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Special Reports
Rented Identities, Extravagant Prices and Foreclosure: A Post-Boom Real Estate Scam
Jim McConville used rented identities to buy 81 condos in Escondido and San Marcos last year, pulling $12.5 million from the deals. Now, the condos face foreclosure, at least one lender says he's ruined and U.S. taxpayers could be on the hook.
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- A Trail of Broken Promises The Valencia Business Park in southeastern San Diego went wrong for a number of people. But it appears to be going right for a developer with ties to a public official.
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Always Running: Luis Acle With runs for Congress and bi-national business efforts, school board President Luis Acle has long sought power and success. But when he finally reached a position of influence, he has both tried to escape from the role and abdicated much of its authority.
Related: The Teacher Whom Nobody Chose
- Loopholes and Gaming the System
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Principals play the system. The district violates its own rules.
- A Towering Figure: The Life and Business of Aaron Feldman In the three decades since he immigrated to the United States, the intensely private president of Sunroad Enterprises has built a wide-ranging business empire that spans two nations. Now, at the height of his success, he faces unprecedented challenges.
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Police Chief Has History of Inaccuracies: A two-part special report finds San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne has been misstating key statistics on television and in front of the City Council for several years.
- Affordable No More: The city's Southeastern Economic Development Corp. has allowed the limits of its affordable housing regulations to be stretched and, at times, crossed.
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The Forbidden City: Oblivious to the immigration debate that spins out of control around them, the migrant workers of Carmel Valley continue to live how they have for decades: In a trash-strewn canyon with candles for light, a stream to bathe in, and each other's companionship to keep themselves warm.
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