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We can learn a lot from reviewing the records kept at a nearby general store 155 years ago. In 1867, Louis Wolf was postmaster in Warner Springs and a partner with Thomas Brady in a general store there. Copies of the ledger from the Wolf and Brady store dated December 1867 through July 1868 give insight into the local economy. Viewing the daily accounts, it appears that customers were not just shopping, but many stopped by to smoke, chew, drink alcohol, and gamble on card game... Full story
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office County supervisors received an update March 16 on their draft Regional Decarbonization Framework (https://engage.sandiegocounty.gov/rdf) and its newest addition, a draft study of opportunities and challenges facing the local workforce resulting from climate action. "Putting San Diego County on the High Road, Climate Workforce Recommendations for 2030 and 2050" is part of the larger three-pronged decarbonization...
From the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office On Feb. 3, the California State Auditor released its report on San Diego County jails. The evaluation reviewed in-custody deaths at county jails over the past 15 years, as well as the Sheriff Department's protocol and prevention procedures. The San Diego County Sheriff's Department appreciates the work of the state auditors and we embrace the findings. "It is my goal to implement best practices that will ensure safe jails and the best health care for individuals in our custody. A...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said March 7 that her office is supporting Senate Bill 1042 which would change California law to make human trafficking a “violent” felony crime. SB 1042 will also designate human trafficking as a “strike” offense. The bill is authored by State Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and was introduced into the California legislature last week. “This legislation ensures traffickers are sentenced to prison, establishes increased penalties for repeat offenders,...
JULIAN – Already famous for its autumn apple harvest, the rustic mountain mining town of Julian is developing a new reputation for its spring daffodil season. This year all eyes are on Julian Farm and Orchard, where more than 50,000 daffodil bulbs have already begun to explode in bright yellow color just days before the start of the farm's inaugural "Daffodil Days" event. The 25-acre family-friendly farm and orchard will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays b...
SAN DIEGO – We all witnessed the raw, emotional images coming out of Kabul, Afghanistan, this past summer with the noncombatant evacuation operations of our Afghan allies and their families to overseas locations. The evacuation images that America saw on television of Kabul, Afghanistan, were, for some, reminiscent of the NEO of the United States embassy in Saigon, Vietnam in April 1975 when the war in Vietnam ended. If not evacuated, Vietnamese military and civilians that s...
WASHINGTON-The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that Navy Water Tender 1st Class Oliver K. Burger, 26, of San Pedro, California, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Nov. 24, 2020. On Dec. 7, 1941, Burger was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft. The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the...
VISTA (CNS) - A man was hospitalized after being shot several times outside a Vista apartment complex, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said today. Deputies responded at 8:30 p.m. Friday to a call of a shooting in the parking lot on Postal Way, according to sheriff's Sgt. Nanette McMasters. Upon arrival, deputies started life-saving measures and the victim was taken to a nearby hospital where he underwent emergency surgery, the sergeant said. Further information was not immediately released and an investigation was...
Elizabeth Aguilera CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom is easing mask restrictions and declaring that the pandemic is moving into a less critical phase. Yet an aggressive slate of COVID-19-related bills – to mandate vaccines for children and workers, to allow 12 to 17 year-olds to get the vaccine without parental consent and more – remain in play under the Capitol dome. The vaccine working group of Democratic legislators behind the proposals say their aim is to increase vaccination r...
SAN DIEGO – San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan and Health and Human Services Director Nick Macchione March 3 announced a new outreach campaign aimed to raising awareness about boys who become victims of human trafficking. The month-long campaign’s goal is to broaden the public perception of who is vulnerable to being sexually trafficked. Officials hope that bringing attention to this issue will improve screening, identification, and services for boys who are victims of sex trafficking. The campaign will app...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News Sixty-one kids bowed to the standing ovation from the capacity crowd at the Bob Burton Theater, in Fallbrook, Sunday Feb. 27. The audience hooted and whistled approval as the cast took its final curtain call at the finale of "James and the Giant Peach." Written by the acclaimed children's author Roald Dahl, "James and the Giant Peach" is one of his early works although it was preceded by "Boy" which supposedly chronicles...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office The first aspiring chefs looking to turn their homes or apartments into mini-restaurants gathered at the County Operations Center Feb. 25 as the county officially opened its application process for “Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations.” County supervisors unanimously approved a two-year, temporary authorization in January to let people countywide operate mini-restaurants out of their homes serving up to 30 in-person, take-out or delivery meals a day, with a max...
SAN MARCOS – Casa de Amparo, a leading nonprofit in treating and preventing child abuse and neglect in San Diego County and beyond, has appointed Mike Barnett as executive director and CEO. Barnett comes to Casa de Amparo with more than 30 years of professional experience in the public and private sectors. As Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Barnett will oversee all aspects of Casa de Amparo's programs, services, and administration. Barnett will work with C...
