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Caretaker sentenced for dogs' attack on joggers
Valley Center man gets probation and must pay medical bills
A Valley Center man has been sentenced to 30 days public work service and 3 years probation and ordered to pay the victims’ medical bills. The medical bills total more than $130,000, according to the judge who pronounced sentence today, …
Woman sues City of San Diego for excessive force by police officer during a Chargers game
Woman claims she suffered a broken jaw, concussion, and was shot with a stun gun during her first Charger game.
As if it wasn't painful enough seeing a Chargers game last year, throw in a broken jaw, a concussion, and two teeth getting knocked out, and it gets even more worse. On May 2, a 30-year old woman filed a …
Teachers union takes on GOP Lincoln Club in San Diego city council race
Political committee sanctioned by ethics commission for Filner mailing violations posts independent expenditures for Cole, against Crenshaw
If the race to occupy San Diego city council's fourth district seat wasn't rich enough already, a campaign committee run by a local teachers union has just thrown more cash into the fray. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/03/44926/ As previously reported here, the well-heeled …
Peevey ducks legislative hearing to guzzle wine in Napa
Embattled CPUC president stiffs state senators, reports NBC
Michael Peevey, president of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), on April 25 ducked a meeting of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review subcommittee so he could imbibe with utility company representatives at an upscale Napa winery, according to the …
Nation creates 165,000 April jobs, topping estimates
Unemployment rate drops to 7.5% and previous months revised upward
The U.S. created 165,000 jobs in April, beating forecasts of 135,000, as the unemployment rate dropped to 7.5% from 7.6% the prior month. An additional 114,000 jobs were created in March and February than previously reported. The labor force increased, …
Tijuana police record 222 attempted bribes over last 4 months
Authorities release number for those arrested offering cash for release
Tijuana city authorities released statistics on Thursday, May 2nd, which detail the number of suspects who have attempted to bribe municipal police officers after being arrested. According to the Secretaría de Seguridad Pública Municipal, 222 attempted bribes have been recorded …
Oceanside man gets 20-yrs-to-Life for killing transgender prostitute
And ordered to pay $4,592.55 restitution for funeral expenses
An Oceanside man was sentenced today to 20-years-to-Life for killing a transgender prostitute more than a year ago. Tyree Davon Paschall, 29, admitted second-degree murder in the beating death of 47-year-old Crain Conaway, in the victim’s rented home in Oceanside, …
UCAN files cross-complaint against Shames
Ailing watchdog asks for punitive damages
The financially-strapped watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) filed suit this week against its former executive director, Michael Shames, who had earlier sued UCAN for libel, wrongful termination, privacy invasion, and other alleged offenses. In a suit that was filed …
Hughes family forked over for Democrat in days before Filner deal
Rancho Santa Fe real estate man doing volunteer lease work for mayor gives big debt paying cash to city council Democrat Lightner
Rancho Santa Fe's Jason Hughes made headlines on April 10 when San Diego mayor Bob Filner posted a news release announcing the appointment of the downtown office real estate maven as a volunteer special assistant for city leases. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjoORS_zVWE&list=PLBC2B2E452E0FD051&index=1 (Bailey …
Donated solar panels to arrive on 50-70 rooftops in coming year
GRID Alternatives, a non-profit solar panel installer focused on providing access to solar power to low-income families and training green industry workers, today (May 2) announced a partnership with local business Sullivan Solar Power that the organizations hope will place …
Potential conflict of interest for planning commissioner whose spouse works at land-use consultant firm?
Ted Shaw works for land-use consultant Atlantis Group which represents major developers trying to push projects through city hall.
San Diego City Planning Commissioners have almost always had some ties to developers or some level of interest in new development projects. For instance, commissioner Mary Lydon once served as vice president on downtown corporate non-profit the Downtown San Diego …
President Obama’s Mexico visit to focus on trade
Trip hopes to strengthen trade ties, reaffirm security
United States President Barack Obama traveled to Mexico Thursday, May 2nd, on the first leg of a three day trip. Obama will be meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico City on Thursday afternoon. Peña Nieto has expressed …
Southwestern College appoints new board member
Trust continues to be a major issue on campus
April 29 the Southwestern Board of Trustees selected Nora Vargas to fill the position vacated by former trustee William Stewart. In March, only a few months into his term, Stewart resigned from the board. His resignation alluded to the "alleged …
City agrees to $120,000 settlement in lawsuit over downtown PBID overcharges
City council agreed to end the lawsuit during an April 16 closed session meeting.
During a closed session meeting last week, San Diego city councilmembers approved the settlement offer from SCI Consulting for mistakes made in the engineer's report for the Downtown Property-based Business Improvement District. The Orange County-based consultant will pay the City …
Downtown lobbyist fundraiser raked in $9,000 for Filner, filing shows
Firm of mayoral political guru Tom Shepard, whose lobbying boutique represents SDG&E, reports final take from January office bash
On the evening of January 23, a variety of high-end vehicles arrived at the downtown offices of Public Policy Strategies, Inc., depositing a virtual who's who of city hall influence peddlers for a fundraiser to benefit new Democratic mayor Bob …
Vista teen accused of more than 300 acts of graffiti vandalism
Eighteen-year-old woman signed her defacements HAZE, a sergeant said
An 18-year-old woman was arrested last night on suspicion of causing more than $100,000 in damage to the city of Vista, according to a Sheriff’s spokesman. Sergeant G. Twyman said Ramona Montes is responsible for more than 300 incidents of …