Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Sorted by date Results 826 - 850 of 2047
A report released on the housing needs of San Diego recently found that the region has fallen drastically short of housing production goals, with less than half the goal number of dwellings constructed in the past 10 years. San Diego’s 2020 Housing Inventory Annual Report, released Tuesday, July 28, pointed out glaring shortfalls, but also noted incentives for builders in the city which could potentially see a rise in construction. “We’ve built a lot of momentum over the past few years by implementing housing reforms to sp...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Temperatures will warm again throughout San Diego County Thursday, Aug. 3 before a heatwave arrives for Labor Day weekend and increases the risk of wildfires in the region, according to the National Weather Service. A strong, high pressure system will build over California on Friday and begin ushering in the sweltering conditions over Labor Day weekend, forecasters said. Humidity will drop to 10-15 percent on Saturday and wind gusts out of the east are expect...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Temperatures throughout San Diego County will warm slightly each day leading up to the arrival of a heat wave for Labor Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The agency issued an excessive heat watch that will be in effect from Friday morning through Monday evening in the western valleys, the mountains and the deserts. An excessive heat watch will also be in effect from Saturday morning through Monday evening in coastal areas. High pressure will strengthen over California throughout the...
FALLBROOK (CNS) - A man was shot in the lower leg near a Fallbrook intersection, and authorities Monday, Aug. 31 were searching for the gunman. The shooting was reported around 5:25 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of East Mission Road and Iowa Street, sheriff's Lt. Arnold Aldana said. The victim, whose age was not immediately available, was taken to Palomar Medical Center for treatment of his injury, which was not believed to be life-threatening, the lieutenant said. Witnesses reported seeing several people fleeing the...
The San Diego region’s unemployment rate dipped to 12.3% in July, a 1.5% drop from the previous month, according to figures released recently by the state Employment Development Department. According to the EDD, total non-farm employment in San Diego County decreased by 2,200 jobs – from 1,357,000 to 1,355,000 – while farm employment remained unchanged. The decrease in jobs coinciding with a simultaneous decrease in the unemployment rate could indicate that fewer people are actively searching for work, or are looking outsi...
The estimated unemployment rate in San Diego County has fallen to 14.2%, nearly 11 points lower than the region’s peak in May, a report released recently by the San Diego Association of Governments found. Unemployment has slowly but fairly consistently declined from the high of 25% the week of May 9, with a noticeable spike from 15.1% to 17.4% in early July in part due to closure of indoor businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, according the report issued Wednesday, Aug. 19. While the region has recovered somewhat f...
The estimated unemployment rate in San Diego County has fallen to 14.2%, nearly 11 points lower than the region’s peak in May, a report released recently by the San Diego Association of Governments found. Unemployment has slowly but fairly consistently declined from the high of 25% the week of May 9, with a noticeable spike from 15.1% to 17.4% in early July in part due to closure of indoor businesses due to the coronavirus pandemic, according the report issued Wednesday, Aug. 19. While the region has recovered somewhat f...
The Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation launched a project Thursday, Aug. 20, to build an Armed Forces Memorial Amphitheater with permanent seating in the cemetery’s assembly area. The foundation, which sponsors the Avenue of Flags as well as the Veterans Tribute Tower and Carillon and the annual veterans’ services at the cemetery, is working with cemetery leadership and the Veterans Affairs’s National Cemetery Administration on the design of the amphitheater. The VA-required construction of the amphitheater and m...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Supervisor Nathan Fletcher proposed almost $50 million in additional social services Tuesday, Aug. 25, including assistance for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, ahead of the county board's vote on the fiscal year 2020-21 budget this afternoon. With support from community activists, Fletcher proposed money for rental assistance, behavioral health services for homeless residents, income replacement because of COVID-19, greater internet access and environmental justice improvements, including air...
FALLBROOK (CNS) - One person was killed this afternoon in a head-on collision on a rural road in Fallbrook on Monday, Aug. 24, authorities reported. The crash involving a car and a pickup truck took place in the 3500 block of East Mission Road in Fallbrook about 1:15 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident left the roadway blocked at Red Mountain Dam Drive for several hours, the CHP reported....
The Balboa Art Conservation Center announced Wednesday, Aug. 12, a program to preserve important cultural works that emerge from social justice movements in the San Diego area. The Preserve Community Art! program seeks to protect the region’s cultural heritage and provide free art conservation services for those works deemed “significant” coming out of various social justice movements. The BACC outlined three primary goals for the program: to serve as a resource for the art that is created as a direct result of activ...
San Diego County’s Air Pollution Control District selected projects from 49 organizations to receive $21.3 million in grants for projects designed to keep 692 tons of greenhouse gas and pollution out of the skies. The grants, part of the county’s Clean Air for All campaign, will reimburse the selected businesses, local governments, schools and utilities for swapping out high-polluting, heavy-duty equipment for low-polluting or zero-polluting vehicles, boats and machinery. The district has notified all the organizations tha...
