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AM Briefing from Bowlersdesk.com for June 18, 2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 | Leave a comment

The 36-year-old man accused of kidnapping at 14-year-old boy and taking him to Florida will face federal prosecution in San Diego. Authorities believe that Tony McLeod got the young teen to meet him through an internet video game. Authorities also say McLeod sent the boy pornographic text messages, he’s accused of meeting the boy and flying with him from Los Angeles to Tampa Bay Florida.

Lots of political news today

First at 9:00 AM the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is going to talk about supporting federal legislation to close a loophole in child sex trafficking laws and to speed up prosecution of the accused. The bill is called The Child Protection Act of 2013 will remove a requirement that suspects know the victims are minors.

At 10:00 this morning San Diego’s City Council is meeting about infrastructure needs, capping political party contributions, and art work to recognize Mission Bay as the birthplace of the triathlon.

More open houses for residents along the proposed trolley extension to La Jolla will be at Caltrans offices on Taylor Street this afternoon at 4:00.

And at 5:00 tonight the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education is meeting about its two point five billion dollar budget for 2013/14 school year. The School Districts are now facing a 100 million dollar shortfall for 14/15 year and a 54 for the year after that.

Sir Richard Branson is speaking at the National Apartment Association Education Conference and Exposition this morning at 9:00 AM. The conference’s five-day run begins today at the San Diego Convention Center.

The proposed program for the Balboa Park centennial celebration will be announced this afternoon at 3:00. Mayor Bob Filner and the events producers will talk to the press about the 2015 party plans.

And finally this morning at 8:00 AM the City of El Cajon is participating in an attempt to stage to world’s largest swim lesson. Last year more than 24,000 people worldwide participated. If you want to join in go to the Fletcher Hills Pool at 2345 Center Place in El Cajon.

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San Diego Political Podcast

Posted on June 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

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This time to record Bowler’s Desk Political Podcast Ric Epps and I met up over at Roucco Park.

It’s a nice park with some very cool modernist/minimalist flair. My only criticism is that the park doesn’t have any shade. While the park was named for a local Architect Lloyd Ruocco. The park is designed to honor Ruocco’s minimalist and modernist style.

However it is in desperate need of shade. There are benches that no one sits in unless they want to fry in San Diego’s famous sunshine. Let’s be honest so many parks around San Diego don’t have any shade. That’s bad and seems to be something that many out of town designers forget. While the sun is great we need shade.

OK now that’s off my chest.

For the podcast Ric and I talked about:

How Mayor Filner faced his third veto override in a row.

The Tourism Marketing District.

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If you want to use this picture to promote my fair city please do. I only ask that I am credited as the creator and you link BowlersDesk.com

Here’s that picture for my idea for the new San Diego ad campaign.

Why being aware of local politics is super important.

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AM Briefing from Bowlersdesk.com for June 17, 2013

Posted on June 17, 2013 | Leave a comment

Our morning commute is still being affected by a brush fire from Sunday evening. This fire is 100 percent contained however according to C-H-P the number 3 lane on the East Bound 52 will remain blocked for the morning commute. According to San Diego Fire Dispatch the fire burned 110 acres in the Mission Trails Regional Park. The cause is still under investigation.

A bunch of readiness and status conferences that I’m not going into now however … In Vista’s courthouse at 1:30 this afternoon the arraignment for Arturo Salazar he is accused of murdering the mother of his two children and stuffing her body under a bed in his garage.

Also at 1:30 this afternoon in San Diego’s courthouse Andrew Marcinowski is being arraigned. He is accused of leading police on a car chase and crashing into two other cars during the pursuit.

The San Diego City Council is meeting and the big thing on the agenda is Verizon asking for approval to put up a dozen cell towers in Encanto.

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San Diego Plague Warning

Posted on June 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

San Diego County is warning outdoors people to stay away from squirrels because they could have the plague.

Three captured squirrels tested positive for the disease and fleas on the little animals spread the infamous disease.

According to San Diego County’s Department of Environmental Health (DEH) Director Jack Miller

“The big thing is to avoid contact with squirrels and the fleas they carry … If you’re camping, set your tents up away from squirrel burrows. If you’re hiking, don’t feed squirrels and don’t let your kids play with them”.

