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Bob Filner raises big political cash from NFL owner
Recent donations to new Filner fund show Democratic mayor already building war chest observers say could counter wealthy GOP hotel magnates
As reported here in February, in the midst of a legal attack by the city's top three hotel moguls to force him to sign a funding contract negotiated by previous GOP mayor Jerry Sanders, Democrat Bob Filner set up a …
Woman sues Sheriff's Deputy and Department after she was shot in her own backyard
Jennifer Orey was shot outside her house while deputies searched for a suspected prowler.
One day after the August 19, 2012 shooting, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore told KGTV the bullet fired by one of his deputies only grazed Jennifer Lynn Orey's arm and amounted to nothing more than a "scratched pinky." Orey …
Housing affordability rate falls to 38 percent
Increasing housing prices are again putting a serious squeeze on affordability, the California Association of Realtors reports. Just 44 percent of Californians could afford to purchase a median-priced single family home in the first quarter of 2013, according to the …
In just one day, labor-council chief Lorena Gonzalez collects nearly $20,000 in campaign contributions
Unions and other union affiliated committees continue to be the source for Gonzalez's large campaign chest
The week got off to a stellar start for Lorena Gonzalez and her run for State Assembly. On Monday, May 13, Gonzalez once again showed off her fundraising skills, raking in just shy of $20,000 in one day's worth of …
Opium poppy plantation found near Tecate, Baja California
First poppy plantation found this year in Baja California despite rise in national production
According to the Baja California state police, an opium poppy plantation was discovered near Tecate in a rural area. Few details on the find were released, besides that the plantation was located in a mountainous area and was found during …
Mexican government working to allow foreign ownership of beach property
Amendment to Mexican Constitution hopes to bring in more international investments
An amendment to the Mexican Constitution, which has already been approved by the Chamber of Deputies, is currently in the hands of the Senate which could allow foreign ownership of beachfront property. Legislators are hoping to draw in more international …
Billboard pushes for greater San Onofre awareness
Final week of public comment on proposal to change rules for re-start without full license amendment
The nuclear watchdog group San Onofre Safety is trying to expand its public outreach in the days leading up to the May 16 deadline for public comment on Southern California Edison’s plan to redefine the meaning of “full power” in …
Bill Gore files to re-up as sheriff next year
County's lawman-in-chief is veteran fundraiser from tribal casinos, prison vendor, hotel mogul, and very old boys network
San Diego county Sheriff and ex-FBI man Bill Gore has filed a statement of intention to run for re-election next year and has set up a newly formed campaign committee to fund the effort. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/mar/08/41423/ As previously reported, Gore has …
Jury will decide if nurse abused his autistic patient
Matthew McDuffie took witness box to deny rough handling
On Monday morning, a jury in San Diego’s North County Courthouse will begin deliberating the fate of a nurse who is accused of mishandling an autistic patient in his care last summer. Matthew Alexander McDuffie, 28, took the witness stand …
Authorities seize over one ton of marijuana from Tijuana residence
Suspect led authorities to home where large stash was hidden
Over one ton of marijuana was seized at a residence in the early hours of Friday, May 10th, according to state authorities. State police arrested 27 year old Edgar Saldaña Torres, when found with marijuana in a vehicle, who then …
Taxpayer association slams bonds it once endorsed
Poway's bond gets Grand Golden Fleece award
Blogger W.C. Varones points out that the San Diego County Taxpayers Association gave its Grand Golden Fleece award to Poway for its bond that raised $105 million but in the long run will cost about $1 billion. But the taxpayer …
Prosecutor moves toward death penalty in Brittany Killgore case
DDA Patrick Espinoza filed "special circumstance" charge in Superior Court, yesterday
An attorney prosecuting the Brittany Killgore murder case has taken another step toward the death penalty, when he filed new paperwork in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse yesterday, May 10, 2013. Deputy District Attorney Patrick Espinoza is now alleging …
Teacher's Association and State labor union donates $100,000 to committee against Steve Castaneda
Unions continue to spend big in race for 80th Assembly district seat
It's no stretch to say that the unions will be backing Lorena Gonzalez in her run for State Assembly against former Chula Vista city councilmember Steve Castaneda. And it's not much of a surprise to see those same unions reach …
These guys solicited homeless and addicts in tax scam
They are sentenced to 10 months in prison
Isaiah Konkus and Justin Petersen were sentenced today (May 10) to ten months in prison and ordered to pay $268,832 to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for masterminding a scam to exploit the Earned Income Credit program. That program is …
Bridgepoint to be late filing quarterly report with SEC
Questions over internal financial control behind delay
Bridgepoint Education, the for-profit university that is under investigation on many fronts, today (May 10) filed a document saying that it will be late turning in its quarterly report (10-Q) to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company cited "unanticipated …
Downtown lobbyists' laugh fest backed by controversial North County developer
Bipartisan cast of local politicos perform for influence peddlers' group on video, minus real Filner and Goldsmith
Rancho Guejito Corp., enmeshed in a web of controversy over efforts to develop a big chunk of the 23,000 acres it owns between Route 78 nearly to Route 76 in North County, drew top billing at last night's San Diego …
Tim Lambesis “is a good, decent and Christian human being”
Defense attorney for the heavy metal rocker said the criminal case is “entrapment”
"Tim never had the intention to harm his wife, absolutely not,” an attorney for the lead singer of a heavy metal rock band said today. Timothy Peter Lambesis, 32, who is a co-founder of the band As I Lay Dying, …
County bonds serving disabled get BBB-minus rating
Outlook negative, says Fitch
Fitch, the bond rating agency, has affirmed the BBB-minus rating of San Diego County's certificates of participation issued on behalf developmentally disabled and mentally impaired persons. The outlook is negative, says Fitch. The program is called Arc and serves 1800 …