San Diego: Local News from the Union Tribune

Fisher house marks 1st year at Pendleton
One year after the Fisher House opened its doors at Camp Pendleton, military members and civilians gathered for an anniversary celebration

Bomb threat prompts closure at Naval Base San Diego
Bomb threat carved into the wall of a portable toilet at Naval Base San Diego prompted an hours-long closure of three piers Tuesday, Navy officials said.

‘Bird’ subverts a dramatic classic
Rob Lutfy is not the kind of guy to salt his talk with a profusion of profanities. But when it comes to the titles of the plays he directs, the man just seems to attract asterisks. Two years ago, Lutfy made his Cygnet Theatre debut with Stephen Adly Guirgis’ caustically funny “The Motherf***er With the Hat.” Now, Lutfy — who has since become the Old Town company’s associate artistic director — is directing “Stupid F***ing Bird,” Aaron Posner’s gimlet-eyed ode to the great Russian playwright Anton Chekhov.

Public safety focus of Faulconer budget revisions
Mayor Kevin Faulconer wants to spend $9.5 million in new city revenue on boosting police officer retention, upgrading Balboa Park, hiring more firefighters and 9-1-1 dispatchers, and enhancing neighborhood services Those expenditures, unveiled Tuesday in southeastern San Diego, are among Faulconer’s May revisions to the $3.3 billion spending plan he proposed last month for the fiscal year that begins July 1.

Marine picked for combat instructor award
A Camp Pendleton Marine was picked for a Corps-wide combat instructor award at a recent ceremony in Quantico, Virginia.

Lissemore welcomes Mebane, plans to help
Chargers nose tackle Sean Lissemore apparently lost his job to newcomer Brandon Mebane.

31st All-Star Game: NL, AL play to 1-1 tie as rain stops play
31st All-Star Game: NL and AL play to 1-1 tie when rain stops play

Hundreds report seeing fireball as huge meteor lights up Northeastern sky
Hundreds of people on the East Coast reported seeing a huge meteor as it lit up the night early Tuesday.

Del Mar to develop plan for new police department
The council asked city staff to come up with a plan for the new department by October.

Pregnant woman stabbed in dispute over man
A dispute over a man landed a woman in jail, accused of stabbing a pregnant woman in the chest and face in El Cajon Monday night.

Marshall Faulk is serious about his golf
NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk works hard to be in top form heading into hosting event this weekend

Janis Ian has some key advice for Justin Bieber
A Grammy Award-winner for her song, “At 17,” she returns for a Sunday concert with the San Diego Women’s Chorus

Reward offered in Lemon Grove school laptop theft
Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in tracking whoever stole 43 laptops, worth $12,000, from a Lemon Grove elementary school.

CPUC, learn from Coastal Commission
How to reduce cynicism about state government.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget prudence backed by history
Volatile revenue makes caution a must.

Minors: Dickerson homers twice for El Paso
Recapping the previous day of action for the Padres’ minor league affiliates.

MiraCosta student set to graduate at 75
Oceanside’s Noel Baggett hopes to learn Spanish next

CSU presidents: Free housing on top of six-figure salaries
CSU presidential housing varies between schools from modest homes to $2 million houses.

Prep scoreboard: May 16 results
San Diego Section high school scores, playoff schedules, standings, statistics, rankings

More San Diego homes advertised in China
Juwai, Chinese-based site, lists San Diego properties

FOX unveils ‘Pitch’ trailer featuring Padres, Petco Park
Upcoming fall series dramatizes woman’s push to pitch in the majors.

Commercial fisherman lands spot in Open sectional
Aaron Dexheimer, who works at commercial fishing in Alaska, was among those who advanced out of U.S. Open local sectional qualifying.

New Charger arrives after 31-hour drive
Matt Slauson commuted from Illinois because he couldn’t part with his truck for a week.

Boys track and field leaders (May 16)
San Diego Section’s top performers

Girls track and field leaders (May 16)
San Diego Section’s top performers

Dons pitcher primed for playoffs
Sophomore wants team’s seniors to graduate with a San Diego Section title

Record-setting hurdler returns for postseason
Cathedral Catholic senior battles foot injury for most of the spring

SDSU’s Moosbrugger named Bowling Green AD
SDSU deputy AD Bob Moosbrugger becomes athletic director at Bowling Green, his alma mater.

LJCD junior commits to Cal women’s team
Notebook: Four San Diego players chosen for Cal-Hi Sports All-State Elite girls basketball squad

Entrance construction under way at new school
Traffic on San Elijo Road will be reduced, as Double Peak School enters the final phases of construction this summer. The K-8 campus will open Aug. 29, and will serve students from the San Elijo Hills area. Traffic improvements needed to add turning lanes into the school will close down one lane in each direction for a portion of San Elijo Road for several months, officials said.

Tiny opossums rescued from toilet recovering
Two baby opossums that were rescued from a toilet in a Pacific Beach home earlier this month are recovering well.

GOP endorsement roils Democratic race
The battle between two Democrats seeking to replace San Diego Councilman Todd Gloria heated up on Monday when Republican Mayor Kevin Faulconer endorsed Anthony Bernal, a move Chris Ward supporters called an attempted “conservative coup.”

Corey Liuget earns priceless reward
Chargers defensive end Corey Liuget graduates from University of Illinois

Letters: Explain why death row inmates cost so much
Union-Tribune letters to the editor for May 17, 2016

San Diego reaches three more labor deals
San Diego has reached tentative labor deals with three city employee unions that abide by the Proposition B pension reform measure that voters approved in 2012. The pacts, which the City Council is scheduled to approve next month, follow a pattern San Diego set last year in labor deals with police officers and the Municipal Employees Association, which represents 4,000 mostly blue-collar workers.

Judge seals verdict in barbershop shooting
A jury reached a verdict Monday in the case of a man charged in the fatal shooting of an Oak Park barbershop owner two years ago, but the verdict will remain a secret until a second jury finishes deliberating a co-defendant’s case.

SmartCity Hackathon eyes environmental tech
SmartCity hackathon to tap technology for the environment

Poway data breach affects 30,000-plus students
Woman received information on test scores, visions exams, etc.

Palomar College narrows search for president
Finalists named to lead Palomar College

Gambling consultant to lose license, ownership
Robert Lytle, who was the state’s chief gambling enforcement agent before retiring and starting a consulting business catering to the same card rooms he once regulated, will lose his gambling licenses and his ownership in two card rooms under a deal worked out with state regulators.

Pro-stadium groups launch hotel boycott
Two pro-stadium Chargers groups announced a boycott Monday against three local hotel companies which they claim are “impeding” efforts to build a stadium-convention center complex downtown.

When selling a Macbook on Craigslist went horribly wrong
Goldie Taylor’s son was simply trying to sell his Macbook, then this happened.

Vid.do: When good pandas go bad
Giant pandas create trouble as staff cleans their house

Navy cruiser offering tours this weekend
Navy cruiser offering tours this weekend.

Meet all 5 San Diego city attorney candidates
Candidates vying to replace City Attorney Jan Goldsmith meet with the Union-Tribune