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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 3,261 new COVID-19 infections and 54 deaths from the virus Wednesday as the county officially crossed the 200,000 total case mark and neared 2,000 deaths from the virus since the pandemic began. Wednesday's cases marked the 44th consecutive day with more than 1,000 new diagnoses. It was also the 17th time that 3,000-plus daily infections have been announced. More than 4,000 cases have been reported three times...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County will apply for $12 million in state funding to provide housing for people experiencing homelessness with mental illnesses, it was announced Wednesday. The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to apply for No Place Like Home support, with that money available as soon as this spring for mentally ill individuals experiencing homelessness or those at risk for becoming homeless. Under the No Place Like Home program's noncompetitive category, the county previously received a one-time amount of...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Wednesday to develop a new climate action plan that focuses on accomplishing zero carbon emissions within 15 years, helping communities with environmental challenges such as poor air quality and supporting a "green" economy. The board directed Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer to create the plan with public input, in the form of hearings. Robbins-Meyer was directed to update the board on a monthly basis during the development...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County's top state and federal prosecutors warned Wednesday that any violence within the county related to inauguration-related protests would result in prosecution. The joint statement from San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan and U.S. Attorney Robert Brewer was issued in connection with an FBI warning that armed protests were being planned at state capitols across the country in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration. Members of the public were...
East Mission is closed due to a vehicle accident at E. Mission and Via Zancas/Macadamia which has disrupted power to about 257 homes in the area. Power is expected to be back up by 8 p.m. tonight The vehicle accident was reported shortly after 11 a.m. this morning, vehicle vs power pole. When a deputy arrived on scene at 11:13, power lines were down in the roadway. North County Fire was called in; the vehicle is under the telephone pole and they can't get it out. SDG&E is...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Two young men who used a "homemade rope'' to escape from a jail in central California were apprehended in the San Diego area, while three of the six escapees remain at large, authorities said today. The group of six inmates escaped Merced County Downtown Jail shortly before midnight Sunday, using the rope to scale down the side of the jail after getting onto the roof, according to the Merced County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Edgar Eduardo Ventura, 22, of Portland, Oregon, was apprehen...