Parking – the plan to allow Nicky Rottens’ patrons to leave their cars in a nearby hardware store lot – was not the only issue on the agenda regarding the establishment.The eatery, along with other restaurants on Orange Avenue off 1st Street, had been granted temporary clearance for outdoor seating; the permits were up for [...]
Sommer was freed from jail in 2008, after new testing showed no arsenic present in previously unanalyzed tissue samples from Sgt. Sommer’s body.Sommer’s federal lawsuit alleges prosecutorial misconduct and civil rights violations. The suit is set to go to trial in the coming months and the mudslinging continues as the case proceeds.During an Oct. 24, [...]
Audio clip Human Trafficking Continues To Rise Along San Diego-Tijuana BorderSAN DIEGO Nearly every official who attended the second annual bi-national forum to address human trafficking in Chula Vista agreed: Human trafficking along the U.S.-Mexico border is on the rise.Government figures show about 18,000 people are trafficked into the U.S. every year. But [...]
This is CVN-76, a.k.a. the Ronald Reagan. It is a true multi-role ship. Today, it hauls cars, to keep them off I-5.The ship costs new anywhere between $4.3 billion and $6 billion (accounts differ, assume the $4.3 b are for the stripper version). Total cost of ownership is $32 billion over the carrier’s assumed service [...]
The new boardwalk in Playas de Tijuana is a magnet for families in the new Tijuana.…The truth about Tijuana is that, yes, there is an abundance of street prostitution in its red light district. Yes, until recently powerful drug bosses held sway here, and the military routinely patrolled Tijuana’s main thoroughfares with heavily armed convoys. [...]
Orozco shared the story of a young mother of two who was given to a pimp by her husband to be trafficked to the U.S.. The woman managed to escape but not before her friend, a 16 year old, was murdered when the two tried to run just before crossing into the U.S., she said. [...]
… We gross $1 million a year and give away $750,000 in cash prizes,” said executive director Siobhan (pronounced Sha-von) Hancock. “It’s legalized gambling in Poway.”She says the highest payout for a game is $1,199—just less than California’s legal gambling limit. The $250,000 left over from buy-ins is applied toward funding Bingo, and also makes [...]
I wanted to be the Julia Child of the art world. I would bring fabulous art and artists into your living room — inspiration was on its way! How hard could it be to get an art show on television? It was an obvious omission and a tremendous opportunity. I had a spot for my [...]
The Hemet opening was an international event. Business reporters from European publications wrote about Hemet because it was home to the first American Fresh & Easy. Windows were covered with paper to prevent the curious from peering inside. Grocery industry analysts speculated it would be very Trader Joe’s-like.When the store opened, it was featured on [...]
After years of appealing his 2005 conviction, former San Diego City Councilman Ralph Inzunza will go to prison for political corruption.Inzunza was convicted of taking bribes in exchange for help in repealing the “no-touch” ordinance at strip clubs.After the verdict, Inzunza vowed to fight to reverse the conviction.For six years, he [...]
