Tijuana Strip Clubs: Supreme Court won’t hear San Diego corruption case

January 10th, 2012

… 01-10) 09:58 PST San Diego, CA (AP) –
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a former San Diego city councilman who was convicted of corruption.
The court announced Monday that it won’t take up the case of Ralph Inzunza, who was convicted six years ago of extortion, wire fraud, conspiracy.
He now faces a 21-month prison sentence.
Prosecutors say Inzunza accepted $34,500 from a Las Vegas strip club owner in exchange for trying to relax a city ban on touching nude dancers.
The law was never repealed.
U-T San Diego ( http://bit.ly/AlLgDg) report that Inzunza’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment.

See the full article from “San Francisco Chronicle”

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Tijuana Strip Clubs: Supreme Court won’t hear San Diego corruption case

January 10th, 2012

Supreme Court won’t hear San Diego corruption case
Posted: 01/10/2012 10:00:33 AM PST
Updated: 01/10/2012 10:00:34 AM PST
SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a former San Diego city councilman who was convicted of corruption.
The court announced Monday that it won’t take up the case of Ralph Inzunza, who was convicted six years ago of extortion, wire fraud, conspiracy.
He now faces a 21-month prison sentence.
Prosecutors say Inzunza accepted $34,500 from a Las Vegas strip club owner in exchange for trying to relax a city ban on touching nude dancers.
The law was never repealed.
U-T San Diego ( http://bit.ly/AlLgDg) report that Inzunza’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment.
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See the full article from “San Jose Mercury News”

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Tijuana Strip Clubs: US Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-San Diego city councilman in …

January 10th, 2012

SAN DIEGO — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeal of a former San Diego city councilman who was convicted of corruption.
The court announced Monday that it won’t take up the case of Ralph Inzunza, who was convicted six years ago of extortion, wire fraud, conspiracy.
He now faces a 21-month prison sentence.
Prosecutors say Inzunza accepted $34,500 from a Las Vegas strip club owner in exchange for trying to relax a city ban on touching nude dancers.
The law was never repealed.

See the full article from “The Republic”

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Tijuana Strip Clubs: Ralph Inzunza Denied Final Appeal on Corruption Charges

January 10th, 2012

He’s been out on bond for six years but now former San Diego Councilman Ralph Inzunza will go to prison. Danya Bacchus reports.
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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.
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Political analyst John Dadian says Ralph Inzunza was once considered an up-and-coming leader in San Diego until his p …

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Tijuana Strip Clubs: Former Councilman In ‘Stripper-Gate’ Headed To Prison

January 10th, 2012

Former Councilman In ‘Stripper-Gate’ Headed To Prison
Ralph Inzunza Convicted In 2005 Of Taking Bribes From Former Owner Of Cheetah’s Strip Club
POSTED: 10:33 pm PST January 9, 2012
UPDATED: 2:08 am PST January 10, 2012
SAN DIEGO — A former San Diego City councilman involved in the notorious “Stripper-gate” case will be heading to prison.
On Monday, a U.S. Supreme Court judge denied Ralph Inzunza’s request for a new hearing.
Inzunza was convicted in 2005 of taking bribes from the former owner of a Cheetah’s strip club in Kearny Mesa.

The former councilman was convicted of extortion, wire fraud and conspiring with a strip club owner to relax the “no-touch” laws in exchange for campaign contributions. Relaxing the law would have meant more money for the strip club. Former councilman Michael Zucchet was also convicted but later acquitted on all but two charges.

See the full article from “KGTV San Diego”

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Tijuana Strip Clubs: Ex-City Councilman Finally Headed To Prison

January 10th, 2012

Ex-City Councilman Finally Headed To Prison
Aired 1/9/12
After six years of fighting his conviction on bribery charges, ex-San Diego Councilman Ralph Inzunza has exhausted his appeals.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request by former San Diego City Councilman Ralph Inzunza for a new hearing in the notorious case known as “Strippergate.”
The decision means Inzunza’s appeals are over and his 21-month prison sentence must begin.
The final verdict comes more than two years after the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that there was enough evidence that the former councilman had conspired with a Las Vegas Lobbyist to eliminate no-touch rules at strip clubs in exchange for campaign contributions.
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney John Rice helped prosecute Inzunza. He said he’s surprised Inzunza wasn’t advised to go ahead and serve his prison sentence since the likelihood of a successful appeal was so remote.

