Bob Filner News

One of the strangest things about California over the past decade is how little impact Arnold Schwarzenegger's two landslide wins for the governorship had on the Republican Party.

A year ago, Nathan Fletcher caused an uproar in the world of San Diego politics.

Xanthi Gionis, a founder of Aristotle University and Republican candidate for state Senate whose recent run was derailed by questions about the school, argued the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education took actions it knew would harm the university and impugn her personal, professional and political reputation.

While 200 California cities, with the state Supreme Court's blessing, ban dispensaries for medical marijuana, mayors of some of the larger cities, including San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles as well as Berkeley and Sacramento, say their pot shops are welcome but they need some guidance from the state.

The state Supreme Court's decision on Monday to uphold the right of cities to ban medical marijuana dispensaries is not expected to impact proposals on the May 21 Los Angeles ballot to allow the facilities to open in certain areas.

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner recently proposed an ordinance to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to operate in commercial and industrial areas for a $5,000 yearly permit fee and a 2-percent city tax on sales.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - May 6 - The California Supreme Court ruled today in the case City of Riverside v. Inland Empire Patients Health and Wellness Center that local governments may ban the distribution of medical marijuana and are not preempted by state law by doing so.

"Elections have consequences," the saying goes, and the city of San Diego narrowly elected former Congressman and medical marijuana ally Bob Filner in November.

T San Diego , a California daily newspaper which has been criticized for promoting the pro-business and hard-right political activities of new owner Douglas Manchester, is under review by state election regulators for allegedly giving discounted political ad rates to conservative campaigns and Republican candidates it favored.

"I think that we have a good opportunity to win," said Steve Castaneda, who has served two, four-year terms, each as a city councilman and planning commissioner in Chula Vista-- the population hub of the South County-centric district.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. announced that it has successfully demonstrated its Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station's capability to fly the Predator C Avenger.

Medbox, Inc. , a leader in providing industry specific consulting services and patented systems to the medical and retail industries, announced that yesterday , was the single largest trading day for their stock in the company's history with over 66,000 shares traded.