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- Down the stretch he comes – with scandal
Down the home stretch, has there ever been a local candidate so bedeviled by domestic scandal as Supervisor Bill Horn?
Like a bull harassed by horseflies, poor Horn has done his best to buck and run for cover at his Valley Center ranch. But even within that bucolic sanctuary, fecal matter has hit the fan.
- Duel in dodge city
EL CAJON – Grossmont High School teacher Jeremy Hersch remembers his elementary school days playing dodgeball.
“During P.E., we used to make a circle, and someone would get in the middle, and we'd all try to hit that person with big red balls,” he said. “If you hit someone, then you would get to go in the middle. I loved playing.”
- Car shop gets stop sign
ESCONDIDO – Heinz Neumann's face is flushed, his brows are furrowed and with every word his voice gets louder. “The city of Escondido is my enemy,” he says. “They're hurting my business. They're giving me negative advertising.”
- Budget puts Encinitas in tight spot
ENCINITAS – Financial consultants last night confirmed the City Council's worst fears over the coming year's tight capital budget: There is no easy way out.
- Historic house to be spared
ESCONDIDO – A 1905 Colonial Revival house downtown is no longer facing possible demolition. The City Council tabled a proposal yesterday to buy the $775,000 property, on Third Avenue near Maple Street, to turn the site into a city parking lot.
- Pension case legal aid OK'd, but records remain sealed
A judge has ruled that two defendants in the federal pension fraud case are eligible for taxpayer-funded lawyers, but he won't make their financial information public.
- Woman gets 18 years for 'tragedy'
EL CAJON – In an emotional hearing yesterday, an El Cajon woman was sentenced to nearly 19 years in prison for driving drunk and killing a 12-year-old boy and the man his mother was about to marry.
- Signs of dispute linger off I-8
JACUMBA – Motorists zipping along Interstate 8 might give a quick glance at the four billboards rising from the desert brush, advertising food stops or gas stations.
- Beaches will suffer shortage of staffing
Lifeguards at Carlsbad State Beach will be near full staffing this Memorial Day weekend to watch over holiday crowds and protect them from the dangerous rip currents that plague the coastline this time of year.
- Perfection achieved with minimal effort
CARMEL VALLEY – A self-professed procrastinator at Torrey Pines High School earned a perfect 2,400 on the SAT with minimal, last-minute preparation.
- Student seeks spot on U.S. chemistry team
RANCHO PENASQUITOS – Xiaroan “Taylor” Yi, a junior at Westview High School, is one of 20 top high school chemistry students in the country who will be competing for a spot on the four-person U.S. team for the International Chemistry Olympiad.
- Softball player's talents off field earn her a science scholarship
ESCONDIDO – Ayla Sessions can talk easily about softball or science. The Escondido High School senior has a passion for both athletics and academics, but it is her academic excellence that recently earned her honors from a group of high-powered women in technology and science.
- Teacher's sex abuse case goes to the jury
VISTA – A prosecutor asked a jury yesterday to ignore “the smiling, public face” of an Escondido schoolteacher and focus on what she called a dark, private side that led him to molest 10 boys, including nine students.
- El Cajon police honor residents at ceremony
Two people saved a toddler who nearly drowned in a bathtub. One man jumped into a violent fight between an officer and a hit-and-run suspect. And five others stopped a suicidal man from breathing exhaust fumes, then calmed him down.
- Library lending rules loosened for teachers
OCEANSIDE – In an effort to stem sagging circulation, Oceanside Public Library trustees will try something new: Give educators special privileges and maybe they'll bring in their students.
- North County park master plan ready for review
A draft of a master plan for what could be the county's largest park has been completed and will be open for public comment until June 14.
- 911 proposal emerges in budget talks
OCEANSIDE – In an emergency, residents in some parts of this city can be reached faster by paramedics or firefighters from another jurisdiction.
