At his press conference today, Mayor Bob Filner explained he plans to continue running San Diego from the facility he will check into to help him with his “behavior” towards women. It is likely the tab for this “therapy” might
The recall effort to remove Mayor Filner from office will begin at 5pm Monday if the Mayor does not resign. At this afternoon’s press conference, the Mayor announced that he will undergo two weeks of intensive therapy starting August 5th
At a press conference this afternoon, Mayor Filner apologized for his failure to respect women, said it was inexcusable and undermined his whole professional life. According to Filner he has spent his professional life fighting for equality and justice for
According to 10 News San Diego sources, Mayor Filner is “considering taking time off for therapy amid more calls for him to resign over sexual harassment accusations.” Filner’s office did not immediately respond to inquiries, but the Mayor is due
DWS released a statement today about the Mayor “Filthy Filner” chronicles: “The misconduct Mayor Bob Filner has been accused of is reprehensible and indefensible. I am personally offended by his actions and I firmly believe no employee should face a hostile
That brings the count to SEVEN. According to KPBS, there are four “prominent” women who have come forward this evening alleging harassment against ‘filthy Filner.’ “Sharon Bernie-Cloward, president of the San Diego Port Tenants Association, said then-Congressman Filner approached her
Today, finally, Rep. Nancy Pelosi issued a condemnation of San Diego Mayor Bob “Filthy” Filner along with NYC Mayoral candidate and former Congressman Anthony Weiner. “The conduct of some of these people that we’re talking about here is reprehensible,” Pelosi,
According to an NBC4 New York/Marist/WSJ poll, Christine Quinn has now overtaken Weiner in the Mayor’s race with a 9% lead. The poll shows Quinn is ahead with 25% support among Democrat primary voters compared to Weiner’s 16%. The poll
Now that the running tally on women who have publicly alleged harassment against Mayor ‘Filthy Filner’ has risen to THREE, the San Diego Democrats will meet today to “work out its stance on the political future” of the Mayor. Again. The
Paul Krueger at NBC San Diego tweeted out today: S.D. City Attorney says female reporters must have escort to interview Mayor Filner. Female TV reporters must have male photographer. — Paul Krueger (@pkruegernbcsd) July 24, 2013 Three women have come
In an exclusive interview with KPBS, a third woman has come forward to make claims of sexual harassment against San Diego Mayor Bob “Filthy” Filner. Morgan Rose describes in this video how Filner tried to kiss her repeatedly in a
Rep. Justin Amash successfully fought to get an amendment attached to the Defense spending bill that “would prevent money from going to the [NSA] agency’s blanket collection of telephone call records.” The vote is expected today. Score one for
Russia’s immigration services has granted persmission to NSA whistleblower/leaker Edward Snowden according to a source. “The American is currently getting ready to leave. He will be given new clothes. Lawyer Anatoly Kucherena will bring the papers he needs to leave
San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith responded to the lawsuit filed today by Gloria Allred and client Irene McCormick against Mayor Bob “filthy” Filner for sexual harassment. The suit names Filner and the city of San Diego. “We will not
At a press conference in San Diego today, Gloria Allred and her client revealed details about the lawsuit they filed in San Diego alleging sexual harassment by the Mayor Bob “Filthy” Filner. Irene McCormick, former communications director for city operations,
George Zimmerman, who has been in hiding since he was acquitted on second degree murder, emerged from hiding to rescue someone trapped in an overturned truck. UPDATED: Zimmerman rescued a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 children. (When is
The San Diego County Sheriff has set up a hotline to deal with sexual harassment claims against the city’s Mayor, democrat Bob “Filthy” Filner. The Sheriff’s office announced on Friday that they will “be the lead investigative agency for any
As a large crowd of people gathered in the Vegas heat to support the Justice for Trayvon rally, leaders of the rally sang the Black National Anthem. The Black National Anthem was played and before the Master of Ceremonies, Lou
Today at the Las Vegas Justice for Trayvon Rally, National Action Network Las Vegas, Gene Collins called for athletes, both professional and collegiate, to boycott Florida until “black and brown kids will be safe in Florida.” we are here also to
After a three hour meeting last night, the San Diego Democrat Party has decided they will not call for Mayor Bob Filner’s resignation. Filner has been accused of sexual harassment by former employees and constituents. The accusations were brought to
