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Beginning of the end for San Onofre?
Plant operator say it could decide by year-end whether to permanently shutter nuclear reactors
Last November, we reported that the costs piling up related to the ongoing emergency shutdown at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station along San Diego’s northern coast had topped $300 million, and by February the total had reached $400 million. By …
ResMed staying, but could reconsider a move
However, bribing businesses to move or stay is a shell game
Medical equipment maker ResMed, which in November said it might move to a tax-friendlier and regulation-lighter state such as Texas, last month decided to keep its headquarters in San Diego, according to the publication Medbill. The company decided it would …
Tijuana’s piece of Olympic dream likely over
Olympic Committee notifies San Diego bi-national host out of question
The longshot bid for San Diego and Tijuana to jointly host the 2024 Summer Olympics has likely been shut down in the early stages of the process. As of April 26th, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) charter stated that the …
Escondido man gets 45-years-to-Life for fatal DUI
Repeat felon, high on heroin, driving stolen vehicle, crossed into oncoming traffic
An Escondido man who caused the death of a passenger in his car when he drove head-on into another car, was sentenced to 45-years-to-Life in prison today. “Justice was served with this lengthy state prison sentence,” said prosecutor Laurie Hauf. …
Did Sanders violate "cooling off" ban on Filner Mexico trip?
2010 letter of advice to ex-mayor's aide outlines year-long prohibition on ex-staff contacts with current city officials
Back in December 2010, when Kris Michell - then chief of staff to San Diego Republican mayor Jerry Sanders - departed for the greener pastures of a special interest group called the Downtown San Diego Partnership, she was handed an …
Mobile home parks give big to San Diego Democratic Party which in turn gives $20,000 to Mayor Filner
Four mobile home associations gave a total of $12,000 to the SD Democrats on April 26
Mobile home park associations are moving in the same direction as the Democratic Party. An April 29 filing from the San Diego Democratic Party shows that four separate mobile home park owners and affiliated associations gave the party a total …
U-T reports circulation gains, some dips, but...
Company has sold papers for a penny, which counts as paid circulation
According to data released this morning by the Alliance for Audited Media (formerly called the Audit Bureau of Circulations), the Union-Tribune's total average Sunday circulation for the six months ended March 31 rose to 409,796 from 364,454 in the same …
Carlsbad underwriting firm charged with fraud
Investors defrauded in municipal bond offering, says SEC
The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today (April 29) charged the Carlsbad finance firm of Kinsell, Newcomb & DeDios (KND) with making false statements in a 2008 bond offering by the Victorville Airport Authority. The commission also charged that …
State Auditor gives City's development services department poor grade on protection of historical resources and public notification
State auditor recommended more be done to protect historical resources.
The City of San Diego's Development Services Department received a few bad scores in an audit from the California State Auditor. The review found that the department doesn't do a good enough job protecting historical resources and notifying the public …
Escondido man arrested in Carlsbad for drug possession
Prior convictions for robbery and stolen vehicle are alleged
When Michael Crain Grandys, 29, was arrested on Loker Avenue in Carlsbad he had a bindle of meth on him, according to Sheriff’s deputy Mike Hanks. Officers then checked the man’s car and found a baggie of meth in the …
SD trade rises sharply, but deficit remains
Mexico accounts for 86% of county's two-way trade
The value of two-way trade through San Diego topped $56.5 billion last year, 7.2% over 2011, according to economist Kelly Cunningham of the National University System Institute for Policy Research. The value of trade dropped 18% in 2009, then rebounded …
Immigrants increasingly abandoned at sea by Baja California smugglers
The Mexican Navy reports 10-12 boats per month abandoned by smugglers with immigrants aboard
Officials from the Mexican Navy (La Secretaría de Marina) reported today, April 29th, that 10 to 12 boats per month are abandoned off the coast of Baja California with immigrants aboard. The Associated Press detailed the report in Spanish, which …
Judge denies San Diego Unified's request to rehear case over Hoover High's new stadium lights
District's motion for retrial is denied.
The lights at the end of the stadium tunnel are beginning to grow dim in San Diego Unified School District's legal fight over the $800,000 in Proposition S school-bond revenues that it spent on stadium lighting at Hoover High School. …
Handwritten notes are new evidence in Brittany Killgore murder
Pages signed by "Dee" and "Kitten" have ominous messages
More than a year since Brittany Dawn Killgore’s body was found just outside of San Diego County, a prosecutor in the murder case is sorting through new evidence. Three weeks ago, a judge allowed prosecutor Patrick Espinoza access to a …
Goldsmith, DeMaio among hosts of fundraiser for Dumanis's next DA campaign
The business-friendly Lincoln Club of San Diego is sending out invites for a $250-a-plate breakfast next Tuesday, April 30, to benefit the 2014 re-election campaign of District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Former City Councilman Carl DeMaio and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith …