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Sea World Celebrates Pregnant Orca Amidst Controversy

Sea World Celebrates Pregnant Orca Amidst Controversy

SeaWorld San Diego is expecting a new orca (killer whale) addition come December this year. 9-year-old Orca Kalia was impregnated by Ulises, the oldest male orca at the park. Kalia not only mated with Ulises, but was also artificially inseminated

Tween Yoga Instructor Among Youngest to Be Certified

Tween Yoga Instructor Among Youngest to Be Certified

Twelve-year-old Jaysea DeVoe has become one of the youngest yoga instructors in the U.S. and is said to be the youngest certified female teacher after completing 200 hours of training through Yoga Alliance. “Pursuing a vocation early is not only

Obamacare: Killing Off Small Practice Doctors

Obamacare: Killing Off Small Practice Doctors

“Obamacare doesn’t need to be fixed, it needs to be scrapped,” says Jan Iverson, wife of San Diego private practice physician Dr. Wayne Iverson.  Iverson spoke with Breitbart California in a phone interview, in which she relayed many of the

Beyond Pot Shops: Faulconer Tackles San Diego's Potholes

Beyond Pot Shops: Faulconer Tackles San Diego's Potholes

Stadium funding, pension reform, social welfare programs, and education and school controversy trump potholes among the “sexy” government issues that get activists riled up. Yet while everyday issues like road repair may lack the same excitement, infrastructure remains a basic

55 Crips Members Charged in Cross-Border Crime Crackdown

55 Crips Members Charged in Cross-Border Crime Crackdown

Fifty-five West Coast Crip gang members were tracked down and arrested in a coordinated 500-officer, cross-country raid late last week, and face charges for crimes ranging from murder and narcotics trafficking to prostitution and child sex trafficking, the San Diego

San Diego Police Chasing Down Violent Suspects

San Diego Police Chasing Down Violent Suspects

Several disturbing reports about sexual assault and violent crime dominated headlines early this week in San Diego. Police officers are chasing down and catching several suspects. A search is still in progress for a suspect who allegedly abducted and sexually

California Teens Lack Concern over Dangers of Driving Drunk

California Teens Lack Concern over Dangers of Driving Drunk

The Sacramento Bee reports that roughly 25 percent of fatal accidents involving teen drivers happen after the teen has been drinking alcohol, according to the California Highway Patrol. The SacBee referenced the 2012-13 California Healthy Kids Survey specific to drinking

Powdered Alcohol Creates a Stir

Powdered Alcohol Creates a Stir

You can mix it in with your water, you can mix it in some juice, you can throw it on your omlette. Is there a future for powdered booze? Social media and news reports are buzzing over the new product

San Diego Outpaces California Jobs in March

San Diego Outpaces California Jobs in March

Republican-led San Diego experienced a greater decrease in unemployment than California as a whole, according to an ADP March jobs report.  The City of San Diego has been governed by Republican Mayors for approximately 18 of the last 20 years.

San Diego's SPAWAR Faces Funding Squeeze

San Diego's SPAWAR Faces Funding Squeeze

San Diego’s SPAWAR, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, has brought economic prosperity and technological innovation to the local and national economy. But sequester cuts may mean sharp cutbacks for SPAWAR–and consequently damaging ripple effects to local economies and community

Board Drama Brings Hope for San Diego Opera

Board Drama Brings Hope for San Diego Opera

Shouts were reportedly heard from outside a closed-door San Diego Opera board of directors meeting that lasted four-and-a-half hours Thursday afternoon. In an eruption of emotions, some board members exited the meeting prematurely with anger, shouting and dramatic flair.  Members

Common Core Delay Fails in Bipartisan California Committee

Common Core Delay Fails in Bipartisan California Committee

California Assemblyman Curt Hagman introduced Assembly Bill 2440, a bill intended to offer local school districts the ability to delay the implementation of the Common Core-related, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing. Two Republican legislators, Assembly Members Kristin Olsen (CA-12)

Fat Lady May Have Sung for San Diego Opera

Fat Lady May Have Sung for San Diego Opera

A sold-out matinee performance of Don Quixote on April 13, 2014 was possibly the last-ever performance for the San Diego Opera. Amidst financial troubles, directors of the organization voted almost unanimously to cease operations at a March 19 meeting. Many

Benghazi Mother at San Diego Protest: 'Hillary Lied'

Benghazi Mother at San Diego Protest: 'Hillary Lied'

SAN DIEGO, CA — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke via satellite to attendees of San Diego’s Western Healthcare Leadership Academy on Apr. 11, just days after canceling plans to attend in person. Two protest groups gathered outside the