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Conservation is seen as key to dealing with state's water woes...think we have a long way to go." Ramping up the Southland's conservation efforts could save more water annually than the combined demand of Los Angeles, San Diego and Long Beach, his agency estimates. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last year... In this article: San Luis Obispo, California, Los Angeles, Southland, Climate change, and Los Angeles Times |
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L.A. Times - L.A. Now | 5 days ago
Former BART officer's trial is moved to L.A. County
...trial of Johannes Mehserle would be moved out of that area. State court officials recommended Los Angeles and San Diego counties to the judge as possible sites for a trial. Mehserle, 27, is charged with fatally shooting Oscar Grant, 22,...
In this article: Los Angeles County, San Diego County, Alameda County, and Bay Area Rapid Transit
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San Diego Union-Tribune | November 15, 2009
S.D. receives little arts funding
...out more federal stimulus dollars for the arts than San Diego. Artistic powerhouses Los Angeles and San Francisco got 14 and 18 times as much money as San Diego, respectively. The $787 billion stimulus package signed into law by President...
In this article: Los Angeles, San Francisco, and National Endowment for the Arts
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CBS | 5 days ago
BART Shooting Trial To Be Held In L.A.
...trial witnesses from any possible civil unrest. State court officials had recommended two Southern California counties Los Angeles and San Diego to the judge as possible sites for a trial. But Jacobson concluded that of the two, there was...
In this article: Bay Area Rapid Transit, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Alameda County, and San Diego County
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Tila Tequila files suit against Chargers' Merriman
...damages, was first reported early today on celebrity Web site TMZ.com. It was not immediately clear whether it was filed in San Diego or Los Angeles, where Nguyen lives. Sheriff's deputies took the former Pro Bowl linebacker into custody the...
In this article: Tila Tequila, Tequila, Poway, California, Tmz.com, San Diego Chargers, Shawne Merriman, Bonnie Dumanis, New York, and Los Angeles
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washingtonpost.com | November 13, 2009
San Diego Great Dane named world's tallest dog
...the world's longest paper clip chain. In the midst of it all, Guinness World Records officially named Titan, an ailing 4-year-old white Great Dane from San Diego, as the world's tallest dog. Titan is blind, deaf, epileptic and...
In this article: Dog, Great Dane, Gingerbread man, Giraffe, Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Cancer, and San Diego Gas & Electric Co.
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Huffington Post | November 03, 2009
82 Endangered Sea Turtles Hatch At San Diego SeaWorld (PHOTOS)
...At San Diego SeaWorld (PHOTOS) LOS ANGELES � The population of endangered green sea turtles at SeaWorld in San Diego grew by 82 in October when the eggs hatched on Shipwreck Beach without human help. There hasn't been such happy turtle...
In this article: SeaWorld, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Los Angeles
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Contra Costa Times | November 06, 2009
Mehserle case delayed until Nov. 19
...the trial. Two Bay Area news organizations reported this week that the state's Administrative Office of the Courts found only two counties - San Diego and Los Angeles - either willing to, or able to, host Mehserle's trial. As first...
In this article: Alameda County, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Gag order, Department of Finance, and Oakland Tribune
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Centre Daily Times | 1 day ago
Sheraton Orlando Downtown Hotel Acquired by Resolution Services LLC and Glenmont Capital Management, LLC
...real estate development companies operated by Mr. Miller). Resolution Services LLC is a private operational firm with offices in New York City, Boca Raton, Los Angeles and San Diego. Resolution Services LLC partners and executives have a long...
In this article: Joint venture, New York City, and Universal Studios
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Description from Wikipedia:
San Diego (pronounced /ˌsændiˈeɪgoʊ/), named after Saint Didacus (Didacus of Alcalá) in Spanish, is the second-largest city in California and the ninth largest city in the United States, located along the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of the United States. The California Department of Finance estimates the city's population at 1,353,993 as of January 1, 2009. This coastal city is also the county seat of San Diego County as well as the economic center of the San Diego–Carlsbad–San Marcos metropolitan area. As of 2008, this metropolitan area is the 17th-largest in the United States with a population of 3,001,072 and the 38th-largest metropolitan area in the Americas when including Tijuana, Mexico. According to Forbes the city of San Diego ranks as the fifth wealthiest in the United States. San Diego's biggest industries are manufacturing, the military, and tourism.
San Diego's economy is largely composed of agriculture, biotechnology/biosciences, computer sciences, electronics manufacturing, defense-related manufacturing, financial and business services, ship-repair, ship-construction, software development, telecommunications, wireless research, and tourism. The presence of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) with the affiliated UCSD Medical Center promotes research in biotechnology.
- Name:
- City of San Diego
- Also Known As:
- America's Finest City
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Mayor-council
- Founding Date:
- March 27, 1850
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 372.1
- Total Area (km):
- 963.6
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 324.3
- Land Area (km):
- 840.0
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 47.7
- Water Area (km):
- 123.5
- Elevation (ft):
- 72-400
- Elevation (m):
- 22
- Time Zone:
- PST
- Website:
- http://www.sandiego.gov/
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