According to the Wall Street Journal, traffic in China is now approaching the levels in Los Angeles. “China has about 200 cars, as many as in Los Angeles, which has some of the worst traffic in the U.S., according to
Last Thursday, Texas based email provider Lavabit suddenly shut down their encrypted email service, leaving behind a message for its customers on the company’s website. The owner of Lavabit, Ladar Levinson, intimated that the company had received a secret search
From Associated Press:
San Diego News 10 is reporting that Mayor Filner has completed his “intensive” therapy. On Friday afternoon, Chief of Staff Lee Burdick told 10News reporter Allison Ash that Filner began his two weeks of “intensive” therapy one week earlier due
Senator Barbara Boxer released a letter today addressed to Mayor Filner, again asking him to resign his office. Boxer joins several Democrats, both of local and national notoriety, who have asked Filner to resign. (Although the Democrats want Filner to resign,
A Gallup poll released today shows that almost 3/4 of adults say it is ‘essential’ that immigrants learn to speak English. Twenty-four percent say it is ‘important’ and 2% say it is not important. The survey was conducted June 13-July
A new Filner accuser has come forward today, a veteran city employee of 32 years known only as “Stacy.” Stacy explained that she was at a public event, when her two of her staffers, who were UNIFORMED LAW ENFORCEMENT, told
Last year, CEO Dan Akerson told Detroit News that if they can average 2,000 or 3,000 Chevy Volt sales a month, all the criticism of the Volt would “fade to black.” So let’s check in with some sales figures to
Opposition is growing from the Democrat’s side of the aisle about the Obamacare death panels, also known as the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB). Howard Dean, former DNC Chair wrote an op-ed last month calling for a repeal of the
Obama is making the rounds, again in the entertainment world and was a guest on Jay Leno’s show last night. The president prefers these entertainment venues to the riskier (but not much) appearances with the media where he might be
Eldonna Fernandez and Gerri Tindley are among EIGHT female veterans and members of the National Women’s Veterans Association of America who have made accusations against Mayor Filner. Almost all women were victims of sexual assault in the military. The women,
Census bureau data released yesterday shows that the number of people speaking a language other than English has nearly tripled over the past three decades, out pacing the population growth. While Spanish remains the most widely spoken language after English,
Mayor Bob Filner will enter two weeks of “intensive” therapy today while he continues to run the city of San Diego. While in therapy, Filner will be dealing with a “grilling” from lawyers regarding the lawsuit brought against him by
As the number of women accusing San Diego Mayor Filner of harassment/inappropriate behavior grows almost daily, one group is standing behind their man: the Union. Filner was swept into office last year largely thanks to efforts by the San Diego
An ex-FBI official reports the agency can remotely activate the microphone in your android phone and record your conversations. They can also do the same with your laptops. The claims were made in a Wall Street Journal article publihed yesterday.
San Diego News 10 is reporting that a new accuser has stepped forward to claim inappropriate behavior from Mayor Filner. Renne Estill-Sombright reported an incident at La Jolla Presbyterian Church in June. Estill-Sombright was at the church for a benefit to
Another woman has come forward with harassment allegations against Mayor Filthy Filner. This is the ninth, but it’s sort of the tenth if you count the deputy Mayor of Escondido, Olga Diaz. Emily Gilbert, who was hired to sing at
Obama spokesman Jay Carney said the White House is “extremely disappointed” that Russia granted Edward Snowden asylum. Early this morning, Snowden left the Moscow airport after he was granted temporary asylum by Russia. Carney also stated that Snowden isn’t a
According to a top city official, the Mayor’s office canceled “multiple” new employee training sessions at the beginning of Mayor Filner’s term. Such training would have included instructions on how to complete the City’s required sexual harassment training sessions. San Diego
Liam Dillon over at the Voice of San Diego writes Filner’s lawyer argued to the city that taxpayers should cover his fees because “Filner never received sexual harassment training required under the law.” “The city failed to provide such training
Melissa Harris-Perry, who filled in last night for Rachel Maddow on some MSNBC show I don’t usually watch, asked Filner’s new chief of staff if it was discriminatory to bar women from having private meetings with Mayor Filner. Eight women
In a unanimous vote last night, the San Diego City Council denied Mayor Filthy Filner’s request for San Diego taxpayers to pay his legal expenses. Filner and San Diego are being sued by his former employee, Irene McCormack Jackson. The
KFI AM is reporting that the San Diego City Council has unanimously voted to file a complaint against Mayor Filthy Filner for reimbursement of any payout from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Irene McCormick. The City Attorney’s Office said
Bradley Manning was found not guilty of aiding the enemy by military judge Army Col. Denise Lind this afternoon. The “aiding and abetting” charge was the most serious of the charges against Manning. He was found guilty on 15 out
Reuters is reporting that the Fifty Shades of Grey series is “the favorite reading material among former CIA captives held at the Guantanamo detention camp.” Rep Jim Moran (D-VA) toured Camp 7 at Gitmo last week. Camp 7 is home
