Potrero NewsLocal news for Potrero, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Blackwater Files Lawsuit Against City- May 29, 2008 Mayor Jerry Sanders announced earlier this month that the controversial North Carolina-based firm would have to undergo a public review process if it wanted to forge ahead with plans for 61,600-square-foot ...http://www.topix.net/city/potrero-ca/2008/05/blackwater-files-lawsuit-against-city?fromrss... Blackwater's Proximity to Border Draws Concerns- May 27, 2008 Blackwater Worldwide says its planned Navy training facility in Otay Mesa is nothing like the training complex it pitched, then canceled for Potrero in East County.http://www.topix.net/city/potrero-ca/2008/05/blackwaters-proximity-to-border-draws-concern... Greening the grid while keeping the lights on- May 25, 2008 The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will soon decide how long the heavily polluting Potrero power plant will need to continue operating.http://www.topix.net/city/potrero-ca/2008/05/greening-the-grid-while-keeping-the-lights-on... Blackwater Worldwide Faces Opposition to...- May 23, 2008 Tom Fudge: This week, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders said Blackwater Worldwide will not be allowed to open a Navy training facility in Otay Mesa without the approval of the city council.http://www.topix.net/city/potrero-ca/2008/05/blackwater-worldwide-faces-opposition-to?from... PG&E's peaker-less proposal- May 21, 2008 For all those following the latest and greatest in the saga of San Francisco's energy future, here's a copy of the proposal PG&E put before Mayor Gavin Newsom's staff on March 5, and which has been making ...http://www.topix.net/city/potrero-ca/2008/05/pg-es-peaker-less-proposal?fromrss=1 Decision on Potrero power plant delayed- May 19, 2008 "I don't want to live to regret this decision" Mayor Gavin Newsom asked city legislators to delay a vote on a controversial plan to build a new power plant in Potrero Hill that will replace an older, more polluting plant, saying he needs another week to ... via San Francisco Examinerhttp://www.topix.net/city/potrero-ca/2008/05/decision-on-potrero-power-plant-delayed?fromr... Official: No appeal of Blackwater permits- May 17, 2008 "There's no ability to appeal it" An activist paid $100 this week to file a formal appeal of Blackwater Worldwide's permits for an indoor military training center in Otay Mesa. via San Diego Union-Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/potrero-ca/2008/05/official-no-appeal-of-blackwater-permits?from... Blackwater's proposed San Diego training facility draws criticism- May 15, 2008 "We cannot allow a company with their reputation to do business in our community. The cost is too high" SAN DIEGO -- Blackwater Worldwide, the global security firm whose conduct in Iraq has drawn criticism, is again trying to open a training facility in the face of local opposition. via Los Angeles Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/potrero-ca/2008/05/blackwaters-proposed-san-diego-training-facil... |