Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Rebecca Gramuglia Special to the Village News After a two-year hiatus, concert season is back in full force! But as the summer approaches, ticket prices are rising – making it harder to score seats and stay within your budget. Luckily, there are ways to save on live entertainment. Here are five ways to enjoy your favorite artists without breaking the bank. Plan ahead: With the demand for entertainment being higher than ever, you’ll want to score your tickets as early as possible to avoid expensive resellers. Look for pre...
SAN DIEGO - A 76-year-old man was convicted of first-degree murder today in the death of a City Heights woman more than a half-century ago. John Sipos was found guilty following about a day of jury deliberations for the Nov. 20, 1969, slaying of 23-year-old Mary Scott, who was found dead inside her apartment in the 4000 block of 39th Street. Scott was a go-go dancer at the Star & Garter, a club located near her apartment, while Sipos was a former Navy sailor living in San Diego. Prosecutors alleged Sipos broke down the door...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County District Attorney's Office announced a strategy today to prevent the homeless from being involved with crime, following the release of data showing homeless people in the county were more likely to be both crime victims and perpetrators. The DA's office says that, based on two years of county data compiled from November of 2019 until October of 2021, those experiencing homelessness have been involved with crime ``at dramatically higher raters than the rest of the population,'' whether... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The former director of finance for the La Jolla Music Society pleaded guilty today to embezzling more than $650,000 from the company over the course of nearly a decade. Chris Benavides, 52, entered his plea Wednesday to a federal wire fraud count for stealing from the nonprofit between October 2011 and February 2021. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Benavides used the stolen funds to pay his mortgage, credit cards and other personal expenses. Prosecutors say he issued unauthorized checks to himself,... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A former San Diego County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot an unarmed, fleeing detainee outside the downtown San Diego jail is slated to be sentenced today. Aaron Russell, 25, faces up to 11 years in prison for the May 1, 2020, death of Nicholas Bils, who was shot multiple times as he was running away from police, leading to the rare decision to prosecute a law enforcement officer in a police shooting. Russell, who had been with the department for 18 months, resigned shortly after the shooting and was...
SAN DIEGO - A former San Diego real estate agent was sentenced today to more than five years in prison for orchestrating a fraud scheme that bilked investors out of millions of dollars. Alexander Avergoon, who was also ordered to pay nearly $10 million in restitution pleaded guilty to federal charges in connection with what prosecutors described as a nearly decade-long investment fraud scheme involving real estate. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Avergoon convinced investors to partner with him to buy real estate...
EL CAJON - Federal investigators continued sifting through the wreckage today of a business jet that slammed into a residential neighborhood near El Cajon, while the second of four people who died in the crash was identified. The Learjet 35A business jet, which seats eight people and took off from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, crashed at 7:15 p.m. Monday near the 1200 block of Pepper Drive and North Mollison Avenue in the unincorporated Bostonia neighborhood, near Gillespie Field airport. All four people aboard died.... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Local nonprofit United Way of San Diego County’s inaugural “Holiday Crockpot Drive” is underway and will continue through Friday, Nov. 12. The organization hopes to collect enough donations to purchase 200 new crockpots for San Diego military families experiencing food insecurity. Through this drive, UWSD is providing more than a crockpot. It’s providing ways to cook at home, sustainability, the opportunity to stretch a dollar, and most importantly bringing families together over dinner. Each donation will cont... Full story
LA JOLLA - A student at UC San Diego's John Muir College who died in a fall at a campus dorm was identified today as Aaron Fan, 18, the San Diego County Medical Examiner said. Fan died at 3:31 a.m. Saturday at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla after being injured in a fall at Tiaga Hall, at 9485 Scholars Drive South in room H74, at 11:44 p.m. Friday, coroner's officials said. Fan "had been at a party in a room on the 8th floor of the dormitory campus,'' a release stated. ``A campus officer came by the room to report a noise... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Based on increased reports of tar balls washing ashore on North County beaches, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency is advising residents to exercise caution at local beaches and to avoid contact if tar balls are seen. Natural geologic processes may sometimes cause tar balls to wash ashore, and it is unclear if the increased numbers are directly related to the Oct. 3, 2021 oil leak in Orange County. Visible oil has not been detected. Because oil content may vary widely based on location, the h... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diegan Jennifer Valente won an Olympic bronze medal today in women's team pursuit cycling, as the United States led on every split over Canada in the 4-kilometer race. ``I think anytime you come into the Olympics, you want to go for gold, and today we put together some of the best rides that we were able to, and today on the day it was bronze, and we're really proud of everything behind that and what this bronze means after a year and a half of not racing and really just coming together,'' Valente said after w... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego-born and raised Xander Schauffele won the gold medal in the men's Olympic golf tournament today by one stroke over Rory Sabbatini, despite squandering a four-stroke lead. Schauffele began the round at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Saitama City, Japan with a one-stroke lead over 2021 Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama. The San Diego State and Scripps Ranch High School graduate birdied each of the first two holes to increase his lead to three strokes.... Full story
RIVERSIDE - Most limits on public access to Riverside County Superior Court buildings will be lifted Tuesday based on recent state changes in public health restrictions, but the court will continue masking requirements, depending on a visitor's vaccination status. ``Our orders are enforcing the regulations and guidelines issued by the California Department of Public Health and the emergency temporary standards issued by Cal-OSHA,'' Superior Court Executive Office spokeswoman...
