In her first major personnel moves, newly appointed San Diego police Chief Shelley Zimmerman named three new assistant chiefs, the department announced Wednesday. Capts. Sarah Creighton, Todd Jarvis and Terry McManus will assume their new ranks on Saturday, according to SDPD spokesman Gary Hassen. The promotions will create an additional assistant chief position in the […]
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San Diego to Lose Comic-Con? Tourism Officials Say Convention Center Expansion Uncertainty May Hurt Trade Show Business
Bookings for major trade shows and other meetings at the San Diego Convention Center are on pace to meet targets for this fiscal year, but challenges exist that could cost the facility large events in the future — maybe even the home-grown Comic-Con International, tourism officials said Wednesday. In a presentation to the City Council’s […]
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Mom Scares Off Shirtless Intruder During Midnight Break-In at Mira Mesa Apartment
A Mira Mesa woman lying next to her young daughter awoke to find a strange shirtless man standing in her apartment early Wednesday but he fled before officers could arrive, police said. The burglary at the West Star Apartments in the 10100 block of Black Mountain Road was reported at 12:45 a.m., according to San […]
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San Diego-Based Qualcomm Names Derek Aberle President
Qualcomm Inc. announced Monday that Derek Aberle, formerly executive vice president, will become president of the San Diego-based wireless communications company. In his new role, Aberle will have oversight for all business divisions across the organization as well as the Qualcomm’s global market development and marketing groups. Qualcomm said Aberle will continue to formulate and drive […]
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Gunman on Bicycle Fatally Shoots Victim in Vehicle in City Heights
An unidentified assailant fatally shot a 45-year-old man on a City Heights roadside Wednesday, apparently from a bicycle. About a half-dozen gunshots rang out at the intersection of 41st Street and Orange Avenue shortly after 6 a.m., according to San Diego police. Patrol officers found the mortally wounded man inside his bullet-riddled SUV. Medics took […]
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Carmel Valley Teen’s Research Wins $100,000 Science Award in Intel Science Talent Search
A Carmel Valley teen has won the top award of $100,000 from the Intel Foundation for his research of potential new drugs to treat influenza. Eric S. Chen’s research focused on drugs that inhibit an enzyme essential for viral propagation so that scientists will have more time to develop a vaccine during a flu pandemic, […]
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San Diego School Board Sees Potential Financial Problems over Next 2 Years
The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education Tuesday certified projections the district might be in a precarious financial condition within the next few years. The board gave a “qualified” certification to district finances in the second of three annual reports required by the state. Districts can file a “positive” certification if officials are […]
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San Diego Latino Film Festival Opens; Features Works by Stars John Leguizamo and Gael Garcia Bernal
Say bienvenidos to 10 days of the best in Latino films when the San Diego Latino Film Festival opens Thursday for the 21st year. Cafe Sevilla will host the opening night party, featuring the Afro Jazziacs and DJ Bob Green. Admission is $20 or $25 with one film included. General admission for the festival is […]
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Safety Alert: Hosting an Open House? Watch Out for Drug Addicts Trying to Steal Your Prescription Drugs
They show up pretending to be interested in property for sale. But they are there primarily to look for one thing: prescription drugs. Addicts have taken to targeting real estate open houses, pilfering through people’s medicine cabinets and night stands looking for prescription drugs, especially painkillers. Prescription drug abuse is on the rise. Photo credit: […]
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City Council Passes Final Rules for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries – Must Be 1,000 Feet From Parks, Schools, Churches
The City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a package of zoning and operating restrictions for medical marijuana dispensaries in San Diego, to replace prior rules that were set aside. Under the ordinances, dispensary operators must get conditional use permit from the city, which will be good for five years, and an annual public […]
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Board of Supervisors Says No to E-Cigarettes; One Calls Them ‘Gateway Device’ for Kids
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday took two actions intended to limit the use of electronic-smoking devices. The board voted 3-1 to add several types of such devices to its anti-tobacco policy, and ordered staffers to look into outlawing the devices in county areas where traditional cigarettes are banned. Staffers were given until May 6 to […]
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Board Takes Tough Stance on Elder Abuse, Launches DA Unit to Watch Out for Victims
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tightened oversight of residential care facilities for the elderly and funded a one-year pilot program to investigate and prosecute crimes committed at care homes. The supervisors unanimously approved establishing an eight-member unit in the District Attorney’s Office tasked with enforcing required standards of care, and working […]
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Man Struck in Groin by Bullet During Skyline Drive-By Shooting
An investigation was under way Tuesday in Skyline, where a 20-year-old man was shot in the groin area during a drive-by shooting at a public park named for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The shooting at Martin Luther King Park at 6200 Skyline Drive was reported at 7:30 p.m. Monday, according to San Diego […]
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UCSD Neurosciences Graduate Program Ranked Best in the Nation
UC San Diego was rated best in the nation for its graduate program in behavioral neurosciences, second in neuroscience and neurobiology, and third in cognitive psychology, biomedical engineering, and discrete mathematics and combinatorics, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual evaluation of the best graduate schools, released today. The latter discipline encompasses the structures […]