 Two stings target Lincoln Park gang
 NELVIN C. CEPEDA / Union-Tribune
Police Chief William Lansdowne points to seized items from two undercover drug stings yesterday. Joining him are Deputy District Attorney Damon Mosler, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, DEA agent Ralph Partridge and Deputy District Attorney Dana Greisen.
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Voters to decide on port-terminal deck
Judge OKs it for ballot; both sides to spend big
Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – The battle over whether to allow a deck for development over a downtown marine cargo terminal will move from courts to neighborhoods after a judge's ruling yesterday that the proposal can go on the Nov. 4 ballot.
Developers Richard Chase and Richard Gallagher want the platform over the 96-acre 10th Avenue Marine Terminal for a hotel, stadium or other development, and they paid to gather enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.
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SAN DIEGO, 2:27 p.m. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Jail time ordered in Bird Rock Bandits trial: Following a lengthy and emotional hearing Friday, a judge sentenced four young men to jail and three years' probation each in the death of a professional surfer in La Jolla in May 2007. CARLSBAD, 1:11 p.m. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Truck overturns, dumping asphalt into lagoon: Authorities were working against time and the rising tide to clean up and minimize environmental damage after diesel fuel and 19 tons of asphalt were spilled into the Batiquitos Lagoon early Friday morning. RANCHO PENASQUITOS, 12:24 p.m. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Motorcyclist killed in high-speed accident: A 21-year-old man was killed Friday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a tree while speeding on Mercy Road, according to witnesses and San Diego police. SAN DIEGO, 12:11 p.m. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
DA won't seek death penealty against Gann: The District Attorney's Office will not seek the death penalty against Nathaniel Gann, who along with his sister is charged with murder in the slaying of their stepfather, the prosecutor in the case said Friday. SAN DIEGO, 11:21 a.m. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Warm weekend is in the forecast: High pressure over the county should bring a toasty weekend inland and warm weather to the coast. SAN DIEGO, 10:14 a.m. Sept. 5 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
Library usage up 9 percent over last year: A record 4.3 million people visited San Diego County libraries last fiscal year, up 9 percent from the previous year, it was announced Friday. SAN DIEGO, 3:01 a.m. Sept. 5 (SIGNONSANDIEGO)
Gas prices down for 11th straight week: The average price of a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped for the 11th consecutive week this week, but the 2.5-cent decline was the smallest since the trend began.
Sep. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State report on wildfires cites 'pole overloading':
The 10-month state investigation into three wildfires that scarred San Diego County last year has prompted new concerns over potential safety hazards across the electricity grid. The investigation report, released this week by the California Public Utilities Commission, raised alarms over the discovery of a number of broken lashing wires identical to the Cox Communications wire found to have ignited the deadly Guejito fire.
Sep. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Children's deaths prompt safety advice:The deaths this week of two children because of televisions falling on them has prompted renewed child-safety concerns in San Diego County. “We looked at two years (of statistics), and 28 kids (were treated at) Children's as trauma patients with injuries either from pulling the television set over on them or the furniture the set is on, or both,” Sue Cox, trauma services director at Rady Children's Hospital, said yesterday.
Sep. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Man given 8-year prison term for 2002 sexual assault:
The victim of a brutal sexual assault six years ago in Escondido told her attacker yesterday in court how she still suffers from the injuries he inflicted on her.
Sep. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
27 illegal immigrants are detained off coast : Federal authorities announced yesterday the interception of 27 illegal immigrants from boats off the San Diego County coast.
Sep. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
After sighting, police look for lion in Tijuana :TIJUANA:
City police are on the alert for a lion reported in a rural eastern area of the city near La Presa Dam.
Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Man in jail awaiting trial accused of slashing guard: EAST COUNTY COURTS: An El Cajon man awaiting trial in the Granada Liquor killings in 2006 is now accused of attacking a jail guard with a homemade knife. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Man wanted in shootings is arrested in Oak Park: SAN DIEGO: A 23-year-old man implicated in two gang-related shootings has been arrested by San Diego police on suspicion of murder, authorities announced yesterday. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Lincoln High student is stabbed at school: SAN DIEGO: A 16-year-old Lincoln High School student was stabbed repeatedly in a possibly gang-related fight in a campus restroom yesterday, San Diego police said. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Fallbrook woman held in death of grandmother: FALLBROOK: A 32-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of her grandmother, whose decomposing body was found yesterday under a bookcase in her apartment. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Electronic waste can be recycled at 2 free events: SAN DIEGO: Two free recycling events for electronic waste are scheduled tomorrow in San Diego. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sanders to speak at lunch on managed competition: SAN YSIDRO: The San Ysidro Chamber of Commerce is hosting a special luncheon today featuring Mayor Jerry Sanders. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Bids start at $5 million for right to name terminal: SAN DIEGO: The Broadway Pier cruise ship terminal project has a funding gap of several million dollars, and the Port District is hoping to plug it by selling the naming rights to the building. Sept. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
More evidence sought on courtroom Bible studies: FEDERAL COURT: A San Diego federal judge said he needs more evidence before he can rule in a lawsuit brought by two San Diego Superior Court employees who want to hold weekly lunchtime Bible studies in unused courtrooms. 7:12 p.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Feds intercept 27 illegal immigrants: Federal authorities announced Thursday the interception of 27 illegal immigrants from boats off the San Diego County coast. SAN DIEGO, 4:41 p.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Judge: Voters can decide fate of Marine Terminal deck: A proposal to build a deck over the downtown 10th Avenue Marine Terminal can go before voters on the Nov. 4 ballot, a judge ruled Thursday. SAN DIEGO, 5:10 p.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Lincoln Park gang stung in undercover drug stings: Two undercover drug stings have dealt a substantial blow to a large Lincoln Park gang believed to be responsible for much of the violence and drug-trafficking in southeastern San Diego neighborhoods, authorities announced Thursday. EL CAJON, 3:42 p.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
El Cajon man pleads not guilty to additional charges in attack on jail guard: An El Cajon man facing a possible death penalty on murder charges pleaded not guilty Thursday to additional felony charges in connection with an attack on a jail guard. CORONADO, 12:21 p.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Coronado puts off decision on Hotel Del expansion plans: The City Council has requested more time to consider changes to proposed expansion plans for the historic Hotel del Coronado.
Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Plan includes naming rights: DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – City government, presented by Barona? Sempra San Diego City Hall?
SAN DIEGO, 12:12 p.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Man linked to two gang shootings arrested: A 23-year-old man implicated in two gang-related shootings has been arrested by San Diego police on suspicion of murder, authorities announced Thursday. ALPINE, 10:21 a.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Cyclist killed in accident identified: The motorcyclist who died on Interstate 8 Wednesday was identified Thursday as Adam Martin Mooney, 19, of El Cajon, according to the Medical Examiner's Office. FALLBROOK, 9:12 a.m. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Detectives probe death of Fallbrook woman: Sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 73-year-old woman whose body was found on the floor of her apartment early Thursday morning.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Slow sales dropping a hammer on builders:At Magnolia at Bressi Ranch in Carlsbad, about half of the 25 homes have been built and sold for prices approaching $2.3 million. But a few months ago, builder Barratt American abruptly halted construction on six more, and a seventh stands completed and unsold. Work never started on five lots.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
$55 million awarded to kin of 4 Marines: A jury awarded more than $55 million yesterday to the families of four Marines killed in 2004 when the helicopter they were flying in struck a utility tower on Camp Pendleton.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
S.D. cop accused of disclosing drug probe:
A San Diego police officer nicknamed “Corrupto” was charged yesterday with using his position to pass information about a narcotics investigation to drug-trafficking suspects.
MIRAMAR, Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
A model of efficiency:
Inside the gate of the Miramar Landfill, 1,500 acres of hills and valleys formed by trash and nature, there's no rest for the worker. From the public drop-off to the “greenery,” to the enormous pit where bulldozers crush the day's commercial trash deliveries, about 100 city employees strive to keep the landfill orderly, safe and a little emptier – thus, open a little longer.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
An action hero for sub disasters:Capt. James Bates spends much of his time doing things most people only see in the movies: practicing for life and death emergencies on the ocean floor.
NATIONAL CITY, Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Man crosses barrios to promote gang peace:
Every Sunday, Lucky “2 Tears” Morales laces up his steel-toed boots, wraps a bandana across on his forehead and slips on his black, finger-less gloves to march the streets of southeastern San Diego alone.
SAN DIEGO, Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Changes mark start of school year:SAN DIEGO
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Everyone from teary-eyed kindergartners to awkward middle-schoolers to cocky seniors reported to the classroom this week, as the San Diego Unified School District kicked off a new year.
BOULEVARD, Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Development is focus for 8 in planning panel contest: BOULEVARD
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For some residents of Boulevard, the lack of stores and services is an acceptable trade-off for quiet, star-filled nights in a slow-paced, rural backcountry community.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Webcasts of council meetings planned: National City will begin showing archived webcasts of its twice-monthly regular meetings in four to six weeks. Mayor Ron Morrison said it's something he has been pushing for years.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Four candidates seek 3 seats on rural fire board:
Three incumbents and one challenger are vying for three openings on the five-member board that oversees the sprawling San Diego Rural Fire Protection District.