See the full article from “KPBS”

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Tijuana Adult Entertainment: San Diego Institutions Acquire Domain Names With Adult-Content Suffix

January 9th, 2012

SAN DIEGO – Representatives of several San Diego-based institutions and companies said Wednesday they acquired Internet domain names with .xxx attached to protect their trademarks.
ICM Registry, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., began offering .xxx domain names to the public last week. The company said it was an opportunity for adult entertainment firms to move their websites to a safer cyberspace location and help the public avoid inadvertent glimpses of pornography.
The firm first offered institutions and celebrities a chance to register names with the .xxx suffix — similar to .com or .net — so they don’t become associated with a porn website.
“We worked through the process with ICM to ensure our registered trademark is protected,” said David Koontz of SeaWorld San Diego.
When seaworld.xxx is typed into a browser, a black screen appears with the message, “This domain has been reserved from registration.” Underneath is a copyright and ICM Registry’s name.

See the full article from “San Diego 6″

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Tijuana Adult Entertainment: 48 Hours: San Diego

January 9th, 2012

Unless Croce’s (14) entices you, divert temporarily south of the border. Valentine’s (15) at 844 Market Street (open 8.30am or earlier, closes midnight or later), serves Mexican fast food with panache – and horchata, the delicious rice-and-vanilla drink. More than you can eat costs around $6 (£4).
Window shopping
Unusually for a US city, San Diego has a big, diverse mall in the middle of downtown. The Horton Plaza Mall (16) offers a vast array of retail outlets, from Macy’s to Banana Republic, within a compact downtown location with a sharp sense of design. Macy’s offers overseas visitors an 11 per cent discount (though sales tax will push up marked prices by 8 per cent). Close by, Le Travel Store (17) emigrated from the Horton Plaza to a former “labor temple” (trade-union hall), built in 1907 at 745 4th Avenue. This is just the place to get kitted out for an adventure south of the border to Tijuana or Tierra del Fuego, or for an exploration of San Diego’s remarkable hinterland.

See the full article from “The Independent”

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Tijuana Adult Entertainment: DJ Quik & Suga Free, Don Valdez and more San Diego concerts

January 9th, 2012

PLAN A: I Promise Fest @ Ché Café (5 p.m.). As I write here, a bunch of great bands will perform at this weekend-long benefit festival for the Ché, a beloved all-ages venue that’s in financial crisis. California powerhouses No Age and Crystal Antlers make tonight’s indie-rock showcase a highlight, but I’m just as stoked about Friday’s hardcore-punk bill and Sunday’s experimental / noise lineup (don’t miss the inimitable Health). Head to thechecafe.blogspot.com for a full schedule. PLAN B: DJ Quik & Suga Free, Jewelz P & Young O, J.V., Trazel, Splitting Atoms, E-Wreck, Chaddy, E-Man @ 4th & B. While Jay-Z and Kanye West got all the attention last year with Watch the Throne, some hip-hop fans were even more excited about another dynamic rap duo. In the late ’90s, West Coast gangster-rap pioneer DJ Quik and oh-so-stylish pimp-turned-rapper Suga Free made a wildly creative, criminally underrated pair. Last August, they started performing together again for the first time in a decade. PLA …

See the full article from “San Diego CityBEAT”

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Tijuana Escorts: Diversionary Cabaret returns with "The Facts Of Life: The Lost Episode"

January 7th, 2012

Dildos, prostitution, cerebral palsy, and lesbian sex are just a few of the politically incorrect plotlines that mark The Facts of Life: The Lost Episode as an adults-only show. When budget cuts force Mrs. Garrett to leave Eastland, Blair, Tootie, Natalie and Jo will do anything to raise the money so she can stay. Anything. They become hookers (and they sing and dance about it!). Add an evil Headmaster who has a thing for Mrs. G., lesbian overtones between Jo and Blair, and you have the lost episode Showtime wished they’d snatched up. As The Dallas Voice put it, “The Lost Episode is entirely the product of Morris’ twisted mind, adding tons of inappropriate humor you would be challenged to find on premium cable nowadays, not to say on NBC of yesteryear.”

See the full article from “San Diego Gay & Lesbian News”

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