Cleda Rodriguez, El Cajon police got medals for shooting her son
Jeromiah Paul Davis was a health nut and athlete who served his country at Guantanamo Bay. He was also had a difficult past and a meth habit.
Likely suicidal, last March Davis ran a mile up Avocado Blvd with a knife in his hand. After trying non-lethal methods to stop him, when he reached the [...]
San Diego County Fair 2010, complete with fried butter and chocolate covered bacon
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SD County Fair 2010 – Images by Khari Johnson
Googins, Faigin face tough battle for first city attorney
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Up to now, the city attorney in Chula Vista was appointed by the city council but Proposition Q — a 2008 ballot measure — changed city charter to make it an elected position and Chula Vistans will go to the polls Tuesday to choose between Glen Googins and Robert Faigin as their first [...]
Judge’s accusations on colleagues denied in appeals court
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A mandate (known as a “Petition for Writ of Mandate and Prohibition”) filed by Judge DeAnn Salcido was denied Tuesday by the 4th District California Court of Appeals.
Salcido, who will face re-election next month, filed the writ against the San Diego Superior Court and her former boss Peter Deddeh, the presiding judge [...]
Spin it to win it
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Greg Hakanson, 20, used to “sign” (an informal term for standing on corner and holding and advertising sign for a local business or service) for a nutritional supplement company. About a year ago, he heard about AArrow Advertising, a firm that teaches people tricks to spin and flip signs, and started coming to [...]
Cox, Castaneda continue to trade blows in Chula Vista mayoral race
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A year before the city’s centennial, Chula Vista will consider its future in what may be a pivotal election.
Though several candidates are vying for two council seats, the most heated race is for mayor with three candidates—the current Mayor Cheryl Cox (Republican), Councilmember Steve Castaneda (Democrat) and Southwestern College trustee Jorge Dominguez [...]
International Pillow Fight Day San Diego
Today was International Pillow Fight Day, with fights organized in dozens of cities around the world, said the event organizer’s website.
It’s the next morning and I’m still picking feathers out of my hair, but I had a great time.
The event kept its energy when charges were made by organized factions of the crowd of [...]
Judges get ready for ‘big fight’ against conservative challenge
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Pastor Chris Clark of East Clairemont Baptist Church was involved in the fight to keep the cross on Mt. Soledad and helped rally hundreds of religious leaders statewide for the Yes on Proposition 8 campaign.
He saw judicial activism in both cases and Proposition 8 “may have been the straw that broke the camel’s [...]
Woman’s death after chemical spill leads to search for answers
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Hope Goodwin moved to Valley Center to retire with her mother, Joye, two decades ago.
Together, the two raised championship horses and Great Danes, grew dozens of organic fruits and vegetables and were about to go into the business of farming organic garlic and Sea-buckthorn.
It was a return to [...]
Microloans help San Diego refugees grow businesses, jobs
Osman Osman, 38, is a security guard who works 40 hours a week at construction sites, then cleans houses and businesses.
He took out a $10,000 loan to expand his company American Cleaning Expert, $7,000 for more carpet and window cleaning equipment.
Casual Encounter Show at Kava Longue Brother Nature
Brother Nature and Broken Dreams performing in the Casual Encounters Show at the Kava Longue – Images by Khari Johnson
San Diego Alpha Phi Alpha Holiday Ball
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2009 Alpha Holiday Ball – Images by Khari Johnson
A Life of Struggle and Service Ended Violently on Avocado Blvd
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On the corner of Avocado Boulevard and Fuerte Drive stand flower bouquets and a wooden cross typically placed on the busy street corner to remember a fatal car accident. But that’s not what happened here. Less than 10 feet from the memorial lies a makeshift sign broken into pieces on the ground [...]
Will San Diego be seduced by the Lingerie Football League?
Lingerie Football League practice, San Diego Seduction – Images by Khari Johnson
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After a few years as a Pay-Per-View Super Bowl halftime show, the Lingerie Football League opens its doors for the first time this year with 10 teams nationwide and hoping to expand to all 32 NFL markets in [...]
Nerd Expo 2009 aka Comic-Con
I made it into Comic-Con this year but unfortunately, my camera wasn’t working. So instead of covering one of the largest events to happen in San Diego each year then selling those stories, I decided to just go as a fan, using only a point-and-shoot camera. Here are the photos taken over a little over [...]
Election Day and Night with San Diego Obama volunteers
Where were you when Barack Obama was elected president?
On a day called historic by all and which inspired spontaneous joy across the country and world, I spent Election day and night with the Obama group in my hometown San Diego, first at their headquarters in a closed business on Euclid Ave. then downtown in the [...]
