California

Ruling threatens convention center expansion

In a court ruling that could potentially doom the city's plans for an expanded convention center, a panel of judges Friday said the hotel tax to finance the $520 million project is Ref. Source 8

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Will more Iraqis settle in San Diego?

SAN DIEGO — About 3,000 Iraqis have resettled in the San Diego region in each of the last seven years, a number that could soon grow if the Obama administration grants asylum Ref. Source 1

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Roving storms 'a shock to the system'

Powerful thunderstorms struck East County Tuesday afternoon and San Diego several hours later, bringing strong winds that knocked down trees, toppled planes at Montgomery Field and caused thousands of power outages during ... Ref. Source 4

California

Mayor Says Homeless People Are Criminals, Closes Public Park To Drive Them Away:

The California mayor joins a long list of mayors who are attempting to crack down on homelessness by cracking down on the homeless themselves. Ref. Source 5

California

San Diego's freak storm explained

The freakish storm that delayed a Padres game at Petco Park, soaked Tony Bennett’s outdoor concert on Shelter Island and caused misery for untold numbers of commuters was caused by a fundamental ... Ref. Source 8

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'Godzilla' weather pattern may hit California

Cue the screaming, the pointing, the badly synced exclamation: It's Godzilla! Ref. Source 9k

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EMT mowed lawn after man, 86, fainted

A photograph of a Sacramento emergency medical technician mowing the front lawn of an 86-year-old man who fainted while doing yardwork has gone viral. One of the medics “put the gurney away and the other finished mowing the lawn,” the man's son said. Ref. Source 9x.

We break from California to share scoop from the journals of some good thinker:
Today is: 22nd July (GMT), in history on the 22nd of July, 1972 AD the following death happened:
Hugo Kauder: Composer, dies at 84