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Positive press picks up for San Diego with Mexico business ties
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner visited the economically-minded organization DEITAC's bi-monthly gathering in his first official visit to Tijuana as mayor in January. He was greeted by Tijuana's mayor Bustamante, and they both took questions on plans to better incorporate the shared border ...
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Final ruling pending on corruption case transcripts
CHULA VISTA -; The judge handling the case of more than a dozen South County officials and contractors accused of corruption said on Friday that she will issue a final ruling Tuesday as to what redactions will be made before thousands of pages of grand jury transcripts are ...
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Local NROTC students earn commissions
US Navy Ensign Matthew Early is sworn in during a commissioning ceremony for San Diego Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps on Friday at the Jenny Craig Pavilion at USD in San Diego, California. Forty seven NROTC midshipmen from 5 San Diego area colleges were commissioned in the ...
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Mexican Mafia Member Sentenced in Racketeering Conspiracy
United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that Mexican Mafia member Salvador Nicola Colabella was sentenced today by United States District Judge Anthony J. Battaglia to serve 262 months in federal prison based on his August 9, 2012 plea to RICO conspiracy charges, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1962(d). Colabella has been in custody since his arrest on January 25, ...
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Non-native turtles cause problems for native San Diego turtles
San Diego County is home to only one native pond turtle species. This may be of no surprise due to the overall dry, desert climate of the area and the lack of permanent natural water sources. Most of the freshwater lakes in the area are man-made reservoirs around or near rivers that are dry much of the year. ...
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Suspect Fatally Shot in SWAT Search
Officials said a search for a robbery suspect began around noon at multiple places throughout the neighborhood, including 7415 Gatewood Ln., 495 Meadowbrook, Woodbridge Way and Hightree Street. Officers looked for a car robbery suspect who they said was armed and ...
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Former POWs reunite 40 years later
FILE - In this March 29, 1973 file photo, Unidentified U.S. prisoners of war stand in the courtyard of Hanoi's POW camp at Nga Tu So street waiting for an inspection of the camp by joint military and international control and supervision commissions. On Thursday, May 24, 2013, some 200 former POWs, almost all of them former pilots, will reunite for a three-day celebration at the Richard ...
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Penguin exhibit at Floridas SeaWorld will get 10 tons of snow daily
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Fla. | Fri May 24, 2013 3:40pm EDT ORLANDO, Fla. May 24 (Reuters) - SeaWorld Orlando opened its "Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins" on Friday, a new attraction that will be coated with 10 tons of fresh snow each day. To recreate a cold, dry climate suitable for penguins in hot, humid Florida, designers used airtight doors, humidifiers and air ...
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Report improve conditions for taxi drivers
Taxis wait for customers at Lindbergh Field. As of July 1, riders are paying the $1.50 airport trip fee for each taxi leaving Lindbergh Field. Before, drivers paid the fee. The fee is imposed by the airport authority to recover money to maintain the ground transportation ...
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San Diego home to important wildlife refuge and treatment group
San Diego is home to an important wildlife group helping to balance the disorder created through the city’s rapid growth over the last few years in a part of the country that previously belonged to the wild, but it needs the constant help of the public.
San Diego is a major city, the eighth biggest in the US and second largest in California and the County Seat of San Diego County. Its economy is supported by several major industries such as defense, manufacturing, real estate and tourism and yet the 1.3 million people who live here share their city with a number of species of wildlife that have been displaced, endangered and disrupted in various ways by the ongoing growth and development in the city. Read more
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