- Police car rammed; border traffic slows
SAN YSIDRO – A National City police car was rammed by a fleeing suspect's car just north of the U.S.-Mexico border yesterday, authorities said.
- African-American churches join Soledad cross effort
One day after the San Diego City Council voted to appeal a judge's ruling to remove the cross atop Mount Soledad, African-American church leaders added their voices to the campaign to keep the towering touchstone of Christianity.
- CRIME WATCH; REGIONAL EDITION
Suspect in holdups arrested at house
A gunman suspected in robberies around San Diego, La Mesa, National City and Chula Vista was arrested yesterday after a holdup in Del Mar Heights, San Diego police said.
- Human error blamed in '04 crash
WASHINGTON – Errors by flight crew and air traffic control were to blame in the deadly crash of a medical air ambulance into Otay Mountain on Oct. 24, 2004, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
- Burnham brain research takes major step forward
San Diego scientists have identified a link between certain molecules and the symptoms seen in brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
- The Last Revival band will rev things up
CARLSBAD – It's usually a quiet place, but the library will be rockin' with music from The Last Revival band tonight. The five-member teen band will play classic rock covers and original songs for the Rock the Library concert series.
- Blue Dog artist joins fundraiser for Woodward Center
RANCHO SANTA FE – Bid on unique auction items, sip signature martinis and chat with painter George Rodrigue about his Blue Dog Collection at the 18th annual Spring Fling fundraiser for the Helen Woodward Animal Center.
- Black churches join Soledad cross effort
One day after the San Diego City Council voted to appeal a judge's ruling to remove the controversial cross atop Mount Soledad, African-American church leaders added their voices to the campaign to keep the towering touchstone of Christianity.
- Issa, U.S. attorney clash on prosecuting smuggling suspects
A war of words over immigrant-smuggling cases between a Vista congressman and the top San Diego federal prosecutor is flaring up. Last week, Rep. Darrell Issa released a document that he said came from a Border Patrol officer critical of U.S. Attorney Carol Lam's decisions over the prosecution of those charged with smuggling illegal immigrants.
- Mayor presents a forward-looking speech on plans for Imperial Beach
IMPERIAL BEACH – Mayor Diane Rose touched on the city's financial crisis last night, keeping her State of the City address focused on the city's history and plans for its future.
- Two artists to join park design team
Two Berkeley-based artists who explore scientific phenomena, including earthquakes, are expected to contribute to the design of the first public park to be built in San Diego under the city's new downtown community plan.
- Man arrested for trying to sell stolen car
CITY HEIGHTS – A man who asked a used-car dealer to buy a car that had been stolen ended up in jail yesterday. The man asked $1,000 for the silver BMW, saying he was homeless and needed the money, San Diego police said.
- North Inland Team of the Week: San Diego Surf, Youth Soccer
The Under-17 team, made up of girls from Oceanside, Carlsbad, Escondido, Encinitas and San Diego, recently won the State Cup Gold Open Division in Lancaster. The team compiled a 5-0-1 record during the tournament. It's the first State Cup championship for this group.
- LOCAL UPDATE: NORTH COASTAL EDITION
Marine faces trial on abuse charges
A Camp Pendleton Marine accused of beating his 11-year-old son over a bad report card was ordered to stand trial on felony child abuse charges yesterday by a Superior Court judge.
- LOCAL UPDATE: NORTH INLAND EDITION
Escondido woman killed in crash ID'd
An Escondido resident killed in an accident Saturday on Interstate 15 has been identified by the Riverside County Coroner's Office as Evalyn Jane Rowland, 64.
- AROUND THE REGION: SOUTH EDITION
Judge won't fine agency for delays
A federal district judge yesterday refused to fine a federal agency for delays in improving the treatment of Tijuana wastewater that is released through a pipe 3.5 miles off Imperial Beach.
- AROUND THE REGION: REGIONAL EDITION
One person hurt in crash on Route 52
A three-vehicle crash caused a minor injury and a traffic jam on eastbound state Route 52 during the evening commute yesterday.
