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Gangster bailed out
Target of Oceanside Police drug-and-gang sweep last October was released
A 24-year-old Oceanside man alleged to be a member of the Posole Locos street gang made bail, two weeks after he was arrested on a half-dozen felony drug counts. George Leno Orozco, who is reputed to go by the gang …
Former coach in court
Hearing for Oceanside High School PE teacher who admitted sex with student
A former physical education teacher for Oceanside High School was in court this month, requesting unsupervised visits with his 15-year-old daughter. A San Diego County Superior Court judge denied that request, although supervised visits were allowed. Corey Lane Hogue, now …
Career criminal back to prison
Offered robbery loot to girlfriend in recorded jailhouse phone call
A 36-year-old man who began his criminal career when he was 18 years old has been sent back to prison for more than 17 years, after he admitted his most recent crimes, which occurred in Escondido last summer. Torrence Andrew …
UC logo "suspended," UCSD chancellor makes big outside bucks
The University of California, beset by controversies all around, still manages to award its executives huge salaries
Besieged on all sides, the University of California decided today to suspend its new logo, a weird wormlike blue and gold graphic. "The controversy has been fueled in large part by an unfortunate and false narrative, which framed the matter …
Dumpster diving D.A.'s
District Attorneys statewide announce judgment against Walgreens for illegally dumping hazardous materials, customers' private medical information
San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis joined other district attorneys from across the state yesterday in announcing a judgment of just under $16.6 million that was lodged against the drugstore chain Walgreens in Alameda County. Illinois-based Walgreen Company was …
Copley land still for sale
Copley Press developing land adjoining late Helen Copley's estate
The La Jolla Light reported this week that Copley Press, what's left of the old publishing empire, is still trying to develop the acreage next to the Fox Hill (also called Foxhill) estate of the late Helen Copley. According to …
Ex-Solyndra lobbyist gave last minute money to Vargas
Former advocate for bankrupt recipient of $535 million federal loan guarantee antes up in South Bay congressional race
Democrat Juan Vargas had an easy time of it in this year's general election bid to replace Bob Filner in congress. Having knocked off fellow Democrat Denise Ducheny in June, the former state legislator and insurance company influence peddler handily …
Attorney attacked in court
Defense attorney reportedly slashed with razor in front of judge and jury
A criminal defense attorney was slashed across the face with a razor by his own client this morning, about 10:20 a.m., according to a statement by the San Diego County Superior Courts. Attorney Bill Burgener was cut on the cheek …
ACORN: A tough nut to crack
Darrell Issa (R) committee finds ACORN now operating under a new name.
It turns out ACORN was a tougher nut to crack than previously thought. In a 2010 report from Congressman Darrell Issa's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, ACORN, formerly known as the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, never …
High on housing
Potential buyers optimistic about improving values, but modest gains mean a slow climb back to previous highs
Potential home buyers are feeling a bit more optimistic these days, at least according to a California Association of Realtors survey released recently. A quarter of potential home buyers responding to the 2012 survey were confident home values would improve …
Wife will go to trial for murder
Judge noticed the husband was shot from behind
A judge said the behavior of a Carlsbad housewife immediately after her husband was shot tended to show consciousness of guilt, rather than justifiable homicide. Judge Robert Kearney also noticed that the deceased was shot from behind, at the end …
Walk this way
New bay front path opened from Shelter Island to Harbor Drive
A new promenade providing access for pedestrians and cyclists to Shelter Island in Point Loma was opened to the public yesterday. Tom Driscoll of Driscoll, Inc., which owns Driscoll’s Wharf and the Driscoll Boatyard on Shelter Island, was joined by …
Robo-signing settlement
Subsidiary of San Diego's Encore Capital to pay $500,000 to Minnesota
Midland Funding LLC, a subsidiary of San Diego's publicly-traded Encore Capital Group, has agreed to overhaul its collection practices and pay Minnesota $500,000, according to the Minneapolis StarTribune. Midland faced allegations that it robo-signed paperwork in collection lawsuits without verifying, …
Big border busts
Large seizures along California-Mexico border over weekend
According to the United States Customs and Border Protection agency (CBP), over $4 million worth of narcotics and currency was seized along the California border over the weekend of December 7th. CBP officers reported 19 seizures, which included marijuana, cocaine, …
SD middle class vanishing
Middle-wage jobs in San Diego depart, and wages drop, more rapidly than in state or nation.
"The rich get richer, the poor get poorer (or stay relatively the same), and the middle is disappearing," is how economist Kelly Cunningham of the National University System Institute for Policy Research synthesizes his new study of the San Diego …
Back to seeking ban
Activist once again seeking ballot initiative that would effectively halt nuclear power in California
Santa Cruz resident Ben Davis Jr., who was behind a failed initiative that would have effectively shuttered California’s two nuclear power plants after proponents were unable to collect enough signatures to place it on the 2012 ballot, is back with …
EPN visits
Mexico’s president visiting Tijuana Wednesday
Mexico’s newly elected president, Enrique Peña Nieto (commonly referred to as EPN), will be visiting Tijuana today, December 12th. EPN will be landing at 10:50am, at the Aeropuerto Internacional Abelardo L. Rodríguez, aboard the Presidente Juárez presidential plane. The president, …
Oligarch at sea
Mega-yacht owned by controversial Russian billionaire ties up at the B Stret Pier
San Diegans who want to see how a Russian oligarch and one of Vladimir Putin's friends lives don't have to go far today. Just truck on down to the B Street pier, where a yacht belonging to Roman Arkadyevich Abramovich, …
Stubborn as a mule
Valitar producer Mark Remley slapped with another lawsuit for unpaid production expenses.
Mark Remley, the producer of the failed horse acrobatics show Valitar, is "missing in action" says a spokesperson at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. But Remley, who pulled the plug on the show after just four showings, will have to come …