Politics

Steve Garvey won’t be able to attend, but yachtsman Dennis Conner is supposed to be there. The Republican members of San Diego County’s congressional delegation are being invited to share the stage, and some of the Democrats might get invited too. Vice President George Bush is going to Escondido on Friday, and everyone is trying … Read more

After more than a decade of criticizing California’s nursing home operators, the Little Hoover Commission turned its spotlight on medical doctors at a public hearing Friday, accusing physicians of neglect and poor treatment of rest home patients. Doctors were accused by the state commission of making rushed “gang visits” to as many as 50 patients … Read more

When Mayor Richard Riordan recently introduced his second budget, he hailed his usual priorities–crime and a better business climate–and endorsed a new one–improving the lives of families and neighborhoods. His budget, overall, reflects the ideas of his many task forces–an inevitable breath of fresh air after a long incumbency–and the experience his Administration gained last … Read more

A federal jury convicted an infertility specialist, who admitted inseminating patients with his own semen, of 52 counts of fraud and perjury Wednesday. On the fourth day of jury deliberations in Alexandria, Va., Dr. Cecil Jacobson was found guilty of lying to women about the identity of the sperm donor used in their artificial insemination … Read more

Abu Mohammed al-Golani speaks at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, on Sunday. The former Al Qaeda commander, who calls himself Ahmed Sharaa, says he embraces pluralism and religious tolerance as leader of the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al Sham, known as HTS. (Omar Albam / Associated Press) The stunning overthrow of Syrian President Bashar … Read more

Polls in California and nationwide suggest that women are much more critical of sex and race preferences than was suggested by their voting in last November’s election. Fighting for their political lives, feminists have launched a public-relations campaign that they hope will prove Assembly Speaker Willie Brown correct when he says that women will kill … Read more

The Marine general who led 65,000 Camp Pendleton troops to Baghdad in the first furious push of the Iraq war is drawing criticism after saying of battle, “It’s fun to shoot some people.” Lt. Gen. James Mattis made the comments Tuesday at a San Diego forum on tactics in fighting the Bush administration’s war on … Read more

President-elect Donald Trump takes the stage before he speaks at the Fox Nation Patriot Awards on Thursday in Greenvale, N.Y. (Heather Khalifa / Associated Press) Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political … Read more

Former state assemblyman and energy commissioner Charles Imbrecht was eulogized Saturday morning at Trinity Lutheran Church–the same church where he was baptized, confirmed and married. More than 200 people gathered for the memorial service in the wood church to pay tribute to a man some mourners credited with a razor sharp intellect and a get-things-done … Read more

A placard expressing opposition to a Republican-penned measure sits outside the North Carolina Senate gallery in Raleigh, N.C., in the weeks after the election. (Gary D. Robinson / Associated Press) Even though the election was over a month ago, voters in some parts of the country are discovering that having their say at the ballot … Read more