San Diego News Roundup - February 4, 2008
Posted by: Mighty Thor | 02/04/2008 7:55 AM
Today's top stories from sunny San Diego:
Out of touch: Voting machines sit idle -- NCT
County voters go back to paper and pen for Tuesday election.
Unions bracing for tough bargaining -- SDUT
Each of the employee unions in San Diego city government has begun or is fast approaching contract talks - never an easy prospect, but one complicated this year by continued budget deficits and a June election.
Poll: Public is placing bets on casino props. -- SDUT
Four Indian gambling measures on Tuesday's ballot are closing strong while a proposal to revise the state's term-limits law is fading fast, according to a new statewide Field Poll.
City Council to consider June 3 ballot measures -- SDUT
The San Diego City Council meets today to consider placing a number of issues on the June 3 ballot, including a mandatory recycling ordinance that would allow the city to charge for a service it now provides to single-family homeowners for free.
CHP buys Tasers for 'option short of lethal force' -- SDUT
The California Highway Patrol has added a new weapon to its tool belt: Taser stun guns. The agency is distributing more than 1,600 of them to nearly 7,000 officers statewide.
Voters may be asked to increase room tax -- SDUT
At a meeting tomorrow, the City Council will consider placing a citizens initiative on the November ballot.
Strawberry fields forever? Carlsbad's Prop. D moves forward -- NCT
A draft report on the first part of Carlsbad's "conversations" about the future of the Cannon Road region is expected out later this month.
Carlsbad council to vote on charter ballot measure language -- NCT
The City Council is poised to sign off Tuesday on the proposed statement that would appear on the June 3 ballot when voters are asked whether they want Carlsbad to establish its own city charter.
Poway fire survivors progressing along recovery path -- NCT
Roughly half the Poway families who lost homes to the Witch Creek fire have cleared their properties or obtained permits to do so, and about a dozen have started rebuilding or created plans to do so, city officials said last week.
Federal Towing Contract Not Impeded by Ex-Worker's Scandal -- VoSD
After its deal with the Drug Enforcement Agency dissolved in the wake of a corruption investigation, a Vista towing company has gone on to win a new contract.
Out of touch: Voting machines sit idle -- NCT
County voters go back to paper and pen for Tuesday election.
Unions bracing for tough bargaining -- SDUT
Each of the employee unions in San Diego city government has begun or is fast approaching contract talks - never an easy prospect, but one complicated this year by continued budget deficits and a June election.
Poll: Public is placing bets on casino props. -- SDUT
Four Indian gambling measures on Tuesday's ballot are closing strong while a proposal to revise the state's term-limits law is fading fast, according to a new statewide Field Poll.
City Council to consider June 3 ballot measures -- SDUT
The San Diego City Council meets today to consider placing a number of issues on the June 3 ballot, including a mandatory recycling ordinance that would allow the city to charge for a service it now provides to single-family homeowners for free.
CHP buys Tasers for 'option short of lethal force' -- SDUT
The California Highway Patrol has added a new weapon to its tool belt: Taser stun guns. The agency is distributing more than 1,600 of them to nearly 7,000 officers statewide.
Voters may be asked to increase room tax -- SDUT
At a meeting tomorrow, the City Council will consider placing a citizens initiative on the November ballot.
Strawberry fields forever? Carlsbad's Prop. D moves forward -- NCT
A draft report on the first part of Carlsbad's "conversations" about the future of the Cannon Road region is expected out later this month.
Carlsbad council to vote on charter ballot measure language -- NCT
The City Council is poised to sign off Tuesday on the proposed statement that would appear on the June 3 ballot when voters are asked whether they want Carlsbad to establish its own city charter.
Poway fire survivors progressing along recovery path -- NCT
Roughly half the Poway families who lost homes to the Witch Creek fire have cleared their properties or obtained permits to do so, and about a dozen have started rebuilding or created plans to do so, city officials said last week.
Federal Towing Contract Not Impeded by Ex-Worker's Scandal -- VoSD
After its deal with the Drug Enforcement Agency dissolved in the wake of a corruption investigation, a Vista towing company has gone on to win a new contract.
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