on halt for the time being. The majority of the city is now in fully digital, …
Newly refurbished park to open in San Marcos
All-new equipment for park built in 2004
San Elijo Hills Park, adjacent to the upscale San Elijo Hills master-planned development in San Marcos, is set to re-open to the public on Tuesday (June 4), after being closed for renovations since early May. Completed less than a decade …
Koch-tied non-profit teams with Manchester's U-T San Diego
Partnership with non-profit news organization with reported links to Koch brothers revives talk that San Diego publisher could also team in L.A. Times takeover
Is non-profit journalism, the growing practice of using tax free foundation dollars to sponsor what used to be done by now-fading advertiser-supported media, just for liberals? http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/jun/03/46759/ Not if San Diego hotel magnate and GOP publisher Douglas Manchester's U-T San …
Warrant sweep yields 20 arrests
Focus on DUI and domestic violence charges
Sheriff’s deputies cleared 27 warrants and made 20 arrests over the weekend in a warrant sweep targeting individuals with DUI and domestic violence charges outstanding. Early Saturday morning, authorities began attempting to contact individuals in violation of court orders such …
David Copley's downtown condo sold for $3.4 million
He bought it when John Moores needed tenants in ballpark-related building
On May 30, the late David Copley's downtown condo was sold to software whiz Steve G. Bjorg for $3.4 million, according to Redfin and real estate records. Copley had purchased the condo when John Moores, former Padres owner, was searching …
Spectator killed during Baja 500
Driver from San Jose, California lost control on sharp curve
A spectator of the Baja 500 race was killed near Ensenada, BC, after an American driver lost control of his vehicle on a sharp curve. The incident occurred just northeast of Ensenada on June 1. An 11 year old boy …
Filmmaker James Cameron Admits to Practicing Engineering Without a Degree
James Cameron took to the stage in the company of local scientists at U.C. San Diego's Mandeville Auditorium Friday to accept the 2013 Neirenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest awarded annually by Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Though Cameron is an "Explorer-in-Residence" with the National Geographic Society, and he has worked on several deep-sea exploration projects, including diving the wreck of the Titanic and setting a record for the deepest solo dive in a submersible, he holds …
Religious war sparked outside home of Padres' Minor League affiliate
Lake Elsinore officials told single cross on veterans memorial is inappropriate, change design to multiple crosses
As expected by many in the Lake Elsinore community in southern Riverside, a lawsuit has been filed to block the funding of a veterans memorial outside the city-owned stadium that serves as the home of the Storm, a San Diego …
Forensic expert interviewed 9-yr-old girl
Child: “I saw that he closed the door and locked it.”
Catherine McLennan interviews children who might be the victims of abuse. She said all her interviews are recorded, on audio and video, from behind a two-way mirror. In March and September of 2012, the forensic expert interviewed a 9-year-old girl …
Grantville Action Group loses at appeals court level
Tax revenue from Grantville area can be used in downtown San Diego
The 4th District Court of Appeals has ruled against Grantville Action Group in a long-running suit. The Grantville group argued that the City of San Diego could not use redevelopment tax money on downtown projects such as the C Street …
Filner rips hotel moguls as secret 8 a.m. lawsuit session looms tomorrow
New court battle possible against Democratic mayor as litigious luxury inn magnates set to meet behind closed doors at 8 a.m. tomorrow to ponder legal moves
Late this afternoon, San Diego mayor Bob Filner issued a statement ripping the city's hotel magnates on the eve of a meeting that may spawn yet another legal war against the Democratic mayor by San Diego's old line GOP tourism …