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Parents of Shooting Victim Share Pain and Anger as Community Group Works to Stop Gun Violence
A mother is struggling with her anger and pain after her son was killed in a drive-by shooting. NBC 7’s Dana Griffin reports.
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Parents of Shooting Victim Share Pain and Anger as Community Group Works to Stop Gun Violence
Two shootings this week were carried out by gang members, SDPD said. Now, a community-based organization is working with the city to encourage gang members to stop the violence
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Scripps Health Denies City Attorney Office's Accusation of Patient Dumping
The San Diego City Attorney’s Office alleged Monday that Scripps Health illegally discharged a schizophrenic patient from one of its hospitals in 2019, leaving the man to his own devices despite a court order requiring that he be placed in a skilled nursing facility.
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Forced to Shut Down Business
For the first time, the San Diego’s City Attorney’s office has taken action to close down a defiant business. NBC 7 has learned Boulevard Fitness, a gym which has ignored public health orders for weeks was threatened with thousands in fines.
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San Diego City Attorney Takes Action to Shut Down Defiant Business
For the first time, the San Diego’s City Attorney’s office has taken action to close down a business defiant in the face of the state and county’s health orders
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Airbnb ‘Party House' in Bankers Hill Violates Health Orders
NBC 7’s Steven Luke has more.
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Short Term Rental ‘Party House' Draws Rare Legal Action
San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott took bold legal action Friday morning in an effort to shut down a Banker’s Hill home used frequently as a short-term vacation rental.
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City Official at Forefront of 101 Ash Purchase Resigns
The fallout from a newly released forensic investigation into the city of San Diego’s purchase of a downtown high-rise continues with the Director of the Real Estate Assets Department announcing that she was resigning.
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City Atty. Shuts Down ‘Squalid' Independent Living Facility in College Area
An independent living facility in San Diego’s College Area has been ordered to close due, in part, to its history of health code violations including infestations of vermin, bedbugs and cockroaches. San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott said Monday the “squalid” and “notorious” facility at 5128 Ewing St. was ordered to shut down by the Superior Court. Over its…
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City Attorney Defends Smart Streetlight Camera Program's Success
The San Diego City Attorney’s press conference on Tuesday afternoon became heated when a group who opposes the program spoke out against the attorney.
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Privacy Concerns Over City's Use of Smart Street Lights
NBC 7’s Danica McAdam reports on the city’s response to recent data privacy concerns.
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Elder Abuse Accusations in The College Area
A dilapidated independent living facility in the College Area has been shut down after nearly a dozen elderly and disabled residents were found to be living among piles of trash and with rat feces in their beds. NBC 7’s Danny Freeman has more.
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Politically Speaking: City Attorney Discusses Red Flag Law
NBC 7’s Alex Presha spoke with San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott about so-called “red flag laws” to combat gun violence.
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State Supreme Court Rules Against San Diego in Dispensary Lawsuit
A California State Supreme Court ruling in a case against the City of San Diego and how it passed the zoning ordinance for marijuana dispensaries could have an impact across the state, according to environmental law experts.
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Critic Urges City Council to Withhold Funding for San Diego Junior Theater
San Diego Junior Theater defenders deny covering-up alleged wrongdoing after a parent demanded that councilmembers withhold $90,000 in public funds for the well-known arts training organization.
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Mission Bay Restaurant to Pay $34,500 Fee in Hidden Surcharge Lawsuit
A restaurant along the water at a San Diego resort was slapped with a $34,500 fine to settle a lawsuit filed by the city attorney’s office after the eatery – despite a warning – continued to charge customers a hidden surcharge.
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New Law Could Make Viewing Public Records Tougher
A new law could make viewing public records more difficult. NBC 7’s Mari Payton has more on this proposal from Senator Ben Hueso.
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La Jolla Store Convicted in Largest Bust of Illegal Ivory Trafficking in State History
The men behind a luxury art and jewelry store in La Jolla have been convicted of illegal ivory trafficking and will now pay the largest fines ever imposed for it in state history.
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Carlton Gallery Owner, Salesperson Charged After $1.3M Worth of Illegal Ivory Seized
Criminal charges have been filed against a luxury art and jewelry business in La Jolla that was discovered to be in possession of more than $1 million dollars worth of illegal elephant and rhinoceros ivory, the San Diego City Attorney’s office said Wednesday.
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City Cracks Down on Illegal Elder Care Facilities
The San Diego City Attorney said she is cracking down on illegal elder care facilities. NBC 7’s Rory Devine is at one facility that could face misdemeanor charges.