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Climate of San Diego


hours was on April 5, 1926. Snow has been recorded falling on lowland San Diego communities only five times in over 125 years of record-keeping. Snow flurries were last seen in San Diego on February 14, 2008 around , and the last measurable snowfall to hit various neighborhoods and suburbs around the city fell on December 13, 1967. In winter, light snow is common in mountainous regions of east and north San Diego County (including Ramona and Julian) above . Lake Cuyamaca Campground experienced a light dusting of snow
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Rufus B. Tebbetts


Rufus B. Tebbetts (c. 1828–) early settler of San Diego. Tebbetts was born c. 1828 in New Hampshire and was living in Belknap County, New Hampshire in 1850. By 1860 he was living in San Bernardino, California, but moved the same year to San Diego. Tebbetts was on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors during 1860–1862. Tebbetts was also president of the San Diego's Board of Trustees during 1860–1862, when San Diego did not have a Mayoral form of government. Tebbetts brother George was the last
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University of California, San Diego


, "The Guardian," reported that voter turnout was 35 percent of the undergraduate population, when the measure only needed 20 percent to pass. The university offers 29 sports club teams, including rugby, badminton, baseball, cycling, dancesport, ice hockey, sailing, soccer, snow skiing, tennis, volleyball, ultimate, water polo, and waterskiing. The UC San Diego surf team has won the national championship six times and is consistently rated one of the best surfing programs in the United States. UC San Diego
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Wonderland Amusement Park (San Diego)


Wonderland was a beachfront amusement park in the Ocean Beach neighborhood of San Diego, California from 1913 to 1916. It was the first amusement park in San Diego. The amusement park was built on or near the Pacific Ocean beach by the Ocean Bay Beach Amusement Center, owned by Herbert P. Snow and managed by Bert Snow. It opened on July 4, 1913 to a crowd of more than 20,000. It featured the largest roller coaster on the West Coast, called the Blue Streak Racer, as well as a carousel,
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2012 San Diego Chargers season


for 95 yards. The Browns' Trent Richardson ran for 122 yards and a touchdown. It was the second game of the year the Chargers did not score an offensive touchdown. The last time San Diego failed to score a touchdown in two or more games was in 2000, when it occurred three times. With the Broncos' win that same week, the Chargers fell into a second place tie with the Raiders in the AFC West. The Chargers (4–4) won 31–13 in a home game against Kansas City (1–7
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James McCoy (politician)


street from the Old Town Transit Center. McCoy was president of the San Diego's Board of Trustees during 1869–1871, when San Diego did not have a Mayoral form of government. During 1871–1874 he served in the California State Senate. While senator he worked on getting a railroad to San Diego (with limited success), mail service, and land cessions to San Diego. In 1871, at the urging of San Diego developers, he quietly introduced a bill in the legislature to permit portions of Balboa Park to be sold to
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San Diego


to be almost completely dry. Although there are few wet days per month during the rainy period, rainfall can be heavy when it does fall. Rainfall is usually greater in the higher elevations of San Diego; some of the higher areas can receive per year. Variability from year to year can be dramatic: in the wettest years of 1883/1884 and 1940/1941 more than fell, whilst in the driest years there was as little as . The wettest month on record is December 1921 with . Snow in the city is so rare that
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USS Drum (SSN-677)


did "Drum" suffer notable damaged. "Drum" returned to San Diego on 13 April 1995. Her Commanding Officer was relieved of duty pending investigation of the collision, later resolved as "not for cause." At 1300 hours on 20 May 1995, an inactivation ceremony was held for "Drum" at San Diego. In late May 1995, she departed San Diego for the last time, destined for Pearl Harbor, where she would undergo deactivation at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. "Drum" was decommissioned and stricken
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Climate of San Diego


summer and early autumn are typically the hottest times of the year with and average high of in August and in September. Temperatures occasionally reach or higher. Snow and ice are rare in the wintertime, typically occurring only inland from the coast when present. San Diego experiences marine layer clouds, most often between May and August, which cause cool temperatures, cloudy weather and fog in the morning. Marine layer conditions linger until the heat of the sun becomes strong enough to evaporate the clouds. The local sayings "May gray"
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Carl Weathers


an ankle injury suffered when he tripped over a curb surrounding the running track while warming up for practice with another linebacker, Paul Snow. He then transferred and played for San Diego State University, becoming a letterman for the San Diego State Aztecs in 1968 and 1969, playing for head coach Don Coryell. After he went undrafted, Weathers signed with the Oakland Raiders as a free agent in 1970. Now playing as a linebacker, Weathers played seven games for the Raiders in 1970 and one in 1971. The Raiders released Weathers
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San Diego–Tijuana


and shares borders with Greater Los Angeles. The area has a varied topography with over seventy miles of coastline and snow-capped mountains that rise to the northeast, in San Diego County. The terrain includes flood plains, canyons, steep hills, and mesas. The region has its eastern terminus in the Colorado Desert and Imperial Valley regions, where another conurbation – Mexicali–Calexico – is formed. The urbanized area where San Diego and Tijuana meet is known as San Ysidro on the American side of the border and Colonia Federal
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San Diego County Fair


agricultural fair. The location moved from place to place for several years, finally settling on the Del Mar Fairgrounds when it opened in 1936. In 1954, the fair's name was changed to the "Southern California Exposition and San Diego County Fair". In 1970, this was shortened to the "Southern California Exposition". The fair was again renamed in 1984 to the "Del Mar Fair", which lasted until 2002 when the name "San Diego County Fair" was reinstated. It is sometimes still referred to
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Snow Tha Product


