WILMINGTON, Del. and LONDON–(PRNewswire)–A group of News Corporation shareholders has brought fresh charges against the media giant’s senior management and board of directors for repeated failures to correct illegal conduct that has severely battered the company’s reputation and market value. Beyond the phone hacking scandal that has engulfed the company – leading to arrests of […]
Legislation gives Brown opportunity to protect drinking water, sacred sites from dump
(PRNewswire)–California Governor Jerry Brown is currently considering Senate Bill 833, legislation that would stop a proposed landfill from being built along a river, eliminate the risk of contaminating drinking water for communities, and prevent the permanent desecration of sites considered sacred by local Indian Tribes. A coalition of diverse groups including the Southern California Tribal […]
San Diego County Water Authority executes $94.5 million senior lien bond sale
SAN DIEGO–(Business Wire) — The San Diego County Water Authority this week completed a $94.5 million bond sale that will help reduce the cost of financing vital water supply reliability projects by $5.2 million on a present-value basis over the life of the bonds. The sale is the latest in a series of actions taken […]
Boil water notice lifted
Last week’s boil water advisory has been lifted, but the Department of Environmental Health is reminding restaurants and markets that were impacted by the advisory to follow food and water safety procedures before reusing tap water. Businesses should follow these water safety procedures: • Run all faucets for 3 to 5 minutes to flush the […]
Families celebrate recovery from addiction
Sherrie Rubin shares her son Aaron’s story of recovery at the Recovery: A Community Affair event in Balboa Park. From left, Nick Macchione, HHSA Director; Judge Peter L. Gallagher, San Diego Superior Court, Adult Drug Court; and Susan Bower, Director of HHSA Alcohol and Drug Service. SAN DIEGO–Every year, thousands of people enter and complete […]
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Celebrates 25 Years Thanks to Family and Friends
By Danny R. Johnson WASHINGTON–In Lewis Porters’ biography, John Coltrane: His Life and Music; John Coltrane stated: “Monk is exactly the opposite of Miles [Davis]: he talks about music all the time, and he wants so much for you to understand that if, by chance, you ask him something, he’ll spend hours if necessary to […]
Judicial Council approves emergency funding for San Francisco Superior Court
SAN FRANCISCO–By a unanimous vote, the Judicial Council of California today approved allocation of $2.5 million in one-time emergency funding to the Superior Court of San Francisco County to assist the court in reducing courtroom closures and staff layoffs. The emergency funding, with other resources made available to the court, would enable the court to keep […]
Boil water order issued for public drinking water systems
SAN DIEGO COUNTY–The County of San Diego, Department of Environmental Health (DEH) has issued Boil Water Orders and Public Notifications effective immediately for the following: 1000 Trails Oakzanita Springs located at 11053 Hwy 79, Descanso, CA 91916 Alpine Oaks Estates located at 3505 Alpine Blvd., Alpine, CA 91901 Butterfield Ranch located at 14925 Great Southern […]
Chargers select captains for 2011 season
San Diego Chargers Head Coach Norv Turner announced Sept. 9 that the players voted for team captains for the 2011 season and selected Philip Rivers and Nick Hardwick as offensive captains; Takeo Spikes and Eric Weddle as defensive captains, and Jacob Hester as special teams captain. This is the sixth-consecutive year Rivers has served as a captain. […]
Chairman Horn thanks emergency responders and the people of San Diego County
Less than 24 hours ago, the biggest power outage in the history of California struck all of San Diego County and portions of Orange County. More than five million people were left without electricity for 12 hours after an Arizona Public Service employee tripped a transmission line near Yuma, Arizona. Power stations, including the San […]