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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OCEANSIDE – It’s time to “Get Out There!” The North County Transit District, Metropolitan Transit System and the San Diego County Fair are teaming up to help make a day at the fair even more affordable. A discounted Fair Tripper package is being offered this year. The Fair Tripper provides: · Admission to the fair · Round-trip ride on NCTD Coaster, Sprinter, and Breeze and MTS Trolley and bus · A shuttle ride to and from the Del Mar Fairgrounds from the Solana Beach Coaster Station For one low price. The Fair opened Wed... Full story
SAN DIEGO – The Fire Safe Council of San Diego County hosted its 16th annual Volunteer Awards Ceremony in Poway Wednesday, May 31, honoring several notable individuals and agencies who go above and beyond in creating fire safe and resilient communities. During the event, the San Diego Regional Fire Foundation presented 18 local, community-based Fire Safe Councils with a total of $123,610 in grants to help prevent and prepare for wildfires. Funding was provided by San Diego Gas & Electric, San Diego Regional Fire Foundation a... Full story
Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office An exhibit remembering the stories of local Holocaust survivors is now open to the public at the Rancho San Diego Library. A ribbon cutting marked the opening Sunday, May 21. County officials, Holocaust survivors and the curator of the RUTH Remember Us the Holocaust exhibit were on hand for the occasion. The event coincides with Jewish American Heritage Month. The curator is the daughter of a Holocaust survivor, and she created the exhibit in memory of her mother, Ruth... Full story
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office The leaders of tomorrow in civics, politics, spirituality, and the economy will likely be found among the youth compiled for the San Diego County Public Defender Office’s 25 Most Remarkable Teens recognition event. The Public Defender’s Office is seeking nominations for its Most Remarkable Teens program who have many accomplishments or made worthy contributions to the community. Anyone may nominate a teen through June 30 for consideration in the sixth annual 25 Mos...
SAN MARCOS – Hundreds gathered at the San Marcos campus for a ceremony filled with moving tributes and stories of perseverance as the class of 2023 Palomar College graduates were honored Friday, May 26. For those who couldn't attend, the event was live streamed on the college's website and can be viewed online at https://vimeo.com/830701150. Star Rivera-Lacey, superintendent and president of Palomar College, presided over the ceremony. During her remarks, she recognized the c... Full story
Cassie Klapp County of San Diego Communications Office An average day for Tiffany Tsai usually includes some time spent leafing through case files at her desk in the County of San Diego's Public Administrator's Office. It is not every day that she is at Miramar National Cemetery accepting a folded flag for a three-time purple heart recipient, but on a recent late February morning that was exactly what she was doing. How she came to be there started days earlier when Tsai saw...
Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office People who freely give their time without any thought of monetary reward deserve to be celebrated. And the County did just that by honoring its volunteers during the 2023 Volunteer Recognition Ceremony May 2 at the County Administration Center. Volunteers are truly valued for their donation of time, skills and knowledge. Their work makes all the difference in helping the County provide quality customer service. Last fiscal year, 7,670 volunteers saved the County $23...
OCEANSIDE – The Oceanside Area of the California Highway Patrol welcomed Capt. Rick Goulding as the new Oceanside Area Commander Tuesday, May 2. Goulding transferred to the Oceanside Area after serving as the Grapevine Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility Commander. Goulding is married with five children and relocated to the Oceanside Area from the San Joaquin Valley. Goulding earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Gonzaga University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in political science at the University of Cal...
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego District Attorney’s Office, Bureau of Investigation, is holding a community engagement meeting about military equipment. AB-481 became state law in January 2022. It was passed to increase transparency and accountability for the funding, acquisition and use of military equipment used by state and local law enforcement agencies. It requires law enforcement agencies to post an annual military equipment report detailing specific information, including inventory, cost, and usage for the previous year. The...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a 45 mph speed limit for the San Diego County portion of Pala Temecula Road where there currently is not a posted speed limit. The first reading and introduction of the ordinance was approved Wednesday, April 5, on a 3-0 vote, with Terra Lawson-Remer and Nathan Fletcher absent. The supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday, May 3, with Fletcher absent, to approve the second reading and adoption. The ordinance will be enforceable Friday, June 2,...
County News Center County of San Diego Communications Office San Diego County released an $8.11 billion recommended budget May 4 that continues increased spending to fight homelessness; take on mental health and substance use disorder challenges; improve the justice system; help working families and invest in core services like roads, fire protection and parks. The "Invested in Community" budget is $745.8 million larger than last year's budget, a 10.1% increase. It also adds...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter Although the Pala area was part of the Luiseno region – there were no formal boundaries between tribal lands, but often mountains separated tribes – in 1903, the Cupeno people were evicted from their Warner Springs land and relocated to the Pala reservation. Pala Tribal Council member Eric Ortega, who is also the assistant station manager of Pala Rez Radio, is Cupeno and organizes the annual Antonio Garra Day event in Old Town San Diego which tells the story of the Cupeno leader who was execut...
