Hannah Giles settles ACORN suit

James O'Keefe left alone to stave off allegations he violated worker's privacy

The right-wing activist who posed as a prostitute in a series of undercover videos aimed at discrediting the nonprofit ACORN has settled a lawsuit filed by a worker who alleged that she violated his privacy rights.

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Wednesday, July 25,2012
News

Carl DeMaio pays up

Photographer collects $2,000 for unauthorized use of Fletcher and Lightner images

By Dave Maass

In the run-up to the June 5 primary election, we couldn’t help but notice that many of the attack mailers from mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio’s campaign featured familiar photos of his opponent, Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher.

Wednesday, July 25,2012
Shenanigans

Shenanigans: The procurement is right

Guess the winning bids on these county of San Diego contracts

By Dave Maass

Assault rifles, "playground chips", snow plows and more SD county expenses.

Wednesday, July 18,2012
News

Raped behind bars

Detention authorities have a year to enact a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual assault

By Dave Maass

Joe was presented with a choice: Get in the cell with the stranger or get written up. Joe couldn’t have known that the man in the cell, whom we’ll call Taylor, was a convicted rapist.

Wednesday, July 18,2012
Shenanigans

Shenanigans: Pride puzzle

How many LGBT officials can you find in the word search?

By Dave Maass

1-5 names: still politically in the closet; 6-10 names: Stonewall Democrat/Log Cabin Republican; 10-12 names: Nicole Murray-Ramirez

Wednesday, July 11,2012
News

Who’s behind Gary Kreep robocall?

Super PAC launched a last-minute campaign to mislead voters

By Dave Maass

More than a month after the primary election, we’re still wondering how right-wing, “Birther” attorney Gary Kreep received a majority of the votes in his race for a San Diego County Superior Court judgeship.

Wednesday, July 11,2012
News

Where will the bodies go?

In the event of a catastrophe, San Diego County has a plan for mass burials

By Dave Maass

Less than half a mile east of the San Diego Convention Center, just past the Manchester Grand Hyatt and next to the Seaport Village sign, lies the marker for a mass grave.

Wednesday, July 11,2012
Shenanigans

Shenanigans: Romero's exquisite corpse

Arrange director George A. Romero's "___ of the Dead" movies in order

By Dave Maass

To date, director George A. Romero has made six "Dead" movies. Put them in order to reveal a corpsetastic image of the zombie master himself.

Tuesday, July 3,2012
News

Catching up with San Diego County’s legislators

A look at our delegation in Sacramento as they head into the home stretch

By Dave Maass, Kelly Davis, Hutton Marshall

In 2010, San Diego County voters selected 12 fine citizens to represent our region in Sacramento. You might well wonder how hard our legislators fought for us, or whether they spent their time fundraising and partying.

Tuesday, July 3,2012
Shenanigans

Shenanigans: Supreme court mini-crossword

Fill in the blanks with rulings from the SCOTUS

By Dave Maass

Let the U.S. Supreme Court be your guide to play this week's Shenanigans.