Two plans for airport expansion have fans - SDUT

Two vastly different expansion plans proposed for Lindbergh Field are not mutually exclusive, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and airport officials said yesterday.

Wilkes' lawyers lay out arguments against long sentence - SDUT

Poway defense contractor Brent Wilkes didn't bribe former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, knew nothing about any money laundering schemes, and can't be sentenced to the 60 years in prison that federal probation officials recommend.

Voodoo economics - SDUT

Congress has sent President Bush a $168 billion "economic stimulus" package, and by the time you read this, the president may well have signed the bill into law and joined in Washington's bipartisan chorus of self-congratulation. Cheers are the last thing this legislation deserves. Here's our preferred one-word description: crazy.

Trucking issue - SDUT

U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is finally joining the discussion over whether to let Mexican trucks onto U.S. roads.

Mayor Sanders asks for special home loan consideration in San Diego - NCT

Mayor Jerry Sanders sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, urging support for a temporary increase for conforming loan limits in high-cost housing areas like San Diego.

So Cal Edison to build giant kelp forest - NCT

Southern California Edison will build a 127-acre artificial reef this summer to offset the loss of kelp, algae and animals caused by the San Onofre nuclear power plant, company officials announced Friday.