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One week before election, Myrtle Cole and Dwayne Crenshaw were fined by Ethics Commission
Candidates found to have solicited votes and cash from city employees, including councilmembers and the Mayor
From claims about hanging out at crack houses to accusations over prior campaign infractions, the race between Myrtle Cole and Dwayne Crenshaw to become District 4's representative was anything but pretty. In an election separated by just over 700 votes, …
$37 million school bond deal to finance Manchester's sale of North County Times building
Escondido's Classical Academy High School charter up for approval of big loan in form of "pass through" conduit bonds
Republican U-T publisher Douglas Manchester's deal to sell the former campus of the North County Times in Escondido for a reported $7 million finally appears to be close at hand, thanks to school bond financing from a little known state …
Pair accused in doggie-door-burglary are due in court today
Cops say experienced criminals from Vista came to Carlsbad
It was 9:33 a.m. on a Wednesday morning almost a year ago, on June 20 2012, when a woman phoned police and said her daughter was at home while two intruders came into their house through the doggie door. The …
Filner has plan to spend projected budget surplus
Mayor Bob Filner yesterday (May 21) released revisions to his proposed 2013-2014 fiscal year budget, taking advantage of anticipated increased property tax revenues and savings from a newly negotiated lease on office space to increase spending by $11 million. According …
Pennsylvania woman makes plea bargain in “coochie” smuggle case
22 year old attempted to smuggle cocaine and heroin into San Diego from Tijuana
A 22 year old Pennsylvania woman, who attempted to smuggle narcotics into the United States, has made a plea bargain at the U.S. District Court in San Diego. Samantha Kurdilla was apprehended on January 15 with 75 grams of cocaine …
Thomas Jefferson School of Law low in employment stats
More than one-third of 2012 grads unemployed
According to a story in the Sacramento Bee, 33.9% of 2012 graduates of San Diego's Thomas Jefferson School of Law were unemployed nine months after graduation. The data are from the American Bar Association. Jefferson had the highest unemployment rate …
FINRA fines LPL Financial for faulty email system
Over time, firm couldn't access hundreds of millions of emails
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined San Diego's LPL Financial $7.5 million and ordered it to deposit $1.5 million into an escrow account to establish a fund to make payments to customers in arbitrations or litigations against the …
Last of three suspects plead guilty to cross-border kidnapping plan
Men planned to kidnap three in San Diego and take them back to Tijuana to face drug debts
According to United States Attorney Laura Duffy, the last of three men charged in a cross-border kidnapping plan has entered a guilty plea on May 21. Antonio Zermeno Garcia, Luis Miguel Salas Rodriguez and Carlos Alberto Andrade-De La Cruz, have …
Criminal chose a different plaid shirt for his plea deal today
Previously, the judge noticed defendant wore the same shirt seen in evidence photos
A California man chose to wear a different plaid shirt today, when he made a felony plea deal in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse. At a hearing in the same courthouse a month ago, on April 23, 2013, the …
San Diego home values continue soaring beyond nation's
Rent increases, though, are more subdued
San Diego County home values in April soared 19.7% from the year earlier, according to a report from Zillow.com today (May 21). Of the largest 30 metro areas, only five (San Francisco, Phoenix, Sacramento, San Jose and Columbus, Ohio did …
Aunt and uncle get prison for “pimping” their 12-yr-old niece
Uncle Marcial and Aunt Inez admitted crimes in their Oceanside home
A man-and-wife who abused and prostituted their own niece in their Oceanside home more than ten years ago were sentenced today to more than 20 years in prison, according to San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Uncle Marcial Garcia …
Sentences for defense, loan modification scams
A busy day in U.S. Attorney's office
Michael Tuisee, who worked in a medical warehouse at Camp Pendleton, was sentenced to six months in prison today (May 20) for stealing and reselling expensive medical equipment that was due to be shipped overseas to treat injured Marines. In …
Should San Diego dump its 30-year-old sign ordinance in portions of downtown to create an Arts and Entertainment District?
Denver-based firm FinWater Advisors has teamed up with the Downtown San Diego Partnership to push for a San Diego Arts and Entertainment District
Downtown San Diego Partnership, in conjunction with a Denver-based consulting firm FinWater Advisors, believe they have found a good way to revitalize downtown's North Broadway Corridor while at the same time addressing homelessness and introducing more arts and culture to …
Pot in pots, pepper pallets -- and tires
U.S. Customs made unusual marijuana haul Friday
Dogs of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection sniffed out three creative attempts to bring marijuana into the U.S. last Friday. At 4:45 p.m. a Mexican citizen tried to bring in 185 pounds of pot hidden in auto tires. Then …
Manchester divorce: is second try the charm?
Legally separated more than three years, GOP real estate developer, hotel magnate, and U-T San Diego owner Doug Manchester files for divorce against estranged wife
He tied the knot back in January 1965, got sued for divorce in June 2009, and was proclaimed legally separated in January 2010. Now UT publisher Doug Manchester, 70, who's been photographed partying with a bevy of young women in …