RAMONA, Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Man claims 2 deputies on duty hassled women at bar:
A Ramona man charged with resisting arrest and public intoxication and his lawyer said yesterday that sheriff's deputies routinely harassed women in a Ramona bar while on duty.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
City gets grant for pedestrian bridge:
San Diego was awarded a $6 million grant from the California Transportation Commission for the Harbor Drive pedestrian bridge, which will help link the Convention Center to Petco Park.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Piedras Pintadas Trail delights birders:The Bernardo Bay Natural Area of San Dieguito River Park offers a marvelous grid of easy hiking trails just west of Interstate 15 in Rancho Bernardo. My original destination was the Piedras Pintadas Trail, or the Painted Rocks Trail. It is also known as the Trail to the Past.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Library's film series will start Sunday: CHULA VISTA: The Chula Vista library will open an independent film series Sunday with a screening of “La Gran Final” at the Civic Center branch auditorium.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Auditions planned for 'Guys and Dolls Jr.' show: ROLANDO PARK: The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center will hold auditions this month for its production of “Guys and Dolls Jr.”
Actors ages 4 to 19 can audition Sept. 16 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the center, 6805 University Ave., just west of the La Mesa city limits.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Speeding Porsche slams into truck; driver killed: CHULA VISTA:
An unidentified motorist was killed in a fiery crash yesterday morning when the Porsche he was driving collided with the rear of a tractor-trailer on southbound Interstate 805.
Sep. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Local agencies get funds to fight fires, help victims:
Twenty agencies from across San Diego County were awarded a total of $4.2 million yesterday to assist victims of the 2007 wildfires and to help pay for new firefighting equipment.
Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)San Diego man arrested in Coronado burglary: CORONADO: A 30-year-old San Diego man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of burglary after he allegedly entered a home through an unlocked rear door as its residents slept early Monday. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
DUI suspect flees traffic stop, injuring deputy: POWAY: A sheriff's deputy who was injured Tuesday night when a motorist he pulled over sped off and dragged him caught his holster on the driver's truck door. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
One person dies in crash on I-8; two are injured: ALPINE: One person was killed and two were injured last night in a freeway collision involving a motorcycle and several other vehicles, the California Highway Patrol said. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
11-month-old girl injured by falling TV set dies; second in one week: SAN DIEGO: An 11-month-old girl died Tuesday from injuries she suffered three days earlier when a television set fell on her at her Oak Park home, authorities said. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Electronic waste can be recycled at 2 free events: SAN DIEGO: Two free recycling events for electronic waste are scheduled for Saturday in San Diego. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Appeals court says Bowen erred in audit procedure: SAN DIEGO: Secretary of State Debra Bowen has the right to require more intensive post-election audits by county registrars, but didn't follow the correct process the last time she did so, an appeals court has ruled. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Health providers want Medi-Cal funding back: HILLCREST: A coalition of doctors, community clinics and hospitals in San Diego County called on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Legislature yesterday to reverse the 10 percent cut in Medi-Cal funding that took effect in July. Sept. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Mayor asks group to help commemorate exposition: BALBOA PARK: Looking to the 100th anniversary of the 1915-16 Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders convened a “visioning” group of about 50 park activists to think of ways to commemorate one of the high points in San Diego history.
CORONADO, 8:28 p.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Coronado puts off decision on Hotel Del expansion plans: The City Council has requested more time to consider changes to proposed expansion plans for the historic Hotel del Coronado.
SAN DIEGO, 9:50 p.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)SDPD officer charged with tipping off drug traffickers: A San Diego police officer nicknamed “Corrupto” was charged Wednesday with using his position to pass information about a narcotics investigation to drug trafficking suspects. SAN DIEGO, 8:36 p.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
19-year-old gets year in jail in DUI manslaughter case: A 19-year-old man convicted of drunken driving and killing a homeless man walking on a Midtown street was ordered Wednesday to serve a year in county jail and placed on five years' probation.
SAN DIEGO, 5:58 p.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Marine families awarded more than $55M in fatal helicopter crash: A jury awarded more than $55 million Wednesday to the families of four Marines killed in 2004 when the helicopter they were flying in struck a utility tower on Camp Pendleton.
