Wednesday, July 23, 2008

• San Diego City Attorney Mike Aguirre's suit against Countrywide Financial (PDF)

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Monday, July 21, 2008

• 2009 budgets for city agencies (PDF)

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

• Pay and "additional pay" listed by Southeastern Economic Development Corp. (PDF)
• Memo from SEDC Chairman Chip Owen responding to questions from Mayor Jerry Sanders' office (PDF)
• Memo from Mayor Jerry Sanders and three council members calling on SEDC president Carolyn Smith to resign (PDF)

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Friday, July 18, 2008

• Statement of qualifications from Gerding Edlen of Portland, Ore. (PDF)
• Statement of qualifications from Hines of San Diego (PDF)
• Civic Center Complex scoring sheet (first round) (PDF)
• Civic Center Complex scoring sheet (second round) (PDF)
• Civic Center Complex Selection Committee total scores (first round) (PDF)
• Civic Center Complex Selection Committee total scores (final round) (PDF)

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• Attorney general's letter to SEDC: 'Failure to file required reports is costly.' (PDF)
• SEDC President Carolyn Smith's employment contract. (PDF)

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• Letter from ACLU to city of Escondido (PDF)

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Thursday, July 17, 2008

• El Cajon jingles (MP3) (Click above to play or click here to download.)

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

• City Comptroller Greg Levin's letter to SEDC pointing out "significant fluctuations in gross compensation" (PDF)
• Councilwoman Donna Frye's memo to SEDC: "The public has a right to full transparency of your budget." (PDF)
• Councilman Tony Young's memo calling for "a comprehensive review of how salaries and compensation packages of our redevelopment agencies are developed." (PDF)
• Mayor's office memo: "discontinue the practice of awarding 'acknowledgment,' 'longevity,' 'holiday,' 'cost of living adjustments' or any other ancillary form of compensation to SEDC employees." (PDF)

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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

• Letters from the City of San Diego to the Southeastern Economic Development Corp. (PDF)
• Capt. Jeffrey King's report on Marine Sgt. John Winnick (PDF)

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Monday, July 14, 2008

• Bid by Alpha Project to continue operating East Village's Neil Good Day Center for the homeless (PDF)
• City letter rejecting the Alpha Project proposal (PDF)
• Successful proposal by St. Vincent de Paul (PDF)

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

• Cal Fire report on 2007 Witch Fire origins (PDF)
• Cal Fire report on 2007 Guejito Fire origins (PDF)
• Cal Fire report on 2007 Rice Fire origins (PDF)
• SDG&E's media statement on Cal Fire reports (PDF)

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

• Redacted e-mails from county employees about trying to opt out of gay marriage ceremonies (PDF)

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• Memo from Mayor Jerry Sanders demanding to know why pay for top agency officials was more in the tax returns than in the budget (PDF)
• Southeastern Economic Development Corp. tax returns (PDF)
• Southeastern Economic Development Corp. budget (PDF)

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

• Settlement between Steve Foley and City of Coronado. (PDF)

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Monday, July 7, 2008

• Proposal by attorney John Stump to redirect city property taxes from the zoo to Balboa Park. (PDF)
• City attorney analysis of a similar proposal in 2004. (PDF)
• City attorney analysis regarding zoo tax money in 2008. (PDF)
• The zoo's financial statements. (PDF)

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Friday, July 5, 2008

• Sunroad remedial plan update (PDF)

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Friday, June 26, 2008

• Ruling on Navy complex on Broadway (PDF)

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

• Federal notice of deficiencies at Neighborhood House Association (PDF)

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

• The Original IXL Laundry site: Makings of a downtown San Diego black business success, by Karen Huff (PDF)
• Application for historic designation for Camp Lockett (PDF)
• Centre City Development Corporation Downtown San Diego African-American Heritage Study, December 2004 (PDF)

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• VCCPG memo on proposed road segment from W. Lilac to Old Hwy 395 (PDF)

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Friday, June 20, 2008

• Chief Deputy City Attorney Michael Calabrese's memo regarding the city's proposed contract with managed competition consultant Grant Thornton. (PDF)

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

• Staff report from Mayor Jerry Sanders' office seeking City Council approval for managed competition consulting from Grant Thornton. (PDF)
• County e-mail to employees who requested not to perform same-sex marriages, citing religious objections. (PDF)

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

• San Diego County marriage license applications, before gay marriage was sanctioned. (PDF)
• San Diego County marriage license applications, after gay marriage was sanctioned. (PDF)
• San Diego County marriage ceremony: Old vows | New vows

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• Mayor Jerry Sanders' letter inviting the PGA to hold the U.S. Open in San Diego again. (PDF)