, California. After graduating high school, she briefly attended San Diego Mesa College to begin studying to become a social worker. However, she soon dropped out of college to pursue her music career. During her younger years, Feliciano became more involved with her music. At the age of 6, she appeared in school talent shows and began performing with her grandfather’s mariachi band in Redwood City. She got her first exposure to hip-hop when she moved to San Diego. As a teenager, she started freestyling with
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St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church (San Diego, California)


St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church in San Diego, California. It belongs to the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. What became St. Dunstan's College Chapel at San Diego State College was originally St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Opened in 1887 in an English Gothic Revival building with a steeple at Eighth Avenue and C Street, it was designed by Wilcox & Johnson of Minnesota. When St. Paul's outgrew its building, it was moved to the college campus, which did not then have a chapel. In 1948
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Japanese Friendship Garden (Balboa Park)


a snow lantern in 1956. Following that in 1958, they presented the Friendship Bell, which can now be found on Shelter Island. The San Diego Yokohama Sister City Society, whose members worked with the City of San Diego to identify the current site of the garden, acquired a Japanese Gate. They installed it just to the north of the Organ Pavilion. In. 1968, they dedicated the gate as the Charles C. Dail Memorial Japanese Gate in order to honor the commitment by the people of San Diego. The gate
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San Diego County, California


covered the entire border between California and Mexico. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of , of which is land and (7.0%) is water. The county is larger in area than the combined states of Rhode Island and Delaware. San Diego County has a varied topography. On its western side is more than of coastline. Most of San Diego between the coast and the Laguna Mountains consists of hills, mesas, and small canyons. Snow-capped (in winter) mountains rise to
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Cuyamaca Peak


Cuyamaca Peak is a mountain peak of the Cuyamaca Mountains range, in San Diego County, Southern California. At , its summit is the second highest point in San Diego County. Cuyamaca Peak is located roughly from the Pacific Ocean, within Cuyamaca Rancho State Park. It is east of the city of San Diego and southwest of Julian. A popular year round hike to the summit of Cuyamaca leads from the Paso Picacho Campground, starting at about . Snows in winter are common above and surrounding regions in Cuyamaca Rancho State Park.
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History of the San Diego Padres


did that summer was post a 21–6 record and a 2.73 earned run average, edging Montreal's Ross Grimsley to earn the Padres' second Cy Young Award in three seasons. San Diego also picked up another first that summer, compiling an 84–78 mark for manager Roger Craig, the only time in 10 seasons the team finished a season with a winning percentage above .500. The good times did not last, as the Padres closed out the decade with another losing season in 1979, a 68–93 record that cost Craig his job.
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2004 United States presidential election in California


as the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles County. The last time the state was won by a Republican candidate was in 1988 by George H. W. Bush. In 2004, the state did swing slightly Republican by a 1.9% margin from 2000 due to strong swings in heavily populated San Diego, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, and Fresno counties, all of which (except San Diego) Bush won by double digit margins. Bush also won over a million votes in Los Angeles County, the most populous
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2011 Drake Bulldogs football team


NCAS Giant Steps Award for their charity work in Africa. They were also featured in a documentary by CBS Sports for their work in Africa. After an opening loss to North Dakota, Drake compiled five victories in a row before losing a close contest to San Diego. The loss would be their last, as the Bulldogs won their final four games of the season. Notable games included Marist (played in a snow storm), Jacksonville (a last second touchdown victory), and Dayton (the conference title clincher).
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USS Ammen (DD-527)


the eastern Pacific. That employment occupied her through January 1956. On 7 February of that year, "Ammen" left San Diego again on her way to the Far East. That deployment lasted until late July when she headed back to the west coast of the United States. The destroyer reached San Diego on 11 August and, on the 30th, began a three-month overhaul at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard near San Francisco. She returned to San Diego and to active service on 7 December. On 16 April 1957
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San Diego County Water Authority


vastly expanded military presence practically doubled the population in six years. Enter the San Diego County Water Authority, which was created June 9, 1944, by an act of the state Legislature as a public agency to administer the region's Colorado River water rights. Water from the river first arrived in the new San Vicente Reservoir in November 1947. When the Water Authority began operations, it was concerned solely with securing a reliable imported water supply and then delivering it to the San Diego region. The agency did this by working with
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USS Drum (SSN-677)


at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. In May 1980, after "Drum" returned to San Diego, and for the next several months, "Drum" operated in the San Diego area. She began her next Western Pacific deployment in October 1980, which included visits to Guam and the Philippines. This deployment lasted until mid-April 1981, when she returned to San Diego. In the course of that year the collided with an unidentified American submarine, believed to be of the , in the Peter the Great Bay, not
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1984 San Diego Padres season


place on June 9, they did not relinquish the lead the rest of the season. San Diego played at a steady pace, never falling below .500, while their longest winning streak was only six. San Diego clinched the division on September 20, when they beat San Francisco 5–4 behind a three-run homer by pitcher Tim Lollar, and Houston lost to Los Angeles 6–2 three hours later. The Padres finished the season with a 92–70 record, winning the NL West division by 12 games. It was just the second
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Barry Foster (American football)


