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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, June 28, unanimously approved a $7.35 billion budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year, including $200 million in additional funding requests. Part of the increase will go toward hiring more county employees, wildfire reduction efforts and park or community center projects. Board Chairman Nathan Fletcher said budgets aren't just buckets of money, but ``a reflection of values,'' which include better public safety and behavioral health services, sustainability and... Full story
Ava Sarnowski Valley News Staff As drought conditions in Southern California continue to worsen, local water districts are prioritizing preparations to meet the needs of residents and businesses throughout the Temecula Valley and surrounding areas. Darcy Burke, president of Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, is responsible for managing water supply that is “not on the backs” of her customers. As a water policymaker, her job is to figure out how to meet the needs of her region and develop new supplies that can do so...
Dr. Mark S. Bellnap will speak to the Temecula Valley Historical Society on the Battle of the Little Bighorn, a subject he has studied for about 25 years at 6 p.m., Monday, July 25. Bellnap will tell about the little-known secondary fight, the Battle on Reno-Beenten Hill, which took place on the same day. He will give a background on the two fights and will examine whether or not General Custer and others may have disobeyed orders by initiating the battles. The program will not be political in nature and will not analyze...
VISTA – Soroptimist International of Vista and North County Inland held its Installation of Officers at a garden-themed potluck held Saturday, June 25, in a member's backyard in Vista. The women's club is part of Soroptimist International, a global organization with members in 121 countries all working to educate, empower and enable women and girls locally and globally. New members are always welcome. Visit www.soroptimistvista.org or email soroptimistinter...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $7.36 billion 2022-23 budget June 28. The new budget builds on commitments to address mental health, homelessness, equity, racial justice and climate change, while upholding essential public safety, land use and social services. Board Chair Nathan Fletcher thanked the public for its input, feedback and participation in numerous budget meetings and...
Don Thompson The Associated Press SACRAMENTO (AP) – The California Department of Justice Wednesday, June 29, acknowledged the agency wrongly made public the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners in up to six state-operated databases, a broader exposure than the agency initially disclosed a day earlier. Rob Bonta, the Democrat who heads the agency and is running for reelection in November, said he was “deeply disturbed and angered” by the failure to protect the information his department is entrus...
VALLEY CENTER – Sheriff's Deputies responded to a home in the 14700 block of Interlachen Terrace in Valley Center on June 26, around 10 p.m., for a report of assault with a deadly weapon. The reporting party advised her brother-in-law, 44-year-old Christian Bobila, (allegedly) shot her husband, the sheriff spokesperson said. Upon arrival to the area, deputies located Bobila driving a black minivan a few blocks away from the scene. A traffic stop was conducted and Bobila was detained without incident, explained the spokesperso...
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is proud to announce a national recognition for its Regional Crime Laboratory. This certification is from the Organization of Scientific Area Committees. OSAC is a collaborative body of more than 500 forensic science practitioners, industry scholars, lawyers and other experts who represent local, state and federal agencies. They develop, publish and promote rigorous standards to strengthen the practice of forensic s...
SACRAMENTO – “Safe and Sane” Fireworks went on sale in many communities across California, Tuesday, June 28, but Cal Fire is reminding everyone to do their part to have a safe holiday and help prevent fires and injuries caused by fireworks. With the 4th of July holiday around the corner, state fire officials are stressing the dangers and consequences of using illegal fireworks. “Already this year our Arson and Bomb Investigators and Law Enforcement Officers have been busy assisting with numerous illegal fireworks enforcement...
The Associated Press Republican Nathan Hochman will battle California's Democratic attorney general in the November general election after garnering 18% of the vote in the primary, according to figures released Thursday, June 23. Hochman, the Republican Party's endorsed candidate, will face Rob Bonta in a state that overwhelmingly favors Democrats. Bonta, the only Democrat in the five-way field, won 54.8% of the June 7 primary, according to the latest figures from...
San Diego County Sheriff's Department The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is aware of the U.S. Supreme Court's 135-page decision in the case of NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. BRUEN, SUPERINTENDENT OF NEW YORK STATE POLICE, ET AL. As we continue to evaluate this decision and what it means for San Diego County, we anticipate an increase in applications for Concealed Carry Permits. Any changes to our policies or procedures will be posted on our public webpage. Our highest priority is public...
Chuck Westerheide County of San Diego Communications Office Students at the County Probation Department's new Youth Transition Campus held a woodworking exhibition Friday, June 17. The youth got to show off their projects built over the last year in Career and Technical Education classes at the new Kearny Mesa campus and at the East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility. The students have created Adirondack chairs, an entertainment center, a baby crib, a sideboard and two tables. T...