San Diego resident Robert DeLaurentis, an aviator and former Navy officer, described his unique journey Wednesday, Aug. 12, after completing a nine-month circumnavigation from the South Pole to the North Pole to spread a message of peace. The 26,000-mile trip took DeLaurentis to 22 countries and six continents and was originally intended to last just five months. The coronavirus pandemic changed his plans. “When things get difficult, you’ve got to go back to fundamentals,” DeLaurentis told City News Service. “Fund...
A 61-year-old Alpine man is the first person in San Diego County to test positive for West Nile virus this year, local health officials said. The man, whose name was withheld, was hospitalized and has recovered. The California Department of Public Health confirmed his WNV diagnosis Tuesday, Aug. 11. The man said he had traveled to Yuma, Arizona, where it is believed he contracted the virus, according to the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. Since Jan. 1, there have been two West Nile virus positive...
DE LUZ (CNS) - A wildfire that erupted Thursday, Aug. 20 west of Temecula charred roughly 50 acres and moved into San Diego County, where it was stopped. The non-injury ``Volcano Fire'' was reported at 11:20 a.m. in the area of Via Volcano and Los Gatos Road, in the unincorporated community of De Luz, where houses are spread out on large lots along hillsides. By noon, the brusher was burning on the boundary separating Riverside and San Diego counties, and an hour later, the...
Two brothers were arrested on suspicion of smashing two car windshields and stealing about $2,000 worth of jewelry from a driver during a road rage incident in Vista, authorities said Friday, Aug. 14. Matthew Giordano, 29, and John Giordano, 23, were in a Chevrolet Silverado pickup around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday on Melrose Way between Marsopa and McGavran drives when the incident began, Sheriff’s Lt. Nancy Blanco said. For unknown reasons, the older brother became angry, started following another car and displayed a weapon to t...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Scorching heat is expected again Thursday, Aug. 20 in San Diego County's inland areas, but relief could arrive as early as Friday, according to the National Weather Service. High pressure over the southwestern United States will slowly weaken as it moves southward into Arizona, forecasters said. An excessive heat warning will remain in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday in the San Diego County valleys, mountains and deserts. The NWS urged residents to drink plenty...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - As San Diego County continues to await guidance on the effects of its removal from the state's coronavirus watchlist, public health officials reported 212 new COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths today, raising the region's totals to 35,376 cases and 638 deaths. The county was officially removed from the state's monitoring list Tuesday, setting in motion a 14-day countdown that could see K-12 students back in the classroom as soon as Sept. 1, depending...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A record-breaking heat wave continues today in San Diego County's inland areas, but temperatures are expected to cool slightly this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. High pressure over the southwestern United States will slowly weaken starting today as it moves southward into Arizona, forecasters said. An excessive heat warning will remain in effect until 10 p.m. Thursday in the San Diego County valleys, mountains and deserts. The NWS urged residents to drink plenty of fluids, stay out of...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the fifth day in a row, San Diego County public health officials reported a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people - however, the state said it will have to review the data before removing the county from its monitoring list. Previously, county and state officials had said if the rate stays below 100 per 100,000 people (it was 91.9 Sunday) for three consecutive days, the county would officially be removed from that list....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - For the fifth day in a row, San Diego County public health officials reported a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people — however, the state said it will have to review the data before removing the county from its monitoring list. Previously, county and state officials had said if the rate stays below 100 per 100,000 people (it was 91.9 Sunday) for three consecutive days, the county would officially be removed from that list. After an additional 14 consecutive days below that n...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The California Independent System Operator issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, beginning today and extending through Wednesday. The Flex Alerts are in effect from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. each day, Cal-ISO said. "A persistent, record-breaking heat wave in California and the western states is causing a strain on supplies, and consumers should be prepared for likely rolling outages during the late afternoons and early evenings through Wednesday," the agency said. "There is...
The Mountain West Conference, in which San Diego State University plays the majority of its intercollegiate sports, announced Monday, Aug. 10, it was postponing its fall sports season indefinitely in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The conference had announced Aug. 5 that it was planning to delay the start of conference games in multiple sports until after Sept. 26. The Mountain West Board of Directors said in a statement Monday that it "prioritized the physical and...
A former investigator with the Department of Homeland Security was sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison for taking drug money seized during his work as a federal agent, then laundering the funds that he used for personal expenses. Tyrone Cedric Duren, 50, who pleaded guilty to nearly 20 federal counts in 2019, was sentenced to 130 months in custody, plus three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge John Houston also ordered the forfeiture of Duren’s Bonsall home, a $275,000 money judgment and r...
A spike in fentanyl-related overdose deaths across San Diego County led officials Thursday, Aug. 6, to warn the public of the drug’s deadly potential. In the first six months of the year, there were 119 confirmed fentanyl-related deaths in San Diego County, while another 84 are believed to be connected to the drug, pending confirmation. Victims have ranged in age from 17 to 66, according to a joint statement issued by state and federal prosecutors, law enforcement and county health officials. The number of deaths connected t...