The injury to Foster that year opened the door for rookie running back Bam Morris to take over. The 1994 AFC Championship game would not only be Foster's last game in a Steeler uniform, but his last NFL game. Trailing the San Diego Chargers 17-13, the Steelers were mounting the go-ahead drive. On the last play of the game, a fourth down and goal from the three-yard line, Foster was in primarily as a blocker for Neil O'Donnell, but when San Diego sent no pass
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USS Worden (CG-18)


the last time for Yokosuka via Subic Bay. The ship departed Japan on 23 September for Pearl Harbor, thence to San Diego, arriving on 6 October. "Worden" remained in port until 16 November when she conducted local operations and type training. With the exception of a dependent's cruise and an off-load of ammunition at Seal Beach, "Worden" remained in port at San Diego for the month of December and thus ended the year. The early days of 1968 found "Worden" at San Diego,
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San Diego County, California


well as all of what are now Riverside and Imperial Counties. During the later part of the 19th century, there were numerous changes in the boundaries of San Diego County, when various areas were separated to make up the counties mentioned above. The most recent changes were the establishments of Riverside County in 1893 and Imperial County in 1907. Imperial County was also the last county to be established in California, and after this division, San Diego no longer extended from the Pacific Ocean to the Colorado River, and it no longer
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History of San Diego


as North Park and City Heights. In July 1971 the Republican National Committee chose San Diego to be the site of the 1972 Republican National Convention, despite initial opposition from the city's mayor, Frank Curran, and despite the fact that the city did not initially bid for the opportunity. It was widely believed that San Diego was selected because it was the preferred choice of President Richard Nixon. The city and the party were making preparations for the convention when in March 1972 a $400,000 donation to the event by ITT Corporation
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Cross Border Xpress


first of a series of plans/diagrams that were created to better promote the project. Contact was then made with the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) whose plans for a "bi-national airport" had been undermined in November 1989, when the San Diego City Council lifted a building moratorium on Otay Mesa. SANDAG did not support the development of a cross-border terminal as it sought to again revive its efforts to create a bi-national airport on San Diego's Otay Mesa and Mexicana de Aviación opted
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Sacramento Kings


Slamson the Lion. Prior to that, the Kings mascot was "The Gorilla." Prior to moving to Ohio, the Royals' biggest rival was the Syracuse Nationals, which went on to become the Philadelphia 76ers. This left upstate New York without a team until the Buffalo Braves were established in 1970. This third attempt did not last, with the Braves moving to San Diego, California in 1978 to become the San Diego Clippers. In 1970, the Cleveland Cavaliers were established. This brought a new rival for the
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San Diego–Coronado Bridge


The San Diego–Coronado Bridge, locally referred to as the Coronado Bridge, is a prestressed concrete/steel girder bridge, crossing over San Diego Bay in the United States, linking San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge is signed as part of State Route 75. In 1926, John D. Spreckels recommended that a bridge be built between San Diego and Coronado, but voters dismissed the plan. The U.S. Navy initially did not support a bridge that would span San Diego Bay to connect San Diego to Coronado. They
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USS Apache (ATF-67)


routine through March 1973 when she began a repair period at San Diego. Several material casualties prolonged the work, and "Apache" did not leave the shipyard until 21 May 1973, when she sailed with "Trieste II" for waters off the coast of San Francisco to take part in Operation Teleprobe. However, bad weather postponed the operation, and "Apache" sustained further damage which forced her to return to San Diego on 23 June 1973 for three weeks of repair work. "Apache" arrived in San Francisco on
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Édgar Rentería


the Dodgers. On September 23, with the Giants trailing San Diego in the NL West, Rentería delivered a speech during a team meeting in which he told his teammates it could be his last year, and he wanted the Giants to make the playoffs. The Giants managed to overtake San Diego, and they did make the playoffs. Rentería finished the year with career-lows in games (72), hits (67), home runs (three, tied with his 1998 total), and RBI (22)
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Charlie Tuna


, who had used it for one show the week prior to Tuna's arrival. Tuna then moved on to WMEX in Boston for the first 9 months of 1967. In late 1967, KHJ in Los Angeles offered Tuna the 9 to noon slot, where he debuted on Thanksgiving Day 1967. On February 9, 1971, he had just commenced his morning show at 6:00 a.m. when the San Fernando earthquake occurred. In early 1972 he did mornings at KCBQ in San Diego (during the original presentation of "The Last Contest
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San Diego County Water Authority


All six stand today, providing water for residents. "By the end of the last 19th century, San Diego County could accurately be described as one of the major focal points of dam construction in the world, and by 1923 every major drainage system in the county included at least one reservoir," writes geographer Philip Pryde in his book, “San Diego: An Introduction to the Region." Despite some temporary shortages, this system of local reservoirs provided sufficient water for the county until World War II, when a
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Paul Dougherty


Dougherty provided instant offence, including a goal in the Open Cup quarterfinal match against his old team, the Chicago Fire. At the end of the season the Riverhounds released Dougherty and he moved back to San Diego to pursue a coaching career. However, Dougherty was unable to call it quits to playing and on 5 February 2004, he rejoined the San Diego Sockers for one last indoor season. The Sockers folded midway through the season. When the Riverhounds released Dougherty, he returned to San Diego where he became an assistant coach
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NBA on ABC


play for half of the 1967–68 season. The first nationally televised Christmas Day NBA broadcast occurred in , when ABC broadcast a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Diego Rockets from the then-San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego. Jerry Gross and Jack Twyman called that particular broadcast for the network. ABC would continue to televise Christmas games through . The remainder of these broadcasts were based from Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. Chris Schenkel did play-by-play for ABC during this period with the exception of ,
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History of the San Diego Chargers