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Monday, June 16, 2008

• The California Community College System Office's summary of its review of Cuyamaca College classes
(PDF)

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

• Ex-Chargers linebacker Steve Foley's arguments in case against the city of Coronado
(PDF)
• Criminal complaint filed against Mexican fugitive being held in San Diego
• The Appreciated Sector: Public Confidence in San Diego County Nonprofit Organizations (PDF)

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

• Coronado tunnel project: Expenses by account
• Coronado tunnel project: Expenses by recipient

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Saturday, June 7, 2008

• Libertarian lawsuit against the city's proposed $100 million borrowing for road and building projects (PDF)

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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

• General Protocol for the Inspection & Testing of Evidence Witch Creek Wildfire Area (PDF)

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• Complaint to the grand jury about Centre City Development Corp. (PDF)
• CCDC transparency initiative memo (PDF)
• Grand jury report released Monday on CCDC (PDF)

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Saturday, May 31, 2008


• TIP Academy letter to Encinitas Union School District (PDF)

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Friday, May 30, 2008

• Stanley Keller letter on appointment of internal auditor (PDF)
• Vote no on Proposition C mailer (PDF)
• GOP mailer on Props. A, B and C (PDF)
• Generic mailer on Props. A, B and C (PDF)
• San Diego County Taxpayers Assoc. endorses Prop. C (PDF)

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Thursday, May 29, 2008
• San Diego County Grand Jury report: “The Fire Next Time – Will We Be Ready” (PDF)
• Steve Francis TV ad: 'Mayor Sanders raised our taxes by $635 million, after promising not to.' (QuickTime)

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
• Mailer vs. Jan Goldsmith (side 1) | Mailer vs. Jan Goldsmith (side 2) (PDFs)
• Chargers letter scolding Mayor Jerry Sanders: 'The actions of both you and your campaign are at once both dishonest and hypocritcal.'
• Script that the Mayor Sanders' campaign suggested for opponent Eric Bidwell's closing statement at Thursday's debate (PDF)

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Sunday, May 25, 2008
• Centre City Development Corp. staff report on design of the proposed Ballpark Village Marriott hotel (PDF)
• Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Barton's Jan. 18, 2007, ruling that the city was barred from going after a large portion of the pension benefits (PDF)
• San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre's appeal of Barton ruling (PDF)
• Challengers' positions on appeal of Aguirre's pension case

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Saturday, May 24, 2008
• Script that the Mayor Sanders' campaign suggested for opponent Eric Bidwell's closing statement at Thursday's debate (PDF)

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Friday, May 23, 2008

• Letter from Michael Aguirre to Attorney General Jerry Brown (PDF)

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

• Home foreclosure activity report (PDF)
• Heal the Bay Beach Report Card (PDF)

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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

• State attorney general's investigative report on allegations of corruption against mayor on Sunroad project (PDF)
• Steve Francis mailer on Sunroad: “The City issued a permit to build the Sunroad building that was too tall by law. Sanders met with the developer in secret meetings.” (PDF)
• Steve Francis TV ad on Sunroad: “State and federal officials said the building was a hazard to pilots and against the law. But Mayor Sanders gave a big contributor special access, and they built it anyway.” (QuickTime)
• City letter to Blackwater denying certificate of occupancy; includes city attorney's legal analysis (PDF)
• Blackwater attorneys' response to city letter (PDF)

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Tuesday, May 20, 2008

• Breakdown of costs for $2.6 million Children's Museum Park (PDF)

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Sunday, May 18, 2008

• Bond counsel opinion for the city's proposed $103 million borrowing: 'California case law has long established the validity of a beneficial use lease as complying with an exception to the state's Constitutional debt limit.' (PDF)
• City attorney opinion against it: 'The proposed legal structure is simply a legal fiction, a structure by design intended to work around the debt limit.' (PDF)
• City Attorney Mike Aguirre's conversation with a staffer, which led to the memo opposing the bonds: 'I want you say, look, this transaction itself involves a sham transaction.' (Media player audio)

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Saturday, May 17, 2008

• City Attorney Michael Aguirre's opinion on Blackwater permits (PDF)
• Statement of Blackwater regarding recent-potential city actions
• Read the court complaint against Rachelle Lynette Carlock in connection with the federal courthouse bombing (PDF)
• Street Scene organizer's latest plans for 'California's premier urban outdoor concert festival' (PDF)

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Friday, May 16, 2008

• Standard & Poor's San Diego credit analysis (PDF)

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Thursday, May 15, 2008

• California Supreme Court ruling on same sex marriage (PDF)
• Analysis of Poway Fire Department's use of overtime staffing (PDF)

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

• Portions of a search warrant affidavit related to the SDSU drug probe (Addresses redacted) (PDF)

