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  Three challengers are campaigning this month to unseat District 1 City Councilwoman Sherri Lightner, who represents residents in the La Jolla, University City and Carmel Valley areas. In this edition of San Diego Explained, we partner with NBC 7 San Diego to examine some of District 1's biggest election issues and each candidate's basic pitch to voters. (Thankfully none of us were bitten by rattlesnakes.) For a more in-depth look at the District 1 candidates, check out our profiles of...

  With San Diego Unified School District in continued financial distress, the city's four major mayoral candidates have made K-12 education an issue in the campaign. The city has no direct control over the school system and current Mayor Jerry Sanders has largely avoided talking about education during his seven-year tenure. But across the country, big city mayors increasingly have gotten more involved in their K-12 education systems. And in San Diego, public polls show voters want the mayor and...

Mike Fabey of Aviation Week was afforded an authorized, guided tour of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-1), USS Freedom, that appears to be in no shape to sail. Despite Navy and contractor claims to the contrary - the ship is a rusty, rotting mess in key operational areas. ...

  With San Diego Unified School District in continued financial distress, the city's four major mayoral candidates have made K-12 education an issue in the campaign. The city has no direct control over the school system and current Mayor Jerry Sanders has largely avoided talking about education during his seven-year tenure. But across the country, big city mayors increasingly have gotten more involved in their K-12 education systems. And in San Diego, public polls show voters want the mayor and...

by Cora Currier

  On the latest episode of VOSD Radio, we tackle the back-and-forth over whether the second-largest school district in California is broke and we examine what we can learn from how Carl DeMaio made his money. Plus, we have a Fact Check of Bob Filner and our Hero (Scott Barnett) and Goat (John Lee Evans) of the Week. Listen here. VOSD Radio also airs on FM News and Talk 95.7 and AM 600 KOGO on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. Subscribe to the podcast here. I'm the editor of VOSD. You can reach me at...

  Back in March, I noted that housing supply had become very tight in San Diego, a situation that would pressure prices upward were it to continue.  I cited the following graph to support my argument (please read the original article for a more in-depth explanation of the graph):     In the two months that followed, supply has gotten even more constrained -- and prices have indeed been on the rise:     Of course, we are in the traditionally strong spring season, where price increases are...

For Immediate Release: May 15, 2012 Contact: Steve Costello Director of Public Affairs, CVPS (802) 747-5427 (work) (802) 742-3062 (pager) Lower-than-expected power costs and Tropical Storm Irene will prompt a bill credit and small temporary rate increase respectively for Central Vermont Public Service customers July 1. For a typical residential customer using 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month, bills will increase by $1.20, or 1.4 percent, on July 1. This increase is the net effect of...

For immediate release May 15, 2012 Contact: Lisa Goodell Communication Coordinator Vermont Chamber of Commerce 802-262-0147 lgoodell@vtchamber.com Learn how the social media site can boost your business Burlington, Vt. – The Vermont Chamber Business & Industry EXPO 2012 will kick-off on May 23rd with the Senator Leahy Business Breakfast featuring representatives from Facebook. As part of Facebook’s Boost for Small Business series, Brooke Oberwetter and Bess Siegfried will discuss how to...

The Missouri General Assembly’s session adjourns Friday. While the GOP-controlled legislature has passed some noteworthy pieces of legislation, other bills deemed priorities have stumbled. This list will be updated throughout the week to reflect legislation that’s passed -- or passed away. Bills that have passed Veterans’ home funding: Legislators passed a bill last week that changed how the state’s veterans’ homes are funded. Rep. David Day’s bill would...