The professional American football team now known as the Los Angeles Chargers previously played in San Diego, California as the San Diego Chargers from 1961 to 2017 before relocating back to Los Angeles where the team played their inaugural 1960. The Chargers franchise relocated from Los Angeles to San Diego in 1961. The Chargers' first home game in San Diego was at Balboa Stadium against the Oakland Raiders on September 17, 1961. Their last game as a San Diego-based club was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on January 1,
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Shotgun Tom Kelly


the general manager did not like the name Irwin, and asked Tom to change his last name on the air to Kelly. Dave Conley suggested the name "Shotgun," from Bobby Shotgun McAllister, and they ended up using the name "Shotgun Tom" Kelly. In addition to radio, Tom took a weekend job at television station KERO, and did a television kid's show as NEMO the Clown. In 1971, Tom was offered an opportunity to return to his hometown, San Diego, California when Charlie Van Dyke
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Snow Tha Product


Claudia Alexandra Feliciano (born 24 June 1987) known professionally as Snow Tha Product, is an American rapper and actress from San Jose, California. She released her first album "Unorthodox" in 2011. In 2012, she signed a record deal with Atlantic Records. She is best known for the singles "Holy Shit" and "Drunk Love", as well as her mixtape "Good Nights & Bad Mornings". Feliciano was born in San José, California, to Mexican parents. She then moved to San Diego
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Sports in San Diego


Los Angeles Kings and Oakland Seals. The Gulls ceased operations in 1974 to give way for the relocated San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association, which folded in 1977. Another Mariners team was one of the charter teams of the short-lived Pacific Hockey League that same year, being renamed Hawks in the following and last PHL season. The arena remained without hockey until 1990, when another San Diego Gulls team was founded in the International Hockey League (1990–95). After the IHL team moved to Los Angeles, another
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2006 Los Angeles Dodgers season


. Russell Martin tied the game at 1-1 with a solo home run of his own in the 7th. But San Diego won the game 2-1 when Khalil Greene scored on Terrmel Sledge's single. San Diego's victory gave them a half game lead over the Dodgers in the N.L. West. The last game of the series on September 18 was a rocky start for the Dodgers. Brad Penny gave up four runs in the first inning, giving San Diego a 4-0 lead. Los Angeles slowly climbed
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USS Permit (SSN-594)


ready for trials in Puget Sound, and a return to San Diego 12 December. She operated off San Diego until 22 April, when she departed for Special Operations in the Pacific, which lasted until 26 June. From 24 July to 1 October, she was engaged in another special assignment. "Permit" then resumed local operations off San Diego. "Permit" was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 23 July 1991. Ex-"Permit" entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington,
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Point Loma, San Diego


word for hill. The original name of the peninsula was La Punta de la Loma de San Diego, translated as Hill Point of San Diego. This was later anglicized to Point Loma. There were no permanent indigenous settlements on Point Loma because of a lack of fresh water. Kumeyaay people did visit Ocean Beach periodically to harvest mussels, clams, abalone and lobsters. Point Loma was discovered by Europeans on September 28, 1542 when Portuguese navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo ("João Rodrigues Cabrilho" in Portuguese) departed from Mexico and
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Death of Louis Santos


Ultimately, his bail was reduced to $1 million. As a personal favor to “a friend”, just hours before he left office, and as one of his last official acts, Schwarzenegger commuted Núñez’s sentence by more than half, to seven years. Against protocol, Schwarzenegger did not inform Santos’ family or the San Diego County prosecutors about the commutation. They learned about it in a call from a reporter. The Santos family, along with the San Diego district attorney, sued to stop the commutation,
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Roger Craig (baseball)


national exposure he received burnished Craig's reputation as one of baseball's top pitching coaches and teacher of the split-finger fastball. But when the Detroit front office refused his request for a salary increase for 1985, Craig retired to his San Diego County ranch. His retirement did not last a full baseball season. From September 18, 1985, through the end of 1992, Craig was the manager of the San Francisco Giants. He replaced Jim Davenport for the final 18 games of the 1985 season, posting a 6–12 record
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1963 San Diego mayoral election


The 1963 San Diego mayoral election was held on November 5, 1963 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Charles Dail did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, Frank Curran and Murray Goodrich received the most votes and advanced to the runoff. Curran was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes. Incumbent Mayor Charles Dail did not stand for reelection due to failing health and declining power related to a recall attempt. The election drew a crowded field, including three members of the San Diego City
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Southeast San Diego


completely accurate assessment on crime statistics in Southeast San Diego. Over the last few years, statistics from the San Diego Police Department show that about half of all homicides in the whole city had been accounted for in southeastern San Diego neighborhoods (covered by both the Central and Southeastern Districts), a substantial figure considering Southeast San Diego's relatively small geographic size and population in relation to the rest of the city. For example, in 2004, of the 62 homicides in the City of San Diego, 32 of them (roughly
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2014 San Diego Chargers season


losing streak, and they finished 4–4 in the second half. They won just two of their final five games, coming back from double-digit fourth quarter deficits twice to remain in playoff contention. They lost the final game of the season when a win would have secured a playoff berth. In three of their last four games, and five of their last eight, the Chargers did not score more than one touchdown (TD). Compared to 2013, the offense dropped in points (from 12th in the league to
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2016 Orange County Breakers season


, a resident of nearby Redondo Beach, California, as a wildcard player. Johnson earned the WTT Male Rookie of the Year award playing for the Breakers in 2013. The Breakers' return to Southern California opened with a four-game series against the San Diego Aviators. When the Breakers last called Orange County their home in 2013, the Aviators were known as the New York Sportimes. While the teams did not have any history as geographic rivals, the franchises did meet in the 2005 WTT Finals with the Sportimes earning the
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2006 San Diego Chargers season


