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San Diego Komen Office Receives Death Threats

The San Diego office of Susan G. Komen for the Cure received death threats and thousands of emails after the national organization decided to pull its funding for breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood. That decision was reversed on Friday.

San Diego Looks For A Place To Park All The Cars

San Diego's rising population will bring with it hundreds of thousands more cars, more concerns about finding place to park and a fear that parking lots will overtake the city's landscape.

John Lynch Announces UT-TV Plan To SD Rotary Group

John Lynch, CEO Of UT-San Diego talks about launching a 24-7 TV Channel, the newspaper as a community leader.

Imports Dominate Game Day Guacamole

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Super Sunday is a big day for avocado consumption in the United States, and that would seem to line it up as a big day for San Diego County avocado growers. But this is not the weekend it used to be for local farmers.

Iraq War Parade Organizers Challenge Other Cities

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Home Post Blog: The same folks in St. Louis who organized and raised money for last Saturday’s first-ever parade to welcome home Iraq War veterans are now throwing out a challenge to other cities to do the same.

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Review: 'The Theatre Bizarre'

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If you are looking for a tasty horror treat there is finally something good on the menu: "The Theatre Bizarre" (midnight tonight and Saturday at Landmark's Ken Cinema).

San Onofre Nuke Plant Worker Fell In Reactor Pool

  • February 3, 2012
  • | By Associated Press

Authorities say a worker fell into a reactor pool at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in San Diego County last week but he didn't receive a significant radiation dose.

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Roundtable: Money In Politics, Petco Park & Indian Tribes

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Panelists look at the large amounts of money swirling around local and national politics; the lack of it in East Village businesses during the Padres' off-season; and whether money caused the Pala Band of Indians to expel 154 tribal members.

San Diego Komen Office Receives Death Threats

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The San Diego affiliate of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure received two email death threats following the announcement that the national organization was cutting funding to Planned Parenthood.

SD Officials: Convention Center Funding Validation Was Always In The Plan

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A judge will decide whether San Diego’s method of funding a convention center expansion is legal after the city attorney questioned the plan. But project supporters insist that was always the idea.

Unemployment Rate Hits 8.3 Percent After Hiring Burst

  • February 3, 2012
  • | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, Associated Press
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Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month to 8.3 percent, its lowest point in nearly three years.

Legislators Restore School Bus Funding, Cut General Spending

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California legislators vote to spread mid-year budget cuts across all school districts.

U.S. Appeals Court Bars Release of Prop 8 Video

  • February 2, 2012
  • | By Julie Small, KPCC

A federal appeals court has refused to unseal a video tape recording of the Proposition 8 trial. The 2010 proceedings led a federal judge to strike down California’s ban on gay marriage as “unconstitutional.”

Navy Sailor Kissing Statue To Come Down This Month

  • February 2, 2012
  • | By CITY NEWS SERVICE
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The iconic statue of a Navy sailor kissing a nurse at Tuna Harbor is scheduled to be taken down at the end of this month, the Port of San Diego announced today.

California Teacher Fund Lowers Investment Projections

  • February 2, 2012
  • | By JUDY LIN, Associated Press

The board overseeing California's teacher pension system on Thursday lowered the fund's investment forecast for the second time in 14 months in a move that acknowledges the financial strain of lower market returns in the years ahead.

Lawmakers Send Budget 'Cleanup' Bills To Governor

  • February 2, 2012
  • | By Ben Adler, California Capitol Network
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The California legislature has quickly passed a couple of fixes to the state budget. They restore school bus funding and avert a cash flow crisis.

San Onofre Shutdown Costing Up To $1 Million A Day

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The two-day shutdown at San Onofre is likely costing the power plant $600,000 to $1 million a day, according to an expert on power plant security.

California Indian Tribe Expels 154 Members

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The expulsion equals 15 percent of the Pala Band of Mission Indians. They will no longer receive payments from the tribe, which operates a casino in North San Diego County.

DeMaio Presents Plan To Increase City's Use Of Volunteers

  • February 2, 2012
  • | By CITY NEWS SERVICE

Councilman Carl DeMaio today outlined a 13-point plan to increase the city's use of volunteers, with a goal of 1 million annual man-hours.

Lobbying Money Hits New Record

  • February 2, 2012
  • | By Jenny O'Mara, California Capitol Network

Special interest groups have set a new spending record for lobbying in California. The government watchdog group Common Cause has issued its report on who’s spending, who’s raising money and how much.

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