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) - As a strong Santa Ana wind event and its accompanying wildfire hazards dissipated across the San Diego area today, utility officials restored electrical service to thousands of homes and businesses affected by precautionary power shutoffs. Early this evening, the National Weather Service rescinded a red-flag warning it had issued Tuesday night to alert the public to the combustion hazards posed by the gusty and dry conditions in the county. By then, San Diego Gas & Electric had gotten the power back on in...
Increased fire danger caused by Santa Ana winds and dry air on Wednesday prompted San Diego Gas and Electric to cut power to more than 1,000 customers in Fallbrook, Rainbow and Pala on as a precaution. A total of 1,226 customers in the three unincorporated areas found their power shut off about 8:30 a.m. The power shutoffs left traffic signals at the Mission Road on- and off-ramps to Interstate 15 out of operation, causing a traffic jam Wednesday afternoon on East Mission Road that stretched from the freeway almost all the... Full story
Firefighters were quickly able to get a handle on a vegetation fire in the center divide of Interstate 15 in Rainbow Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported a little before 1:10 p.m. near the Rainbow Valley Boulevard interchange on I-15. North County Fire Protection District spokesman John Choi said crews were heading to the scene as of about 1:20 p.m. By a little after 1:30 p.m., the fire's forward spread had been halted, the fire district said on Twitter. Cal Fire San Diego, which assisted in responding to the fire, said... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - County health officials announced today that the amount of flu cases in San Diego County declined compared to the past week. Two people have died from the flu so far this year, 362 cases have been reported since the start of the 2019-20 flu season, and 30 flu cases were confirmed by labs, according to county officials. In the 2018-19 flu season, flu killed 77 people and labs confirmed 9,655 cases in San Diego County, according to the county's Health and Human Services Agency. "The flu season can be...
RAINBOW (CNS) - The California State Water Resources Control Board announced Wednesday that a Rainbow commercial nursery was fined $18,132 for violating local wastewater discharge requirements for commercial agriculture businesses. The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, a regional partner agency of the state board, inspected Hines Growers Inc. in February, during which staff members observed waste with high quantities of nitrogen and phosphorous discharged into Rainbow Creek from a malfunctioning water recycling...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Supervisors today gave the go-ahead for the county to use a $625,000 grant to subsidize more accessory dwelling units, also known as "granny flats." The vote was 4-1, with Kristin Gaspar opposed. The money will be provided by the 2017 state Senate Bill 2, the Building Homes and Jobs Act. The county will not have to provide any matching funds to apply. Board Chairwoman Dianne Jacob said that county staff will return to the board at its Nov. 20 meeting with a resolution accepting the grant money to subsidize...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he appointed two San Diego County residents to the state's recently created California Wildfire Safety Advisory Board. Newsom appointed UC San Diego researcher Jessica Block, 41, and San Diego State University adjunct professor Alexandra Syphard, 49, to the board, which also includes advisers from Castaic, San Francisco and Elk Grove. The board, created in July with the state's passage of Assembly Bill 1054, will advise the California Public Utilities Commission's...
FALLBROOK - Fallbrook Union High School recently shared the dates of tryouts for winter season sports at the school. Boys and girls basketball will hold tryouts at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 9 respectively with the boys going first. Boys soccer will hold tryouts at 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 on the upper fields by Ivy High and the girls soccer program will hold tryouts at 3:15 p.m. on the lower fields by Mission Road. Girls water polo will have tryouts at 3 p.m.... Full story
