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SAN DIEGO - A policy that reduced certain misdemeanor offenses to zero bail throughout the San Diego County jail system, which was instituted to reduce the overall jail population during the COVID-19 pandemic will be rescinded as of Sunday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said today. The emergency bail modification enacted in early 2020 allowed those arrested for certain minor crimes such as drug possession or petty theft to avoid custody, while those already in jail for those offenses and with no other pending...
CARLSBAD - A Carlsbad man pleaded guilty today to assaulting multiple police officers during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. James Burton McGrew, 40, admitted to joining in a mob of people who overtook police officers guarding the Capitol, then later attacking officers during a series of altercations. He is set to be sentenced in August, when he faces a maximum of eight years in prison for his plea to a count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, McGrew an...
José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office The County Board of Supervisors on April 26 received an update on the significant efforts underway to increase the regional supply of affordable housing. Since 2017, the county has invested $175 million towards the creation of affordable housing. The funds have leveraged about $1 billion in local, state and federal monies, as well as private funding, which are being used to create 3,390 affordable housing units that h...
Jose A. Alvarez County of San Diego Communications Office About seven San Diegan county residents are injured every day in motor vehicle crashes involving drivers impaired by drugs or alcohol. The County Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego District Attorney Summer Stephan, and other community partners have joined forces in support of Vision Zero, a countywide initiative to reduce the number of fatalities and injuries related to driving under the influence of alcohol...
SAN DIEGO – Families of four San Diego Unified School District students have filed an amended complaint in a federal lawsuit against SDUSD and its Board of Education for violation of their rights under the First Amendment by imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. After first imposing the mandate in September 2021, the board had delayed implementing it but, in March, the board reinstated it. The mandate still offers no possibility of an exemption for students with religious objections. Thomas More Society attorneys filed the c...
OCEANSIDE – The North County Transit District issued a reminder April 27 to the public that trespassing on railroad tracks is dangerous and illegal. Rail trespassing results in accidents and fatalities that impact residents, visitors, rail employees, rail customers, and first responders. NCTD uses a combination of education, enforcement, and engineering to support risk reduction as it relates to trespasser events. As part of NCTD’s enforcement efforts, teams of San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies will be conducting focus...
SAN DIEGO – The 2022 GI Film Festival San Diego opens Tuesday, May 17 at 7 p.m. with the biographical documentary feature "Dear Sirs." All screenings will be in-person at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park through May 21. Tickets for opening night cost $25 for general admission and $20 for military, veterans or KPBS members. All tickets can be purchased online at GIFilmFestivalSD.org. "Dear Sirs" tells the story of a simple man, Silvio Pedri, who spends his life d...
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a board letter put forth by Supervisor Joel Anderson and Vice Chair Nora Vargas that will provide economic opportunities for small businesses in the unincorporated county. Their board action was inspired by a letter written to Supervisor Anderson from an Alpine constituent and was approved unanimously at the April 26 Board of Supervisors meeting. The county currently has an ordinance in place that prevents a business in the unincorporated area from h... Full story
SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Law enforcement agencies in San Diego County recognize the need for transparent and independent investigations of officer and deputy-involved shootings. It's important to continue building the public's trust by adding another layer of transparency that will ensure no agencies investigate their own shooting incidents. That's why members of the San Diego County Chiefs' and Sheriff's Association have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which establishes a new countywide protocol for the investigation o...
SAN DIEGO – Since Senate Bill 1383 became law on Jan. 1 of this year, Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization, has seen a nearly 25% increase in the pounds of edible food donations and has onboarded 25 new food donors. SB 1383 is a California law that mandates certain businesses that generate food waste donate the maximum amount of surplus edible food fit for human consumption to hunger relief organizations like Feeding San Diego. Feeding San Diego calls this food rescue and has bee...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the launch of two new educational modules, April 18. Ascent is a digital platform comprised of targeted education modules, called Journeys, that gives small business owners 24/7 access to critical information backed by research and addresses the unique needs of women entrepreneurs. • Partnerships Journey: This module explores the value of business partnerships, why they matter, and how they drive business growth and has four components, including the value of busin...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego Gas & Electric has completed the Ramona microgrid, one of four planned microgrids within the High Fire Threat District. The Ramona facility will provide backup power to the Ramona Air Attack Base, home to Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service’s aerial firefighting assets dedicated to protecting rural communities. The microgrid produces zero emissions as it’s powered by 500/kW/2000kWh of battery storage. It was built in collaboration with the two agencies and is part of the SDG&E’s ongoing commitment to keep...
Sheriff's Department Media Relations The San Diego County Sheriff's Department will continue to provide public safety services for its contract cities. We take pride in announcing today that all nine of our contract cities have unanimously ratified a five-year extension to continue with the Sheriff's Department as their law enforcement provider. Those cities are Imperial Beach, Encinitas, Del Mar, Lemon Grove, Poway, Santee, San Marcos, Solana Beach and Vista. Established in 1850, the Sheriff's Department has been providing p...
