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Jailhouse Nosh: An Inside Look at What Inmates Are Eatingnew

Using the sheriff’s email-an-inmate system, San Diego CityBeat sent letters to two-dozen random inmates asking their opinion on jail cuisine. Only De'Andre Daniels, a 20-year-old being held at San Diego Central Jail on an assault-with-a-firearm charge, responded.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass  |  04-14-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Darrell Issa Proves Republicans Do Have Ideas For Healthcare Reformnew

Not long ago, Congress member Darrell Issa ran into Sen. John McCain. The two Republicans got on the subject of healthcare reform and Issa argued that businesses that don’t provide health insurance to their employees simply are shifting the burden to taxpayers.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass  |  02-17-2010  |  Commentary

Obama Entrapped Me: Medical Marijuana Provider Mounts a Novel Criminal Defensenew

More than most citizens, James Dean Stacy feels betrayed by the candidate for whom he voted for president. Stacy was arrested in September when his medical-marijuana collective, Movement in Action, was raided along with 13 others.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass  |  12-28-2009  |  Drugs

San Diego Pot-Raid Search-Warrant Affidavits Reveal Dubious Undercover Opsnew

California's medical-pot organizations operate in a largely untested gray area of law. Yet, the only clear crime throughout a four-month sting in San Diego was perpetrated by the police.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass  |  10-29-2009  |  Crime & Justice

San Diego Sues Navy, Shipbuilders and Port District to Pay for Bay Cleanupnew

For nearly 30 years after the end of World War II, Naval personnel hosed down trucks and heavy machinery with diesel fuel, then dunked them in a tributary of San Diego Bay. It was all done in the name of "decontamination" -- ironic, because a new suit alleges this is one of dozens of practices cited as primary causes of sediment contamination in the bay.
San Diego CityBeat  |  Dave Maass  |  10-21-2009  |  Environment

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