City Attorney's Office responds to sexual harassment lawsuit on Filner's behalf
Denies any wrongdoing and says Irene McCormack Jackson only exacerbated the problem.
Just four days removed from office, former Mayor Bob Filner and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith had crafted their response to claims set against him by former communications director, Irene McCormack Jackson. On July 22, McCormack Jackson appeared before a crowded …
San Diego FBI building financed by Chinese seeking U.S. visas, senator says
Posh FBI field office, built by Las Vegas developer with ties to late mobster Moe Dalitz and San Diego GOP candidates Carl DeMaio and Kevin Faulconer, was financed by funds from U.S. visa-seeking Chinese investors, Sen. Charles Grassley says
A costly new FBI headquarters in San Diego, built by means of a lease-back arrangement with the United States government by Las Vegas developer Irwin Molasky, was financed by investors from China seeking immigration visas, according to a July letter …
Village Person Randy Jones to tie the knot
Hey! Remember The Village People, the supergay supergroup who helped to introduce Middle America to the concept of homosexuality with chart-topping hits like YMCA, In the Navy, and Macho Man? Randy Jones, the cowboy of the group and star of …
City emails show employees scrambling to justify North Park Jack in the Box permits
Fast-food chain was not the only one scrambling to find a way around the building code.
A few feet taller, with new exterior and interior walls and fresh coats of paint, and a nice new parking lot, The Jack in the Box on Upas and 30th Street in North Park is now open for business. It's …
Come to Petco, buy a ferret...errr...guinea pig
“Pet ferrets are a fun way to help young students learn these important skills at home so they’re ready to take on the new school year,” proclaims a release from animal and animal supply retailer Petco bearing a San Diego …
Destin Cretton talks about his long-term commitment to Short Term 12
Look at the big shot kid who years ago walked into Citizen Video where I used to work, with a copy of his first film, the superb documentary, Drakmar: A Vassal's Journey, in hand, currently making the rounds to promote …
Arrest warrant issued under seal for Kristin Rossum's Australian lover
District attorney kept the conspiracy charge under wraps for years
Authorities have filed a felony conspiracy complaint and issued an arrest warrant under seal against Michael Robertson, former boss and lover of convicted murderer Kristin Rossum. Robertson has continued to live free and work as a forensic toxicology consultant in …
Album review: Outside Your Door
IB grindcore-punk-metal trio Hocus is putting the finishing touches on their next CD
There's a digital advance of Outside Your Door, the coming album from IB rockers Hocus in my inbox. Hocus is Fat Lando on vox and guitars, with Rhino the drummer and Lolita on bass and backup vocals. The release date …
Drugs, guns seized in massive police sweep
Yearlong narcotics investigation ends with 65 arrests
Various law enforcement agencies were kept busy yesterday morning (September 10), serving a dozen search warrants between 6 a.m. and noon that resulted in 65 arrests and sizeable drug and weapons seizures. The sweeps, dubbed “Operation Mountain Shadow,” are the …
San Diego County deputy said she got body-slammed
Anthony Garcia denies throwing deputy to ground before she shot him
“He basically body-slammed me on the ground,” said deputy Michelle Storms. The pale brunette said the man with whom she had been scuffling picked her up bodily and walked her backwards, and then threw her onto a concrete walkway. Deputy …
Debajo del Cuero: shooting the motorcycle outlaws of Tijuana
A documentary about Tijuana's two-wheeled terrors, made in under 100 hours.
It sounds like the premise of a Vice short, but Debajo del Cuero (Underneath the Leather) – a documentary about Tijuana motorcycle club Sólo Ángeles – was written, produced, and directed by an independent team of filmmakers from northern Mexico …
Heart & Trotter: whole animal butchery to open in North Park
Locally-sourced, sustainable meat comes to Uptown.
We San Diegans like things crafty. We shop for locally-sourced produce and homemade hummus at the farmers’ market. We drink hop-heavy beers at neighborhood gastropubs and sip artisanal cocktails in Downtown speakeasies. We slather organic jelly on home-baked bread and …
Studio collagist Jacques Kapralik created the fabric of Hollywood ballyhoo
http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/10/52967/ Normally a derisive terms, Hollywood collagist Jacques Kapralik was the master of the cut-and-paste job. My fascination with sculpted, 3-dimensional caricature dates back to character design on a Colorforms set my Aunt Jen presented me with on the occasion …
Tokyo Playground heading for the Gaslamp
Should we have a problem with “schoolgirl-clad” servers?
George’s on Fifth, the well-settled steak place you’d see downtown powerbrokers eating at as you hurried by, is history. Even their closing down is history. They served their last meal at the end of March. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/10/52960/ But in their place, …
To gift or not to gift. City Attorney's Office questioned donation of homeless shelter but was silent for Sunroad land giveaway
Lawsuit challenges the City's donation of public land to developer Sunroad Enterprises.
Donating a city-owned building for use as a homeless shelter is bad but giving away city designated park space to a wealthy developer seems to be just fine. That appears to be the case in San Diego and the impetus …
Johnny "V" Vernazza to perform at Iwakuni Summer Music in Japan on September 21
On September 21, blues guitarist Johnny Vernazza will perform at the Iwakuni Summer Music Festival, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan.
On September 21, blues guitarist Johnny Vernazza will perform at the Iwakuni Summer Music Festival, held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan. Vernazza previously performed in 2011 at this event, which is held annually at the Air …
Crisis in the aisle: blogger calls cops over texting twit
A midnight screening of a low budget shocker at the Toronto International Film Festival became even more horrifying when a brave blogger — fed up with blue lights dotting his peripheral vision — called 911 on a texting fool. It's …
Solana Beach woman arrested on numerous fraud charges
Property manager allegedly stole over $900,000 from Simi Valley HOA
A Solana Beach property manager and her Los Angeles area cohort were arrested yesterday on charges of embezzling over $900,000 over a period of just one-and-a-half years from a community homeowners’ association she oversaw in the Ventura County community of …
Carl DeMaio paid for polling in possible mayoral run
The former councilmember reimbursed his Reform San Diego committee so as to avoid any potential violations.
Just how close did Carl DeMaio come to abandoning his run for congress in hopes of becoming San Diego's next mayor? Campaign documents show he was testing the waters when he used his Reform San Diego committee to commission an …
Manchester minion, other famous figures of San Diego crime and scandal fork over for Faulconer
Persons of interest stepping up to foot the bill for Republican’s putative TV commercial barrage
A veritable rogues' gallery of those linked to San Diego crime and scandal has been pouring money into the mayoral campaign of Republican city councilman Kevin Faulconer. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/sep/10/52953/ The wave of cash could help rival Nathan Fletcher and other mayoral …