TEMECULA – During early February, the Luiseño Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution enjoyed a Social Saturday at member Cindy Greer's home in Fallbrook. At the Social, D.A.R. members and guests, plus one 7-year-old member of Children of the American Revolution and other youngsters, created handmade Valentine cards for Veterans. Sixty-five unique and individualized Valentines were then placed in treat bags which had been filled with sweets. All 65 Valentine bags w... Full story
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office County offices, family resource centers, libraries and animal shelters will be closed to the public Friday, March 31 for Cesar Chavez Day. All essential services such as Sheriff’s Department patrols and animal control emergency response will continue during the holiday. County parks, preserves and campgrounds will be open during normal business hours. Facilities at several County Parks will be closed and Fallbrook Community Center will be closed. All county public h... Full story
Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office The county and the State of California are joining forces to fight a wage theft crisis that costs local employees millions of dollars. In honor of labor rights activist César Chávez, the County’s Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement and the State of California’s Labor Commissioner’s Office announced March 23 that they’re stepping up efforts to help workers get the pay they’re due. Board Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer said workers can’t always fight wage theft themsel...
SAN DIEGO – Organizers of the GI Film Festival San Diego announce this year's film lineup to screen at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park from May 15-20. The lineup features 31 films, including narrative shorts, full-length documentaries and student films. Attendees will enjoy both local and international films, as well as world premieres, first-time filmmakers and female-directed films. GI Film Festival San Diego features a diverse lineup of films to bring togethe...
RAMONA – A coyote, caught in an illegal jaw trap on a residential property in the City of San Diego, returned to the wild this afternoon, March 10, after three weeks in care with San Diego Humane Society's Project Wildlife team. The adult female was rescued by San Diego Humane Society's Humane Law Enforcement on Feb. 17, after she was found in the Skyline neighborhood dangling on a chain link fence from a jaw trap attached to her left front leg. Humane Officers rushed her to S... Full story
Julie Reeder Much of the California coastal areas are now free from drought, as well as Central California’s Sierra Nevada mountains and foothills for the first time since January 2020, according to US Drought Monitor (USDM) statistics. California went from being entrenched in a multi-year extreme drought in Oct. 2022 to having one of the deepest snowpacks on planet Earth in March 2023, Tweeted Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch. A series of Pacific low pressure and frontal systems moved across the western contiguous U.S. and d...
Diane Sieker Staff Writer Winter rain and snow are bringing forth lovely wildflower blooms across the Anza Valley. One of the earliest blossoms to emerge is the infamous fiddleneck. There are several native fiddleneck species in California. Amsinckia intermedia, the Common Fiddleneck, or Intermediate Fiddleneck is a common annual herb species in the Boraginaceae family, the Borage or Forget-me-not family of plants. However, some varieties of fiddlenecks can be a problem in...
SACRAMENTO – Senate Minority Leader Brian W. Jones, R-San Diego; Sen. Roger Niello, R-Fair Oaks, and members of the California Senate Republican Caucus delivered a letter Thursday, March 2, to the California Franchise Tax Board requesting the state agency to extend its tax filing deadline from May 16 to Oct. 16 to mirror the change made recently by the IRS. Shortly thereafter, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the deadline has been extended. Traditionally, the filing deadline for federal and state tax returns is April 15. Beca... Full story
Diane Sieker Staff Writer Satirized by Benjamin Franklin, cursed by sleepy students and anticipated by those who look forward to later evenings, love it or hate it, Daylight Saving Time will spring into our lives this month. Daylight Saving Time in California will begin at 2 a.m. Pacific Standard Time Sunday, March 12 and will end at 2 a.m. Pacific Standard Time Sunday, Nov. 5. Daylight Saving Time, or DST, is the practice of setting clocks forward one hour from standard time... Full story
WASHINGTON – America's Navy is coming to Oceanside, one of 16 cities across four states to host a performance by the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters chorus during their 2023 tour – one of the signature outreach programs of the U.S. Navy. The Sea Chanters performance is scheduled for Saturday, March 25, at 6 p.m. at Oceanside Pier Amphitheater, 301 The Strand N. While all performances are free and open to the public, some concerts may require advanced ticket reservations. For the...
Katie Cadiao County of San Diego Communications Office More than two dozen San Diegans donned their caps and gowns Saturday, Jan. 28, to accept their high school diplomas. They recently completed the Library High School program and earned their degree entirely online. Started in 2016, the Library High School program has graduated 131 San Diegans. The program is free and open to San Diego County residents who are at least 19 years old. Library High School is nationally...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A grant program for artists and cultural practitioners through the city of San Diego and regional partners went live Feb. 15. The program is funded through a $4.75 million California Creative Corps grant from the California Arts Council, and will grant recipients funds to “develop artistic content and carry out public campaigns that increase regional awareness of issues impacting San Diego and Imperial counties, including public health, energy and water conservation, climate mitigation, civic engagement and...
Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office County Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Nora Vargas gave her first State of the County address during an evening presentation Wednesday, Feb. 1. The chairwoman’s niece and goddaughter Fatima acted as emcee and told the audience that her aunt represents several firsts. For the first time in nearly 200 years, the County of San Diego has the first woman of color, first immigrant, first fronteriza and the first Latina serving as chair of the Board of Supervisors. During her a... Full story
