NANCEE E. LEWIS / U-T Carlos Vasquez, who owns three motels in San Ysidro, has been sued over an alleged violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

SAN YSIDRO – An attorney who has filed nearly 1,500 federal lawsuits in California since 1993 and dozens more in the county since 2004 to enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act has set his sights on South County. Attorney Theodore Pinnock has filed lawsuits against more than 60 businesses in National City, Chula Vista and several south San Diego communities, claiming people with disabilities were denied access.

SACRAMENTO – Reopening what promises to be a noisy debate, the Sycuan band of El Cajon has applied for a state license to serve liquor at its remote casino in the Dehesa Valley. The tribe, which operates the only Indian casino in San Diego County that cannot serve alcoholic drinks, has proposed a number of conditions on its license to allay fears of drunken gamblers on the winding, two-lane road to its busy gambling complex.

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – Downtown San Diego's redevelopment arm is launching an independent investigation into a deal that led some critics to question the integrity of the agency's former president.

After 16 months in jail, a husband and wife from Washington state accused of killing their infant with over-the-counter medications were credited with time served during sentencing yesterday and ordered released.

It used to be smoking. Now it's plastic. Those ubiquitous plastic bags handed out at retail outlets are now the hottest thing to hate among California's coastal watchdog groups.

Ellen Revelle turns 98 on Thursday, yet she is the one giving a sizable gift to the community. She and her daughter, Mary Revelle Paci, have decided to donate the La Jolla landmark known as the Wisteria Cottage to the La Jolla Historical Society.