Yes, sir, she did. “I blew the whistle on this two years ago to the Democratic Party leadership,” former Assemblywoman Lori
Sparks flew at the House Judiciary Committee hearing today, when the NSA was subject to a bipartisan assault about the NSA surveillance programs and documents leaked by Edward Snowden. Members of Congress threatened to pull funding from the agency saying
ABC News 10 in San Diego has learned that San Diego Mayor Bob “Filthy” Filner will be giving the keynote address at a benefit for sexual assault victims. A women veterans group tells 10News the mayor’s camp has just confirmed
We can add the San Diego chapter of NOW to the list of people and groups calling for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to resign. Last week, former Filner ally and San Diego councilwoman Donna Frye brought to light salacious
San Diego Mayor Filner, also referred to as ‘Filthy Filner’ by his alleged victims, told KUSI yesterday that he is just a “hugger.” The remarks came following a press conference held by former councilwoman Donna Frye and attorneys Corey Briggs
Confidential tax records of certain political candidates and campaign donors were “improperly scrutized” according to the Treasury Department. The Department of Justice has refused to prosecute the cases. J. Russell George, the Treasury Department’s inspector general, privately told Senator Chuck
A letter was circulated to the media during the San Diego Mayoral campaign in 2012 with details about then-candidate “filthy Filner.” Allegations of sexual harassment made against San Diego Mayor Filner were brought to the public’s attention last week. Councilman
At today’s press conference in San Diego, sordid allegations were made about the harassment claims of anonymous women against Mayor Filner and another call was made for the Mayor to step down. Donna Frye, former city councilwoman, and lawyers Cory
A press conference is scheduled for today 11am PT in San Diego where Mayor Filner’s former allies will continue to push for his resignation amid allegations of sexual harassment. Filner’s former fiancee, Bronwyn Ingram told KPBS that she ended her
Two women have come forward with details regarding the behavior of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner. Last week, Filner’s former political allies called on him to resign amid allegations of sexual harassment. Their calls were subsequently joined by more Democrats,
According to Glenn Greenwald, columnist at The Guardian, Edward Snowden has a documents on how the National Secuirty Agency works but is keeping them private in order not to harm the US Government. Greenwald said these documents “would allow somebody who
After the Nigerian government announced the militant Islamist group Boko Haram agreed to a cease-fire, the leader of the group Abubaker Shekau denied the agreement and vowed to continue killing. “Let me assure you that we will not enter into
Pressure for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner to resign is increasing, amidst recent allegations of sexual harassment. Filner was elected mayor of San Diego this past November after serving ten, yes ten terms, in the US Congress. Thursday morning, three
UPDATED: The WSJ is reporting that Snowden will stay in Russia until he can travel to Latin America. “He wants to stay here until he can fly to Latin America,” said Human Rights Watch’s Deputy Director Tanya Lokshina, who took
Roll Call printed an article yesterday entitled “Crash Course in Crab Picking.” You can read it here. A picture accompanies the article, showing some workers at the Maine Avenue Fish Market sorting Maryland blue crabs. Here is the picture, look
The Supreme Court will take up the issue of the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) appointments in the fall, but even the Union recognizes there is “no hope” for the Court to rule in favor of Obama’s unconstitutional appointments and transitively any
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on America, built a vacuum cleaner in the basement of a CIA secret prison in Romania where he was confined. Mohammed has a degree in mechanical engineering. (ETA: he built schematics for
A former FISA court judge said yesterday that the FISA court was not a “rubber stamp” but that it needs to be changed to protect the public’s concern about civil liberties. Judge James Robertson also said that court needs to
House Republicans plan to cut the Internal Revenue Service budget after the agency targeted conservative groups in a clear abuse of authority. “The House Appropriations Committee released a measure on Tuesday that would roll back the IRS budget by $3
EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Center) filed an emergency petition yesterday with the Supreme Court to stop the National Security Agency from collecting phone records from American citizens. The petition asks the court to vacate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC)