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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County had another chilly morning Sunday, especially where the wind wasn't blowing, with some valley areas dropping into the 30s, the National Weather Service said. Northeast winds continued to blow to about 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph along the foothills of the San Diego County mountains, forecasters said. Relative humidity was down to 10-15%, so there is near critical fire weather, continuing through Tuesday before winds increase with the next arriving Santa Anas, which are expected to peak Thurs...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 944 COVID-19 infections and four deaths Wednesday, raising the region's totals to 75,305 cases and 988 deaths. Four men died between Nov. 14 and Nov. 22, and their ages ranged from late 50s to mid-80s. All had underlying medical conditions. It is the 15th consecutive day that more than 600 new cases were reported, following a record-high 1,546 cases Tuesday. The previous one-day case record was set Saturday,...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Gusty Santa Ana winds and low humidity will raise the risk of wildfires throughout San Diego County on Thursday and Friday, according to the National Weather Service. The weather agency issued a Red Flag Warning in effect 9 p.m. Thursday through 9 a.m. Saturday for San Diego County inland valleys and mountains. Moderate strength Santa Ana winds are expected in typically wind prone, isolated pockets of the backcountry. The strongest winds are forecasted to arrive Friday, and the weather will likely remain...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to approve $20 million in aid for businesses affected by San Diego County's slide into the most-restrictive purple tier of the state's four-tiered coronavirus monitoring system. Greg Cox and Nathan Fletcher, co-chairs of the County of San Diego's COVID-19 Subcommittee, proposed making $20 million in general funds available to provide relief to businesses negatively impacted by the indoor closures mandated by the purple tier. "Due to the massive spike in...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials today reported 922 newly diagnosed COVID-19 infections and a dozen fatalities, raising the county's cumulative case total to 67,241 and the death toll to 945. Wednesday was the eighth consecutive day that more than 600 new coronavirus cases were reported by the county and the second-highest single day total reported thus far after Sunday, when 1,087 cases were recorded. The last five days have marked the highest daily case...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today gave final approval to a measure to reduce light pollution in two rural communities. The amendment to the county's Light Pollution Chapter ordinance covers the Julian and Borrego Springs Community Planning Areas. Both will now be considered "Zone C" to receive a Dark Sky Community designation, which limits the total amount of light per acre and has more restrictive standards for signage or nighttime sports. During their regular meeting on Oct. 28, supervisors...
ESCONDIDO (CNS) - Nearly three-dozen cats were taken in by the San Diego Humane Society after they were left behind inside a condominium in Escondido last month, the agency announced today. The property manager of a condominium complex in the 1000 block of East Washington Avenue called the group on Oct. 22 to report that one of the condo's tenants had abandoned the cats after being evicted, according to the SDHS. Officers from the SDHS' law enforcement division responded to the home and found 31 cats living in "unsanitary...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials have reported a huge jump in COVID-19 cases - a record 1,087 - and no additional deaths, bringing the county's totals to 64,768 cases and the death toll remaining at 926. Sunday was the fifth-consecutive day that more than 600 new coronavirus cases were reported by the county. On Saturday, the county set a record of 736 new cases. On Wednesday, a record 661 cases were reported in the county - surpassing the 652 cases reported...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Former state legislator Joel Anderson increased his lead over Poway Mayor Steve Vaus to 187 votes today in the race for the Second District seat on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. Anderson led by 156 votes entering Saturday's count. He was 135 votes ahead entering Friday's count, 85 ahead entering Thursday's and seven ahead entering Wednesday's. Anderson leads Vaus 144,528-144,341, or 50.03%-49.97%, according to figures released Saturday by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters. Approximately...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County reported 513 new COVID-19 infections and no new deaths today, raising the region's total to 60,169 cases with the death toll remaining at 908. Local officials will find out Tuesday whether the county will sink into the most restrictive purple tier of the state's four-tiered COVID-19 reopening plan. State officials reported Wednesday that San Diego County had an unadjusted new daily coronavirus case rate of 8.7 per 100,000. The adjusted case...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar on Sunday conceded the race for the vacant 50th Congressional District seat and congratulated his opponent, former Rep. Darrell Issa. "To Darrell Issa, I congratulate him on a hard-fought campaign, and look forward to working with him in service of the district I love," Campa-Najjar said in a statement released Saturday. Issa was leading Friday, 53.3% to 46.7%, or 159,864 votes to 139,973 votes, according to results from the...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego-area congressional representatives were celebrating reelection wins Wednesday, while the race for the 50th District was neck-and-neck between former Republican Rep. Darrell Issa and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar. Issa, a Republican, was holding a narrow lead early Wednesday, with 52.2% of the vote, compared to Campa-Najjar's 47.8%. The 50th District covers East and North San Diego County, along with portions of Riverside County. It was unclear how many provisional and questioned ballots and late-arri...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County took its first step into the dreaded "purple" tier of the state's four-tiered COVID-19 reopening plan Wednesday, leaving just one week to determine if the county will be forced to shutter nearly all of its nonessential indoor businesses. "It would take a significant change in trajectory," Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said Wednesday. State officials reported that San Diego County had an unadjusted new daily coronavirus case rate of 8.7 per...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Riverside County health officials reported 420 newly confirmed coronavirus cases and five additional virus-related deaths on Wednesday, as the number of hospitalizations tied to COVID-19 continued to edge up countywide. The aggregate number of COVID-19 infections recorded since the public health documentation period began in early March is 69,827, compared to 69,407 on Tuesday, according to the Riverside University Health System. Officials said the number of...
Six candidates are vying for two open Temecula City Council seats on Election Day, Nov. 3. In Temecula City Council District 2, where current Councilman Mike Naggar would be running had he not opted to retire this year after two decades in city politics, Alisha Wilkins and Jessica Alexander are competing to take over the seat. One more candidate on the ballot in District 2, Andy Black, has dropped out of the race and endorsed Alexander. As of 9 a.m., it appears Alexander has p...
RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Backers of two ballot measures increasing sales taxes in local cities celebrating victories today in their respective cities, and one measure aimed at repealing a sales tax increase has failed. In Menifee, voters rejected Measure M. The proposal would have repealed Measure DD, which resulted in a 1% sales tax on all transactions within the city to support public safety. DD was approved in 2016, and it led to the overall sales tax rate going from 7.75% to...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - More than 1.3 million ballots had been received by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters by mid-afternoon today, with around 51,000 votes cast at polling locations so far. The San Diego County Registrar's Office reported 1.36 million ballots collected by mid-afternoon out of the 1.95 million registered voters in the county. With county polling locations open early, about 126,000 residents were able to cast their votes in person over the past four days, the Registar's Office said. Mail-in ballots were...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Seven San Diego-area state legislative incumbents are trying to retain their seats in Tuesday's election, while a pair of Democrats are vying to fill the Assembly seat vacated by mayoral candidate Todd Gloria. The lone state Senate race in the county pits Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, against Republican Linda Blankenship in District 39, which stretches from Solana Beach to southern San Diego, and east into San Pasqual Valley. Atkins was running unopposed in the March primary until...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will be getting at least two new faces following Tuesday's election, with two open seats up for grabs thanks to term limits. District 1 board members Greg Cox and District 2's Dianne Jacob are both termed out. Cox, a Republican, has been in office since 1995, representing the district that includes National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado, along with 19 communities within the city of San Diego, including Barrio Logan and Sunset Cliffs. It also...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Three congressional incumbents are defending their seats across San Diego County in Tuesday's election, while two other districts are up for grabs, with one representative retiring and another heading to prison after resigning earlier this year. In the 49th District, Rep. Mike Levin, D-San Juan Capistrano, will be challenged by Republican Brian Maryott to represent the district straddling San Diego and Orange counties. Levin won the seat in 2018, defeating...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials have reported 352 new COVID-19 cases and no new fatalities, raising the region's total to 57,102 cases with deaths remaining at 891. Of the 12,879 tests reported Saturday, 3% returned positive with 239 people hospitalized. The county avoided the state's purple tier, the most restrictive, for yet another week on Tuesday, remaining in the less restrictive red tier of the state's four-tiered coronavirus monitoring system. The county's adjusted case rate dropped to 6.5...
VALLEY CENTER (CNS) - A man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of his domestic partner, authorities said. San Diego County Sheriff's deputies responded at 12:40 a.m. Sunday to the 25000 block of Duro Road to investigate a possible shooting at the residence, said Lt. Chad Boudreau. Deputies found Mayra Meraz suffering from a traumatic injury. Paramedics rushed Meraz to Palomar Hospital, where she died of her injuries, Boudreau said. The suspect, Anthony Darrell Chaloux, 42, was arrested and...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Health officials in San Diego County reported 269 new COVID-19 infections today, bringing the total to 54,583 since mid-February, and two new deaths, bringing the overall fatality total to 870. The two deaths were men reported to have died earlier this month. They ranged in age from late 60s to early 70s, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. Of the 10,819 new tests reported, 2% returned positive. The 14-day rolling average percentage of positive cases is 2.7%. The 7-day daily...
NORTH COUNTY (CNS) - With expected Santa Ana winds and elevated fire weather conditions in north San Diego County, San Diego Gas & Electric has notified approximately 21,480 residents that it may have to turn off power to reduce wildfire risk Monday and Tuesday. Power shutoffs are approved by state regulators as a safety tool to mitigate fire risk during dangerous weather conditions, SDG&E said. Within the utility's service territory, the strongest winds are expected overnight...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A buyer for a large grocery store chain who lives in San Diego will be among the contestants on tonight's episode of "Supermarket Sweep," which will air at 8 p.m. on ABC. Elizabeth "EZ" Tan and teammate Angelique Munoz will compete on the Halloween episode of the game show hosted by former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Leslie Jones. Munoz is a Bellingham, Washington resident who is also a buyer for the chain. "A friend at work applied for my friend Angelique and I because she thought our crazy humor,...