Shaun Alexander and Priest Holmes's shared Single Season Rushing TD record by getting 28 rushing touchdowns and added to the record he set last week for total touchdowns with 31 (28 rushing, 3 receiving). Moreover, he set the record for most consecutive Multi-Touchdown Games with 8. With the win, the Chargers improved to 12–2. "at Qwest Field, Seattle San Diego took the lead late in the second quarter when Philip Rivers threw a TD to WR Vincent Jackson, giving San Diego a 7–0 lead going into
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Fables (comics)


On Her Majesty's Secret Service" meets "Sex and the City"." The concluding issue was released in April 2010. A six-issue sequel to Chris Roberson and Shawn McManus's earlier "Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love" series, was released in mid-2011. A prestige format one-shot in which Boy Blue retells to Snow White the tale of the last stand against the Adversary's forces in the Homelands. Announced at the Fables Panel at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, "Fables: Werewolves
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1968 San Diego State Aztecs football team


The 1968 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. This was San Diego State's last year in the College Division of the NCAA. They had been a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) for the previous 29 years, but competed as an Independent during the 1968 season. The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his eighth year, and played their home games at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California. They finished
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1967 San Diego State Aztecs football team


The 1967 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. This was San Diego State's last year in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). They had been a member of the CCAA since its founding in 1939. The team was led by head coach Don Coryell, in his seventh year, and played home games at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California. This was the first season for the Aztecs in the brand new stadium. They finished the
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San Diego Zoo Safari Park


five titles were considered: San Diego Animal Land, San Diego Safari Land, San Diego Wild Animal Safari, San Diego Wildlife Park and San Diego Wild Animal Park. The scheduled opening day of the park was set for April 1, 1972; however, the gates did not open until Wednesday May 10, 1972. The general layout of the park, designed by Charles Faust, included a large lagoon with a jungle plaza, an African fishing village, an aviary at the entrance of the park and approximately 50,000 plants were
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1921 San Diego State Professors football team


The 1921 San Diego State football team represented San Diego State Teachers College during the 1921 college football season. The team did not have a formal nickname in 1921. The "Professors" name was sometimes used, but local newspapers simply referred to the team either as "State" or the "Junior College". 1921 not only saw the first season of intercollegiate football for San Diego State, but it was also the first year San Diego State was a four-year institution. San Diego State competed in the Southern California
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Art Linkletter


the swimming team. He had previously planned to attend Springfield College, but did not, for financial reasons. In 1935 he met Lois Foerster. They were married at Grace Lutheran Church in San Diego, November 28, 1935. Their marriage lasted until Linkletter's death, years later. After receiving his teaching degree, Linkletter decided to go to work as a radio announcer at KGB in San Diego, because radio paid better than teaching. He directed radio programs for fairs and expositions in the mid-1930s. Afterwards, he moved
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1999 MLS All-Star Game


The 1999 Major League Soccer All-Star Game was the 4th Major League Soccer All-Star Game, played on July 17, 1999, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The Western Conference won 6-4. The MLS Western All-Stars defeated the MLS Eastern All-Stars, 6-4, in front of 23,227 fans at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego. Roy Lassiter scored in the first minute of the match for the East, but their lead did not last long. Preki found an equalizer
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1942 San Diego State Aztecs football team


The 1942 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1942 college football season. For this shortened season (due to World War II), San Diego State competed in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). San Diego State did not field a team in 1943–1944. The 1942 team was led by head coach John Eubank in his first and only season with the Aztecs. They played home games at Aztec Bowl in San Diego, California. The Aztecs finished the season with zero wins, six
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San Diego


league south of the southernmost point of San Diego Bay, so as to include the entire bay within the United States. The state of California was admitted to the United States in 1850. That same year San Diego was designated the seat of the newly established San Diego County and was incorporated as a city. Joshua H. Bean, the last alcalde of San Diego, was elected the first mayor. Two years later the city was bankrupt; the California legislature revoked the city's charter and placed it under control of a board
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2016 San Diego Aviators season


The Aviators opened their season with a four-game series against the Orange County Breakers, who were returning to Southern California after playing the previous two seasons as the Austin Aces. When the Breakers last called Orange County their home in 2013, the Aviators had not yet moved to California and were known as the New York Sportimes. While the teams did not have any history as geographic rivals, the franchises did meet in the 2005 WTT Finals with the Sportimes earning the title with a 21–18 victory over the Newport Beach Breakers.
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San Diego Aviators


four-game series against the Orange County Breakers, who were returning to Southern California after playing the previous two seasons as the Austin Aces. When the Breakers last called Orange County their home in 2013, the Aviators had not yet moved to California and were known as the New York Sportimes. While the teams did not have any history as geographic rivals, the franchises did meet in the 2005 WTT Finals with the Sportimes earning the title with a 21–18 victory over the Newport Beach Breakers. The two franchises also boasted the best
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USS Bagley (FF-1069)


on the 15th bound for the coast of Central America for two months of drug interdiction duty. During that period, she cruised the Pacific coasts of Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama and Costa Rica stopping and inspecting fishing boats and other small craft and carrying out air tracking operations. The warship concluded the assignment on 3 April and headed back to San Diego where she arrived on the 9th. Over the last five months of her active service, the warship spent a lot of time in port at San Diego. She did put
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XETV-TDT


