Candidate: City officials abused credit cards
Oct. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Carlsbad City Council candidate Glenn Bernard alleged at a candidates forum yesterday that a former councilwoman resigned last year because she feared a brewing credit-card scandal, and she had wanted to see a new council member on the panel.
But former Councilwoman Norine Sigafoose, who resigned in February 2007 because of ill health, denied making the statements.
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NORTH COUNTY COURTS, Oct. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Witness: Men wanted to 'test their guns': NORTH COUNTY COURTS
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Penifoti Taeotui and Meki Gaono, two Oceanside men charged with murder in the slaying of Oceanside police Officer Dan Bessant, were drunk and decided to “test their guns” by shooting at Bessant, according to court testimony yesterday.
OCEANSIDE, 1:30 a.m. Oct. 7 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Oceanside planners OK Pavilion shopping center: The city Planning Commission says the once-iconic Valley Drive-In theater should be replaced by a 950,000 square-foot shopping center. SAN DIEGO, 7:09 a.m. Oct. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Woman, 55, in fatal Escondido crash ID'd: A woman killed in a collision in Escondido last week has been identified as Shawn Lynn McFate of Escondido, the Medical Examiner's Office said Monday. Oct. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Boy, 3, injured in crash; tot was not in child seat: ESCONDIDO: A 3-year-old boy was injured in a crash Sunday morning when his mother lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a light pole, police said.
Oct. 6 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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SOLANA BEACH, 11:25 a.m. Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Managing the shoreline: Not long after Torgen Johnson moved into his ocean-view house on top of a coastal bluff at Pacific Avenue, a sudden landslide triggered by a rainstorm claimed a chunk of his property.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Santa Ana winds hold key in fire season: Mother Nature was not nice in 2007. When Santa Ana winds howled through the county's canyons in late October, they came after a second straight dry winter that had withered native vegetation and left it ready to burn.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
The week: Stories and photos from Sept. 28-Oct. 4: San Diego Gas & Electric Co. announced a new policy Thursday to shut off power in much of the backcountry during conditions of extreme fire danger.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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CARLSBAD, Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
No regrets for Mulvey at Naval Academy Ex-Lancer player learns responsibility: Michael Mulvey admits that it was hardly love at first sight. The Carlsbad High alum didn't want anything to do with the Naval Academy the first time he visited the Annapolis, Md., campus as a high school senior.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Surfrider to back city's shoreline plan under agreement:Solana Beach agreed last year to pay $100,000 to the Surfrider Foundation in return for the group's endorsement of the city's shoreline management plan, which is pending before the California Coastal Commission.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Pitching college, careers:Eleven-year-old Chandler Furrer says that when he grows up, he wants to join a SWAT team. But if that doesn't work out, he'd settle for becoming an NFL player.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Improving Escondido is focus of the race:In Escondido, where median income is the lowest of any North County city, candidates vying for two City Council seats are promising a better quality of life even as the nation faces a financial crisis.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
2 county residents among hikers rescued in Sierra:Two San Diego County residents were among a group of four hikers rescued yesterday morning in the Sierra Nevada.
Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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Oct. 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Council to look at new lease for airport: Two years ago, Oceanside Municipal Airport appeared to be fighting for its very existence. Now, it may be getting a 70-year lease on life.
Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Parent, two incumbents squaring off over two positions: San Dieguito Union High School District is one of the highest performing in the state, but the next school board will be focusing on several areas of improvement.
NORTH COUNTY, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Trustees pose questions on La Costa land proposal: NORTH COUNTY – San Dieguito Union High School District trustees have gotten their first look at a proposal from La Costa Valley residents to restrict how the district uses vacant land off Calle Barcelona.
OCEANSIDE, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Panel to vote on proposed shopping center: OCEANSIDE
– The Planning Commission on Monday will consider approving one of the largest shopping centers ever built here. The proposed Pavilion at Oceanside is to be constructed on the 92-acre site of the Valley Drive-In Theaters, now used as a weekend swap meet, at Mission Avenue and Foussat Road, about two miles west of Interstate 5.
OCEANSIDE, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Citing heavy workload, candidate Kratcoski has dropped out of race: OCEANSIDE – The first candidate to sign up to run for Oceanside City Council in the Nov. 4 election has bowed out of the race.
ESCONDIDO, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Candidate forum for City Council set for Thursday: ESCONDIDO – The Escondido Democratic Club will host a City Council candidate forum at 7 p.m. Thursday at Joslyn Senior Center, 210 Park Ave. Organizers are expecting all six candidates – incumbents Ed Gallo and Sam Abed and challengers Olga Diaz, Richard Barron, Dennis French and Chuck Voelker.
