San Diego News Roundup - June 13, 2008
Posted by: Mighty Thor | 06/13/2008 8:33 AM
Today's top stories from sunny San Diego:
Minutemen denied another Adopt-A-Highway stretch -- NCT & SDUT
The state department of transportation has denied the latest request by the San Diego Minutemen to clean a stretch of Interstate 5 under the Adopt-A-Highway program. In a letter to Jeff Schwilk, founder of the controversial anti-illegal immigration group, Caltrans spokesman Steve Saville said Tuesday that another group had already adopted the requested stretch of road.
Other counties refuse, but S.D. to perform rites -- SDUT
San Diego County, known for decades as a bastion of conservatism, is proceeding with gay marriage ceremonies Tuesday even though officials don't necessarily have to.
POA Backs Goldsmith -- VoSD
The union representing officers of the San Diego Police Department has decided to endorse Jan Goldsmith in his race to take the City Attorney's Office from incumbent Mike Aguirre.
Budget trainwreck? -- SDUT
A two-house committee began work on a new state budget today with a warning that Republican opposition to a major tax increase could force a do-over of the budget by the leadership.
Tri-City anticipates budget surplus -- NCT
Tri-City Healthcare District administrators said Thursday that they expect to end this fiscal year on June 30 with an $11.1 million surplus and continue operating in the black through fiscal 2008-09.
County unveils 'hybrid' fire merger plan -- NCT
A new report released Thursday could become the blueprint for the county's efforts to reorganize rural firefighting resources. The report, written by county administrators, is to be presented to the county Board of Supervisors at its June 25 meeting. It proposes to reorganize six rural volunteer fire departments under one county agency, create a county fire warden position, pay volunteer firefighters a daily stipend and have the county pay for workers' compensation insurance costs.
$30 million raised for new library -- SDUT
The foundation raising money for a $185 million downtown library has $30 million committed from 10 donors so far, foundation vice chairman Mel Katz said yesterday.
Minutemen denied another Adopt-A-Highway stretch -- NCT & SDUT
The state department of transportation has denied the latest request by the San Diego Minutemen to clean a stretch of Interstate 5 under the Adopt-A-Highway program. In a letter to Jeff Schwilk, founder of the controversial anti-illegal immigration group, Caltrans spokesman Steve Saville said Tuesday that another group had already adopted the requested stretch of road.
Other counties refuse, but S.D. to perform rites -- SDUT
San Diego County, known for decades as a bastion of conservatism, is proceeding with gay marriage ceremonies Tuesday even though officials don't necessarily have to.
POA Backs Goldsmith -- VoSD
The union representing officers of the San Diego Police Department has decided to endorse Jan Goldsmith in his race to take the City Attorney's Office from incumbent Mike Aguirre.
Budget trainwreck? -- SDUT
A two-house committee began work on a new state budget today with a warning that Republican opposition to a major tax increase could force a do-over of the budget by the leadership.
Tri-City anticipates budget surplus -- NCT
Tri-City Healthcare District administrators said Thursday that they expect to end this fiscal year on June 30 with an $11.1 million surplus and continue operating in the black through fiscal 2008-09.
County unveils 'hybrid' fire merger plan -- NCT
A new report released Thursday could become the blueprint for the county's efforts to reorganize rural firefighting resources. The report, written by county administrators, is to be presented to the county Board of Supervisors at its June 25 meeting. It proposes to reorganize six rural volunteer fire departments under one county agency, create a county fire warden position, pay volunteer firefighters a daily stipend and have the county pay for workers' compensation insurance costs.
$30 million raised for new library -- SDUT
The foundation raising money for a $185 million downtown library has $30 million committed from 10 donors so far, foundation vice chairman Mel Katz said yesterday.
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