a viable option; television set makers were not required to include UHF tuners until 1964 as a result of the passage of the All-Channel Receiver Act. Additionally, several portions of San Diego County are very mountainous, and UHF signals do not carry very well across rugged terrain. Complicating matters, the Mexican authorities had allocated two VHF channels to neighboring Tijuana – channels 6 and 12. Since these were the last two VHF channels left in the area, the FCC did not accept any new construction permits from San Diego as
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Cable television in the United States


as the basis for government concern and government action." The FCC overruled a hearing examiner in favor of broadcasters again in the "San Diego Case". The CATV systems in San Diego, California wanted to import stations from Los Angeles, some of which could be seen in San Diego; the television stations in San Diego did not want the signals to be imported. The television stations won, not allowing the signals on future cable lines in San Diego and its environs. The FCC's reasoning was to protect existing and
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Jesse Taylor


also fought for top promotions such as Strikeforce, DREAM, MFC, AFC, Impact FC, Shark Fights, Cage Warriors and Absolute Championship Berkut. Jesse Taylor graduated from Poway High School in Poway, CA, where he was a wrestler. After high school Jesse attended San Francisco State university. He took Jiu-Jitsu classes but decided to stick to wrestling. When things did not work out in San Francisco he moved back down to San Diego, where he then attended Palomar College near San Diego. In junior college,
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2010–13 Mountain West Conference realignment


San Diego State had planned to join the Big East for football because of the promise of more TV money, but the loss of two members was seen as likely to cause a significant revenue loss. When the MW announced earlier in the year that it would add San Jose State and Utah State, it explicitly said that it did not expand beyond 10 football schools in hopes that Boise State and San Diego State would return. However, all three potential returnees faced significant financial obstacles to a MW return. Boise State and San
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San Diego


it has been observed only five times in the century-and-a-half that records have been kept. In 1949 and 1967, snow stayed on the ground for a few hours in higher locations like Point Loma and La Jolla. The other three occasions, in 1882, 1946, and 1987, involved flurries but no accumulation. Like much of southern California, the majority of San Diego's current area was originally occupied on the west by coastal sage scrub and on the east by chaparral, plant communities made up
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The Art Institute of California – San Diego


compensation to new student enrollments. EDMC contends the suit is without merit. Bachelor of Fine Arts Programs Bachelor of Science Programs Associate of Science Programs The Art Institute of California – San Diego’s culinary program had garnered much attention over the last few years. Several articles in the San Diego Union-Tribune have indicated that the school was a sponsor of or was involved with the Chefs of San Diego Celebration , the San Diego Teen Chef Cook-off  and the National High School Chef of the Year competition . The curriculum for The
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San Diego International Airport


San Diego-Los Angeles branch of the California High-Speed Rail System. Other station proposals included the SDCCU Stadium site and Downtown San Diego. The San Diego portion of the system was to be the last phase of the project, with estimates putting completion sometime in the 2030s and travel time between Los Angeles and San Diego taking 1 hour and 20 minutes. The high-speed rail option was claimed to be a cheaper alternative to commuter flights to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area and in-state flights to Central California and
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National Basketball Association Christmas games


televised Christmas Day NBA broadcast occurred in , when ABC broadcast a game between the Los Angeles Lakers and San Diego Rockets from San Diego. Jerry Gross and Jack Twyman called that broadcast for ABC. ABC would continue to televise Christmas Day games through . Chris Schenkel did play-by-play for ABC during this period with the exception of , when Keith Jackson had the honors. Jack Twyman remained in the color commentating position up until , when Bill Russell took over. From - (with the exception of ), CBS broadcast
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Marshall Sylver


he had learned from an issue of Boys' Life. "Even though I was only seven at the time, it was obvious to me what my brother was doing. But when I impressed my Dad when I did the tricks myself, it was such an incredible feeling...And I was hooked," he said. In 1976, his family moved to San Diego, where he attended Kearny High School. After moving to San Diego, Sylver worked in retail and later as a gas station attendant while in school.
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Yolanda Lopez


the community as she is quoted saying, ""I did not become aware of our own history until 1968 when there was a call for a strike at San Francisco State, a strike for ethnic studies. I heard the men and women that led that Third World Strike speak and I understood at that point what my position was being part of this long legacy of being part of the oppressed people, just like Black people."" During the 1970s, López returned to San Diego. She enrolled at San Diego State
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Philip Crosthwaite


the San Diego Lodge of the Freemasons. Crosthwaite visited his sister in San Andreas, California, where her husband William Jeff Gatewood was publishing the San Andreas "Register." Crosthwaite suggested that Gatewood move the paper to San Diego, which didn't have a newspaper then. He did and the first issue of "San Diego Union" was issued October 10, 1868. Crosthwaite was appointed Chief of Police in San Diego in 1869. The same year, he partnered with Thomas Whaley to run a store in Old Town.
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Cap San Diego


MS "Cap San Diego" is a general cargo ship, situated as a museum ship in Hamburg, Germany. Notable for its elegant silhouette, it was the last of a series of six ships known as "the white swans of the South Atlantic", and marked the apex of German-built general cargo ships before the advent of the container ship and the decline of Germany's heavy industry. The "Cap San Diego" was built and launched by Deutsche Werft in 1961 for Hamburg Süd as the last of a
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2007 Boston Red Sox season


off to a wonderful start. On April 22, 2007, in a game against the New York Yankees, the Red Sox hit four consecutive home runs for the first time in franchise history (and the fifth time in major league history), when Manny Ramírez, J. D. Drew, Mike Lowell, and Jason Varitek all hit home runs off Yankees pitcher Chase Wright. Drew also hit the second of four consecutive home runs the last time this happened, when the Los Angeles Dodgers did it against the San Diego Padres on
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Lesley Paterson