SAN DIEGO – The County Administration Building in downtown San Diego lit up at sunset Saturday night in blue and yellow colors demonstrating the county's solidarity with the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion. Shane Harris, the president of the People's Association of Justice Advocates, asked the county's chief administrative officer to conduct the lighting. "The lighting at our County Administration Building has always been a symbolic way for our county to s...
City News Service A court martial was ordered for a San Diego-based Navy sailor accused of setting fire to the USS Bonhomme Richard, it was announced Friday, Feb. 25. Seaman Ryan Sawyer Mays was charged with arson and willful hazarding of a vessel for allegedly setting the July 12, 2020, fire, which burned for several days while the warship was docked at Naval Base San Diego. Following an Article 32 hearing held late last year in a Naval Base San Diego courtroom, during which evidence was presented to determine whether Mays... Full story
SACRAMENTO – Building on her commitment to ensuring California children have the best start in life, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom today announced the release of Planting the Seed: Farm to School Roadmap for Success, a report promoting the expansion of farm to school programs across California to advance child well-being, equity, economic growth, and environmental resilience. “Last year, California made history as the first state to establish permanent universal school meals. Through farm to school programs, we are... Full story
Katabella Roberts The Epoch Times Nearly 500 people have been arrested in California in a human trafficking sting operation that took place ahead of the Super Bowl, authorities announced Feb. 15. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva shared the results of the week-long campaign, dubbed “Operation Reclaim and Rebuild,” in a press conference, stating that the statewide operation had “met with positive results.” Villanueva said the operation was conducted by the Los Angeles Regional Human Trafficking Task Force and more th...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office “Microbusinesses” around San Diego County hurt by COVID-19 can now officially begin applying online for $2,500 grants. The County Board of Supervisors last week approved making 1,550 grants totaling $3.8 million, funded in part by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, to some of the smallest businesses in the county, like home businesses and sidewalk vendors. The list could include home businesses like pet sitters, shoppers, cleaners and home health care...
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Marking a shift in the battle against COVID-19, state officials announced a framework based on the idea that the virus will be a continuing presence, and moving California into an ongoing state of readiness to address localized outbreaks and respond to potential new variants of the virus, while trying to give residents at least a sense of normalcy. "We are moving past the crisis phase into a phase where we will work to live with this virus, and we will...
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The draft updated municipal service review for Fallbrook’s special districts was discussed by San Diego County’s Local Agency Formation Commission during the Feb. 7 LAFCO meeting, but LAFCO opted to defer action until the March LAFCO meeting. Separate 8-0 votes continued both the municipal service review updates and the sphere of influence updates for the Fallbrook Public Utility District, the Rainbow Municipal Water District, the North County Fire Protection District, and County Service Are...
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will consider interim County Sheriff applicants for appointment for the ten-month remainder of Sheriff Bill Gore’s term following his retirement on Feb. 3. Under the County Charter and Board policies, the selected appointee will hold office until January 2023, when the newly elected County Sheriff will begin a four-year term. The Interim Sheriff application process will begin on Feb. 9 and end on March 4. The County S... Full story
Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications Office A new Youth Transition Campus, designed to be less like an outdated correctional facility and more like a therapeutic, rehabilitative campus, is complete in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego. The Youth Transition Campus supports young people with longer stays in custody and has been designed to reflect national best practices that promote positive youth development and staff well-being. The standards reflect the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ commitment to p...
Katie Cadiao County of San Diego Communications Office The County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday, Jan. 25 to sustain the future of San Pasqual Academy and expand the services provided at the residential education campus for foster youth. The State of California had directed the County to close the group home located in the San Pasqual Valley near Escondido by the end of last year, but a San Diego Superior Court judge placed an injunction on the closure in December, allowin...
SACRAMENTO – Building upon the success of California’s first-in-the-nation earthquake alert system, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced new functionality within the MyShake app to better serve Californians and keep surrounding communities safe. HomeBase update The MyShake app, funded by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and developed by the UC Berkeley Seismology Lab, has launched its newest enhancement called HomeBase. It allows users to set a default location where they can receive earthquake early...
SAN DIEGO – In support of California's goals for 100% carbon-free electricity, grid reliability and climate resilience, San Diego Gas & Electric and Sumitomo Electric undertook and successfully completed a zero-emissions microgrid pilot project using a vanadium redox flow battery – the first of its kind to be connected to the state's energy market in 2018. Developing zero-emissions microgrids powered with long-duration energy storage has become a top priority for Cal...