OCEANSIDE – The North County Transit District announced April 12 the COASTER service schedule for the 2022 San Diego Padres season. The schedule adds 50 trips throughout the season to accommodate weekday and weekend games. The schedule for the full Padres season, including the special COASTER 699 trains that provide northbound service for game times that are not covered by regularly scheduled COASTER service, can be found at https://gonctd.com/maps-schedules/schedules/ under Padres Train Schedule. The COASTER provides fans w...
Kim Harris Managing Editor Editor's note; In light of the importance of the information covered during the Tuesday, April 12, Legislative Summit, and the impact on the Valley News coverage area, we will do a two-part series on the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce sponsored event. In part one, Valley News shares the information relayed to those in attendance by Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin. Up next week, Sheriff Chad Bianco and Murrieta Police Chief Tony...
Kim Harris Managing Editor Temecula Valley Lexus hosted a grand opening ceremony Thursday, April 7, signaling the arrival of the new dealership which features both new and used vehicles. The ceremony, held at the 50,000 square foot dealership which took 15 months to complete, included more than 300 community members. During the ceremony, Toyota Motor North America executives presented dealer owners Tom Rudnai and RJ Romero with the traditional samurai sword, a katana. The new... Full story
Kim Harris Managing Editor After two years' absence, the Temecula Valley Balloon and Wine Festival is set to return in early June. "Since 1983, the festival has been a long-standing tradition in the Temecula Valley, introducing all of the beautiful things our valley has to offer," Executive Director Kellie Cantrell said. "Unfortunately, the COVID pandemic affected us, like so many others, and forced us to cancel the 2020 and the 2021 festivals. But, 2022 is a new year and we... Full story
SAN DIEGO – Joseph Travers, founder of Saved In America, and his son Joshua Travers, who is an active law enforcement officer and law enforcement liaison for Saved In America, has published their fourth book, “Investigation of Missing and Exploited Children: The Gateway of Child Sex Trafficking.” This book is designed to provide the essential knowledge needed to identify and understand the issues and solutions that effectively combat the evils of domestic child sex trafficking in the United States. It is an instr...
SAN DIEGO – Less than a year after it completed the Top Gun Energy Storage facility in the Miramar area, San Diego Gas & Electric has announced the completion of a second energy storage project in the City of San Diego. SDG&E Senior Vice President of Customer Services and External Affairs Scott Crider, SDG&E Vice President of Energy Innovation Miguel Romero and local labor leaders cut the ribbon on the region’s latest energy storage facility located in Kearny Mesa. The new 20MW/80MWh facility can meet the energy needs of abo...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - To mark the start of National Fair Housing Month, the city of San Diego today released a public service video as a way to educate residents on their housing rights. The video, featuring Mayor Todd Gloria, will air locally on Cox Media channels throughout April, according to a news release. The video also offers information about what San Diegans can do if they believe they've experienced housing discrimination. ``Every San Diegan should have a place that is safe, secure and welcoming,'' Gloria said. ``It's...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan March 21 released new data about the intersection of crime and the county’s homeless population and is proposing a Three-Point Plan to address it. Two years of District Attorney data shows that individuals who are experiencing homelessness become involved with the justice system as victims and perpetrators at dramatically higher rates than the rest of the population. Cases were analyzed where the criminal conduct met the DA’s ethical standard to file felony charg...
Adam Beam The Associated Press Californians shouldering the nation’s highest gas prices could soon get a tax break, free rides on public transit and up to $800 on debit cards to help pay for fuel under a proposal revealed Wednesday, March 23, by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Gas prices have soared in recent weeks, the result of pandemic-induced inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. State governments across the country have been debating what to do about it, with the most popular choices being slashing fuel taxes or offe...
Joe Naiman for the Valley News The County of Riverside approved the advertisement for bid of the Rainbow Canyon Road resurfacing project. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 March 22 to advertise the project for bid and to approve the plans and specifications for the project which will resurface approximately 1 mile of the road between Frontage Road and the Temecula city limits. Bids are due by 2 p.m. April 13, and the supervisors also found the resurfacing to be categorically exempt from California...
SAN DIEGO – Making its return to the big screen is the GI Film Festival San Diego, a multi-day military-themed event dedicated to presenting films and events for, by and about military and veterans. This year’s film festival is scheduled for May 17-21, with all screenings happening in-person at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Coming back home When the pandemic hit two years ago, the GI Film Festival San Diego moved to an online format with a Virtual Showcase in October 2020 and the annual festival in May 202...
Karen M. Ossenfort Special to the Village News Day One: Patriotism was alive and well at Clay Clark's Time to Free America Tour during its San Marcos stop at Awaken Church, March 11 and 12. Over 1500 attendants, from all over, decked out in red, white and blue, heard from dozens of nationally known speakers. Vendor booths were all about saving the environment, saving people, and saving America. Clay Clark, who runs the Thrivetime Business School back east, and has a popular...