, she moved to San Diego, California, where her husband, Simon Marshall, had obtained a job as a sports scientist at San Diego State University. Paterson did not take up triathlon again until 2007, when on returning to Scotland for a summer holiday she entered the Scottish National Championships, and won the race. This success revived her desire to race triathlons, and when she discovered Xterra, she thought, "It looked muddy, so I thought I'd give it a crack." She obtained an elite licence
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List of pre-statehood mayors of San Diego


This is a list of pre-statehood mayors of San Diego. See also the mayor of San Diego for the list of mayors after statehood. From 1770 San Diego was ruled by a commandant from the Presidio of San Diego under the Spanish and (from 1822) Mexican governments. When San Diego became a Pueblo in 1835, an alcalde (mayor) of San Diego served under the Mexican and pre-statehood United States governments. San Diego became a pueblo in 1834, after a petition to Governor José Figueroa endorsed by
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Conrad Wegefarth


Conrad Wegefarth was a German-American oil refiner and prospector who helped forge the market for coal oil in Europe. Wegefarth County, Texas was named after him, and he was the father of Harry M. Wegeforth, founder of the Zoological Society of San Diego and San Diego Zoo. A court stenographer in southwest Germany, Wegefarth traveled over 300 miles on foot through winter snow to stowaway on a ship bound for the United States. Arriving in Baltimore, he traveled by foot to Pittsburgh, where he took a job as a
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Hot Springs Mountain


Hot Springs Mountain is a peak located in the Peninsular Ranges in California. The mountain rises to an elevation of and is the highest point in San Diego County. Some snow falls on the mountain peak during winter. It is located in a remote region of the county, 4 miles from the community of Warner Springs, 12 miles from Borrego Springs, and 50 miles from San Diego. The mountain and its immediate surroundings belong to the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians. As of 2011, the mountain can be
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Laguna Mountains


to the east. The Santa Rosa Mountains lie further to the northeast. The Cuyamaca Mountains are adjacent along the west. The southern section is in the Mountain Empire region of San Diego County, and the northern section is in the East County region. The Laguna Mountains are a popular recreation area in the Cleveland National Forest. They comprise the southernmost crest along the Pacific Crest Trail. Their relatively high altitude induces the highest snowfall in San Diego County making it one of the few local places to offer snow activities like sledding and
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USS Rall


23 April. Following additional structural repairs, she left Ulithi for the last time and arrived at Seattle, Washington, on 18 May. Following repairs and overhaul, the ship headed for San Diego, California, on 12 July. Upon completion of underway refresher training, "Rall" left San Diego on 28 July, arriving Pearl Harbor on 5 August. Training occupied the time until 3 September, when "Rall" sailed for the east coast proceeding via San Pedro, California, and the Panama Canal. Arriving Charleston Navy Yard
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David B. Kurtz


1855, as a Whig party member, county judge 1855–1856, member of the California State Assembly during 1861–1862 and 1865–1866, representing the 1st District. During the Civil War Kurtz was a Breckinridge Democrat (Southern sympathizer). Kurtz was appointed brigadier-general of the State Militia in 1856. Kurtz was president of the San Diego's Board of Trustees in 1862, when San Diego did not have a Mayoral form of government. In 1866 he moved to San Luis Rey, California, in present Oceanside, California, and died
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1945 San Diego State Aztecs football team


The 1945 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State College during the 1945 college football season. San Diego State did not field a team in 1943 and 1944 due to World War II. For this shortened first post-war season, San Diego State was again a member of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA), but only two CCAA schools fielded a team so there was no champion named. The team was led by head coach Bob Breitbard in his first and only season with the Aztecs. They played
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San Diego Mesa College


San Diego Mesa College (Mesa College or Mesa) is a public community college in Clairemont, San Diego, California. It is the largest community college in the city of San Diego and part of the San Diego Community College District. Mesa College is one of the 112 California Community Colleges and the 16th largest community college in the state. Community college education in San Diego began in 1914 when the Board of Education of the San Diego City Schools authorized post secondary classes for San Diego high school students. Classes opened with four
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J. Michael Straczynski


SDSU. They moved to Los Angeles in 1981 (where he still resides), married in 1984, separated in 2002, and were divorced in 2003. Straczynski began writing plays, having several produced at Southwestern College and San Diego State University before publishing his adaptation of "Snow White" with Performance Publishing. Several other plays were produced around San Diego, including "The Apprenticeship" for the Marquis Public Theater. During the late 1970s, Straczynski also became the on-air entertainment reviewer for KSDO-FM and wrote several
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San Diego


in neighborhoods like Little Italy and Point Loma. Due to rising costs and foreign competition, the last of the canneries closed in the early 1980s. Downtown San Diego was in decline in the 1960s and 1970s, but experienced some urban renewal since the early 1980s, including the opening of Horton Plaza, the revival of the Gaslamp Quarter, and the construction of the San Diego Convention Center; Petco Park opened in 2004. According to SDSU professor emeritus Monte Marshall, San Diego Bay is "the surface expression of a north-
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USS Acadia


the middle of October, the destroyer tender voyaged north to Bremerton, Washington, where she carried on her duties until 4 November. Returning south by way of San Francisco, "Acadia" reached San Diego again on 12 November. She resumed repair work at San Diego upon her return and remained so occupied through the end of 1983 and well into 1984. In fact, the ship did not get underway again until late in March 1984 when she put to sea for three days in the southern California operating area. She returned
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Hilton San Diego Bayfront


