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Three San Diego lawyers disbarred
Gun assault, child pornography, cheating of client involved
Three San Diego lawyers have been disbarred by the State Bar of California, according to the California Bar Journal. Jac Francois Pouliot was disbarred January 9. He was convicted in 2011 of assault with a deadly weapon, but failed to …
City refuses to pay $7.6 million to man paralyzed by a fallen tree. Requests new trial.
Ex Parte hearing scheduled for Tuesday, March 12.
The City of San Diego wants to take another shot at convincing a jury that they should not be held responsible for the palm tree that fell on Michael Burke's legs during a in January 2010 storm. Last December, a …
TMD puts 2014 funding requests on indefinite hold
Seventeen organizations informed of the hold today
According to Business Wire, the San Diego Tourism Marketing District put its 2014 funding requests on indefinite hold today (March 8). Terry Brown of Atlas Hotels, chairman of TMD, said the marketing promotion group does not have a contract -- …
Chargers hawking combined convention center/roofed stadium
Trouble is, experience says they don't work out
A judge begins hearing a case next week on the legality of hotel room rate surcharges to pay for the proposed expansion of the convention center. Later, the Coastal Commission will decide if the expansion should go ahead. Mark Fabiani, …
Former executive director of tribe gaming commission admits embezzlement
Troy Teague headed La Posta commission; casino now closed
Troy Teague, former executive director of the La Posta Gaming Commission, pleaded guilty today (March 8) to embezzling $57,000 from the La Posta Band of Mission Indians. The La Posta casino in Boulevard was the smallest of the 11 Native …
Late filings reveal formidable fundraising clout of San Diego sheriff
Aide says lawman's office didn't know of law and learned of possible penalties from news reports of $37,500 fine levied against Sacramento mayor
In an apparent case of better late than never, a top aide to San Diego county Sheriff Bill Gore says two so-called behesting disclosure statements were filed months late by the sheriff because his office wasn't aware of the California …
Assault weapons ban to be discussed at an upcoming committee meeting
Councilmember David Alvarez will present the resolution at a council committee hearing on March 13
Councilmember David Alvarez is calling on federal and state lawmakers to reinstate the ban on military-style assault weapons, such as those used in mass shootings at an elementary school in Connecticut and a movie theatre outside of Denver, Colorado. Alvarez …
U.S. adds 236,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate drops
At 7.7%, February jobless rate lowest in five years
The U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate dropped to 7.7%, lowest since December of 2008, during the Great Recession. Economists had expected 160,000 jobs with the rate staying at 7.9%. Government shed 10,000 jobs, but …
Harlem Shake felt throughout San Diego
Dumb dance fascinates millions. Hijinks ensue.
Watching the potentially utopian vehicle of cyber-memes get twisted into unabashed marketing ploys may leave you a little cynical (like when you discovered that just about anything is liable to contain horse meat or that Ann Wilson got fat), but …
San Marcos bookkeeper admits embezzling millions
Elisabeth Masters expects nine years prison for "white collar crime"
A 45-year-old woman accused of embezzling more than $5 million dollars made a plea deal in San Diego’s North County courthouse yesterday morning, March 6, 2013. Elizabeth Ann Masters pleaded guilty to grand theft, forgery, theft by false pretenses, and …
Chargers' Fabiani, wife, and Jack McGrory spread wealth to L.A. pols
Subsidized stadium champion and rich ex-city manager and a variety of well-heeled San Diegans and La Jollans place bets in Los Angeles political derby, disclosures show
Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel and City Councilman Eric Garcetti, who got through that city's mayoral primary this week, are already back on the campaign trail, duking it out in advance of the May general election. Garcetti got 33 …
Homes listed for sale plunge in San Diego
Other California cities drop sharply, too
The number of San Diego County homes listed for sale on Zillow plummeted by 39.4% for the year ended late February, the company reported today (March 7). Among the 30 largest metro areas, the contraction in California was dominant: Sacramento's …
Tijuana rounds up 14 drug dealers overnight
Municipal police working diligently to apprehend local criminals
The Tijuana municipal police rounded up 14 alleged drug dealers in the late hours of Tuesday, March 5th, and into the early hours of Wednesday. According to local authorities, the most significant arrest was that of 20 year old Raúl …
Papa Doug gets the raspberries in Texas
His bankrolling of California's Proposition 8 hangs over his Austin hotel
The AustinChronicle.com today (March 6) tweaked San Diego's Papa Doug Manchester over the same-sex marriage issue. The new Fairmont Austin hotel is being financed by Manchester Texas Financial Group. The Chronicle reminded its readers that Manchester helped pay for California's …
Todd Gloria, staffer, hotelier and spouse signed nomination paper for judge who ruled against Filner
Taylor backers with stake in hotel moguls' legal attack on San Diego mayor include Evans Hotels’ chief financial officer Robert H. Gleason and spouse
Superior Court Judge Timothy B. Taylor - who yesterday ruled that GOP hotel magnates could expedite their lawsuit against Bob Filner - has benefited from key political backing by several of the major players arrayed against the Democratic San Diego …