ESCONDIDO, Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Candidates offer their vision for education in San Pasqual: The San Pasqual Union School District is a single-campus district serving about 550 kindergarten through eighth-grade students and 30 preschoolers.
Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Missing woman's family offers $10,000 reward: ESCONDIDO:
The family of a 71-year-old Alzheimer's patient who has been missing since she wandered from her home in late August is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her return.
Oct. 4 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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OCEANSIDE, 3:29 p.m. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Kratcoski withdraws from Oceanside council race: The first candidate to sign up to run for Oceanside City Council in the Nov. 4 election has bowed out of the race. SAN DIEGO, 3:28 p.m. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Fallbrook man sentenced in child porn case: A Fallbrook man who admitted to having computer images of 4-year-old children being used in sexual acts was sentenced Friday to four years in federal prison. ESCONDIDO, 1:45 p.m. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Family offers reward in disappearance of Alzheimer patient: The family of a 71-year-old Alzheimer's patient who has been missing since she wandered from her home in late August is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her return. VISTA, 11:04 a.m. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Sketch of home invasion suspect released: Sheriff's investigators released a sketch Friday of an armed man who victims said impersonated a law enforcement officer when he forced his way into a home, handcuffed two people and sprayed one of them with Mace. Just after 9 p.m., the man knocked on the door at the home on Vista Glen Lane near Eucalyptus Avenue, a spokesman with the Sheriff's Department said.
SAN MARCOS, Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Finishing touches are being put on $12 million park: SAN MARCOS – One of San Marcos's largest and newest parks is days away from opening, for those who have been wondering each time they pass the 30-acre site with large grassy fields near Mission Hills High School.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)Bail set at $500,000 for three accused of kidnapping, pimping: NORTH COUNTY COURTS – Bail has been set at $500,000 each for three of four people accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl Monday and taking her to a motel in Oceanside where they photographed her naked with the intent of posting pictures on the Internet and selling her into prostitution.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Court sides with law over love: NORTH COUNTY – An elderly couple who fell in love and eloped while living in a nursing home had their marriage annulled yesterday despite their pleas to remain wed.
ENCINITAS, Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Candidates take questions on traffic, 'rural character':
Candidates running for Encinitas City Council vowed to protect the “rural, equestrian character” of the Olivenhain community at a standing-room-only forum this week.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Costs of park project questioned: As Encinitas moves closer toward a long-held goal of developing a 44-acre weedy lot in Cardiff into an expansive park with multiple athletic fields, questions remain about how much it will cost taxpayers.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Hopefuls debate pensions, business expansion, basin: A City Council candidates forum at Rancho Carlsbad mobile home park escalated into a true debate Wednesday night, with the hopefuls exchanging shots over city employee pensions, the expansion of auto dealerships and a drainage plan for northern Carlsbad.
WARNER SPRINGS, Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Incumbent, 3 challengers are vying for two seats on rural district school board: WARNER SPRINGS – Four people are seeking two Warner Unified school board seats. Warner Unified, a small district in rural northeast San Diego County, has about 250 students in kindergarten through 12th grade.
FALLBROOK, Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Candidates want to keep community's rural nature: FALLBROOK – The 15 members of the Fallbrook Community Planning Group serve four-year terms and advise the county Board of Supervisors on issues such as land-use planning, traffic and development.
NORTH COUNTY COURTS, Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Driver's charges raised in crash that killed four: NORTH COUNTY COURTS – A woman accused of being drunk and high while crashing head-on into a car on state Route 76 in December and killing four people now faces the possibility of four consecutive life terms in prison if convicted.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
10 contending for 8 spots on Valley Center planning group: Ten candidates, including three incumbents, are vying for eight seats on the Valley Center planning group. Issues in the election include the quality of planning; high-density development in the semirural community, retaining Valley Center's character, designing a fair community plan, and the proposed Road 3-A and a 3,000-unit development that had been associated with it.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Apple Days Festival will begin Saturday : JULIAN: Julian's annual Apple Days Festival will be held this weekend at the Menghini Winery, where there will be plenty to do.
Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)City arts festival set at two outdoor sites: SAN MARCOS: The city's annual arts festival, with art demonstrations, vendor booths and performances by local schools and music groups, will be held Sunday. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Overlook view of lake part of hike: SAN MARCOS: The latest group hike offered by the city of San Marcos will explore the trails north and west of San Elijo Park tomorrow. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Council candidates to take questions: VISTA: A community forum for Vista City Council candidates is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Shadowridge Country Club. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Wildfire preparedness fair is set for tomorrow: POWAY: Residents can learn how to make fire-safe changes to their homes at a wildfire preparedness fair tomorrow. Oct. 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Public's help sought to identify store robber: SAN DIEGO: Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a gunman who robbed a convenience store in Rancho Bernardo in August.
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