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The semifinals and final of a new international baseball tournament will be held in March at Petco Park, organizers announced Thursday.

The semifinals and final of a new international baseball tournament will be held in March at Petco Park, organizers announced Thursday.

A man who sexually assaulted a number of women along
University Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard was convicted.

A man who sexually assaulted a number of women along
University Avenue and El Cajon Boulevard was convicted.

NEW YORK : The San Diego Padres’ Petco Park will host the semi-finals and final of the inaugural World Baseball Classic next March, Major League Baseball and the players’ association said on Thursday.

The city’s largest business organization, the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, endorsed mayoral candidate Jerry Sanders, citing his track record of leadership, a positive plan and a good set of advisers.

In a day of few announcements, Captiva Software was named one of San Diego’s fastest growing technology companies, there’s a rumor that Qualcomm Inc. chips may be used in a low-cost Nokia phone product, and a U.S District Court judge issued a permanent injunction against Stratagene, according to company announcements, SEC filings, and Bloomberg News.

The Los Angeles Daily Journal included four San Diego-based attorneys on its 2005 list of the Top 100 Lawyers in California, among them City Attorney Michael Aguirre.

Though insurers around the globe are raising their commercial property rates due to the recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, some local experts say San Diego will likely only see a brief ripple effect.

The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday endorsed Jerry Sanders in the Nov. 8 election for mayor.