San Diego’s Daily Fishwrap Changes Hands
Beverley Hills based private equity firm Platinum Equity has reached an agreement to purchase San Diego’s daily newspaper, the San Diego Union-Tribune for an estimated $15 million dollars. The paper,...
View ArticleSan Diego News Website Launched
The recent sale of San Diego’s Union-Tribune to the Beverley Hills based private equity firm Platinum Equity has left many in the area wondering what the future will bring. Will the paper, which has...
View ArticleThe San Diego Union-Tribune’s War On Public Employees
The San Diego daily newspaper makes no bones about its position on labor unions and public employees. A casual reading of the Union Tribune will reveal an anti-union bias that harks back to the early...
View ArticleRecipe For America: A Must Read
Once upon a time in America we were all promised a future where there would be “better living through chemistry”. Well here we are. It’s the future. And the better living future we’re experiencing is...
View ArticleSan Diego Town Hall:We Got The Last Laugh
(Keep the town hall reports coming… – promoted by Brian Leubitz) Congresswoman Susan Davis spoke about health care at a town hall meeting this evening in the Hillcrest neighborhood of San Diego. About...
View ArticleBillionaires for Wealth Care Steal the Show in San Diego
It was a scorcher out in east San Diego County on Saturday afternoon as the crowd gathered to attend Congresswoman Susan Davis’ Health Care Town Hall. The east county has traditionally been a haven...
View ArticleRight Wing Radio Fuels National Stupidity Day
In the world of right wing talk radio hosts, San Diego’s Rick Roberts has to keep ahead of the curve. His daily show on KFMB-AM Radio ranks behind competitor KOGO-AM (Chip Franklin) and his audience...
View ArticleEducation Budget Goes Bust – Drastic Cuts Likely in 2010
The Town Hall budget forum in San Diego High’s Library drew over 100 concerned parents on Thursday Night. School Board interim Superintendent Bill Kowba and Board member Richard Barrera made a power...
View ArticleNo More Cuts To Public Education The Case for San Diego’s Parcel Tax
The San Diego Unified District Board of Education will be voting Tuesday (5 pm) evening to place a temporary parcel tax up for voter approval on the November ballot. While this move on the surface is...
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A Battle Over Increasing the Minimum Wage in San Diego
A City Council veto override on Monday has set the scene for a showdown between local and national business interests vs. a labor-community coalition over San Diego’s Earned Sick Day / Minimum Wage...
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