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Politics Report: Libraries Aren't Opening Any Time Soon San Diego’s libraries don’t have the staff to open for a while. And the new Labor Council leader is keeping her old job. San Diego’s Central Library / Photo by Sam Hodgson The city of San Diego’s independent budget analyst released a review of Mayor Todd Gloria’s proposed budget this week, identifying a handful of weaknesses in the plan to cut library hours for budget savings. The report pointed out that the $6.9 million in projected savings from the mayor’s proposal assumes libraries would fully re-open by July, even though...

Print The Melbourne, Australia developer seeking to replace downtown’s decaying California Theatre with a 41-story, boutique hotel and condo tower successfully sidestepped an effort by affordable housing proponents to invalidate the project’s permits. Tuesday, the City Council OK’d the permits with district representatives voting unanimously to affirm a February decision by San Diego’s Planning Commission. The decision came in spite of dozens of public testimonials challenging the commission’s earlier determination. Several council members also expressed reticence at signing off on...

Author Karen Pilarowski Carolyn Rodecker, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC-S, LCDCIII), says, "As I read Finding Hope in the Darkness, I was deeply touched by Karen's transparency and vulnerability to share what this grief journey was and is to her, all the while holding on to her Lord. This will be a great gift to all who pick up this devotional, to those who are struggling to make sense of their loss." Finding Hope in the Darkness will walk you through the journey from loss to hope, from suffering to comfort, and from tragedy to peace. After her husband died suddenly of a str...

Lisa E. Betz Death and a Crocodile is a lighthearted mystery set in first-century Rome, featuring an amateur sleuth, a cast of eccentric characters, and an unrepentant, sausage-snatching cat. When Livia's father dies under suspicious circumstances, she sets out to find the killer before her innocent brother is convicted of murder. She may be an amateur when it comes to hunting dangerous criminals, but she's determined, intelligent, and not afraid to break a convention or two in pursuit of the truth. Plus, she's adopted a radical new faith that encourages her to that believe a woman and a han...

On January 23 rd of this year, a potential Bigfoot sighting occurred just south of Garberville, California, on highway 101. A man named Rick Bates made the sighting between Benbow Inn and Richardson Grove. In his report explaining his sighting, Mr. Bates wrote in part, “The road makes a few turns and the speed limit drops in the area. As I rounded a sweeping right hand turn I saw a figure on the south bound shoulder of the highway. I was the only vehicle in the area about 8:15 PM. My speed was about 45-50 MPH as I passed the figure.” He went on to describe the creature, “The figure was ...