The Sandiegoisttag:thesandiegoist.com,2008-08-01://12008-08-02T23:18:32Zby Justin McLachlanMovable Type 4.2rc4-enJudge says Mt. Soledad cross can staytag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.212008-08-02T20:33:15Z2008-08-02T23:18:32Z The monument, the judge says, serves a secular purpose commemorating members of the armed forces and as such, is constitutional. This should finish-up rounds of litigation that started nearly 20 years ago in 1989, when the city was first...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
The monument, the judge says, serves a secular purpose commemorating members of the armed forces and as such, is constitutional. This should finish-up rounds of litigation that started nearly 20 years ago in 1989, when the city was first sued over the cross. The issue heated up in 2006, when Congress acquired the monument to make sure it's properly preserved (and likely to end the litigation that had dragged on for years in California state courts).
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San Diego to lose 10 Starbuckstag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.172008-07-18T17:22:19Z2008-07-18T18:18:50ZJustin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1 MIRA MESA, 9450 MIRA MESA BLVD SAN DIEGO CA MISSIONGORGE RD, 6171 MISSIONGORGE SAN DIEGO CA 1ST & MARKET, 101 MARKET ST SAN DIEGO CA COLLEGE & LINDO PESSO, 5131 COLLEGE AVE SAN DIEGO CA EUCLID AVE & FEDERAL BLVD, 1722 EUCLID AVE SAN DIEGO CA UNIVERSITY & ARAGON, 6511 UNIVERSITY AVE SAN DIEGO CA 30TH ST & EL CAJON, 2990 EL CAJON BLVD SAN DIEGO CA NATIONAL & 36TH, 3582 NATIONAL AVE SAN DIEGO CA PARK & UNIVERSITY, 3830 PARK BLVD SAN DIEGO CA 11TH & C, 1122 BRDWAY AVE SAN DIEGO CA
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Marine's widow sues CHP and the San Diego Sherrif's Officetag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.152008-07-14T17:08:17Z2008-07-14T17:17:32Z Jennifer Medina says the CHP and sheriff's deputies shot her husband 37-times, killing him, after a low-speed chase in what she calls a case of racial profiling. Medina was hispanic. She filed a federal civil rights lawsuit here in...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
Jennifer Medina says the CHP and sheriff's deputies shot her husband 37-times, killing him, after a low-speed chase in what she calls a case of racial profiling. Medina was hispanic. She filed a federal civil rights lawsuit here in San Diego last week, asking for punitive and other damages.
Media reports at the time said that police shot a "suspected drunken-driver," that refused to pull over but then later noted that at least one of the officers involved was the subject of an excessive force investigation.
The family and their lawyers have more information on the case at http://justice4medina.com.]]>
A night at the moviestag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.142008-07-12T16:40:39Z2008-07-12T16:45:59Z The line for Hellboy 2 was long at the AMC 20 at Mission Valley, but we got there early -- only 15 or so people in front of us.My thing, though, is why are those self-serve kiosks always broken?...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1 The line for Hellboy 2 was long at the AMC 20 at Mission Valley, but we got there early -- only 15 or so people in front of us.
My thing, though, is why are those self-serve kiosks always broken? The line for tickets was a lot longer.
Not that the line is any shorter when they are working. I'm not sure why people avoid using them -- they're super simple and so much quicker than waiting for one teenage girl to get tickets for 40 people ahead of you.
But then, I think I'm pretty smart. Like grocery stores, this should catch on.
The movie, btw, was cool. ]]>
Woman fired for living with her boyfriendtag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.132008-07-09T16:26:46Z2008-07-09T16:30:18ZA San Diego woman who worked for food-service company Sodexo at Sharp Memorial hospital has sued the company after she said her boss fired her for living with her boyfriend, also an employee. The company, according to the woman, says...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1 The company, according to the woman, says its policy was not to employ "relatives" and that either she or her boyfriend would have to quit. The real reason is, she says, that her living arrangements offended her boss' religious beliefs.
She's asking for $75,001 -- just enough to get the case into federal court. ]]>
Some words of warning in Fashion Valleytag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.122008-07-07T15:48:05Z2008-07-07T15:53:23ZI guess some parents (or au pairs, judging by the mall's clientele) need extra guidance. I took this with my iPhone at the mall, on the back of a stroller. I don't think I need to say much more....Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
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Happy Independence Daytag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.112008-07-04T17:08:49Z2008-07-04T17:24:27Z This shot was taken at last year's Independence Day celebrations in San Diego by Flickr member OlasisUSD. (You can join the Sandiegoist's Flickr pool here).So have a happy and safe holiday, and we'll see you on Monday....Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
So have a happy and safe holiday, and we'll see you on Monday. ]]>
UT's campy leather lesbians upset diversity bloggertag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.102008-07-02T00:50:56Z2008-07-02T01:06:21ZA blogger with the Society of Professional Journalists took issue in a post today with a recent photo run in the Union-Tribune:To illustrate its coverage of the massive Gay-Pride parade in San Francisco recently, the San Diego Union Tribune -...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1A blogger with the Society of Professional Journalists took issue in a post today with a recent photo run in the Union-Tribune:
To illustrate its coverage of the massive Gay-Pride parade in San Francisco recently, the San Diego Union Tribune - which is usually sensitive to diversity issues - ran a Reuters photos of two lesbians in campy, leather drag.
That photo reinforced the
stereotype that Gays are a fringe element in society, and not a part of
the mainstream. They could have run a photo of the large
law-enforcement contingent in the parade, showing that cops and
sheriffs are Gay, too.
