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Woman gets probation for selling library books online

VISTA, Calif. -- A woman who stole about 2,000 books and DVDs from libraries in Carlsbad, Oceanside and San Diego to re-sell them online was sentenced today to three years probation and ordered to stay away from all San Diego County public libraries....

Tags: Punishment, Prosecution, Defendants, Justice System, Trials

Parents raise funds to save school programs

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

SAN DIEGO - Shrinking school budgets have some La Jolla parents stepping up so students are left short changed.  Times are tough everywhere, so as a parent we all want to work to have the best education for our child. Torrey Pines Elementary, like...

Tags: Fox Broadcasting Company, Schools, Arts and Culture, Elementary Schools, Auction Service

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Ex-sailor accused of selling stolen Navy equipment on eBay

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

A former Coronado-based sailor was charged today with stealing tactical flashlights, laser-aiming devices, riflescopes and night- vision gear from the Navy and selling the items to customers on eBay. Phillip Andro Jamison, 30, was arraigned in U.S....

Tags: Prosecution, San Diego (San Diego, California), Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War

Whitman sets U.S. campaign spending record

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman gave her campaign another $15 million Tuesday, shattering the previous record for most money ever spent by one political candidate on a single election in American history. The latest contribution brings...

Tags: Meg Whitman, Elections, San Diego (San Diego, California), Michael Bloomberg, New York

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Brown, Whitman to hold 1st debate Tuesday

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

Democrat Jerry Brown and Republican Meg Whitman face off Tuesday in their first gubernatorial debate. The debate at University of California, Davis is scheduled to take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the...

Tags: Meg Whitman, University of California, Elections, Colleges and Universities, Davis (Yolo, California)

Brown starts day, Whitman to end it in San Diego

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

The two major party candidates for California governor made sure to include San Diego among their last campaign stops before Tuesday's general election. Democrat Jerry Brown started his day at Coyote Café in the heart of Old Town. Brown, who has made...

Tags: Meg Whitman, Local Elections, Government, Republican Party, Elections

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Brown to face Whitman for governor

FOX 5 San Diego Staff

Meg Whitman, the billionaire former chief executive of eBay, easily won the race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, setting up a general election contest against former Gov. Jerry Brown. Whitman took a large lead in the polls in the final weeks...

Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Steve Poizner, Politics, Jerry Brown

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Poizner, Whitman offer different fixes for state economic woes

City News Service

Republican gubernatorial candidates Steve Poizner and Meg Whitman discussed job growth, taxes and economic development today during separate appearances at an event organized by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. -------------------- Sign...

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