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UC hospital workers overwhelmingly authorize strike
But date and duration of possible strike not yet determined
More than 97% of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 members working at all ten University of California (UC) medical and student health centers have voted to authorize a strike. The union says it represents …
Baja California homicides up as result of drug violence
Homicides are up in the first quarter of 2013 for BC, yet most can be attested to gang and drug violence
The Secretaría de Seguridad Pública del Estado released crime statistics for the first three months of 2013 in Baja California on Monday, May 6th. Overall incidents of reported crime were down in the state, compared to the same time period …
Conflicting predictions on summer sans San Onofre
Differing analyses of a new report from the California Independent Systems Operator (ISO), which controls the state’s energy grid, paint a conflicting picture of the challenges the hot summer months will bring Southern California electricity customers facing a second straight …
Accused nurse expected to testify in his own defense
Felony charges of mishandling 23-year-old autistic patient
A nurse accused of abusing an autistic patient in his care is expected to testify in his own defense today, in San Diego’s North County Courthouse. Matthew Alexander McDuffie, 28, is the second caregiver to go on trial, facing felony …
NorCal homicide suspect apprehended in Ensenada after 13 years on the run
Man believed to have committed 2000 homicide in Ukiah
A Northern California man who had been on the run for almost 13 years from authorities was apprehended in Ensenada, Baja California, on Sunday, May 5th. Jerred Raymond Hernandez is alleged to have committed a homicide in August of 2000, …
PG&E could get stiffest fine ever for San Bruno blast negligence
Safety division recommends shareholders pick up tab, not ratepayers
The state agency investigating the 2010 horrific San Bruno blast recommended today (May 6) that Pacific Gas & Electric pay $2.25 billion for its negligence and spend $2.25 billion to make its gas transmission system safe. "This penalty will be …
Fletcher may be a Democrat, but Qualcomm PAC still gives big to GOP
Mitch McConnell, Kelly Ayotte among other politicians of Grand Old Party denounced by ex-Republican assemblyman getting Qualcomm cash
Ex-Republican state assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who proclaimed himself an independent during his ill-fated mayoral race last year only to turn Democrat over this past weekend, used the occasion of his conversion to take some shots on his Facebook page at …
State Supreme Court grants cities the authority to ban Medical Marijuana dispensaries
Today's decision states that citywide zoning restrictions are not in violation of Compassionate Use Act
Call it a blow, a hit, a pot shot, regardless of which clever play on words you choose, all describe today's ruling from the California State Supreme Court that allows city officials to ban Medical Marijuana dispensaries from their city. …
Marine accused of killing gay Army reservist due in court
Attorney: “No time waiver,” case set for trial later this month
Kevin Albert Richard Coset, 23, is due in San Diego Superior Court next Tuesday, to confirm his trial date for later this month. Coset pleads not guilty to murder and denies the special circumstance of “lying in wait,” which could …
Copley Mission Beach home sells for $3.85 million
3,492 square foot home had been listed for $4.495 million
An architecturally innovative home at 702 Jersey Court, Mission Beach, formerly owned by the late Union-Tribune owner David Copley, has sold for $3.85 million, according to county and Redfin.com records. It had been listed at $4.495 million. The home is …
DEA releases poster of most wanted drug traffickers in San Diego-Tijuana area
Wanted poster offers reward on six Mexican drug traffickers
The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) released a poster which shows six Mexican drug traffickers and offers a reward for each on Friday, May 3rd. According to the DEA, the men featured in the poster are allegedly the top …
Filmmaker James Cameron to Visit San Diego to Accept Prize for Science in the Public Interest
James Cameron will be in San Diego May 31st to accept the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest awarded by Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
Academy-award winning filmmaker James Cameron will visit San Diego on May 31st to accept the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest. Beginning in 2001 Scripps Institution of Oceanography has annually awarded the prize, which includes a bronze …
No April Fools Joke: Fletcher Joins Democrats
Ex-GOP assemblyman who turned "independent" in midst of losing campaign for mayor backed by Qualcomm execs now says he's a Democrat
This past April Fools day, some wag posted an item on the Internet saying that ex-Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who began his run for mayor last year as a Republican and switched mid-campaign to a self-proclaimed "independent," was returning to the …
Juvenile gangster declared guilty of murder
Seventeen-year-old Oceanside boy used the shotgun, jury decided
A boy accused of shooting and killing another teen when he was 16-years-old has been declared guilty of murder and armed robbery, in San Diego’s North County courthouse. Samuel Ortega Ricardez recently turned 17-years-old while in custody and was tried …
Oceanside transient accused of killing a man for being too loud
Killer couldn’t sleep nearby because of loud conversation, investigators say
Bruce Eric Hunt, 52, was charged with murder in San Diego’s North County Superior courthouse yesterday afternoon, May 3, 2012. Oceanside police and other sources stated that Hunt confronted two men who were in a parking lot overlooking a riverbed, …
Vista woman charged with 40 felonies for alleged graffiti
Teenager held in lieu of $50,000 bail
Ramona Elena Montes, 18, was charged with 40 felonies and 20 misdemeanors for an alleged nine-month spree of graffiti vandalism, from last August until April of this year. The young Latina wore shackles and glared at the prosecutor when he …
Papa Doug's Austin hotel faces drainage problems
Needs variances from city council before construction can begin
Manchester Texas Financial Group is having troubles beginning a planned 50-story, 1000-room hotel in Austin. According to the Austin Business Journal, the proposed Fairmont Austin Hotel is located in an area undergoing dramatic change because construction of a large underground …