Hilton San Diego Bayfront is a hotel in San Diego, California. It has a height of 385 ft (117 m) and contains 1,190 rooms. Located in the Marina district of Downtown San Diego, Hilton San Diego Bayfront is 30-story, and utilizes the modern architectural style. It was designed by the firm John Portman & Associates. The skyscraper is located directly adjacent to the San Diego Convention Center, along the San Diego Bay. Hilton Worldwide fully owned and operated the hotel until 2011 when company sold 75% of the
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History of the Arizona Diamondbacks


in third place behind the 1st place San Francisco Giants and the 2nd place Los Angeles Dodgers. They did however surpass the 4th place San Diego Padres and the last place Colorado Rockies. The team did not have as much from team stars such as Ian Kennedy, Chris Young, Justin Upton, Stephen Drew, successor Daniel Hudson. Hudson had season-ending Tommy John surgery, and Drew was traded to the Oakland As for a couple of minor leaguers. On October 21, the D-backs traded Star Chris Young to
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USS Wasp (CV-18)


leaving the Far East. "Wasp" returned to San Diego on 15 October and while there was reclassified an antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier CVS-18, effective on 1 November 1956. She spent the last days of 1956 in San Diego preparing for her transfer to the east coast. "Wasp" left San Diego on the last day of January 1957, rounded Cape Horn for operations in the South Atlantic and Caribbean Sea, then proceeded to Boston, where she arrived on 21 March. The carrier came into Norfolk, Virginia, on
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1932 San Diego mayoral election


The 1932 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 26, 1932 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor Walter W. Austin did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, John F. Forward Jr. and William E. Harper received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Forward was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff. Incumbent Mayor Walter W. Austin did not stand for reelection. On March 22, 1932, John F. Forward Jr. came in first in the primary election with
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1955 San Diego mayoral election


The 1955 San Diego mayoral election was held on April 19, 1955 to elect the mayor for San Diego. Incumbent mayor John D. Butler did not stand for reelection. In the primary election, Charles Dail and Harry L. Foster received the most votes and advanced to a runoff election. Dail was then elected mayor with a majority of the votes in the runoff. Incumbent Mayor John D. Butler did not stand for reelection. On March 8, 1955, Charles Dail came first in the primary election with 39.4 percent of the vote
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Ephraim Morse


not wish to become a politician, and only served in public office if he felt it would be necessary. Thus he did not seek any higher office. However, his varied efforts did much to promote San Diego's name throughout the nation and help it mature into a thriving metropolis. In 1870, he organized the city's first bank, the Bank of San Diego, and in 1871 he went to Washington, DC to present information about San Diego's pueblo land interests. Like many local businessmen, he gained much
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List of San Diego Padres seasons


The San Diego Padres are a professional baseball franchise based in San Diego, California. They began play in 1969, but did not achieve their first winning season until 1978, though they failed to sustain this over the next half-decade. However, in 1984 the Padres surprisingly reached their first-ever postseason appearance and won the National League Championship before losing to a very strong Detroit Tiger team in the World Series. This did not usher in a prolonged period of success for the Padres, who failed to achieve a second
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San Diego Trolley


San Diego through a fixed-guideway, electrified streetcar line – the final study on the subject was published in October 2012. The project study corridor runs between the City College Trolley Station area, and Balboa Park in the vicinity of the San Diego Zoo. An alignment similar to the proposed one was last served by a streetcar system in 1949 on lines 7 (Park Boulevard-University Avenue to East San Diego) & 11 (Park Boulevard-Adams Avenue to Kensington). The Committee evaluated what types of streetcars to use
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Lincoln High School (San Diego)


schools including UC San Diego and San Diego State University sent hundreds of students, parents and teachers into the streets in support of banning weapons training in San Diego schools. The movement is reminiscent of the 1969/1970 Lincoln Walkouts which lasted for 10 days and resulted in the district's first Black principal. Expansion of the school was done on existing facilities until 2003. On September 24, 2003, Lincoln's cafeteria was the first building to be demolished. The entire campus (with the exception of the gym) and a few homes
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Tijuana


, snow fell in the city and in January 2007 feather light snow fell in the east of the city. However, excessive amounts of snow fall have never been recorded in the city. On February 14, 2008 a winter storm caused an unusual snowfall in the upper reaches of the hills of the city. During this time heavy snowfall was also observed in the Cuyamaca Mountains of San Diego County. The record low temperature recorded in the city was , while the highest was . Tijuana has a diverse cosmopolitan population which includes migrants
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Campo Indian Reservation


the Ranchos. "By 1842, the Ranchos had been abandoned and the warriors were attacking the last stronghold, the City of San Diego", however the city was not destroyed. The Mexican-American war intersects with the Kumeyaay when US forces made their way into San Diego. Although the Kumeyaay "offered allegiance", they were directed by US forces to stay out of the conflict. This interaction thus led to an agreed upon distinction of land in the Treaty of Santa Ysabel. However, this treaty was "voted
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San Diego Comic-Con


the Eisner Awards. The last "Update" issue appeared in July 2008; then it went on hiatus. When it came back, it was as "Comic-Con Magazine", which not only covered San Diego Comic-Con International, but also WonderCon and the Alternative Press Expo, more commonly known as APE. The new "Comic-Con Magazine" features interviews with Comic-Con attendees and complete coverage of the Comic-Con events. The fourth issue of "Comic-Con Magazine" was a hybrid
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