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  • Supervisors Approve Slew of Policies Offering Alternatives to Jail

    City News Service|Updated May 24, 2023

    SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously today to approve a series of policies to address the root causes of behavioral health issues, homelessness and other social concerns that often lead to crime. As part of its ``Safety Through Services'' strategy, supervisors approved: -- expanding the Mobile Crisis Response Team and Crisis Alternatives, and evaluating the data in connection with these programs; -- expanding crisis stabilization units, which provide up to 24 hours of emergency treatment...

  • Family of Tom Petty Looks to Halt Memorabilia Auction, Claims Items are Stolen

    City News Service|Updated May 24, 2023

    MALIBU - The family of rocker Tom Petty, who died in 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his Malibu home, announced today it is pursuing legal action against a Boston-based auction house to halt its planned sale of Petty memorabilia the family believes was stolen. The items being offered by RR Auction in its ``Marvels of Modern Music'' sale include jackets, T-shirts, sweaters, hats, pants, shoes, autographed albums, photos and concert posters. In a statement Wednesday, th... Full story

  • UPDATE: Dog and motorhome of man who passed away is found

    Village News staff|Updated May 24, 2023

    Danny Franger, a man who was living in his motorhome in the middle of Fallbrook, died last week. It is unverified by Village News, but it was reported that Franger passed away in the hospital from a heart attack last Wednesday. Franger's motorhome would be seen in different places around town, including on Alvarado near the library and various parking lots. He also owned a blue Toyota truck and would have his German Shepherd, Rockette, with him. Franger's brother was... Full story

  • Supervisors unanimously support adding unincorporated area advisory seat to SANDAG board

    Press Release|Updated May 23, 2023

    At the Tuesday, May 23rd meeting, the Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution supporting the addition of unincorporated area representation to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors. This board action was introduced by Chairwoman Nora Vargas and Supervisor Joel Anderson, both of whom represent the County on the SANDAG Board. The County’s unincorporated communities are home to more than half a million people, making them the region’s second-largest population group behind only the... Full story

  • Accident on Main

    Village News staff|Updated May 22, 2023

    At 4:45 pm today, Monday, there was an accident at E. College and Main Ave.... Full story

  • Is the AES/SDG&E battery storage facility safe for Fallbrook?

    Julie Reeder, Village News|Updated May 22, 2023

    This is in response to concerns on social media Sunday morning from Friends of Fallbrook community members addressing the 40-megawatt battery storage facility on a 4.22-acre site in the 1400 block of E. Mission Rd. The controversy stems from the misunderstanding that the Fallbrook battery storage facility is designed the same as other larger battery storage facilities that have had accidents in the last few years. Such as the one in Surprise, Arizona, where 8 firemen were... Full story

  • Man sentenced for role in deaths of smuggled migrants found in car's trunk

    City News|Updated May 22, 2023

    SAN DIEGO - A man who helped recruit a driver to smuggle three Chinese migrants who were later found dead inside the trunk of a car parked in a San Diego neighborhood was sentenced today to 41 months in federal prison. Prosecutors say Saad Ali Awan placed help-wanted ads on Craigslist to enlist drivers to transport people who had been smuggled across the U.S.-Mexico border. A man who responded to the ads, Neil Edwin Valera, smuggled three Chinese nationals -- including a woman and her 15-year-old son -- across the border in... Full story

  • Hit-And-Run in San Diego

    City News Service|Updated May 20, 2023

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A pedestrian was seriously injured today by a hit- and-run driver after the victim laid down in the road in the Rolando neighborhood, police said. The injury took place at 4:56 a.m. Saturday in the 6300 block of El Cajon Boulevard, according to Officer David O'Brien of the San Diego Police Department. A vehicle of unknown description struck the pedestrian, who was laying in the street, the officer said. ``The driver of the vehicle stopped and assisted the pedestrian out of the road,'' O'Brien said. ``The...

  • Shooting in Vista

    City News Service|Updated May 20, 2023

    VISTA (CNS) - A man was shot by someone in a passing car and hospitalized while walking on a sidewalk in Vista, sheriff's officials said today. Just before midnight Friday, deputies responded to a shooting in the 300 block of Vista Village Drive, according to Sgt. Marcus Levine of the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Two men were walking on the sidewalk and were shot at by someone in a gold or silver Honda Accord, the sergeant said. One man was struck by gunfire and was rushed to a hospital with injuries not considered...