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April 19, 2013
Q&A with San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith on Disagreements with Mayor Filner (Part 2)
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Earlier this week, San Diego Newsroom presented part 1 of its interview with City Attorney Jan Goldsmith.This second installment compares his previous relationship with former Mayor Jerry Sanders to that with current Mayor Bob Filner and discusses…
Apr 12, 2013
Mayoral Vetoes of Port Commissioners Rendered Moot by Legal Opinion
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - City Attorney Jan Goldsmith opined Friday that Mayor Bob Filner had no authority to veto City Council appointments of two prospective port commissioners.
The city attorney and City…
Apr 11, 2013
Dumanis to Run for D.A. Again, Possible Challenger Files
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Bonnie Dumanis confirmed Thursday that she plans to seek a fourth term as San Diego County's top prosecutor, while a veteran lawyer filed papers that will allow him to explore…
Apr 11, 2013
Half of San Diego Cops Eligible, Nearly Eligible to Retire
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Sixteen percent of San Diego police officers are eligible to retire right now, and more than half will reach retirement eligibility in four years, the vice president of the San…
COMMUNITIES
Mar 26, 2013
RNC chair calls for revamping of Republic Party at CPAC
This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), for its 40th anniversary, included the usual host of political activists coming together to discuss conservatism, but some called for a complete revamping…
Mar 25, 2013
Feinstein's assault weapons ban faces an uphill battle
After mass shootings in 2012 and early 2013 that led to gun control becoming a major topic of public discourse, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) introduced the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 on Jan. 24. Feinstein wrote a…
Mar 22, 2013
Airport Traffic Control Towers Set to Close Next Month
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Airport traffic control towers in San Diego County, Pacoima, Fullerton and Riverside will close starting April 7 under the Federal Aviation Administration's forced spending cuts, the agency announced…
Mar 19, 2013
Feinstein at forefront of drone debate
California’s own U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D) is at the forefront of the drone debates in Washington right now, and it has not been an easy position to be in.
As chair of the Senate’s Intel Committee, it was under…
Feb 26, 2013
'Sequestration would deal a swift and significant blow to the San Diego region,' economist says
The U.S. government is just days away from what will amount to almost $100 billion worth of automatic spending cuts across the board, a situation that will only be avoided if Congress and the White House can strike a…
Feb 25, 2013
Hagel likely to be confirmed as defense secretary Tuesday
It has been a long and hostile road for former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel on his journey to become Secretary of Defense, a position that will reportedly finally be voted on Tuesday.
The Senate Armed Services Committee…
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BUSINESS & FINANCE
April 17, 2013
Home prices, sales up significantly over last year
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The median price of a home in San Diego County increased by 18.6 percent and the number of homes sold in the region rose by 16.2 percent in March, compared to the same month a year ago, a real estate information service reported…
Apr 16, 2013
Innovative Programs Provide Career and Technical Education in High Schools
According to a 2012 Pew Research Center analysis of census data, for the first time, a third of American 25- to 29-year-olds have earned at least a bachelor’s degree. That share has been slowly…
Apr 02, 2013
How We Can Solve the Skills Shortage and Attract the Next Generation of Manufacturing Workers
We lost 5.7 million manufacturing jobs between the year 2000 and 2010, and over 57,000 manufacturing companies went out of business. We have only gained about 500,000 manufacturing jobs since January…
Mar 20, 2013
Fixing America’s Economy
Last week, I participated in the “Fly-in” for the Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) in Washington, D. C. I was part of several teams that held 105 meetings with legislative assistants for…
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Memorial planned for slain Oakland news photographer
By Joseph Serna | Updated 2:47 p.m.
The Oakland community is mourning the loss of freelance photographer Lionel “Ray” Fluker, who was gunned down at a gas station last week.
Fluker, 54, who photographed for the Oakland Tribune off and on between 1995 and 2007, was shot at a Valero gas station not far from his home Friday night about 10 p.m., the Tribune reported. A public funeral is scheduled for Saturday.
Police said he was not the intended target. The man who police believe was the intended target was also hit and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The Valero station, at Seminary Avenue and MacArthur...
Memorial planned for slain Oakland news photographer
By Joseph Serna | Updated 2:47 p.m.
The Oakland community is mourning the loss of freelance photographer Lionel “Ray” Fluker, who was gunned down at a gas station last week.
Fluker, 54, who photographed for the Oakland Tribune off and on between 1995 and 2007, was shot at a Valero gas station not far from his home Friday night about 10 p.m., the Tribune reported. A public funeral is scheduled for Saturday.
Police said he was not the intended target. The man who police believe was the intended target was also hit and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The Valero station, at Seminary Avenue and MacArthur...
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Q&A with San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith on Disagreements with Mayor Filner (Part 2)
Apr 19, 2013
Earlier this week, San Diego Newsroom presented part 1 of its interview with City Attorney Jan Goldsmith.This second installment compares his previous relationship with former Mayor Jerry Sanders to that with current…
Mayoral Vetoes of Port Commissioners Rendered Moot by Legal Opinion
Apr 12, 2013
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - City Attorney Jan Goldsmith opined Friday that Mayor Bob Filner had no authority to veto City Council appointments of two prospective port commissioners.
The city attorney and City Council President…
Dumanis to Run for D.A. Again, Possible Challenger Files
Apr 11, 2013
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Bonnie Dumanis confirmed Thursday that she plans to seek a fourth term as San Diego County's top prosecutor, while a veteran lawyer filed papers that will allow him to explore whether to become her…
Half of San Diego Cops Eligible, Nearly Eligible to Retire
Apr 11, 2013
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Sixteen percent of San Diego police officers are eligible to retire right now, and more than half will reach retirement eligibility in four years, the vice president of the San Diego Police Officers…
City attorney shows options for Balboa Park plan
Apr 04, 2013
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego City Attorney's Office revived a plan to remove vehicles from the center of Balboa Park, but probably not in time for a yearlong celebration of the park's centennial, City Council…
Goldsmith says Filner's accusations are 'baseless and defamatory'
Mar 28, 2013
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - City Attorney Jan Goldsmith said Thursday accusations -- made by the mayor -- that he and members of the City Council have been bought off by the hotel industry are "baseless and defamatory.''
Mayor…