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City Budget: Just Wait Until Next Year

Despite closing an $83 million gap for the upcoming budget year, San Diego could face an even greater shortfall in 2011.

» By RANI GUPTA | Jun 25

A Battle Over Surf Camps at La Jolla Shores

The mysterious appearance of a coveted surf-school permit has caused a ruckus on the scenic strip of San Diego's coast.

» By ADRIAN FLORIDO | Jun 22

Who Was Busby's Party Pooper?

Knowing who reported the campaign fundraiser -- and why -- to the sheriff could be key to understanding the case, but the department isn't saying much.

» By WILL CARLESS | Jul 2

How the Library Became a Schoobrary

Get up to speed on the long road the downtown library plans travelled in the last decade before they came to include a charter high school.

» By RANI GUPTA | Jun 28

For Discussion

From Letters: Private Pension Meetings

Mayor's promises of an open administration nulled with secret meetings and fact gathering.

The Hall: Blog by Rani Gupta

Gonzalez Supporting Felipe Hueso

Ben Hueso's deputy chief of staff won't be running as long as the council president's brother is.

Jun. 26 -- 1:38 pm

Farewell

Jun. 26 -- 10:53 am




Hot Topics and Special Reports

Nancy Graham's Changing Story

Former Centre City Development Corp. President Nancy Graham resigned in July. But her past business dealings and connections to a developer doing business with CCDC, the city's downtown redevelopment agency, have remained under scrutiny.

Redevelopment Gone Wrong: The SEDC Investigations

Starting in fall 2006, voiceofsandiego.org began running a series of investigations into the Southeastern Economic Development Corp., a redevelopment arm of the city of San Diego tasked with revitalizing one of its most blighted neighborhoods. The coverage has spurred investigations and audits, forced change and captured the prestigious Society of Professional Journalists' Sigma Delta Chi award for investigative reporting.

From San Diego to Moscow: George Gorton's Strange and Wild Assignments

San Diego son George Gorton has had a front-row seat for history, from Nixon to Wilson to Yeltsin. But his bout with Parkinson's, and how he thinks he might have gotten it, could just be his most interesting tale of all.

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