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Pharmaceutical firm pays to settle kickback charges
San Diego's Victory Pharma to pay $11.4 million to settle charges of paying kickbacks to doctors
The Justice Department announced in Washington today (December 27) that San Diego-based Victory Pharma Inc. has agreed to pay $11.4 million to resolve civil and criminal liability from its marketing of pharmaceutical drugs Xodol, Fexmid, and Dolgic. The government alleged …
David Copley owned Lugosi home
Late publisher bought horror movie star's home last year; it's now on market
Last year, David Copley, former owner of the Union-Tribune, purchased the Hollywood home of Bela Lugosi, the former horror film star whose greatest hit was the title role in "Dracula" in 1931, according to the publication "Under the Hollywood Sign." …
Crew members of U.S.S. Ronald Reagan sue Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Company
Plaintiffs from San Diego-based ship claim they were lied to about radiation levels while assisting during Fukushima Daiichi disaster
Eight crewmembers of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, home-ported in San Diego, have sued the nation of Japan and its Tokyo Electric Power Company, claiming Navy rescue workers at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation …
Filner's frank talk and Doug Manchester's Navy Complex lobbying plan
Will having outspoken ex-congressman as mayor throw a monkey wrench into city's well-oiled contract lobbying operation in Washington?
Yesterday's blast by San Diego Democratic mayor Bob Filner at president Barack Obama and his former Democratic colleagues in congress has been burning up the Internet, and could make life more interesting than usual for the city's D.C. lobbyist in …
San Onofre restart plan hits a snag
The plan to resume power generating activities at the long-idled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station hit a snag yesterday, as Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffers indicated that plant operator Southern California Edison’s proposal to operate a single reactor under partial load …
Producer of the failed horse show, Valitar, slapped with more lawsuits
Mark Remley, Valitar's producer, named in another lawsuit.
Mark Remley's court appearance may soon outnumber the number of performances that his failed horse-human acrobatic show Valitar had at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. On December 18, Remley, his on and off again wife Tatyana, and their production company Equustria …
New bike lane on Nimitz in Ocean Beach
A buffered bicycle lane was added over the weekend thanks to BikeSD efforts
Part of Nimitz Boulevard was refurbished with new buffered bike lanes between Oliphant and Evergreen Streets over the weekend. According to BikeSD.org, the effort was spearheaded by BikeSD board member Nicole Burgess, who brought up the issue with Councilmember Faulconer …
Tijuana misdemeanor detainees released on Christmas Eve
Over 100 detainees with minor charges were released from detention by order of the mayor
Over 100 detainees were released on Christmas Eve in Tijuana by the order of the mayor, Carlos Bustamante, due to an annual act of kindness to release those held in jail over minor crimes to be with their families. 101 …
Fore!Ward thinking? City proceeds with expensive overhaul of Balboa Park Golf Course
Despite a $2.5 million operating loss, City is moving forward with new clubhouse and site plan for Balboa Park Golf Course
City officials are calling on architectural consultants to help design a new clubhouse and site plan for the Balboa Park Golf Course. This, despite the fact that the public course has yet to crawl it's way out of the financial …
San Diego mayor takes to L.A. public radio to blast Obama and Congress
Newly ensconced in city hall, former congressman takes apart the Tea Party, Democrats, and the president, saying half of Congress doesn't believe in science
San Diego mayor Bob Filner - who came in for some tough treatment of his own from San Diego State University-owned public broadcaster KPBS during this year's campaign - has given an interview to Los Angeles public radio station KPCC …
Housing: SD beats other metro areas
Home values sink in October, but not in San Diego
Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller housing data, released this morning (Dec. 26), show housing values dipping 0.1% for the 20 major metro areas in October. San Diego, however, was up 1.3%, topping all but two of the cities. In October, San Diego …
Instagram sued
SD law firm files suit over new policy, despite backtracking
San Diego's Finkelstein & Krinsk has filed a proposed class action lawsuit in San Francisco against Instagram, which was purchased by Facebook earlier this year for $715 million. According to the publication Business Insider, the suit charges breach of contract, …
San Diego super-lobbyists battle behind the scenes for video billboards
New mayor expected to make the final call as big money campaign quietly ramps up for giant animated signs
San Diego, which once pioneered the way for tough sign regulations across the country, can get ready for some really big billboards if some of the nation's largest outdoor advertising companies manage to have their way with city council and …
Phone full disclosure
State senate bill would require warning that consumers being ripped off
Sen. Ted W. Lieu of Torrance has introduced Senate Bill 50 that would require pay phone signage warning credit and debit card users in California that a 20-second call might cost them $20. The bill arises in part from two …
Flasher in Fallbrook arrested
Man exposed himself to at least five female hikers
San Diego Sheriff’s deputies in Fallbrook have arrested 20 year-old Austin Harper after connecting him to a series of crimes in the area in recent weeks. During the week of December 10-16, five reports were received of a white male …
San Marcos DUI checkpoint
Sheriff deputies checked 2,781 overnight, 2 arrests reported
Deputies conducted a drivers’ license and DUI checkpoint in San Marcos last night, into the early morning hours of today, according to a statement by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. From 7 p.m. Friday night until 2 a.m. Saturday morning, …
Teachers' union favorite from San Diego gets a top senate education post
Marty Block raked in $4,694,412 in campaign contributions during four year period, independent tally shows
Democrat Marty Block, who bested his GOP rival George Plescia in this fall's battle for the 39th district state senate seat, was named today by senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg to chair the education subcommittee of the Budget and …
DUI patrol yields few intoxicated drivers following Poinsettia Bowl
Results are in for the initial DUI “saturation patrol” targeting a Qualcomm Stadium event this holiday season, and at first glance they seem underwhelming. San Diego Sheriff’s deputies, along with officers from the National City, San Diego, Oceanside, Coronado, San …