Archive for November, 2009


Prosecutor says medical marijuana manager hid behind law

By Kelly Wheeler 2:42 PM November 20, 2009

Manager of Answerdam Alternative Care — a medical marijuana dispensary — is charged with selling marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of ecstasy.


Seven centers, one clinic get H1N1 vaccines

Staff 2:27 PM November 20, 2009

The county’s six public health centers and one immunization clinic each received 200 doses of the injectable H1N1 vaccine to be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, it was announced Friday.
The vaccine will be distributed to those in high-risk categories, including children, adults with chronic medical conditions, caretakers of infants younger than 6 months old [...]


Sea changes in congressional districts create Democratic hope

By Hoa Quach 1:20 PM November 20, 2009

With Democrats outnumbering Republicans in the Golden State – Blue Dogs are optimistic about unseating Republican incumbents in eight congressional districts.


City and district attorneys join forces against criminals

By Joe Britton 1:04 PM November 20, 2009

San Diego City Attorney’s computer system will now piggy back off the district attorney’s system.


One dead in two-car crash near Julian

Staff 12:48 PM November 20, 2009

A two-vehicle collision Friday on a back-country road in the East County highlands left one person dead, authorities said.
The fatal crash in the 28000 block of Julian Road in the Ballena area was reported shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.
An occupant of one of the vehicles died at the scene. No [...]


Fleeing robbers prompt high school lockdown

Staff 12:09 PM November 20, 2009

A group of residential burglary suspects scrambled onto the grounds of Madison High School Friday while fleeing police, prompting a lockdown of the Clairemont-area campus as officers did a building-by-building search.
Officers responding to a report of a possible break-in at a home on Limerick Avenue about 10:15 a.m. arrived to see four teenage boys or [...]


‘New Moon’ shatters midnight screening records

Staff 11:57 AM November 20, 2009

Rabid fans of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” helped the film shatter the box office record for midnight screenings, earning an estimated $26.27 million at overnight showings, according to figures released Friday.
The midnight-screening take broke the record set by “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” which earned $22.2 million in overnight showings on July 15, [...]


Chargers-Broncos positional breakdown

By Jason Owens 11:10 AM November 20, 2009

The Broncos may take the field without quarterback Kyle Orton. Sports editor Jason Owens breaks down whether Denver has the horses to compete without him on Sunday.


SDNN expert picks: Chargers-Broncos

Staff 10:41 AM November 20, 2009

At least one brave soul had the cojones to pick a likely Chris Simms-led Broncos team on Sunday. Click here to find out who.


Unemployment grows in San Diego County

Staff 10:16 AM November 20, 2009

The unemployment rate in San Diego County was 10.5 percent last month, up from a revised 10.4 percent in September, and well above the 6.7 percent jobless rate from a year ago, a state agency reported Friday.
The state’s unadjusted unemployment rate was 12.3 percent in October, up from 12 percent the previous month, and the [...]

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