HOWARD LIPIN / Union-Tribune
The proposed site of the Jamul Indian Village casino can be seen from Melody Road. |
Casino opponents keep close eye on reservation
By Onell R. Soto
STAFF WRITER
JAMUL – When the earthmovers start up, so do the cameras on a nearby hillside. Neighbors of the Jamul Indian Village, a 6-acre reservation 20 miles from downtown San Diego, have been waging a 15-year battle over a proposed tribal casino.
Cancer survivors celebrate, share lessons
More are beating disease locally, throughout nation
By Eleanor Yang Su
STAFF WRITER
LA JOLLA – Varda Backus discovered a lump in her thyroid as a third-year medical student, while treating a patient whose growth was smaller than her own.
2 missing after plane crashes in ocean
1 survivor found floating in water
By Mark Arner and Debbi Baker
STAFF WRITERS
One man survived and two others were missing last night after a four-seat plane crashed into the ocean more than a mile off Oceanside. The crash of the 2006 Cessna 172S was reported to aviation officials at 5:11 p.m. by a witness in another aircraft, authorities said.
JUST FIX IT
2 streets' residents still wait for relief
By Ruth McKinnie Braun
STAFF WRITER
Today we update two traffic problems we wrote about last month. Residents who would like to turn a tiny street in San Diego's Oak Park area into a one-way road have been asked to query their neighbors to make sure there is broader support.
Day with animals can be a real downer
By Michael Stetz
STAFF WRITER
A trip to the zoo used to be fun. Monkeys act silly. Lions look majestic. Gorillas really need to watch where they scratch. But more and more, it's becoming a downer to go there. Instead of popcorn, they should peddle Prozac.
