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- Fight over water rates
ESCONDIDO – An issue that has been boiling for weeks – proposed increases in the cost of water for farmers – is expected to come to a head tonight before the City Council.
- County to start off felon project
San Diego will be the first county in the state to provide non-violent felons with a program intended to help them successfully re-enter the community, officials announced yesterday.
- Gang member sentenced for murder
CHULA VISTA – A National City street gang member was sentenced yesterday to 50 years to life in prison for the November 2004 murder of a 17-year-old boy returning home from a high school football game.
- Bilbray completes return to Congress
WASHINGTON – The handbook for the 109th Congress still has a picture of Randy “Duke” Cunningham in the section that describes San Diego's 50th Congressional District.
- Officials say bond still has a pulse
OCEANSIDE – More than a week after the election and facing nearly insurmountable odds, Tri-City Healthcare District officials say they are still hopeful that Proposition F will pass and provide the dollars to renovate Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside.
- Vista debates ordinance to regulate day laborers
VISTA – A proposed regulation on hiring day laborers attracted about 100 people to the City Council meeting last night, with speakers weighing in passionately on both sides of the issue.
- El Cajon council to sue state commission
EL CAJON – The City Council decided yesterday to sue a state commission, one week after the commission blocked Home Depot's plan to build a store just outside city limits.
- Assistant promoted to interim manager
CHULA VISTA – A week after City Manager Dave Rowlands announced suddenly that he was retiring, the City Council has named an interim city manager.
- Carlsbad OKs desalination plant
CARLSBAD – The City Council unanimously approved an ocean-water desalination plant last night, putting it in the forefront of a controversial technology designed to protect the city from droughts.
- 'In the buff' calendars result in scholarships
VALLEY CENTER – The ladies took their clothes off and Daniel and Adam reaped the rewards. Last winter, 15 members of the Dos Valles Garden Club of Valley Center got naked and made a calendar.
- Rancho del Oro developers offer land for new fire station
OCEANSIDE – Landowners who want to build 339 homes on property zoned for offices have now pinned their hopes on the City Council reversing the recommendations of two commissions to deny the project.
- SAN DIEGO COUNTY FAIR
In the ribbons: Susan Welker
Susan Welker's red-onion jelly caught the attention of the judges, who awarded it Best of Division in Home Arts Jellies and Jams.
- Stanford biologist shares Kyoto Prize
A Stanford University biologist who pioneered technology that sorts cells in the lab, an advance vital to medicine, is one of three recipients of the 2006 Kyoto Prize.
- City manager starting over, career-wise
SOLANA BEACH – City Manager Barry Johnson is moving from the top rungs of his profession to the bottom of the ladder in a brand new occupation after today.
- Soccer lab
KIRCHHEIM, Germany – The youth team chosen to represent France at the FIFA World Cup had no idea how much one girl on the U.S. squad was anticipating the French players' arrival. Kathleen Cahill needed help preparing for her French class final.
- Downtown development plans expected in fall
OCEANSIDE – The owner of five downtown blocks says plans for an “eclectic” development in the center of a multimillion-dollar redevelopment project will probably be filed at City Hall this fall.
- Solana Beach to weigh condo-hotel occupancy tax tonight
SOLANA BEACH – The city is considering legislation to collect a hotel tax from future condominium-and-hotel combination projects, which have become popular in California.
- LOCAL UPDATE: NORTH INLAND EDITION
School board OKs funds for salaries
SAN MARCOS – The school board approved spending about $121 million in the 2006-2007 school year, mostly on employee salaries and benefits.
- LOCAL UPDATE: NORTH COASTAL EDITION
Toxic chemical cloud clogs I-5
CAMP PENDLETON – A three-way collision on Interstate 5 near Las Pulgas Road led to a spill of pool-cleaning chemicals yesterday that clogged the northbound side of the freeway for nearly six hours.
- AROUND THE REGION: REGIONAL EDITION
Police identify hit-and-run victim
The woman killed by a hit-and-run driver Sunday night has been identified as Salma Idris Khan of Bombay, India.
- CRIME WATCH: REGIONAL EDITION
Teenager arrested in attempted rape
CLAIREMONT MESA – A teenage boy was arrested yesterday after the attempted rape of a convenience store employee in the store's bathroom.
- AROUND THE REGION: EAST EDITION
Police identify hit-and-run victim
The woman killed by a hit-and-run driver Sunday night has been identified as Salma Idris Khan of Bombay, India.
- AROUND THE REGION: SOUTH EDITION
Police identify hit-and-run victim
The woman killed by a hit-and-run driver Sunday night has been identified as Salma Idris Khan of Bombay, India.
- AROUND THE REGION: CITY EDITION
Police identify hit-and-run victim
The woman killed by a hit-and-run driver Sunday night has been identified as Salma Idris Khan of Bombay, India.
- CRIME WATCH: CITY EDITION
Teenager arrested in attempted rape
CLAIREMONT MESA – A teenage boy was arrested yesterday after the attempted rape of a convenience store employee in the store's bathroom.
- TOWN FOCUS: DEL MAR
Rotary sends books across Pacific to Tonga
DEL MAR – The Del Mar Rotary Club hopes its old books will lead to jobs and other opportunities for students in Tonga. The group has sent nearly 3,000 books to the Pacific island nation as part of its Books for Tonga project. Used books are collected and delivered to Peace Corps volunteers, who then distribute them to students.
- TOWN FOCUS: FALLBROOK
As school ends, fun begins at summer camps
FALLBROOK – Fly a rocket. Learn to paint. Pick up some nifty karate moves. Swim, splash and slide at Vista's Wave Waterpark. Fallbrook schools are out for summer this afternoon, but youngsters will have plenty to do in the warm and glorious days ahead.
- TOWN FOCUS: JULIAN
Feed sacks from '30s are made into quilts
JULIAN – Eleanor Burns will bring her quilting ideas to life at two workshops featuring patterns dating to the 1930s. “All of the quilts I have made are using the very favorite patterns from the 1930s,” she said. “I use all the reproduction feed sacks in making my quilts.”
- TOWN FOCUS: RANCHO SANTA FE
Photographer documents special events
The little boy in the photograph rests in front of a boxing ring, his cheek on his oversized gloves. He looks exhausted. In the background, two men spar.
- Del Mar spotlight
Del Mar City Hall will partner with Del Mar Rotary to host the San Diego Blood Bank bloodmobile from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow.
- Julian spotlight
Chair-exercise classes for adults will begin July 14 at the Julian branch library. The free sessions will be from 9 to 10 a.m. every Friday through Aug. 25.
- Fallbrook spotlight
“Print Survey: From Giclee to Monotype” will continue through June 30 at the Brandon Gallery, 105 N. Main Ave., Fallbrook.
- Rancho Santa Fe spotlight
The Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild will host a show titled “Animals in Art.” It will be judged by Derrick Cartwright, curator of the San Diego Art Museum.
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