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Biotech Downsized

How Big Pharma's New Direction Might Help Little Biotech

Pfizer's latest restructuring shows how another large pharmaceutical company's cutbacks on in-house R&D could be good for San Diego's small biotechs.

» By DAVID WASHBURN | Nov. 19

» Like an Athletic Scholarship for Entrepreneurs (Nov. 10)

» Better Vibes, But Still No Spine in Biotech Investing (Oct. 28)

» Angels in the Meltdown (Aug. 5)


Even More Local Loans Backed by Government

Changes at the FHA could dramatically affect the local market.

» Nov. 19 -- 7:19 pm

Zero-based Budgeting

Budgeting from Scratch

Two views on whether zero-based budgeting will help schools weather the budget cuts.

» Nov. 19 -- 1:33 pm

» City Water Users Continue to Cut Back (Nov. 18)

» City Issuing Water Use Fines (Sept. 29)

From Letters

Voice of San Diego Letters: Voice MailPolishing the Brass on the Titanic

Among other chores to be done after a school board budget freeze.

» Nov. 19 -- 9:08 pm

The Courts

A Trail of Blood at the Border, and a Teenager Guilty in Agent Killing

After his arrest had been kept secret for months, a teenager appeared in federal court Friday to plead guilty in the July murder of a Border Patrol agent in Campo.

» By KELLY THORNTON | Nov 20

San Diego Top Water Users

How San Diego's Largest Water Users Are Conserving (or Not)

Most of the city's biggest users have saved water since the conservation call began two years ago. But not everyone has cut water use.

» By ROB DAVIS | Nov. 19

» Who Uses the Most Water (Dec. 17, 2008)

» 'There is No More Cheap Water (Nov. 15)

» Voice Special Report: Our Water Supply

Chargers Stadium Search

Finding Fault With the Chargers Stadium?

Proposed stadium will be big enough to house Super Bowls and small enough to avoid geological problems, team says.

» Nov. 19 -- 1:58 pm

» Chargers Near to Releasing Downtown Stadium Drawings (Nov. 13)

Credentialed: Photo Blog

Photo of the Day: A Preview

A look forward to tomorrow's Q&A.

» Nov. 19 -- 5:43 pm

» Photo of the Day: Statuesque (Nov. 16)

This Just In

Photo of the Day: From My Files

Pulling photos from the personal archives. » Nov. 20 -- 4:27 pm

More Big Water Facts

Just how much water is used at Balboa Park Golf Course and what's driving the Port District's consumption. » Nov. 20 -- 4:20 pm

Schools Spell Out Rules on Fees

You can't mandate that kids buy books, uniforms or other supplies for a school activity -- even if it's an extracurricular. » Nov. 20 -- 12:14 pm



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Deficit Busting by Attrition

How eliminating unfilled positions has been the most popular path for San Diego's budget savings, and why that's over now.

» (Nov. 12)



A Calculus Class So Crazy, It Just Might Work

Seventy-odd kids at one of the toughest schools in San Diego Unified are crowding into one of the hardest classes around. And it looks like it's working.

» (Nov. 11)




Private Task Force Delivers Report on Finances to Mayor

By LIAM DILLON

— The task force has spent four hours a week for the last four months putting together the report, although neither the Mayor's Office nor any of the task force members previously have mentioned its existence.


A Calculus Class So Crazy, It Just Might Work

By EMILY ALPERT

— Seventy-odd kids at one of the toughest schools in San Diego Unified are crowding into one of the hardest classes around. And it looks like it's working.


How Big Pharma's New Direction Might Help Little Biotech

By DAVID WASHBURN

— Pfizer's latest restructuring shows how another large pharmaceutical company's cutbacks on in-house R&D could be good for San Diego's small biotechs.


Frenzy, Deadlines and Price Increases Keep Market Murky

By KELLY BENNETT

— San Diego County's housing prices rose for the fourth straight month in August, reflecting increased momentum and the impact of federal incentives.


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After 25 Years, Scam Still Stings

By RANDY DOTINGA

— News of the death of famed local swindler J. David Dominelli, which reached San Diego this week, reminded victims of hard lessons learned.


How San Diego's Largest Water Users Are Conserving (or Not)

By ROB DAVIS

— Most of the city's biggest users have saved water since the conservation call began two years ago. But not everyone has cut water use.

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