DEL MAR, 7:42 p.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Del Mar race season gallops to close: Jockeys have packed up their silk jerseys. Horses are trailered and ready for a road trip. CHULA VISTA, 6:12 p.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Fatal I-805 crash snarls Chula Vista traffic for hours: A man was killed in a fiery crash early Wednesday when the Porsche he was driving collided with the rear of a semi-truck on southbound Interstate 805, slowing traffic for hours, authorities said.
Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
State accuses SDG&E of trying to delay report on 2007 wildfires: San Diego Gas & Electric failed to properly inspect and maintain power lines implicated in three of the wildfires that ravaged the county in October, then obstructed the investigation into what happened, state officials said in a report released late yesterday.
SAN DIEGO, 11:47 a.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Accused murderer D'Aoust wants DA off the case: An attorney for a 15-year-old girl accused of killing her mother with a claw hammer wants the District Attorney's Office removed from the case because it had access to confidential psychiatric documents, the lawyer claimed Wednesday. POWAY, 8:24 a.m. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Deputy injured after being dragged off by suspected drunk driver: A sheriff's deputy was injured Tuesday night when he was caught in the door of a truck being driven by a suspected drunk driver who sped off after being pulled over.
Sep. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
2nd La Jolla research institute gets huge NIH grant:The modern equivalent of a help-wanted sign should be posted soon in Torrey Pines, thanks to almost $180 million in twin grants won by major research institutes from the National Institutes of Health.
SAN DIEGO, Sep. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
3 returned to CCDC; SEDC gets new faces:SAN DIEGO
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One of the city's two troubled redevelopment panels got new board members yesterday, but the other didn't.
Four new members of the Southeastern Economic Development Corp. board were confirmed by the San Diego City Council, as Mayor Jerry Sanders moved forward with a housecleaning after the agency's unusual pay and budget practices caused a crisis this summer.
Sep. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Accused killer's abusive family recalled at trial:A Lakeside man accused of killing his real estate agent was so abused for most of his life that he developed a paranoid personality and was likely to overreact to perceived danger, a psychologist testified yesterday.
CHULA VISTA, Sep. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
College worker alleges sexual harassment: CHULA VISTA
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A student-services assistant at Southwestern College has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against three administrators, including a vice president.
SAN DIEGO, Sep. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Claim dropped against cop in dog's death: SAN DIEGO
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City Attorney Michael Aguirre has dismissed his office's claim for civil damages against San Diego police Officer Paul Hubka, whose police dog died of heatstroke in June after Hubka left him in the back of his police vehicle for seven hours at his Alpine home in triple-digit heat.
Sep. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Truck hits deputy, flees; suspect is soon arrested: POWAY:
A hit-and-run driver in a pickup struck a sheriff's deputy in Poway late last night. Deputies arrested a suspect about 11 p.m. on Oak Knoll Road in Poway.
Sep. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
One-year-old girl dies after TV set falls on her :SAN DIEGO:
A 1-year-old girl died yesterday after a television set fell on her at her grandmother's Sorrento Valley home, the Medical Examiner's Office said.
Sep. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Residents are told to boil water after main breaks: LAKESIDE:
A water main break early yesterday flooded Lake Jennings Road at Old Highway 80 in Lakeside and resulted in a county order for nearby residents to boil their water because of the risk of contamination.
Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Agents seize 600 pounds of drugs, arrest 13 people: SOUTH COUNTY: Customs agents seized almost 600 pounds of drugs and arrested 13 wanted fugitives over the three-day weekend at the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa ports of entry, authorities said. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Three still hospitalized after walkway collapse: SAN DIEGO: Three people remained hospitalized yesterday with injuries suffered when a wooden covered walkway collapsed Thursday on a group of pedestrians in the East Village, injuring 16. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Man in wheelchair hit, injured by car in street: SAN DIEGO: An 87-year-old man suffered serious injuries yesterday when a car struck him as he crossed El Cajon Boulevard in a wheelchair, San Diego police said. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Donate old eyeglasses through postal carriers: Postal carriers will be collecting donations of eyeglasses during their rounds Friday. Residents can leave prescription eyeglasses in plastic bags at their mailboxes for carriers to retrieve during the sixth annual Recycle for Sight event. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Oceanside sets program about history of its piers: OCEANSIDE: A 120-year history of Oceanside's piers will be presented at a free public program this weekend. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Call center needs help for Gustav aid efforts: 2-1-1 San Diego, the call center that helped county residents find information and services during and after last October's wildfires, needs volunteers to assist people affected by Hurricane Gustav. Sept. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Anti-war veterans group makes visits in county: Iraq Veterans Against the War is in San Diego County this week to increase membership and rally other support from service members.
