Former adult film stars file class action lawsuit against porn clinic

LOS ANGELES–(Business Wire)–Two former actresses in the adult film industry, including Diana Grandmason, are filing a California lawsuit against Adult Industry Medical Health Care Foundation (AIM), a Los Angeles area HIV testing clinic funded by and serving the adult film industry, alleging privacy breaches of their protected patient health data. The lawsuit, which will be [...]

Suspect sought in attempted kidnapping

San Diego County Crime Stoppers and Investigators from the San Diego Police Department’s Central Division are asking for assistance from the public in identifying this suspect for an attempted kidnapping. An unknown Hispanic male grabbed the arm of the victim, an 18 year old, while she was walking home from the bus stop at 200 [...]

North County transit expands Fourth of July service

OCEANSIDE–The North County Transit District (NCTD) will expand its services for customers on Fourth of July weekend, with convenient services offered on BREEZE buses, COASTER and SPRINTER trains. Special COASTER service on Sunday, July 4 makes it easy to get to a Padres game, a favorite beach destination or the San Diego County Fair. The expanded service [...]

Employees in small businesses more likely to have high-premium health plans

(Newswise)–Nearly 13 percent of workers with employer-sponsored health plans who worked in firms with 10 or fewer employees had premiums of $7,200 or more a year for single-coverage plans in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This amount is much higher than the $4,704 average, [...]

Yahoo! publishes first comprehensive guide for creating web content

(Businesswire)–To help writers, editors, and content creators write effectively for the Web, Yahoo! Inc.  is publishing “The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World,” the first guide of its kind to focus on the specific issues associated with developing content for the online medium. “The growth [...]

Report: Companies concerned over relocating employees over the next decade

(Businesswire)–A new report from Brookfield Global Relocation Services concludes that the coming decade will be a critical one for companies with international workforces as they grapple with several key issues, including the changing nature of temporary assignments, so-called “cross-border” commuters and emerging markets. “This is a key issue for global organizations, since this is a [...]

Carlsbad community health and fitness expo expands to two days

CARLSBAD–City of Carlsbad Parks & Recreation presents Health and Wellness Weekend, July 10-11.  The event is the centerpiece of a month-long celebration of “July is National Parks & Recreation Month.” The weekend’s activities feature a Community Health and Fitness Expo on Saturday, July 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the southwest parking lot [...]

Local man convicted in child pornography case

WASHINGTON–A San Diego man was convicted Thursday by a federal jury on 18 counts of receipt of child pornography and five counts of possession of child pornography. The case originated from a joint investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the FBI into the illegal sale of chlordane and DDT on the Internet. According [...]

Construction begins on Madison High School’s broadcast journalism facility

SAN DIEGO–Construction has begun on a high-definition broadcast journalism building at Madison High School, and it is expected to be complete by Spring 2011. The $2.6 million College, Career & Technical Education (CCTE) facility is the second for Madison High since September 2009. Construction began on the school’s $3.3 million automotive technology facility during fall [...]

K-Praise to host Berean bookstore blood drive

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego Blood Bank bloodmobile will accept blood donations at an open to the public blood drive hosted by K-PRAISE radio and the Berean Book Store. The K-Praise Promotions Street Team will be at the book store from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Thursday, July 1 at 8807 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. in [...]