SAN DIEGO -- Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, owner of Fresh & Easy grocery stores, has been ordered to pay $833,136 and to institute a “Get it Free” program to settle a consumer protection case filed in Southern California.

San Diego Superior Court Judge Randa Trapp made the order to settle a case brought by the San Diego District Attorney’s, San Diego City Attorney’s and Riverside District Attorney’s Consumer & Environmental Protection Units.

SAN DIEGO -- A judge in Alameda Superior Court has ordered the Illinois-based Walgreen Co. to pay $16.57 million as part of a settlement of a civil environmental prosecution in California.

“Protecting consumer information and safely handling dangerous waste is paramount for all businesses in California,” said San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis, who joined 42 other district attorneys and two city attorneys to prosecute the case.

SAN DIEGO – Bob Filner won election as mayor of San Diego early today with 51% of the vote, according to preliminary results.

Carl DeMaio, whose election would have made history as the first gay Republican to take the reins of one of America’s largest cities, conceded the close race was over, during a news conference at 10 am today.

Surrounded by a group of teary-eyed supporters, DeMaio said at the conference that the city needs to begin the healing process after this tumultuous election.

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Unified School District has voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting the District Attorney’s Youth Advisory Boards and other DA initiatives aimed at breaking the cycle of gang violence, helping students make good decisions, and improving the safety of schools in San Diego.