The DEH say to:

• Avoid contact with ground squirrels, chipmunks, and other wild animals.
• Do not feed, touch or handle wild animals.
• Do not rest, camp or sleep near animal burrows in the ground.
• Protect pets by keeping them on a leash, use flea control, or best of all, leave pets at home.
• Contact your doctor immediately if you become ill within one week of visiting a known plague area.
• Symptoms include a sudden onset of fever, chills and tender swollen lymph nodes.
• Do not touch sick or dead animals.

They also warns people to keep their pets from touching or playing with the rodents. They say to keep you pets on leashes and to use flea control like Advantage.

Contact a doctor immediately if you think you are infected. Symptoms include tender and swollen lymph nodes, chills, and fever.

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AM Briefing from Bowlersdesk.com for June 13, 2013

Posted on June 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

The price of gas keeps going up. Yesterday was the largest jump since May 14 and the price of gas has gone up four times in five days. The average price of a gallon of regular gas is now $3.97.

Firefighters are training for wild fires in Chula Vista’s back country. Beginning at 9:00 AM Chula Vista Fire Department will host multiple fire agencies in a live fire training exercises. Several acres will be burned; firefighters on the ground and in the air will train on fighting them. So if you see smoke in South East Chula Vista don’t panic

At 4:00 this afternoon San Diego Unified School District is celebrating the retirement of many of its teachers and staff including Superintendent Bill Kowba.

San Diego Association of Governments is busy this evening. First at 5:30 tonight SANDAG is hosting an open house about the Mid-City Rapid Bus Project. This will be a new express route from San Diego State University to downtown San Diego. At 6:00 tonight other representatives of SANDAG will be in Escondido taking public input of a bunch of topics: from land use to climate change to the environment.

This morning at the South Bay YMCA at 9:00 San Diego County official will remind parents about being safe at the pool and beach in the summer time.

At 10:00 the first applications for $500,000 dollars in grants from the county for enhancement projects is being reviewed by a new panel. For the first time the panel will give their grant recommendations to Supervisor Dave Roberts. In the past these grants have been seen as a way for supervisors to fund pet projects, and that’s why the panel was created.

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And finally at 8:45 AM at LEGOLAND in Carlsbad is the unveiling of a life sized Lego Star Wars X-Wing Fighter. It took 32 builders 17000 hours to assemble the 43-foot-long 11-foot-tall 46 thousand pound model out of about 5 million Legos. Nerds everywhere are shivering with excitement.

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AM Briefing from Bowlersdesk.com for June 12, 2013

Posted on June 12, 2013 | Leave a comment

A bank robbery erupts into gunfire and one suspect is still on the loose. Late afternoon Tuesday two suspects … one man and one woman … tried to rob a Wells Fargo bank in the San Diego suburb of University City when a bank guard confronted them. Reportedly the man was shot but able to run away hopping into a waiting car.

According to a KSWB FOX5 report by Kristy Wolski a witness snapped a cell phone picture of the injured robber as he ran to the get-a-way car. The driver and injured suspect were able to flee and evade police; however the injured suspect was dropped off at Sharp Memorial Hospital some time later. The woman was arrested on scene and taken to the hospital, the extent of her injuries is not known at this time. So to sum up … the two robbers are under arrest and in the hospital, one with a gunshot wound to his chest, and the get-a-way driver is still on the loose.

Lost going on for San Diego’s Politicos today.

First the San Diego City Council is meeting today and talking about a couple of hot topics. In the morning they are talking about the Tourism Marketing District … remember when the mayor was refusing to release funds to pay the TMD. Then in the afternoon they are listing to presentations about the planning for the Balboa Park centennial celebration.

San Diego’s County Board of Supervisors is continuing its budget meetings this morning at 9:00. In-home health care advocates are slated to speak. The county does pay for some in-home health care and it’s often on the chopping block.

Then at 9:30 the Civic San Diego Board of Directors is talking about a new project that could provide over 200 affordable housing units.

At 4:00 PM San Diego Association of Governments (or SANDAG) is meeting about extending the trolley to La Jolla.

Then at 5:30 PM SANDAG is meeting in San Marcos about extending rail service from San Marcos to Oceanside.

And at 8:00 PM the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority is celebrating the restarting of nonstop flights from Miami to San Diego.

This morning at 10:00 Republican State Senator Joel Anderson is talking to the press about legislation he’s supporting that would fund some school safety programs.

And at 10:30 AM an Army doctor is announcing a new lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America for sexual abuse.

