Tom Roebuck grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to San Diego after graduating from The Ohio State University. He spent 14 years with Copley News Service as the night wire desk editor, travel editor and features writer.
After the Copley ship sank in 2008 he continued writing feature stories for Creators Syndicate and joined Patch in September 2010 to launch the Encinitas site and cover city government.
In January 2011 he became associate local editor for all Patch sites in San Diego County, assisting the local editors and supervising all the sites on the weekends.
In March 2012 he got a site of his own as local editor of Poway Patch. Currently he is field editor for Patch sites in Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties.
He continues to struggle with an addiction to chicken wings.
Maienschein: “In Sacramento, I will work to reverse the anti-business policies in place, reduce regulations, and prevent tax increases. The result will be an economy that can provide jobs for everyone.”
Hernandez: “I will fight to use every tax dollar wisely without compromising our quality of life, jobs, or the beautiful parks, canyons, and reserves that make our district a special place to live, work, raise a family, and retire.”
Items on the agenda include a proposed trash-collection fee increase and the sale of a city-owned property.
The price of gasoline in the county has dropped almost every day for more than two weeks.
This aptly named bunny is looking for a family to play with.
Maienschein: “In Sacramento, I will work to reverse the anti-business policies in place, reduce regulations, and prevent tax increases. The result will be an economy that can provide jobs for everyone.”
Hernandez: “I will fight to use every tax dollar wisely without compromising our quality of life, jobs, or the beautiful parks, canyons, and reserves that make our district a special place to live, work, raise a family, and retire.”
Shehata: “Taxes are supposed to fund programs that benefit the taxpayers, and funding education is of more benefit than policing the world or fighting the wars of other nations.”
A tradition is started with the first annual spelling bee at Midland Elementary.
Stahl: “If you restore the manufacturing base in this country, you will create the ‘step ladder’ economy that is needed to get the economy and jobs growing.”
Subka: Americans need to throw out their existing politicians who have created this mess and elect new people to Capitol Hill.
Lirio Ramos is suspected of charging illegally high interest rates to at least 14 people, according to the San Diego city attorney.
Anna Page has been selected to represent students on the Poway Unified School District’s Board of Education.
Anna Page has been selected to represent students on the Poway Unified School District’s Board of Education.
The Sheriff’s Department says they will be stopping drivers in Poway Saturday night.
A quarter of PUSD students scored at the advanced level on the tests, much more than the statewide average of 9 percent at that level.
Three people were arrested after a brief chase that started on Poway Road on May 22.
Agreement will keep the popular camping spot open for at least three years.
Will the money actually run out, or is that concept just fearmongering from the right wing? One man gives his opinion.
Webcasts will make Land Use meetings easier for public to follow.