Archive for June, 2009
As school budgets worsen, district-splitting option picks up steam
Los Angeles Unified ignored a proposal to divide the largest school district in the state, now they’re facing an unprecedented deficit. Should San Diego Unified split into two before it’s too late? One board member thinks so.
Society: The Magic of Music benefits children
The San Diego Center for Children’s annual event raises nearly $200,000 for children recovering from abusive pasts.
Sea lion commandeers OC fire boat
The sea lion snuck into the V-berth and jumped into the driver seat, using his flippers to turn on lights, sound the horn, and even put the boat in reverse.
Minister gets 17 years in child molestation case
A minister and music teacher who molested three boys he met through church mentoring programs was sentenced today to 17 years and four months in state prison.
Jimmie Xray Robinson, 48, pleaded guilty in April to three counts of lewd acts on children. He also admitted having substantial sexual contact with the victims and committing prior [...]
Castronovo: It’s swimsuit season and I’m not laughing
My middle area looks like a stuffed sausage, things aren’t fitting, it’s bathing-suit season, and I’m not laughing anymore.
Hacksaw: Fehr leaving baseball with tarnished legacy
Baseball’s union boss steps down, leaving with heavy influence on the Padres and the game — some of it good, some of it ugly.
Use Twitter to talk to customers — including hamsters
Business marketing experts use social media to build trust, customer loyalty, and revenue.
Glass acts: Delawie helped define mid-century architecture
Fortunately, many of Homer Delawie’s homes remain, newly appreciated modernist masterpieces as sparkling and sublime as the day he built them.
Locals showcase swimwear, skin at Bikini Week
San Diego’s first-ever Bikini Week kicks off Wednesday.
Balboa Park, SeaWorld architect Homer Delawie dead at 81
Renowned local architect Homer Delawie, whose mid-century style remains popular today, died Friday.
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