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San Diego’s Axos Bank Named Best Checking Account and Best Online Bank

San Diego’s Axos Bank Named Best Checking Account and Best Online Bank

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San Diego – based Axos Financial, Inc., parent of Axos Bank, announced today that Axos Bank has been named as having one of the “Best Checking Accounts” in America, as well as being one of the “Best Online Banks,” by personal finance website MyBankTracker.com.

“We don’t charge monthly maintenance fees, we reimburse all ATM fees and, being a digital bank, we are able to adapt to our customers’ needs and innovate faster than a traditional bank. I think that’s why we’re continually recognized as being one of the best banks for consumers in America.”

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Blue Introduces Ember XLR Microphone for Professional Recording, YouTube Production, and Streaming

Blue Introduces Ember XLR Microphone for Professional Recording, YouTube Production, and Streaming

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Blue, a 20-year innovator in audio technology and design, recently announced Ember, a premium, cardioid XLR condenser microphone designed for pristine capture of vocals and instruments. Ember is ideal for music applications like SoundCloud, capturing professional sound for YouTube video production, and live-streaming. Ember’s tight pickup pattern helps reduce room and background noise. Featuring premium components… Continue Reading

When I Met Ben & Jerry Dishing Out Samples in Pacific Beach

When I Met Ben & Jerry Dishing Out Samples in Pacific Beach

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Not sure why, but this morning I was just thinking about the time in the mid-1980s when I met two hippies in Pacific Beach who were giving out free ice cream samples out of their old, blue milk truck. Their names were Ben and Jerry – Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield. Ben and Jerry were/are… Continue Reading

San Diego-based Axos Bank to Acquire 25,000 Accounts, $225 million in Deposits from MWA Bank

San Diego-based Axos Bank to Acquire 25,000 Accounts, $225 million in Deposits from MWA Bank

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Axos Bank, the banking subsidiary of Axos Financial, Inc., announced that it has signed a deposit assumption agreement to acquire approximately $225 million of deposits, including approximately $194 million of checking, savings and money market accounts and $31 million of time deposits, from MWABank. Axos is not assuming any assets, employees or branches in this… Continue Reading

Apple to Build New Campus in Austin, Add Sites in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City

Apple to Build New Campus in Austin, Add Sites in Seattle, San Diego and Culver City

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Major Expansion for Apple to Benefit Economies in Austin, Culver City, San Diego and Seattle:  Many Jobs to Be Added  Apple today announced a major expansion of its operations in Austin, including an investment of $1 billion to build a new campus in North Austin. The company also announced plans to establish new sites in… Continue Reading

Another Section of Cliff Collapses in Del Mar

Another Section of Cliff Collapses in Del Mar

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Another section of cliff between the train tracks and the Pacific Ocean has collapsed into the sea.  It slowed down train service throughout the morning (we noticed that as the trains passed much more slowly through Del Mar) and took out a portion of a trail used by surfers to get to the beach. This… Continue Reading

San Diego Start-Up We Buy Fugly Houses Seeks Fixers All Over San Diego County

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We Buy Fugly Houses Breaks into San Diego Fix and Flip Real Estate Market We Buy Fugly Houses (online at www.WeBuyFuglyHouses.re), a San Diego-based real estate start-up, is building out a nationwide real estate investors network, beginning with a focus on buying, remodeling and flipping houses, condos and apartment buildings all over San Diego County. Continue Reading

US Representative Darrell Issa’s Statement on Justice Kavanaugh

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Oct 6, 2018 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, released the following statement on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court. “The swearing in this evening of Justice Brett Kavanaugh brings… Continue Reading

City of Del Mar Contractors Using Deadly Chemicals in Public Spaces

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The following is an email I sent to Del Mar City Manager Scott Huth on September 7, 2018: Hi Scott – I hope all is well. This morning on her 2nd birthday, I was walking my daughter down to the tot lot by the beach. We stopped to check our mail at the post office… Continue Reading

White Bike Memorial in Del Mar for LA Detective Brian R Villa

White Bike Memorial in Del Mar for LA Detective Brian R Villa

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White Bike Memorial on Torrey Pines for LA Detective Brian R Villa This morning while walking home from a nice long beach walk between Del Mar and Torrey Pines State Beach, Ava Kalea and I came across a white bicycle chained to a pole on the side of the bike lane heading south on Camino… Continue Reading