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Mexico increases minimum wage for 2013
Agreement to increase minimum wage made, yet rate is below inflation
The minimum wage commission of Mexico agreed Tuesday, December 18th, to hike the current minimum salaries by 3.9% nationwide. While the raise may seem like an improvement, it is less than the 4.2% increase last year and less than the …
Like Uncle, Like Nephew. Bob Filner's nephew follows in his footsteps.
Matt Filner, Bob Filner's nephew, makes political waves in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mayor Bob Filner has been called a lot of names during his 30-plus years in politics. "He’s abrasive, aggressive, impolitic, caustic, truculent, brash and, according to one memorable formulation, “the Grand Canyon of assholes," read a July 30 article in …
Bank robbery suspect arrested in Imperial Beach
Claimed to be armed with a gun and bomb
The Navy Federal Credit Union in the Southland Plaza Shopping Center on Saturn Boulevard in the South Bay area of San Diego was robbed at about 4 p.m. Monday, December 17, according to the San Diego Police Department According to …
Revised route for Big Bay Balloon Parade
The 2012 Big Bay Balloon Parade, one of the events leading in to the annual Holiday Bowl, will go forward despite construction ongoing along the traditional Harbor Drive parade route downtown. The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. on Thursday, …
Happy Holiday Bowl, Bridgepoint!
The Street lists "The 5 Strangest College Bowl Sponsors." One sponsors the Holiday Bowl
Wall Street publication "The Street" looks at the 5 strangest college bowl sponsors. One, of course, is San Diego's highly-controversial Bridgepoint Education, sponsor of the Holiday Bowl. The publication notes that the contestants, Baylor and UCLA, are "actual universities. They …
Deportation numbers dropping
Number of Mexican nationals deported down 10% in 2012
According to statistics released by the Instituto Nacional de Migración (National Institute of Migration or INM), the number of Mexican nationals being deported from the United States are down 10% for the first 9 months of 2012, compared to the …
San Diego city council to appeal $1.1 million religious school verdict
Costly battle with Catholic high school over its controversial North Park development plans to continue
The San Diego city council has quietly voted to appeal a federal jury's $1.1 million verdict in favor of North Park's Academy of Our Lady of Peace, virtually guaranteeing that the long-running development and religious controversy will remain on the …
Foreclosures continue to fall in San Diego
Total foreclosure inventory in California, including properties in default (the first stage of foreclosure), with trustee sales scheduled (the second and final stage), and already owned by banks (known as REO, or Real Estate Owned), fell again in November and …
Suspicious person going door-to-door in Encinitas
Sheriff advises citizens to beware of fake utility worker
The Sheriff’s department issued a warning this morning stating that a man was seen going door-to-door in Encinitas, pretending to be a worker for a water utility. It was a Thursday morning, December 6, when someone told a resident in …
Manchester sued over sale of NextWave Wireless
Douglas Manchester and board of directors for NextWave Wireless involved in class-action lawsuit over deal with AT&T
Douglas "Papa Doug" Manchester has become infamous for ignoring the rules. Whether that be violating FCC rules by installing unlicensed cell-phone towers at the Grand Del Mar, building a vintage auto museum inside the headquarters of the U-T San Diego …
Library exposure
"His pants' zipper was unzipped," according to Escondido police.
“I noticed that somebody kept following me,” the pretty 30-year-old Latina testified today. She said she went to the Escondido library last month, on a Tuesday afternoon. First she went to the search computer and then she went to get …
Cox's everlasting political money machine gears up for 2016
First district county supervisor starts fundraising for 2016, less than seven months after winning easy re-election bid
As noted here back in February of this year, GOP county supervisor Greg Cox has long proved to be a dedicated fundraiser for himself, even if his electoral competition is virtually nonexistent. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/dec/17/37054/ By this time last year, Cox had …
Northern California rapist sought in Baja
Man who was convicted after fleeing is believed to be hiding in the Tijuana area
A Northern California man, who was convicted on rape charges despite recently disappearing, is being sought in Baja California after his mothers vehicle was recorded crossing into Mexico on Wednesday, December 12th. Spencer Scarber, the 20 year old convicted rapist …
McGrory to Borrego's rescue?
Former city manager, other SD investors want to buy former Casa del Zorro, but face snags
A group of San Diego and outside investors is attempting to purchase Borrego Ranch Resort & Spa, formerly La Casa del Zorro, but is running into multiple snarls. The deal went into escrow and has fallen out, but the investors …
Nintendo sued over "annoying" controller rattle
Local lawyer brings federal class action against video game giant for alleged failure to disclose/correct product defects in new "Wii U" gaming system
San Diego lawyer Roy Katriel and his client Joubin Rahimi have launched a class action suit against Nintendo in federal court, claiming that the company’s new Wii U controller rattles annoyingly while in use. The GamePad controller is the big …
Escapee caught
Inmate who escaped almost 10 years ago recaptured in Ensenada
A highly wanted escaped inmate was recaptured in Ensenada on Monday, December 10th, after being on the run for over 9 years. Rubén Quintero Madrid, the 35 year old escapee, was arrested after authorities received information on his location. Quintero …
Hikers rescued via helicopter
Pair was ill-equipped for weather, conditions
Santee Sheriff’s deputies were called upon to employ a Search and Rescue team along with a department helicopter over the weekend in the rescue of a pair of hikers who became lost on El Cajon Mountain, which actually sits to …
SDGE maneuvering
Group charges utility furtively trying to nail ratepayers with 2007 fire costs
On December 20th, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will decide a long-running case in which San Diego Gas & Electric wants ratepayers to pick up the tab for uninsured costs from the 2007 fires, for which the utility was …
Non-traded REITs -- again
LPL Financial charged with violations by Massachusetts official
According to the Boston Business Journal, San Diego-based LPL Financial has been charged with dishonest business practices by Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin. An administrative complaint was filed against the firm December 12, and Galvin seeks a cease-and-desist order …