Councilmember Todd Gloria was elected president of the San Diego City Council today with the unanimous support of his colleagues. The Council president presides over City Council meetings, sets the Council’s docket, and recommends membership for Council Committees and representation for external organizations. “I am incredibly honored to have the support of my colleagues today. …
Bob Filner became San Diego’s 35th mayor today during a packed Balboa Park Club inauguration ceremony in which re-elected City Attorney Jan Goldsmith and members of the City Council also took the oath of office. Promising to implement his vision of giving power back to the neighborhoods Filner said, “The major focus of my administration…
(CNN) – A photo posted online Monday shows George Zimmerman with blood on his nose and lips. His attorneys say it was taken the night unarmed teen Trayvon Martin was killed in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman says he shot Martin in self-defense. Martin’s attorneys say he was shot and killed “in cold blood.” Prosecutors have charged…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Prosecutors are offering a plea bargain to Floyd Corkins, the man accused in the August shooting of a building manager at the conservative Family Research Council. But a defense attorney declined at a hearing Monday to immediately accept the deal and was granted a continuance in the case. The proposal includes admitting…
