Democratic Congressional candidate Doug Applegate was accused of harassing his former wife during a contentious divorce a decade ago, according to a story published Tuesday by the national website POLITICO. Applegate, who is now remarried, told POLITICO the accusations that surfaced during his divorce were taken out of context. “The court looked at them [and] rejected any findings of […]
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Builders Group Backs Measure C Plan for Downtown Stadium
Measure C, a key component of the Chargers’ plan to build a new stadium and convention center annex downtown, was endorsed by the Associated General Contractors of America’s San Diego chapter, it was announced Tuesday. The chapter’s board of directors voted Thursday to endorse the measure on the November ballot, according to Brad Barnum, executive […]
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Navy Commander Accused of Trying to Rape Colleague in Valencia Park
Updated at 4:05 p.m. Sept. 13, 2016 The commander of a Guam-based naval helicopter squadron bailed out of San Diego Central Jail on Tuesday following his arrest on suspicion of trying to rape a Navy colleague at her Valencia Park home. Patrol officers responding to a report of an assault in progress about 3 a.m. […]
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UCSD Again Ranked Top 10 Public University, Other Schools Move up
UC San Diego again made U.S. News & World Report’s list of the top 10 public universities, while other San Diego schools moved up in the influential annual ranking. UC San Diego was ranked 10th and San Diego State University was ranked 74th among public universities, according to the magazine. On the best overall national universities list, which […]
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New Co-Working Space and Tech Accelerator Opens Downtown
San Diego is getting another co-working space aimed at the growing downtown market for tech startups and other innovation workers. Downtown Works opened this month in a renovated law office at India and West B Streets. The 15,346-square-foot space includes two floors of offices, shared desks and conference rooms, as well as a mezzanine and rooftop deck. […]
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Opinion: Hello Trump, Goodbye Grand Old Party?
By Sylvia Sullivan “The reality is that we now have to defend a foul-mouthed, vile, unhinged, unprincipled candidate,” lamented a respected Christian leader supporting Trump. After the impressive early field of candidates, the primary voters — including many Democrats in open primaries — have given us Donald Trump. This leaves many voters both dismayed and disgusted. To be clear, […]
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74-Year-Old Driver Killed After Plunging into River Identified
Authorities Tuesday publicly identified a 74-year-old woman killed when her car veered off Interstate 5 at high speed in the Oceanside area and plunged into the Santa Margarita River. Jane Cook Lewis of San Diego lost control of her 2004 Chrysler Pacifica for unknown reasons while heading south near Camp Pendleton shortly before 4 p.m. […]
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Woman Killed in Ramona DUI Crash Identified
Authorities released the name Tuesday of a young Ramona woman killed in a collision that seriously injured a DUI suspect and his two young children. Racheal Guarneros, 21, was headed west on Vista Ramona Road on her way home from work when a 2003 Ford F-250 veered out of an eastbound lane and struck her […]
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Health Officials to Drop Larvicide to Combat West Nile
The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health was gearing up Tuesday for another attempt at killing mosquito larvae, this time to combat West Nile virus. The health department is scheduled to make the seventh drop of a solid larvicide on local waterways Wednesday to kill mosquito larvae before they can grow into adult mosquitoes, […]
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Sheriff: Man Shot Roommate Before Killing Self in South Bay
A man found fatally wounded alongside the body of a roommate at their South Bay apartment last weekend shot her before turning the gun on himself, authorities reported Tuesday. Autopsies determined that Ren J. Verasco, 69, killed 64-year-old Suzanne Kirkwood King at the rental residence in the 300 block of Imperial Beach Boulevard and then […]
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Rep. Peters Releases First TV Ad as Challenger Gitsham Gets Key Endorsement
The race in the 52nd Congressional District heated up this week with Rep. Scott Peters releasing his first TV ad and challenger Denise Gitsham getting House Speaker Paul Ryan‘s endorsement. Peters, a Democrat who is seeking re-election to his third term, appears in the ad with college students to promote his advocacy of making college more affordable and easing the burden […]
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Shake-Ups at Sempra: President Mark Snell to Retire in March 2017
Mark A. Snell, a San Diego State product who rose through the ranks of Sempra Energy to become president of the San Diego-based company, says he will retire in March 2017. Snell, 60, joined Sempra in 2001 as vice president of corporate planning and development and before being named president in 2011 was executive vice […]
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Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Vista Hit-and-Run Crash
A man was seriously injured Monday night when he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Vista. The crash was reported at 7:58 p.m. at the intersection of South Santa Fe Avenue and Santa Anita Place, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. A preliminary investigation determined the victim was crossing […]
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New Poll by Issa Campaign Shows Incumbent with 14-Point Lead
A new poll released Tuesday by Public Opinion Strategies shows Rep. Darrell Issa with a 14 percent lead in his bid for election to a 9th term in Congress. The survey of 400 likely voters, including 120 on cell phones, showed Issa leading his Democratic challenger Doug Applegate by 52 percent to 38 percent. The margin of error in the poll is 5 […]