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 (CNS) – San Diego County Water Authority officials say the region has sufficient supplies to meet the needs of the region through 2045 – even through multiple dry years. On Monday, May 10, Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded a drought emergency declaration from Sonoma and Mendocino counties to 41 counties in northern and central California. “Governor Newsom's latest drought emergency declaration is a grim reminder of the growing water supply challenges across California – and of the value of three decades of our collective d...
SAN DIEGO – To address the increased need for food assistance in San Diego County, Feeding San Diego's Together Tour has added a site in Fallbrook on Friday, May 14 to distribute nutritious food to those facing hunger. Feeding San Diego is the county's leading hunger relief and food rescue non-profit that works with hundreds of partners to get healthy food out into the community. This new free food distribution in Fallbrook can serve 500 households and will be held at the P... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Despite a drought emergency declaration in northern and central California, the San Diego County Water Authority said today the region was well positioned to outlast drought conditions for the next year or two. On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom expanded a drought emergency declaration from Sonoma and Mendocino counties to 41 counties. About 30% of the state's population is now covered by the drought declarations, including the greater Sacramento area and Fresno, Merced... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten was confirmed today as the nation's next deputy education secretary. The U.S. Senate voted 54-44 to confirm Marten, who was nominated for the post earlier this year by the Biden administration. Once Marten is sworn into office, she will assume the federal post after more than three decades as an educator in San Diego, including eight years as superintendent of SDUSD. ``My message to students has always been, `Work hard. Be kind. Dream big,' Marten...
SAN DIEGO - Gov. Gavin Newsom visited permanent supportive housing operated by Father Joe's Villages' in Kearny Mesa today to unveil a $12 billion plan to tackle the state's homelessness crisis -- part of his proposed $100 billion California Comeback Plan. The investment is intended to provide 65,000 people with housing placements, more than 300,000 people with housing stability and create 46,000 new housing units. Newsom's plan includes an expansion of Homekey -- a program that provided shelter from COVID-19 to 36,000...
CAMP PENDLETON – The Camp Pendleton Fire Department will be conducting prescribed burns on the Alpha Shelf for hazard mitigation, Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14. Smoke will be visible. The burns have two purposes, to benefit the federally endangered Stephens' kangaroo rat by burning nonnative vegetation and to also reduce the fuel load on base. The burns are also done for fire department training, according to Alisa Zych, Resource Branch Head, Environmental Security. B... Full story
Cece Linder was living in a 770-square-foot apartment outside Washington, D.C., last spring when the area went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2020, after a few months of both living and working in the small space, Linder decided to leave the capital area and move into the 2,000-square-foot (186-square-meter) beachside home she jointly owns with her parents in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Now she gets to see the sunrise over the water each morning before...
Cece Linder was living in a 770-square-foot apartment outside Washington, D.C., last spring when the area went into lockdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. In May 2020, after a few months of both living and working in the small space, Linder decided to leave the capital area and move into the 2,000-square-foot (186-square-meter) beachside home she jointly owns with her parents in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Now she gets to see the sunrise over the water each morning before work. “If I’m teleworking anyway, why not move to thi...
CORONADO (CNS) - The Navy commissioned its newest warship, the USS Miguel Keith, today at Naval Air Station North Island in an hour-long ceremony honoring Marine Corps Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Lance Cpl. Miguel Keith. Due to public health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony was private with a limited audience. The 785-foot-long ship was built in San Diego by General Dynamics NASSCO and was delivered to the Navy on Nov. 15,...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - About 20 people attended a protest today at Sea World San Diego, part of the ninth annual ``Empty The Tanks Worldwide Event'' seeking to bring awareness to the plight of captive whales and dolphins. The protest began at SeaWorld Drive and SeaWorld Way at 11:30 a.m. and was among more than 70 similar events planned around the world, organizer Ellen Ericksen said. She said the group was also trying to get the San Diego City Council at its next meeting to stop the Sea World fireworks show, happening now on Frid...
