$556M San Diego Courthouse Already Needs New Windows
Less than a year after the most expensive courthouse in California opened – a $556 million endeavor – work to refurbish cracking windows is already underway.
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Jail Suicide
A federal judge refused Monday to dismiss claims against a San Diego County Jail nurse, brought by the mother of a schizophrenic man who killed himself.
Read morePoll: GOP Voters Stand With Congressman Despite Indictment
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, is polling ahead in his re-election bid for the 50th Congressional District, despite facing federal charges of misuse of campaign funds, a poll released Monday shows.
Read morePoor Plaintiffs Win Right to Free Court Reporter in California
Needy civil litigants who cannot afford to hire a private court reporter are still entitled to have one provided for them, California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Two residents say San Diego County discriminates against people of color and women by “forc(ing) nearly all persons seeking welfare assistance to submit to home inspections without any reason to believe they are ineligible,” in superior court.
Read moreMen Lobby Judge to Advance Suit Over Botched Gang Arrests
Did officers have probable cause to arrest and incarcerate two men for gang murders they didn’t commit? A federal judge heard arguments Tuesday on why he should toss a gang conspiracy case where the San Diego District Attorney’s Office botched a new legal theory over an obscure gang law.
Read moreSan Diego Court Finds Treasure in Decades-Old Time Capsule
San Diego Superior Court broke open a time capsule from 1961 on Friday containing court documents, newspapers announcing John Glenn’s trip to the moon and letters of congratulations on the new courthouse from past presidents.
Read moreStormwater Runoff
A California appeals court reversed and remanded a ruling about regulation of stormwater runoff in San Diego County.
Read moreWildfires Scorch Homes, Horses Across Southern California
Half a dozen wildfires across Southern California continued to burn Friday morning, but firefighters made progress overnight in a week fraught with massive evacuations, highway and school closures and the loss of more than 50 horses.
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San Diegans Lash Coastal Commission About Nuclear Waste
The California Coastal Commission received a tongue-lashing Wednesday from experts and citizens at a hearing about its 2015 permit to allow spent nuclear waste to be buried on a Southern California beach.
Read moreDeath Toll in San Diego Hepatitis Outbreak Rises Despite Cleanup Effort
San Diego County health officials said Tuesday another person has died in the hepatitis A outbreak gripping the region, as the city works to remove tons of trash from streets and riverbeds to curb the public health crisis.
Read moreSan Diego County Judge Joel Pressman Retires
San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel Pressman, who presided over high-profile trials including a fraud lawsuit against Thomas Jefferson School of Law, retires Tuesday after 15 years on the bench.
Read moreEmissions Goal Ditched for Hard Law in Transportation Spat
In a case that has implications for how California cities and counties will address emissions responsible for climate change, the California Supreme Court ruled local governments must be guided by state law rather than an executive order signed by former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Read moreSchools Sue San Diego County for Millions in Taxes
Nine school districts have sued San Diego County for millions of dollars, claiming property tax payments to schools were miscalculated after a raft of legislation in Sacramento, including termination of the redevelopment agencies.
Read moreSan Diego Joins California Counties’ Crackdown on Pot
San Diego County supervisors on Wednesday banned medical and recreational marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas, joining a growing list of California counties doing the same despite voters legalizing recreational pot this past November.
Read morePro-Gun States Urge Justices to Take On California
Saying high court intervention is needed again on gun rights, the attorneys general of 26 states signed an amicus brief Thursday that calls on the justices to put California’s tough restrictions on concealed-carry permits in their crosshairs.
Read moreSan Diego DA Won’t Charge Officer in Immigrant’s Shooting
San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said Tuesday a review of the shooting of an unarmed Ugandan immigrant by an El Cajon police officer last September was justified, and no criminal charges would be filed against the officer.
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