Some photo editors need more diversity education!
I did a drive by search on the Tribune's Web site, but couldn't find the photo in question. I'll send this post to the paper's reader's representative to see if there's any response. UPDATE (7/1 6:06 PST): okay, I found the photo. It's posted above. ]]>
California Renewal: We're working on ittag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.92008-07-01T22:43:10Z2008-07-01T22:48:18ZJustin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
the SanDiegoist, ProtectMarriage.com's attorney explains why California Renewal (the company sponsoring ProtectMarriage.com) operated for four months while suspended by the state tax board.
Hi Justin:
I serve as attorney for ProtectMarriage.com. We've looked into the problem with California Renewal's registration.... Turns out that some paperwork from the state was incorrectly addressed and returned as undeliverable (right address, wrong name)... and when no response was received the suspension occurred. We are cleaning up the paperwork error in the next day or two and should be back to normal shortly.
Thanks so much for bringing this to our attention.
Andrew Pugno ProtectMarriage.com
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Tiny surfer hangs 10 in Coronadotag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.82008-07-01T19:32:28Z2008-07-01T19:38:07ZHe's way better than I am, or I would be, if I surfed. Maybe soon? Hang 10 - Ian Originally uploaded by pixelrobber...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
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Update: They found hertag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.72008-07-01T17:16:14Z2008-07-01T17:19:37ZSeems Cindy McCain was in plain sight and San Diego County has the nearly five-years worth of back taxes she owed on a La Jolla condo. Says the Union-Tribune: "Someone at the trust made an electronic payment of $6,744.42 at...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
Cindy McCain was in plain sight and San Diego County has the nearly five-years worth of back taxes she owed on a La Jolla condo. Says the Union-Tribune: "Someone at the trust made an electronic payment
of $6,744.42 at 1 p.m. Friday. Yesterday (Monday 6/30), the remaining $1,742 was paid
- a debt that would have put the owners in default as of midnight last
night, said Dan McAllister, treasurer-tax collector for San Diego
County." ]]>
San Diego County can't find Cindy McCaintag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.62008-06-30T21:14:27Z2008-06-30T21:17:20ZNewsweek: McCain's wife owes some back taxes to San Diego County -- four years worth. "... officials, it turns out, have been sending out tax notices on the La Jolla property, an oceanfront condo, for four years without receiving a...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
Newsweek: McCain's wife owes some back taxes to San Diego County -- four years worth. "... officials, it turns out, have been sending out tax notices on the La Jolla property, an oceanfront condo, for four years without receiving a response. County records show the bills, which were mailed to a Phoenix address associated with Mrs. McCain's trust, were returned by the post office." ]]>
San Diego man: American Airlines imprisoned metag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.52008-06-30T20:42:19Z2008-06-30T20:51:51ZA San Diego man sued American Airlines in federal court last week, claiming he was told to "shut up and remain seated" after he asked to be left off a plane to get medical help. Turns out he had kidney...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
A San Diego man sued American Airlines in federal court last week, claiming he was told to "shut up and remain seated" after he asked to be left off a plane to get medical help. Turns out he had kidney stones, but, according to his complaint, the flight crew threatened him with arrest as he continually asked to be let off the plane. He finally made it to a hospital after being forced to endure a more than three-hour flight.
Tax Board suspends California Renewaltag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.22008-06-30T18:34:37Z2008-06-30T20:07:53ZCalifornia Renewal, the sole sponsor of one of the ballot measure committees working to block gay marriage through a constitutional amendment, was suspended by the state Franchise Tax Board in March.That means that California Renewal can't legally conduct business in...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
California Renewal, the sole sponsor of one of the ballot measure committees working to block gay marriage through a constitutional amendment, was suspended by the state Franchise Tax Board in March.
That means that California Renewal can't legally conduct business in California or use the organization's name. The California Political Reform Act doesn't say what should happen when a ballot measure committee sponsor is suspended by the tax board.
Since the suspension, the committee (officially known as Protectmarriage.com, a project of California Renewal) has raised just over $350,000, according to its most recently filed campaign finance disclosure reports. They spent significant amounts on "petition circulating" in the same time period. In total, the committee, led by Ron Prentice (executive director of both California Renewal and the California Family Council Foundation) has reported raising about $1.4 million. ]]>
Big brother watching the barstag:thesandiegoist.com,2008://1.32008-06-28T19:44:58Z2008-06-30T19:47:23ZNBC San Diego: "Some bars in San Diego aren't just checking IDs -- they're also entering them into a computer database."...Justin McLachlanhttp://thesandiegoist.com/cgi-bin/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=1
NBC San Diego: "Some bars in San Diego aren't just checking IDs -- they're also entering them into a computer database." ]]>
The monument, the judge says, serves a secular purpose commemorating members of the armed forces and as such, is constitutional. This should finish-up rounds of litigation that started nearly 20 years ago in 1989, when the city was first sued over the cross. The issue heated up in 2006, when Congress acquired the monument to make sure it's properly preserved (and likely to end the litigation that had dragged on for years in California state courts). 
Jennifer Medina says the CHP and sheriff's deputies shot her husband 37-times, killing him, after a low-speed chase in what she calls a case of racial profiling. Medina was hispanic. She filed a federal civil rights lawsuit here in San Diego last week, asking for punitive and other damages.
The line for Hellboy 2 was long at the AMC 20 at Mission Valley, but we got there early -- only 15 or so people in front of us.
A blogger with the Society of Professional Journalists took issue in a post today with a recent photo run in the Union-Tribune: