… Anwar Awlaki, the American-born cleric and jihadist killed by a U.S.-backed drone strike in Yemen, spent several years in San Diego but was gone before the Sept. 11 attacks.He once told a reporter that his years in San Diego were “uneventful”: a stint as a graduate student at San Diego State, some preaching at a [...]
Rogelio Ramirez says his family is thrilled to be living in their apartment in The Crossings at Escondido, a new affordable housing project in what once was a crime-infested area of Escondido. Fred GreavesFive three-story buildings are painted in warm earth tones and surrounded by lush lawns and security gates controlled by residents’ individual [...]
A one-time congregation member of former La Mesa cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki described him as a well-loved imam who mysteriously went astray.There are two portraits of Awlaki’s time in San Diego: beloved imam, and spiritual adviser to terrorists.One worshipper, who attended Awlaki’s sermons at the Al-Ribat Mosque in La Mesa, says Awlaki was popular because of [...]
Prostitutes and other indulgencesAl-Awlaki’s ability to speak the Arabic language and to quote the Qur’an and the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad, coupled with his charismatic style of delivery, made him a darling in his own community and a much sought after speaker at Islamic conferences in North America and Europe.…Perhaps investigators didn’t think an [...]
Those of us who were involved in those dark early years at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic remember well how frightened and alone people in our community felt. There were no such things as corporate sponsors, nor did we have many straight friends or allies. Many people thought you could get AIDS just by [...]
Warm Front Coming: Nikki Benz Rolls Into SoCalSep 14th, 2011 12:13 PMLOS ANGELES—Summer may be winding down, but thanks to adult entertainment superstar Nikki Benz, things are just starting to heat up in Southern California. The 2011 Penthouse Pet of the Year kicks off a blistering feature dance and appearance tour in the Golden State [...]
On the other hand, the “paper of record” New York Times is still unable to do similar. Even though we’d already forced a number of other corrections to their repeated misreporting on this, they’ve still managed to misreport the facts of O’Keefe’s ACORN “pimp” hoax as recently as late last June and then again in [...]
Pseudo-Journalist Must Produce Video Footage SAN DIEGO (CN) – Activist and pseudo-journalist James O’Keefe must produce video footage and other communication in a discovery dispute connected to an invasion of privacy suit filed by an employee of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a federal judge ruled. The lawsuit stems from an attempted video [...]
Mexico’s El Universal has highlighted the work of anti-human trafficking activist Marisa Ugarte, who in 2008 began an investigation into sex trafficking along border cities in Baja California. According to her research, there are more than 5,000 human trafficking cells in the cities of Mexicali, Tecate and Tijuana in which women and children are sold for [...]
Prostitution Sting at Chula Vista Motel With Seven Arrests
Two Spring Valley residents and a San Diegan among those arrestedSeven people were arrested during prostitution sting at a Chula Vista motel, Thursday evening, according to Chula Vista police.The prostitution sting took place at a motel along the Broadway corridor, said Lt. Lon Turner [...]
