Eduardo Arellano Félix receives 15 year prison sentence
Arellano Félix drug cartel boss receives sentence after pleading guilty in May to multiple charges
Eduardo Arellano Félix, one of the former leaders of the Arellano Félix drug cartel, has been sentenced to a 15 year federal prison term on Monday, August 19. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Larry Burns at …
If Filner falls, so rise the Kochs?
Newly arrived U-T San Diego editorialist worked for non-profit news outfit linked to conservative oil and chemical magnates by Columbia Journalism Review
The billionaire Koch brothers, David and Charles of Wichita, Kansas, don't enjoy much obvious clout in San Diego politics, but that could soon change, depending in part on the fate of Republican spearheaded recall efforts to oust Democratic mayor Bob …
Penning Teller: An interview with the spectacular Miles Teller
Everything you need to know about the star of The Spectacular Now, currently playing at a theatre near you, is contained in the interview. I had a ball talking with the 26-year-old actor when he came to San Diego last …
La Mesa Police Department sued for searching DMV database for African-American suspects
Complaint against the City and its police department was filed in federal court
Detectives from the La Mesa Police Department are accused of searching the DMV database and collecting driver's license photos of African-American males as a way to locate suspects. A lawsuit filed in U.S District Court on Monday alleges that detectives …
Baja California received more than 25% of deportations in 2012 from U.S.
400,000 deported to Mexico last year, 126,000 to Baja California
The Instituto Nacional de Migración (National Migration Institute or INM) of Mexico released its estimates on the number of Mexicans deported from the United States in 2012, on Friday, August 16. Milenio reported on the statistics the following day, which …
Unaccustomed as I am to seeing 'douche' as a verb...
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Artist seeks to use freeway billboard as canvas for Point Loma lighthouse painting
A former San Diego local has a unique plan for commercial billboards: filling them with art, rather than advertisement. Nathan Horner, who lives in Hollywood but attended art school in San Diego and lived in the area for several years, …
Indie Fest 8 - August 17, Craig Yerkes Stage Daytime Round Up with photos
A wrap up of the daytime lineup at Indie Fest 8's Craig Yerkes Stage Saturday August 17, with Lyrical Groove, Steve Grand, Beach, The Morgan Leigh Band, Kevin Wood and Michael Bowman
Crowds were light but enthusiastic at the daytime portion of the eighth edition of Indie Fest. Held at Liberty Station NTC, August 16-18, the three day event showcased film all three days, with the Saturday addition of music on five …
Filner, Goldsmith slated to meet tomorrow
City attorney seeks settlement tied to resignation; but does he have anything in his hand?
As of today (Sunday, Aug. 18), Mayor Bob Filner and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith are scheduled to meet tomorrow at an undisclosed location, probably not on City property. The meeting could be delayed or canceled, of course. The mayor will …
Di died for Hollywood's sins
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/aug/18/51509/ It's a cynical Sunday morning, isn't it? Scotland Yard has announced that they have new information regarding the death of Princess Diana. They won't reveal their findings, but what are they going to tell us? It was a hoax: …
CD Release: "Just Sayin" by Lower Left
SD jazz veterans hit hard on this trio session.
Mikan Zlatkovich, Bill Andrews and Barry Farrar, the piano/bass/drum trio collectively known as Lower Left have been playing together for 10 years, and it shows in the interplay on this new release Just Sayin'. Serbian born Zlatkovich is both a …
How Goldsmith tries the Filner case on TV
Tosses about words like "sociopathic," "lack of conscience."
KUSI interview City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, a bitter enemy of Mayor Bob Filner, is fishing about for a pretext for getting a restraining order against Filner. He may try the "hostile workplace" charge that is arising from the sexual harassment …
Three-year-old case charging attempted-murder is delayed again
Stoned shooter reportedly missed the point-blank shot-to-the-head
Phillip Esquire Miller IV denies putting a gun to the head of a man with whom he had been smoking “Kush” for an hour, and then stealing three pounds of marijuana from the frightened survivor, more than three years ago. …
Head of U-T's streaming TV network leaves job
J.R. Mahon will supposedly be a consultant
According to NetNewsCheck.com, J.R. Mahon, who has led U-T San Diego's $3.5 million, 24-hour live streaming video network since its inception in May 2012, is out. U-T Chief Executive John Lynch told NetNewsCheck that Mahon would have a consulting job …
California man accused of cooking wife is due in court Tuesday
Sixty-nine-year-old man denies killing 73-year-old wife
Frederick Joseph Hengl, 69, is expected to be brought into court in a wheelchair on Tuesday, August 20, in San Diego’s North County Courthouse. Hengl was arrested nine months ago and charged with murder and abuse of elder and criminal …
Mark Dresser's night at the museum, volume 1
Leading a string-heavy quartet, the bassist dazzled a packed house.
There are some nights when the music is just so good, it defies description. When contrabass virtuoso Mark Dresser opened his 3 night residency at the San Diego Museum of Art with NYC pianist Denman Maroney, drummer Kjell Nordeson and …
Sentencing delayed for California dentist and wife who stole from patients
Dr. Edward and Mary Rose Bodek used others' credit cards
Former dentist Edward J. Bodek, 60, and his wife Mary Rose Bodek, 56, have twice delayed their sentencing, since they admitting stealing from patients. Each defendant was charged with 45 felonies that alleged ID theft and fraudulent use of others’ …
North Park residents propose alternate design for contested Jack in the Box remodel
"Jack in the Basement" would take drive-through traffic through underground structure, keep remodel "more in tune with neighborhood ethos."
CORNER OF URBAN AUTHENTICITY AND GENTRIFICATION, NORTH PARK - "I'll admit it," says North Park resident/activist/resident activist Kyle Buchanan, "there are times, usually late at night and after I've had a few too many artisanal cocktails at Urban Solace, when …
LEAKED: SDGE draft for first "SDGE-Man" comic
Utility company plans to win hearts and minds (and dollars) with friendly superhero mascot
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