San Diego News
Two Reports Discuss Face-lift For City Hall
May. 12, 2008
San Diego's City Hall is in pretty bad shape, according to reports that looked at what it would take to bring the downtown civic complex to modern standards. Read the full article… »
Man Shot Six Times Is Expected To Survive
May. 12, 2008
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO: A man who was shot six times early yesterday as he was driving away from a Gaslamp Quarter nightclub is expected to live, police said. Read the full article… »
Rules Make Cuts Tough Assignment
May. 12, 2008
At Roosevelt Middle School near Balboa Park, 15 teachers have received tentative layoff notices, but there are no plans to cancel after-school juggling. Read the full article… »
Area Near River Gets Spruced Up
May. 12, 2008
Nora Smith lugged a 42-gallon black trash bag full of cardboard, beer bottles and other trash up a rocky hill toward a pickup truck, trying to keep her balance and wishing she had a dust mask. Read the full article… »
Army Sergeant Had 'Heart The Size Of The Entire State'
May. 12, 2008
Ricky Vaughn popped into coach Steve Stone's life eight years ago as a skinny Navy brat in a football uniform, his mouthful of braces fixed in a crooked grin. Read the full article… »
Surfer's Slaying Case To Focus On Fatal Fight
May. 12, 2008
After days of testimony about other violent altercations, investigators are expected to testify this week about a fight that led to a professional surfer's death in La Jolla. Read the full article… »
It's All Or Nothing For Downtown Streetlights
May. 12, 2008
THE PROBLEM: Streetlights are something you take for granted until they burn all the time or don't burn at all. Read the full article… »
City Chooses Oaks To Replace Eucalyptus Trees
May. 12, 2008
The city's decision to fell the Old Globe Theatre's 100-foot sugar gum tree for safety reasons attracted a lot of hoopla last month. The 73-year-old eucalyptus will likely be replaced by two English oaks, a hearty, stately tree that was chosen as an homage to the theater's summer Shakespearean festival. Read the full article… »
Drug Raid Has Sdsu Concerned On Image
May. 11, 2008
It is the standout research school in the California State University system. It boasts a top-ranked international business program. And a more stringent admissions policy combined with a record number of applicants to choose from has enabled San Diego State University to significantly boost the academic caliber of its students. Read the full article… »
Postal Service Refuses To Be Licked
May. 11, 2008
E-cards, e-mail and text messaging are displacing handwritten correspondence. Businesses have a new advertising venue in the Internet. And many Americans prefer to pay their bills online. Which raises the question: Is the U.S. Postal Service doomed to go the way of the Pony Express? Read the full article… »
Veterans Try For Marble Renaissance
May. 11, 2008
People of a certain age remember reaching down to the bottom of a freshly opened box of Frosted Flakes, groping for the free marble inside. Others remember drawing a chalk circle on the schoolyard pavement to create an arena for the games. Read the full article… »
Climate Scientist Out To Change The World
May. 11, 2008
Veerabhadran Ramanathan tours the globe to conduct experiments and advise world leaders about climate change. He helped craft the United Nations' landmark report in 2007 on global warming, and his research at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla has been featured in major journals such as Nature. Read the full article… »
The Week: Stories And Photos From May 4-10
May. 11, 2008
An early-morning roundup of 18 San Diego State University students Tuesdaywas the culmination of a yearlong investigation into drug dealing around campus. Read the full article… »
Promoting Healthy Ways
May. 11, 2008
Jacob Luna was a made-to-order poster boy for the health fair yesterday at the Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center. Read the full article… »
Price Of Cocaine Much Lower Than In '80s
May. 11, 2008
Among the many details laid out by authorities after last week's drug raids around San Diego State University, there was this tidbit: Alleged dealers were selling half-ounces of cocaine for as little as $400. Read the full article… »
Bank Robbery Suspect Claimed To Have Bomb
May. 11, 2008
SAN DIEGO: A Washington Mutual bank was evacuated after a woman claimed to have a bomb during a robbery yesterday, police said. Read the full article… »