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1. After Arnie left office, it came out that he had a “_______” with his former maid.

4. Local school-board member who proposed cutting teacher salaries and raising taxes to save schools from insolvency.

6. While visiting San Diego, presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry said, “I want to make Washington as _______ in your lives as possible.”

7. Nickname for the developer who, along with John Lynch, bought the San Diego Union-Tribune.

9. Anthony Arevalos was a dirty cop from this agency.

10. This contemporary performance and visual-arts space in East Village closed.

11. Minutes before he was shot, officer Jeremy Henwood bought a cookie for a boy at this fast-food joint.

12. Mariah Yeater claimed this singer was the father of her child—then later dropped her paternity suit.

14. Nathan Williams from Wavves performed with this member of Wu-Tang Clan.

15. In September, a clumsy robber in this character costume botched a convenience-store robbery.

18. San Diego County Republican Party Chair Tony Krvaric sued the city over this commission.

27. On Veterans Day, President Obama visited San Diego for the “_____ Classic,” a military basketball game on the USS Carl Vinson.

28. In February, a cab crashed into a crowd in front of this Downtown night club.

29. Casey Anthony was thought to be hiding in San Diego after she was acquitted of the murder of her daughter, ______.

30. The Stuart Collection added a new piece—a house teetering on top of a building at this university campus.

31. The Surfing _______ was a controversial piece of illegal public art in Encinitas, taken down this year.

32. Local brewer that announced a $26-million expansion.

34. Local art collective that got pissed off after it was denied county funding for its Four Day Weekend concert series.

36. The 26th season of this channel’s show, The Real World, was set in San Diego.

37. A footbridge opened over this drive, connecting Petco Park to the Convention Center.

39. San Diego felt some of the waves from the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged this country in March.

42. Utility company responsible for the great San Diego blackout.

44. After State Sen. Kehoe announced she wouldn’t run, he became the only Democrat in the San Diego mayor’s race.

46. Prince who stopped in San Diego during his helicopter training.

47. This team knocked SDSU out of the Sweet 16.

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2. Probably Asst. Police Chief Boyd Long’s biggest headache this year.

3. San Diego attorneys are assigned to defend this Tucson shooter who killed six people and injured 14 others, including Rep. Giffords, in January.

4. Over the summer, two women went on a 26-day sleepover at institutions here.

5. As chair of the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa dug into the ATF gun program, “Fast and ______.”

8. Martin Garrick, who was busted for a DUI in Sacramento, serves in this legislative body.

10. Local video-game company that suffered a massive customer data breach.

13. Jed Hoyer left the Padres to become general manager of this team.

16. This TV host did a special, questioning the sheriff’s investigation of Rebecca Zahau’s death at Spreckels Mansion.

17. Republican member of Congress whose daughter came out as a major proponent of medical marijuana.

19. In September, scaffolding collapsed at this border crossing, injuring 11 people.

20. Robot film that bought the rights to hang banners on San Diego street lamps during Comic-Con.

21. In May, this statue was dressed up as Osama Bin Ladin, with a bullet in his head.

22. attorney Marco Gonzalez asked for more than $750,000 in legal bills in its lawsuit to stop this kind of show in La Jolla.

23. Initials representing the ballot measure backed by Mayor Jerry Sanders and City Councilmembers Kevin Faulconer, Lorie Zapf and Carl DeMaio.

24. Bizet opera that ended the San Diego Opera’s 2011 season.

25. The San Diego City Council repealed the so-called “big box” ordinance after this corporation collected roughly 42,000 valid signatures.

26. San Diego snowboarder Shaun White scored a “four-peat” at this competition.

29. City Councilmember Carl DeMaio got indignant about this supposed pet fee.

33. A Scripps geneticist won this prize for his work in immunology.

35. Actor Rhys who was arrested for misdemeanor battery at Comic-Con.

38. Conservatives started a movement to name the Coronado Bay Bridge after this president.

40. This bar replaced Universal in Hillcrest in January.

41. U.S. attorney who launched a crackdown on medical-marijuana collectives in San Diego.

43. Local singer Jason who promised in January he wouldn’t wed his fiancée until gay marriage is legal.

45. In June, a Mexican man was shot after throwing this at a Border Patrol agent.