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Coast Guard joined lifeguards in searching for a teenage boy who might have drowned in Mission Beach, emergency responders said today. Recovery efforts continued as of 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday for a boy in his teens who submerged and did not resurface, according to the San Diego Fire & Rescue Department. At around 3:30 p.m., a lifeguard radioed for backup after spotting a swimmer who appeared to be in distress among a group in an areas near Jersey Court. Two unidentified teenagers were rescued, while the... Full story
SAN DIEGO - San Diego International Airport's Terminal 1 parking lot, as well as the pedestrian bridge that links the parking lot to the terminal and ground transportation island will close permanently today as a major construction project advances. A new crosswalk and traffic light to replace the pedestrian bridge will be activated in front of Terminal 1. Between Wednesday and July 9, SAN volunteers will be stationed outside the terminal to assist arriving and departing passengers. The work will make way for a new Terminal... Full story
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office The County of San Diego garnered 61 Achievement Awards this year including a Best in Category nod from the National Association of Counties, which recognizes innovative county government programs. "As a county, we are always striving to identify and offer needed programs and services for our region, so it is validating to receive recognition from the National Association of Counties for 61 programs addressing varying i...
Dennis Pollock Special to the Village News If you open your car window just a tad as you drive through Gilroy, you're almost certain to detect a distinctive smell: Garlic. It's a smell that Kevin Collins, a manager at Borba Farms in Fresno County, loves. He's a grower of garlic, after all. "A dairyman likes the smell of cow manure," he said. "I like the smell of garlic." (Gilroy smells that way because of a major dehydrator operated there by the multinational Olam Group. Much...
Chuck Westerheide County of San Diego Communications Office County Fire and Cal Fire are working to turn a sixth-grade camp site at the base of Palomar Mountain into a fire center to train new firefighters. May 24, a board letter from Supervisor Jim Desmond recommended the county finalize an agreement with Cal Fire to use the Camp Fox site as a wildland firefighting base. The Camp Fox property was owned by the county but transferred to the San Diego County Office of Education...
SAN DIEGO – Another act of sly gamesmanship on the part of the San Diego Unified School District has awarded a group of San Diego public school families a year-long reprieve. The district’s efforts to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for students while denying them religious exemptions has been temporarily sidelined. The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education voted on May 24 to delay the unconstitutional order from July 2022 until July 2023 or later. This occurred mere days after Thomas More Society attorneys fil...
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California is one step closer to delivering affordable high-speed internet service to communities throughout the state, awarding new contracts, which will supply the materials necessary for building 3,000 miles of broadband infrastructure. The California Department of Technology, as part of the state's Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative, awarded contracts to two vendors totaling about $225 million, which will allow the state to p... Full story
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office The County of San Diego hired Ricardo Basurto-Dávila to be its new Chief Evaluation Officer and lead one of the county's newest offices, the Office of Evaluation, Performance and Analytics. The office's job will be to increase the county's ability to collect, share and analyze data to help county leaders create and improve policies and programs to address top priorities including mental health, homelessness, equity,...
SAN DIEGO – The Regional Task Force on Homelessness (RTFH) released the topline results from the 2022 WeAllCount Point-in-Time Count, a one-day snapshot of the minimum number of San Diegans living in emergency shelters, transitional housing, safe havens, on the streets and along the riverbeds. A spokesman said the survey was conducted on a cold and damp February morning, at the tail end of the Omicron COVID-19 wave; this count was completed thanks to the time and generosity of 1,400 volunteers across San Diego County. The 2...
SAN DIEGO – A virtual workshop series for the County of San Diego’s Climate Action Plan Update project is underway for unincorporated areas of the county. If you would like more information as to become involved go to: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/cap. This summer, the county is hosting a workshop series to provide examples of strategies and measures to meet the unincorporated county’s vision of an equitable net-zero emissions future. The County of San Diego values your input and wants to learn more about your thoug... Full story
SACRAMENTO – As people throughout the country face increasing costs due to global inflation, Governor Gavin Newsom proposed an $18.1 billion inflation relief package to get money into the pockets of Californians, a spokesman for the governor said. “We enacted the most comprehensive economic stimulus program in the nation last year, getting billions in immediate relief to millions of Californians. But many folks are still struggling, especially with high costs due to inflation, so we’re leveraging this historic surplus to ge...
SACRAMENTO – The Office of Cradle-to-Career Data has signed legal agreements with 15 education, social service, and workforce entities, which allow for the creation of data sets on student progress from pre-K through college and employment, which was announced at the May 11 Governing Board meeting. “These milestones make progress toward creating a transformative statewide data system that will link together existing data on education, workforce, financial aid, and social services to create tools for use by students, fam...
SACRAMENTO – Medi-Cal, California’s health coverage program for low-income individuals and families, was extended to full coverage for more than 185,000 individuals, who are 50 years of age or older, regardless of immigration status. “We’re delivering concrete results for Californians, continuing to fulfill the promise of a Healthy California for All, and I encourage all those eligible to take advantage of these essential health services,” said Governor Newsom. “This is an investment in our people, our economy, and our fut...