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AM Briefing from Bowlersdesk.com for June 11, 2013

Posted on June 11, 2013 | Leave a comment

There is a lot going on in court today

First in San Diego’s Courthouse at 8:30 36-year-old Geronimo Polina and 33-year-old Eduardo Macias will be sentenced for attempting to carry out a Mexican Mafia “hit” in prison. While in Donovan State Prison the pair conspired to kill a inmate

Also at 8:30 in San Diego 22-year-old Whitney Holman is being arraigned. She is accused of trying to drown her 9-month-old baby in the bathtub.

This afternoon at 1:30 in El Cajon’s courthouse, Casy Tschida she’s the woman accused of murdering a woman while the victim walked home from a Lemon Grove Bar.

In Chula Vista at 1:30 Erica Braswell will be sentenced for drunk driving, leading police on a chase, all with her two kids in car.

Then at 1:30 this afternoon in Vista’s courthouse the sentencing for Perry Allen. Allen pleaded guilty to burglarizing nine rooms at the up-scale La Costa resort.

Local politicos have a lot on their plates today too

First San Diego’s City Council is meeting at 10:00 am and expected to override a Mayoral veto. The Mayor vetoed a waiver given to a Kearny Mesa apartment complex developer. This will be the third time one of Mayor Filner’s vetoes is overridden by the council.

This morning at 9:00 AM the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is continuing its budget meetings.

This afternoon at 1:00 the Port of San Diego Board of Commissioners is talking about expanding the National City Marine Terminal, a new R-V park in National City, dredging the bay, and their budget for next year.

Both El Cajon and Chula Vista’s City Council are examining their respectively proposed budgets this afternoon

And at 10:00 AM San Diego Gas and Electric is talking to the press about this summer’s power supply.

And finally beginning today is 17-days of amphibious training for the Navy Third Fleet and 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. The multi-national training includes participants from Canada, Japan and New Zealand. In a press release the Navy says “The exercise will test staffs in the planning and execution of amphibious operations in a series of live training events.”

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AM Briefing from Bowlersdesk.com for June 10, 2013

Posted on June 10, 2013 | Leave a comment

This afternoon at 1:30 two men accused of selling meth at a Mission Bay Sports Center, that hosts youth camps, will be arraigned in San Diego’s downtown courthouse. 32-year-old Spencer Nicholas Edmonds and 41-year-old Vincent Manuel Garcia are accused of dealing meth along with seven other people. There bail is set at $500,000

Also at 1:30 half of a pair accused of stealing computer equipment from an elementary school will be arraigned in El Cajon’s courthouse today.

Regional politicos will be busy today.

First at 9:00 AM the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is listening to the public about their proposed 4 point 97 billion dollar budget. The new budget increases spending by two and half percent.

And this afternoon at 2:00 the San Diego City Council votes on its 2 point 75 billion dollar spending plan. The new plan includes revisions from the Mayor and a five-year labor agreement.

Then this evening at 5:30 the San Diego Association of Governments, or SANDAG, is talking about construction for the Mid-City Bus Route and trolley expansion to La Jolla.

This morning at 10:45 Democratic Congressman Scott Peters is announcing he’s going to donate eight percent of his monthly income to the non-profit Senior Community Centers. Every month $1,300 will go to the non-profit that helps feed San Diego’s senior citizens. That means he make $195,000 a year

This afternoon starting at 1:00 thousands of San Diego Unified School District high school students are graduating.

And finally tonight at 6:30 at the Birch Aquarium Charlie Kennel the former Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography is giving a talk about the future of manned space travel. Kennel is now the chairman of the National Academies Space Studies Board.

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San Diego Political Podcast Movies and Politics

Posted on June 8, 2013 | Leave a comment

This time on San Diego Political Podcast I sat down and talked to Josh Board at Polite Provisions and we spend the better part of an hour talking about movie and politics.

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Josh ate a massive pork sandwich and was a pleasure to hang out with.

He doesn’t think movies play an important role politically while I think they do.

Oh and about 3 minutes in we talked about the Equal Time for more info on that go HERE.

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Southern California Edison is closing the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

Posted on June 7, 2013 | Leave a comment

Southern California Edison announces they are “retiring” the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in a press release posted on the company website.

Chairman and COE Ted Craver says “SONGS has served this region for over 40 years … but we have concluded that the continuing uncertainty about when or if SONGS might return to service was not good for our customers, our investors, or the need to plan for our region’s long-term electricity needs.”

Reactors 2 and 3 have been shut down since January 2012. Reactor 2 was taken off line for routine maintenance and reactor 3 was shut when a steam generator malfunctioned.

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