Tijuana Adult Entertainment: Nicky Rottens Parking Plan Approved

January 18th, 2012

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 renewal.
The city recommended extending the permits until a downtown design project is complete. The council agreed unanimously.
Most of the complaints against Nicky Rottens focused on noise.
“They’re rockin’ and rollin’, they’re yelling, they’re yelping. Let’s face it. They’ve turned (the corner) into nightclub alley,” said a resident, Brian Stewart.
Other opponents said the restaurant had marred the neighborhood and expressed fears for their safety and for their children.
Police reports tell a different story. Since 2000, the police have been called to the block for crimes ranging from prostitution and drug dealing to battery and petty theft.

See the full article from “Patch.com”

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Tijuana Adult Entertainment: Dumanis deposition: Marine widow’s attorney has ‘vendetta’

January 18th, 2012

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, 2011 deposition, District Attorney Dumanis claimed Sommer’s criminal defense attorney, Allen Bloom, has a grudge against her stemming from a 25-year-old prostitution case involving the so-called Rolodex madam, Karen Wilkening.
“Mr. Bloom has quite a vendetta against me,” Dumanis said during the deposition. “I was involved as a deputy district attorney in the Rolodex case… in which Mr. Bloom was caught in an undercover operation where he solicited a high-class prostitute from Ms. Wilkening.”

See the full article from “KFMB”

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Tijuana Escorts: Human Trafficking Along US-Mexico Border Is Rising

January 16th, 2012

Audio clip Human Trafficking Continues To Rise Along San Diego-Tijuana Border
SAN 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 officials also acknowledge there are many more victims hidden in communities who are sold for prostitution, labor or other services. Often times the illegal practice goes unreported.
The goal of Thursday’s forum was to improve collaboration between agencies on both sides of the border to help crackdown on human trafficking and child prostitution.

Officials also say human trafficking has become an integral part of organized crime over the last several years. According to Tenorio, collaboration with Mexico is critical since the San Diego-Tijuana border serves as a gateway for human trafficking.

See the full article from “Fronteras: The Changing America Desk”

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Tijuana Strip Clubs: The World’s Most Expensive Car Hauler

January 16th, 2012

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 life of 50 years, or $1.75 million for the day.
The crew sets you back another $1.40 million a day, for a total daily rate of $3.15 million.
The ship traveled from its home port in San Diego up the West Coast, to 120 Dewey Street, Bremerton, WA 98314-6012, better known as the Kitsap-Bremerton Naval Base. The Ronnie will stay there for a one year maintenance and upgrade (or make that “scheduled dock-planned incremental availability maintenance”) at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The crew is coming along.

See the full article from “Truth About Cars (blog)”

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Tijuana Adult Entertainment: TCD Traveler: Welcome to the New Tijuana

January 15th, 2012

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. And yes, Tijuana was for decades an accommodating hot spot for under-21 American college students training in the fine art of nightclub binge drinking (and all that that entails). To call Tijuana the Spanish-speaking world’s sin city isn’t too far off the mark.

A city block east of Centro Cultural Tijuana is Plaza Rio, a large outdoor shopping mall that offers some of the best people-watching. Zona Rio has grown not just in size, but also in stature, and hosts a luxury Cineplex VIP movie theater, high-end clothes, boutique, music, shoe shops, and some can’t-miss snacking opportunities.

See the full article from “ThirdCoast Digest”

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Tijuana Adult Entertainment: BINGO! Poway Senior Center Gives $750K in Cash Prizes Every Year

January 13th, 2012

… 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 up nearly one third of the center’s $450,000 annual budget.
The game has been hosted by the nonprofit for 30 years, and is emceed by a rotating volunteer staff of 50. Hancock says about 130 people attend.
“They’ll show up at noon, play cards and save their seats,” she said of Tuesday’s older crowd. “Then they’ll put out their good luck charms. They’ll put out their trolls, wishniks, and statues, and dolls.”
But it’s not always seniors who take advantage of what some call “affordable adult entertainment.”

See the full article from “Patch.com”

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Tijuana Adult Entertainment: Human trafficking on the rise in border region

January 13th, 2012

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. She was battered and beaten, scarred with cigarette burns across her body and now lives in a shelter for such victims, Orozco said.
“How can we change this situation,” she asked. “We need to punish both parts of the crime.”
The first being the gang and pimp organizations that force women and children into sexual slavery but also the “Johns,” the popular term for men who pay for sex that she called inappropriate and not reflective of their true crime.

See the full article from “U-T San Diego”

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Tijuana Adult Entertainment: Check Out My Sizzle Reel

January 13th, 2012

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 Emmy picked out.
I started my research, and after a five-minute Google search (“San Diego television art shows”) found that San Diego had no such show. Easy breezy, I thought, and formed a game plan: I would start out locally, just like Julia, get a following, and put the art of San Diego on the map. After local (and immediate) success, I would then move to a national/international audience, all the while never forgetting my roots and pimping out our great city. I would be the artist from San Diego discovering art wherever it might be, making the art world accessible and enlightening all. I would be an ambassador for art. Soon enough, I’d be on Dancing with the Stars.

See the full article from “San Diego Reader”

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Tijuana Escorts: HEMET: Fresh & Easy historic loss

January 13th, 2012

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 television news broadcasts and in many newspapers. I saw workers from other grocery chains visit to check out the concept. The store featured fresh, easy-to-cook, wholesome food that customers could dash inside to pick up and quickly buy at self-check-out registers.
Anticipating a substitute for Trader Joe’s, I was disappointed, but I grew accustomed to the store and became a regular shopper. Products improved considerably over the past four years.
Fresh & Easy suffers from its location along west Hemet’s Panhandle Alley, a section of Florida Avenue where people beg and police patrol to reduce prostitution.

See the full article from “Press-Enterprise”

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Tijuana Strip Clubs: SAN DIEGO: Former councilman denied final appeal on corruption charges

January 10th, 2012

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 filed appeal after appeal until Friday when his final appeal was denied.
Now, the former city leader faces a 21-month prison sentence.
Political analyst John Dadian says Ralph Inzunza was once considered an up-and-coming leader in San Diego until his political future changed in 2003.
Inzunza and two other San Diego City Councilmen Michael Zucchet, and Charles Lewis were indicted alongside strip club owner Michael Galardi and Galardi’s lobbyist Lance Malone.
Galardi was the owner of Cheetah’s, one of a dozen strip clubs and topless bars in his family’s $45 million adult entertainment empire.

See the full article from “North County Times”

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