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Ed Miller dies at 87; longtime D.A. for San Diego County
Ed Miller, who served as San Diego County district attorney for 24 years and, beginning in the scandal-ridden 1970s, was a major figure in reforming the city's political, business and law enforcement establishment, has died. He was 87. Miller died...
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Carl DeMaio concedes defeat to Bob Filner in S.D. mayor's race
L.A. NOWSan Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio conceded defeat Wednesday to U.S. Rep. Bob Filner in the hard-fought race to succeed Mayor Jerry Sanders. DeMaio, 38, a conservative Republican, said he remains proud that he was a leader in the movement to...... -
San Diego: Pandas, Padres and pension problems
L.A. NOWTo tourists, San Diego is a mecca. To denizens of the Los Angeles Basin, it's their favorite weekend getaway. But to government wonks, San Diego is ground-zero for the growing national debate about whether taxpayers can -- or should --...... -
California Supreme Court throws out pension charges against 5 ex-retirement board members in San Diego
L.A. NOWThe California Supreme Court today threw out criminal charges filed by the San Diego County district attorney against five former members of the city retirement board stemming from the city's pension controversy. The court, however, allowed conflict-of-... -
In San Diego, what price tourism?
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhat were they thinking? What exactly did the voters of San Diego have in mind three years ago -- just four months after the catastrophic Cedar fire -- when they refused to increase taxes to pay for better firefighting? Well, more than 61% of those...Tags: Republican Party, Local Elections, Politics, Elections, State Budgets
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San Diego's mayor doesn't come under fire this time
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSAN DIEGO -- It's been a rough two years for Mayor Jerry Sanders, the cop-turned-politician elected in the middle of the city's biggest financial debacle. He has jumped from one controversy to another while clashing with the city attorney and struggling...Tags: Local Elections, Lawyers, Murder, Regional Authority, McDonald's
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Preparation F
If reports that Southern California leaders were not adequately prepared to deal with the first big fires of this fall season sound familiar, that's because they are. The Los Angeles Times, and in particularly its editorial board, has been pointing out...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Christmas, Career and Workplace, Natural Resource Industry, Regional Authority
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San Diego fire warnings were repeatedly ignored
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersSAN DIEGO -- County officials have repeatedly been warned that too few firefighters combined with dry back-country brush and Santa Ana winds could produce uncontrollable wildfires nearly identical to those that killed 16 people and destroyed 2,469 homes...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Forestry and Timber, Gaming, Wildfires, Public Officials
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Mountain Resorts Under Siege
Times Staff WritersFirefighters battled desperately Wednesday to stop wildfires from destroying two beloved Southern California getaways, Lake Arrowhead and the historic mountain town of Julian, east of San Diego. One firefighter was killed, bringing the death toll to 20...Tags: Regional Authority, Forestry and Timber, Road Transportation, Wildfires, American Red Cross
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A Rampage of Firestorms
Times Staff WritersA crescent of fire continued to rage through Southern California on Sunday, destroying hundreds of homes, claiming at least 11 more lives and throwing the entire region into an eerie, smoky half-light. A searing Santa Ana wind blew flames over mountain...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Ronald Reagan, Prisons, Local Elections, George W. Bush
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San Diego Was in No Shape for This Fight
Times Staff WritersFire protection in San Diego County, where 16 people died this week in massive blazes, lags significantly behind other areas of the state in terms of resources, coordination and equipment. The deaths and the destruction of more than 1,600 homes have...Tags: Politics, Death, Referenda, Wildfires, Elections
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Judge's Decision Cost Write-In Candidate for Mayor
Times Staff WriterA review of disputed ballots showed today that write-in candidate Councilwoman Donna Frye would have beaten Mayor Dick Murphy except for a judge's decision refusing to order the counting of "empty oval" ballots. In the official results, Murphy beat...Tags: Local Elections, Lawyers, Career and Workplace, Unions, Regional Authority
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