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
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SAN DIEGO - UC San Diego will host its commencement ceremony in person this June, with alumna Alicia Garza -- co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network -- as keynote speaker, it was announced today. Garza, who graduated in 2002, is also principal at Black Futures Lab, which is intended to make Black communities powerful in politics. "Alicia Garza's determination to be a catalyst for change has deeply influenced our campus community, and we are honored to feature her...
CARLSBAD - Melanie Burkholder began her campaign for California's 76th Assembly District today, challenging two-term Democrat Tasha Boerner Horvath. Burkholder, a Republican, took on Boerner Horvath, D-Encinitas, in 2020 for the same seat, ultimately falling short by a 55.6%-44.4% margin. The district encompasses coastal North County, stretching from the Camp Pendleton Marine base in the north to Encinitas in the south. Burkholder is a Secret Service agent and mental health counselor. ``California has gone from a state where...
SAN DIEGO - Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a $536-million wildfire package enabling the state to take urgent prevention actions in communities across the state, including San Diego County. Newsom signed SB 85 alongside legislative leaders at a fuels management project at Lake Oroville State Recreation Area which helped protect a Butte County community from last year's North Complex Fire. The legislative package builds on funding for wildfire protections proposed in Newsom's 2021-22 proposed state budget, providing funds to...
The Fallbrook Sheriff's department was called to the scene of a dispute between a father and son in a vehicle on Camino del Cielo in Bonsall at about 6:09pm tonight. North County Fire was called to transport the son who, after almost two hours, complied and exited the vehicle. He was then transported by North County Fire to a nearby hospital for observation, according to Lt. Martha Hernandez.... Full story
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for 3pm this afternoon to 5 am Wednesday morning. Winds are expected to reach 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph in San Diego County Deserts and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. The strongest winds are expected during the evening. The strongest winds in San Diego County are expected in the southeastern part of the county along Interstate 8 near Imperial... Full story
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - Police clashed with protesters for a second night in the Minneapolis suburb where an officer who authorities say apparently intended to fire a Taser, not a handgun, fatally shot a Black man wanted on a warrant who was fleeing by car during a traffic stop. Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described the shooting death Sunday of 20-year-old Daunte Wright as "an accidental discharge." The shooting sparked protests and unrest in an area already...
Police faced gunfire as they responded to reports of a possible gunman at a Tennessee high school Monday, leaving one person dead and an officer wounded, authorities said. No one else was killed or wounded at Austin-East Magnet High School in Knoxville, a city about 180 miles (290 kilometers) east of Nashville, police said. A male has been detained. Police said they responded to the school around 3:15 p.m. and when they encountered a male with a gun, shots were fired. "Upon ap... Full story
FALLBROOK - An elderly woman was injured today when the SUV she was driving went off a road in Fallbrook and down an embankment, fire officials said. The crash happened at 12:55 p.m. Sunday on South Mission Road south of Quail Knoll Road, said Capt. John Choi of the North County Fire Protection District. Five units from the NCFPD arrived on scene and firefighters extricated the woman from the silver SUV and brought her up to the roadway, Choi said. She was taken by ambulance to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with... Full story
BOSTON — U.S. colleges hoping for a return to normalcy next fall are weighing how far they should go in urging students to get the COVID-19 vaccine, including whether they should — or legally can — require it. Universities including Rutgers, Brown, Cornell and Northeastern recently told students they must get vaccinated before returning to campus next fall. They hope to achieve herd immunity on campus, which they say would allow them to loosen spacing restrictions in class... Full story
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is telling California that it can't enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. The order from the court late Friday is the latest in a recent string of cases in which the high court has barred officials from enforcing some coronavirus-related restrictions applying to religious gatherings. Five conservative justices agreed that California restrictions that... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Marginally cooler weather was predicted today for San Diego County, with an expansive shield of high clouds, the National Weather Service said. The marine layer should be sufficient to generate some sprinkles across the coastal basin Monday night into early Tuesday, and possibly again Tuesday night, with minimal accumulations expected, the NWS said. Cooling was expected to intensify Monday and Tuesday in response to a low-pressure system developing over the n... Full story
PAUMA VALLEY - One person died today in a traffic collision involving a gray Lexus and a motorcycle, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash happened at about noon Saturday on South Grade Road in the Palomar Mountain area, according to a CHP incident log. The road was shut down during an investigation of the collision. No further information was immediately released. Copyright 2021, City News Service, Inc....
SRK Engineering received the Fallbrook Public Utility District contract to replace FPUD’s Gum Tree Pipeline. The FPUD board voted 5-0 Monday, March 22, to award SRK a $428,500 contract, which matches the Escondido company’s bid. The work will replace approximately 1,400 feet of 20-inch diameter cement mortar lined and coated steel pipe along with associated appurtenances. FPUD's pipeline and valve replacement program includes a priority list of replacement projects. The criteria includes the facility age and a history of fai...
SAN DIEGO – The California Restaurant Foundation, a nonprofit that invests in and empowers California’s restaurants and its workforce, has received a $200,000 shareholder-funded charitable grant from San Diego Gas & Electric for its new Resilience Fund. The fund will support $2,000 grants to single-unit restaurants in San Diego County with priority given to restaurants owned by women and people of color. SDG&E has partnered with SoCalGas, Pacific Gas & Electric and others to provide $1.25 million in support to res...
BALLWIN, Missouri – In good economic times and bad, some businesses find a path to success while others are forced to board up their windows and doors. What's the difference between those that soar and those that flounder? Ultimately, business success comes down to how well the people who work for that business perform, according to Jeanet Wade, the ForbesBooks author of "The Human Team: So, You Created a Team But People Showed Up!" And employee performance, good or bad, u...