VISTA - A 24-year-old Escondido man was found unresponsive in his cell at the Vista Detention Facility and pronounced dead, authorities said today. Deputies discovered Ronaldino Estrada at about 10:30 a.m. Monday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. Medics took Estrada to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was in a cell with a cellmate, but there was no evidence of foul play, sheriff's officials said. Estrada was jailed on Friday after being arrested by sheriff's deputies on suspicion of DUI...
VISTA - A man who struck and killed a 17-year-old girl with his SUV in Escondido last summer, then drove off, pleaded guilty today to a felony hit-and-run charge. Paul Anthony Lissona, 30, of Escondido, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of driving while his license was suspended due to a prior DUI conviction. Kirsten Rain Tomlinson was with three friends when she was struck on June 6, 2020, at about 12:35 a.m. on Mesa Rock Road near Mesa Ranch Drive by a vehicle heading northbound at high speed. She died at the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors today discussed how to move forward on a land use and transportation plan that could impact future building development in unincorporated regions. The county needs to comply with state Senate Bill 743, which changed how jurisdictions analyze transportation impacts from private and public projects under the California Environmental Quality Act. That analysis must now use miles traveled instead of road congestion to evaluate a project's environmental impacts. According to...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Jan. 12 approved several COVID-19 measures, including stepped-up enforcement of businesses not complying with restrictions, and a fair and consistent application of policies based on scientific data. Supervisors voted 4-1, with Jim Desmond opposed. The compliance measures cover inspections responsive to complaints, proactive inspections, and citations for those violating the Safe Reopening Plan. Based on a proposal from Supervisor Nora Vargas, where legally possible,...
The seat that is currently vacant on the Fallbrook Community Planning Group is to be filled by one of the newly elected members in January. Therefore, there is not time to seat an applicant in that position before the end of the year. So, the vacancy should not have been promoted in the article "Four incumbents and four newcomers elected to FCPG" in the Nov. 5 issue. Village News regrets the error....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego Foundation activated its Regional Disaster Fund Tuesday, Sept. 8 to collect and manage charitable funds for response and recovery from the Valley Fire currently burning in East San Diego County. The fund will receive donations and make grants to nonprofit organizations engaged in disaster response, recovery and rebuilding. Grants will be based on a community needs assessment that uses third party data, research and analysis to determine where the greatest needs are within the impacted area. ``W...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Registrar of Voters announced a new tool Tuesday, Sept. 8 for registered voters to track the status of their ballots for the Nov. 3 election. Voters can sign up for "Where's My Ballot'' at sdvote.com to see when it is mailed to them, when the registrar receives it back in the mail and when it is officially counted. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, every active registered voter in California will receive a ballot in the mail. According to the...
San Diego County Communications Office - San Diego County’s Health and Human Services Agency, Integrative Services Division received a $75,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to fund a yearlong program aimed at improving the safety for pedestrians, bicyclists and scooter riders. The grant is ongoing until Sept. 30, 2020, and funds a variety of educational programs for youth and adults to learn best safety practices when walking or riding a bike or a scooter. Grant funding will be used to conduct bicycle t...
Julie Watson Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) – California Rep. Duncan Hunter gave up his yearlong fight against federal corruption charges and pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 3, to misusing his campaign funds, paving the way for the six-term Republican to step down. Hunter changed his not guilty plea at a federal hearing in San Diego Tuesday in a dramatic reversal. For more than a year, Hunter had insisted that criminal charges against him and his wife were the result of a conspi...
The San Diego County Probation Department received a $369,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to supervise high-risk, repeat DUI offenders with suspended or revoked licenses. "The grant helps our officers provide intensive supervision to felony DUI offenders and we are grateful for it," Ruben Leyva, assistant chief probation officer, said. "It partially funds positions and enables officers to conduct compliance checks after hours. Without this important...
SAN DIEGO – The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department a $550,000 grant, Monday, Oct. 28, to fund a year’s worth of special operations and campaigns designed to stop drivers under the influence of alcohol and drugs. “Thanks to this important grant, the sheriff’s department can continue to protect San Diego County from impaired drivers,” Sheriff Bill Gore said. Impaired driving checkpoints, patrols and distracted driving/traffic enforcement will all be funded by the grant....
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Local volunteers are working hard to ensure that veterans laid to rest at seven San Diego County cemeteries are honored on National Wreaths Across America Day in December. The ceremony, held simultaneously across the country at more than 1,600 locations with the assistance of 2 million volunteers, will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The goal is to place a live, balsam fir wreath at the headstone of every veteran buried there and say each person’s name, so their memory lives on. Community members can...