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Friday, May 9, 2008

• CCDC facilities needs assessment on proposed City Hall complex (PDF)
• Facilities conditions assessment report for City Hall complex (PDF)
• Baseline city cost scenarios for City Hall complex (PDF)

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008

• Notice to Theory Into Practice Academy Inc. to remedy violations pursuant to Education Code section 47607(d) (PDF)

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

• Transcript of Humberto Iribe confession to FBI


Audio excerpt of FBI recording (MP3)

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Saturday, May 3, 2008

• Transcript of Susan LeFevre's Oct. 8, 1974, court pleadings and related documents (PDF)
• Transcript of Susan LeFevre's Feb. 7, 1975, sentencing (PDF)

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Friday, May 2, 2008

• Memo from Rancho Bernardo High Assistant Principal Keith Koelzer (PDF)
• City employee claim that he was retaliated against for reporting an e-mail from mayoral aide Fred Sainz (PDF)
• City employee lawsuit claiming that he was retaliated against as a whistleblower (PDF)
• The Sainz e-mail, which contains profanity. Open at your own risk. (PDF)

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

• Draft recommendation by the Public Utilities Commission regarding power line regulation (PDF)
• Court order on Rincon band's suit vs. state (PDF)

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

• County grand jury report analyzing San Diego's land use code and Development Services Department (PDF)

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

• Draft EIR for Las Colinas Detention Facility project (PDF)

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Monday, April 28, 2008

• Letter from Calif. Department of Insurance regarding coverage for wildfire victims (PDF)

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Sunday, April 27, 2008

• Debris, graffiti and old tires: City letter asks Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club to fix 12 issues (PDF)
• San Diego County '08 first quarter foreclosure resales (PDF)

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Friday, April 25, 2008

• GAO report on border wastewater treatment options (PDF)

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Thursday, April 24, 2008

• La Mesa City Council agenda, special meeting for report on whether Mayor Art Madrid received special treatment from police (PDF)
• Memo on retention of autopsy materials in death of Todd Sommer (PDF)

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

• DA Dumanis report exonerating 3 officers in the death of Darryl Lamark Johnson (PDF)
• Settlement between city and Pacific Beach United Methodist Church regarding homeless feeding ministry (PDF)

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Saturday, April 19, 2008

• San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre's pension case appeal (PDF)
• San Diego City Attorney Office's opinion on car allowances. (PDF)

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Friday, April 18, 2008

• City employee lawsuit says he was terminated for being a whisteblower against mayoral aide Fred Sainz. (PDF)

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

• Statement from Councilmen Peters and Hueso on pay raise (PDF)
• List of top-paid city employees, used by Salary Setting Commission as a comparison to City Council salaries. (PDF)

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

• California's Brown Act on open meetings (PDF)
• 'You gotta see this' – The unredacted incident report on City Council candidate John Hartley's arrest on lewdness charges (PDF)
• 'I had to take a leak' – Council candidate John Hartley's mailer apologizing to voters (PDF)

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

• Search warrants and affidavits from the Silva shooting (PDF)

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

• San Diego County report: 'Exploring the use of county inmates to clear hazardous brush' (PDF)

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Friday, April 11, 2008

• District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis responds to requests to unseal search warrants (PDF)
• Letter from Army Corps of Engineers re proposed toll road (PDF)
• UCSF study on effect of Medi-Cal changes on nursing homes (PDF)

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

• Letter from Transportation Corridor Agency. (PDF)
• Appeal by Transportation Corridor Agency. (PDF)
• Letter from California Coastal Commission. (PDF)

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Tuesday, April 8, 2008

• Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against five former San Diego city officials. (PDF)
• Statement from the lawyer for Teresa Webster, former assistant auditor and comptroller. (PDF)
• Motion to access sealed search warrants. (PDF)

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Saturday, April 5, 2008

• State Water Resources Control Board letter regarding San Diego Bay shipyard sediment cleanup. (PDF)

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Friday, April 4, 2008

• Report on Balboa Park's Sugar Gum tree from E. Robert Bichowsky, arborist. (PDF)
• Report on Balboa Park's Sugar Gum tree from Ronald Morrow, certified arborist. (PDF)
• Report on Balboa Park's Sugar Gum tree from David Reed Landscape Architects. (PDF)

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

• The San Diego police and sheriff's departments' official policy on off-duty conduct. (PDF)

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Wednesday, April 2, 2008

• The father of an 8-year-old boy shot by an off-duty policeman files a claim against the City of San Diego. (PDF)

