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Local think tank names new research director
The Center on Policy Initiatives, a labor-friendly San Diego economic think tank, announced yesterday (March 19) that Dr. Peter Brownell is joining the organization’s staff as its research director. “Dr. Brownell comes to CPI from the RAND Corporation, an international …
Ex-firm of judge in moguls' anti-Filner case revises disclosure to show more campaign contributions
Downtown's Sheppard Mullin, a major hotel developer lobbyist, amends filing four days after story on contributions of its lawyers to failed GOP mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio
Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, a city hall lobbying mainstay for members of San Diego's hotel development industry, La Jolla's tony Bishops' School, as well as San Diego Gas & Electric and a host of other major corporate and industrial …
Debate over fluoride in water resurfaces in San Diego
Outside funding is running dry and the City must decide what to do about the fluoridation of the water supply.
The debate over adding fluoride to the City's water supply is back. After two years, the City of San Diego is forced to revisit the issue. State law requires large water suppliers to fluoridate its drinking water in hopes of …
Repeat felon admits killing transgender prostitute
January 2012 beating death in Oceanside now confessed as second-degree-murder
Tyree Davon Paschall, 29, admitted killing a transgender prostitute more than a year ago, in Oceanside. In a plea deal yesterday in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse, the repeat felon admitted second-degree murder when he beat Crain Conaway to …
Appellate court refuses to stop closed CPUC meeting
Utilities commission can go ahead with closed conclave tomorrow at Scripps Seaside Forum
The Fourth District Court of Appeal today (March 19) denied a bid by San Diegan Masada Disenhouse to block a meeting tomorrow of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) at Scripps Seaside Forum. The CPUC will be discussing cleantech. Disenhouse …
Man admits to dismembering woman with help of family members in Tijuana
Suspect killed victim and attempted to dispose of body before being caught near border fence
A Tijuana man admitted to killing and dismembering a woman after being detained by municipal authorities on Monday, March 18th. The suspect, 25 year old Roberto Alejandro Cortez Chora, was arrested along with three family members in the death of …
Meth trafficker sentenced to prison
Man admits to distributing 30-40 pounds of methamphetamine per month for Mexican Mafia prison gang
A prolific methamphetamine trafficker has been sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison following his guilty plea on racketeering charges. Silvano Hernandez Jr., a 40 year-old San Diegan and member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, was one of 36 …
Edison says operating San Onofre at full power is safe after all
Risk of tube risk greatly heightened after 11 months, utility still says it wants to test reactor under 70% load
Amid rumors that Southern California Edison’s plan to restart one of the two troubled reactors at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station under partial power could trigger a license amendment, the utility has released a report to federal regulators stating that …
Louis Perez and two others ordered to trial for killing
California judge finds sufficient evidence of kidnap, torture and murder
Louis Ray Perez, 46, frowned at the judge while he was being ordered to stand trial for the killing of Brittany Dawn Killgore, a 22-year-old woman who was married to a Marine deployed to Afghanistan when she went missing almost …
Two female victims found dead within 48 hours near U.S. border in Tijuana
One victim’s body dismembered, another strangled to death
Two women were found dead near the U.S. border in Tijuana within 48 hours, according to municipal and state authorities. The remains of one woman, who was reported missing last week, was found around 11:00am in a shanty home near …
Print media, TV news hit hard last year, says Pew study
Digital news audience surges, but news media not cashing in
The news industry is "more undermanned and unprepared to uncover stories, dig deep into emerging ones or to question information put into its hands," says Pew Research in its "State of the News Media 2013," published today (March 18). In …
Wife of port scandal figure gives big to Bruce Williams cause
Out-of-district developers heaping cash on Fourth District council race
Some of San Diego's richest and most controversial developers are pouring money into one of its poorest city council districts in a well-funded effort to elect a top aide of the man who quit the seat in the midst of …
Neurologists recommend stricter concussion guidelines
One risk factor is presence of gene that often leads to Alzheimer's disease
The American Academy of Neurology, meeting today (March 18) in San Diego, issued new guidelines for dealing with athletes' concussions. More than one million athletes experience a concussion each year in the United States; the risks are greatest in football …
Scammers target owners of Mexican timeshares
California DRE says perpetrators have hijacked the names of stateside licensees
In case selling a timeshare itself isn’t a hazardous enough proposition, the California Department of Real Estate has reported that a new scam is emerging surrounding popular resort properties in Baja California and elsewhere in Mexico, according to a recent …
PGR: Drug related crimes plummeting in Baja California
Official report states lower drug crime in state and nation for start of year
The Attorney General’s Office of Mexico (Procuraduría General de la República or PGR) released positive statistics on drug related crime in the state of Baja California on Monday, March 18th. The report states that 141 crimes related to drug trafficking …
City to spend $7 million to shore up two sewage pump stations that failed during September 2011 blackout
City to install seven backup generators at the two pump stations that sent 3.4 million gallons of sewage during massive outage
On March 4 San Diego city councilmembers agreed to pay a $600,000 fine for a massive sewage dump from two pump stations during the September 2011 blackout. Now, the City is shelling out an additional $6,795,534; this time to install …
Lobbyist White makes hay simultaneously handling city of Malibu and U2's the Edge
Potential conflict of interest involving Pete Wilson’s ex-top political guru and high flying lobbying business detailed in L.A. Times
Today's Los Angeles Times is it out with a report on the rapidly growing amount of cash the state's cities and counties are spending on Sacramento lobbyists. According to the Times, lobbyist spending by local government topped $96 million during …
St. Patrick's weekend DUI checkpoints net two drunk drivers
4,383 cars stopped, 47 non-DUI cites, 23 cars impounded
Area law enforcement coordinated another DUI crackdown over the weekend, posting “DUI/driver license checkpoints” throughout San Diego County in Encinitas, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove and Poway, with additional Sheriff’s deputies patrolling Encinitas enforcing a zero tolerance policy on public intoxication. …
Will Chargers leave for LA? Which newspaper d'ya read?
LA Times, U-T, Denver Post have different views on what Anschutz doing
Denver multi-billionaire Philip Anschutz on Thursday decided not to sell his Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG). The bids were too low. Anschutz also fired AEG chief executive Tim Leiweke, who has been dealing with the National Football League, LA politicians, state …