SAN DIEGO – The news from San Diego City Hall last week was grim – the deficit in the city's pension system for retired workers has swollen to $2.7 billion. Mayor Jerry Sanders and the City Council will have to grapple with how...
A week after voters decided to toss him out of office, City Attorney Michael Aguirre was handed a setback yesterday in his signature lawsuit to roll back pension benefits, but he scored a win in a second lawsuit.
An analyst says the deficit in the San Diego city employee pension system has more than doubled to $2.78 billion since the Wall Street meltdown. Actuary Joseph Esuchanko told the City Council on Wednesday that the pension fund...
For Mayor Jerry Sanders, the celebration over the ouster of his name-calling adversary, City Attorney Michael Aguirre, may be short-lived. Sanders unsuccessfully endorsed two fellow Republican candidates in Tuesday's City...
Outgoing City Attorney Michael Aguirre, widely considered one of the most polarizing figures in San Diego political history, said yesterday he'll be forgotten months after Judge Jan Goldsmith replaces him in December.
SAN DIEGO – The Chargers have pointed to City Attorney Michael Aguirre for years as a force blocking their efforts to get a new stadium in San Diego. But now that he's been voted out of office, don't expect a deal to suddenly...
San Diego voters repudiated the tempestuous tenure of City Attorney Michael Aguirre yesterday, ousting him in favor of a judge who campaigned unswervingly on an oath to refocus the office from politics to the law.
Arkansas was missing two more defensive players when it stepped on the field Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s game at South Carolina. Linebacker/defensive back Jerico Nelson and defensive end Damario Ambrose didn’t...
Alternate Sunrise path still viewed as possible State regulatory officials yesterday effectively killed San Diego Gas & Electric Co.'s plan to build the Sunrise Powerlink through the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and parts of...
We really have two elections nowadays. One has been going on since Oct. 6, with citizens casting their ballots by mail. This is a sizable exercise of democracy. In fact, in June's low-turnout contest, mail voters actually were...