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Sunday, March 30, 2008

• Chula Vista staff report allowing the continuance of City Council auto allowances (PDF)
• Lynwood staff report that led to halting of City Council car allowances (relevant pages: 45-48) (PDF)
• City of San Diego Development Services Department: Public notice of a draft environmental impact report (PDF)
• Technical appendices: Volume I to the draft EIR for the Sycamore Landfill Master Plan (PDF)
• Technical appendices: Volume II to the draft EIR for the Sycamore Landfill Master Plan (PDF)

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Friday, March 28, 2008


Hartley documents

• Police incident report
• Arrest report
• San Diego Union Tribune candidate survey

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Friday, March 28, 2008

• Letter from San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre to San Diego Gas & Electric, about the utility's renewable energy sources (PDF)

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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

• Agreement between City of La Mesa and investigator James Gardiner (PDF)

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Monday, March 24, 2008

• Report to the City of San Diego Audit Committee (PDF)
• City's Response to the Report to the Audit Committee (PDF)

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Sunday, March 23, 2008

• 2006 City of San Diego Audited Financial Statement Transmission Letter (PDF)

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Friday, March 21, 2008

• San Diego pension performance presentation (Internet Explorer required for proper display)

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

• Grand jury report: History Hysteria – Historical Resources in the City of San Diego (17 pages, PDF)
• Mayor Sanders proposes Mills Act reforms (2 pages, PDF)

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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

• Memo on lifeguard station at La Jolla Children's Pool (PDF)

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Saturday, March 15, 2008

• Lawsuit of Mark Stiffler against City Attorney Mike Aguirre, alleging age discrimination (PDF)

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Friday, March 14, 2008

• Bond-Financed Facilities Projects and Independent Citizens' Oversight Committees in San Diego County (PDF)

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Wednesday, March 12, 2008

• Report to CCDC Real Estate Committee on Metro Center project (PDF)
• Valley View Hotel Project Environmental Evaluation (PDF)

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Tuesday, March 11, 2008

• Poll: Aguirre has edge in primary, but not run-off (PDF)
• Appellate court says San Diego can put up rope barriers at Childrens Pool to protect seals. (PDF)

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Sunday, March 9, 2008

• Report: "The Soul of San Diego: Keeping Balboa Park Magnificent in its Second Century" (PDF)

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Saturday, March 8, 2008

• Command investigation into integrity violations onboard USS Hampton (PDF)
• Blackwater's letter to the county withdrawing its application (PDF)

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Friday, March 7, 2008

• Heart of Kensington vs. City of San Diego, Terrace Partners (PDF)

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Thursday, March 6, 2008

• Chula Vista Councilman Dave Allan's letter asking the district attorney to investigate the Police Department's response to Mayor Art Madrid (PDF)
• 'I, for one, am not a pinhead!': San Diego County's chief administrative officer defends bureaucrats (PDF)
• ACLU report on “treatment of vulnerable populations” during wildfires (PDF)
• February City of San Diego wildfire after-action report (PDF)
• Rooming house ordinance: Hearing notice (PDF)
• Rooming house ordinance (PDF)
• Rooming house ordinance: Executive summary (PDF)
• Rooming House ordinance: City attorney's digest (PDF)

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Wednesday, March 5, 2008

• Status of San Diego property sales to help with the city's financial situation. (PDF)

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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

• Mayor Jerry Sanders' proposed new pension plan for non-public-safety city employees. (PDF)

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Sunday, March 2, 2008

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• Bankrate.com
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• Fairmark
Provides a brief overview of the alternative minimum tax

• Internal Revenue Service
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• Tax Foundation
Offers alternative minimum tax basic and background.

• TurboTax
Contains common questions and answers about the AMT.


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Friday, Feb. 29, 2008

• La Mesa Police Chief Alan Lanning's report on the incident involving Mayor Art Madrid (PDF)
• Transcripts from Aug. 2, 2005, meeting between City Attorney's Office and City Council members (PDF)
• Judge's ruling regarding seals at La Jolla Children's Pool (PDF)

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Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

• City of San Diego wildfire after-action report (PDF)
• County of San Diego wildfire after-action report (PDF)
• County of San Diego report appendix (PDF)
• Marti Emerald's initial City Council campaign form (PDF)
• Marti Emerald's amended campaign form (PDF)

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Saturday, Feb. 23, 2008


• Special interest bill on Agency Formation Commissions (PDF)
• Judge's withdrawn ruling in suit by City Attorney Aguirre (PDF)

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Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008


• S.D. cash-handling safeguards enacted after the Ferrell case (PDF)

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Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008


• San Diego civic center presentation by Gerding Edlen (PDF)
• San Diego civic center presentation by Hines (PDF)
• San Diego Regional Fire Safety Forum bios (PDF)
• San Diego Regional Fire Safety Forum media kit (PDF)

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