- AROUND THE REGION: EAST EDITION
Council revises rules for blasting
LA MESA – The City Council voted unanimously this week to make more changes to its blasting rules, which govern how explosives are used in construction.
- CRIME WATCH: EAST EDITION
Suspect in holdups arrested at house
A gunman suspected in robberies around San Diego, La Mesa, National City and Chula Vista was arrested yesterday after a holdup in Del Mar Heights, San Diego police said.
- CRIME WATCH: SOUTH EDITION
Suspect in holdups arrested at house
A gunman suspected in robberies around San Diego, La Mesa, National City and Chula Vista was arrested yesterday after a holdup in Del Mar Heights, San Diego police said.
- CRIME WATCH: CITY EDITION
Suspect in holdups arrested at house
A gunman suspected in robberies around San Diego, La Mesa, National City and Chula Vista was arrested yesterday after a holdup in Del Mar Heights, San Diego police said.
- TOWN FOCUS: CARLSBAD
Moms, daughters connect while volunteering
CARLSBAD – There's one photograph Natalie Concors will probably take with her to college next year. In it, Natalie and her mother hold huge trash bags up in the air, flexing their muscles after a morning of collecting litter around the Buena Vista Lagoon between Carlsbad and Oceanside.
- TOWN FOCUS: ENCINITAS
Generations are joined in dance recital
ENCINITAS – Dancers of all ages will take the stage this year at the Encinitas Community and Senior Center's fourth annual intergenerational recital.
- TOWN FOCUS: POWAY
Festival celebrates Hebrew harmonies
POWAY – What began as the piano noodlings of a high school junior has evolved into a large-scale Jewish music jam session.
Enrico Lopez-Yanez intended to write a simple pop-rock song. He later asked his sister to play the piano arrangement while he filled in on drums.
- TOWN FOCUS: RAMONA
Glass artist fuses his hobby into a business
RAMONA – When Bob Nabours retired from teaching, he decided to take a more serious interest in one of his hobbies. Now his work as a glass artist has become what he terms a “hobby business.”
He calls it Nabourian Creations.
- Carlsbad spotlight
Stroll around Carlsbad Village and sample foods from around the world. The new Taste of the Village in Carlsbad will feature French, Italian, Mexican, Irish and American cuisine from more than 20 restaurants in Carlsbad Village downtown.
- Poway spotlight
What started as a modest effort among the men's ministry at Christian Life Assembly Church has grown into a major bake-fest for Marines and Navy personnel in Iraq.
- Encinitas spotlight
The North Coast Singers is accepting new members for fall. The group includes 150 boys and girls in second through 12th grade in four ensembles. Weekly rehearsals are held in Encinitas.
- Ramona spotlight
Ramona Council of the Arts, Unlimited will present its 35th annual dance recital at 7 p.m. June 10 in the Charles R. Nunn Performing Arts Center at Olive Peirce Middle School, 1529 Hanson Lane.
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- North Inland crime log
- North Inland Pet of the Week
- OBITUARY
Judith Munk, 81; influenced Scripps campus planning
With a sculptor's eye and an environmentalist's concerns, Judy Munk left a mark as one of San Diego's most persuasive and charming architectural watchdogs.
- OBITUARY
Joan Diener; Dulcinea in 'Man of La Mancha'; 76
Joan Diener, whose lush beauty, show-stopping stage presence, and operatic voice made her a favorite in musicals, especially in the original 1965 “Man of La Mancha” and its revivals, died May 13 in Manhattan. She was 76.
- OBITUARY
Lee Jong-Wook; world public health leader; 61
Dr. Lee Jong-wook, who led the World Health Organization as its director general as it struggled to cope with the spread of SARS, avian flu and other public health menaces, died Monday in Geneva, where he was to attend the organization's annual meeting. He was 61.
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