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SACRAMENTO – Amid the national surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, Governor Gavin Newsom today signed an executive order to provide staffing flexibility for schools to support continued safe, in-person instruction for students. “Schools nationwide returning from winter break are experiencing short-term staffing shortages that are putting a strain on operations,” said Governor Newsom. “We’re working closely with local education officials to cut red tape to allow qualified substitute teachers to help main...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday, Jan. 11, to select Supervisor Nathan Fletcher to serve as chair of the board for the second consecutive year. Fletcher thanked his fellow supervisors, and San Diegans for their trust and for their toughness in working through the challenging times of the pandemic and economic hardship. Fletcher added that he was inspired by County employees who “get up every single day with the sole purpose of s...
Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action filed a lawsuit against California on Wednesday, Jan. 5, challenging a law that allows the state to disclose sensitive personal information about law-abiding gun owners to universities and any “bona fide research institute.” “California must be held accountable for its near-constant, unconstitutional assaults on law-abiding gun owners and the Second Amendment,” said Jason Ouimet, executive director, NRA-ILA. “This law strips privacy rights from... Full story
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A sea lion that may have lost its bearings or been struck by wanderlust roamed onto state Route 94 in the Stockton area today, stopping traffic while concerned motorists, California Highway Patrol officers and SeaWorld personnel rescued the wayward aquatic animal. The errant sea mammal appeared on the eastbound side of the freeway near SR-15, about three miles from San Diego Bay and some eight miles away from the ocean, shortly after 9:30 a.m., CHP public-affairs Officer Jim Bettencourt said. Drivers pulled...
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom, Dec. 28, 2021, highlighted new bills signed into law in 2021 that went into effect Jan. 1 including historic measures to expand worker protections, tackle the state’s housing crisis, redress historical injustices, increase voter access and more. “In partnership with the legislature, we’ve advanced hundreds of new bills this year to make meaningful progress on an array of issues that matter deeply to Californians across the state,” said Governor Newsom. “I thank Pro Tem Atkins and Speaker Re... Full story
DUBLIN – Building on the Administration's work in partnership with local law enforcement to bolster public safety, Governor Gavin Newsom today unveiled a multipronged plan to fight and prevent crime in California. The Governor's Real Public Safety Plan focuses on new investments that will bolster local law enforcement response, ensure prosecutors hold perpetrators accountable and get guns and drugs off our streets. "We're doubling down on our public safety investments and part... Full story
SACRAMENTO – Following a collaborative 18-month planning process involving over 100 public meetings with government leaders, community members and data experts, California’s Cradle-to-Career Data System is now entering its next phase of development with the hiring of its first director, Mary Ann Bates. Governor Gavin Newsom championed the unprecedented collaboration to move California from one of only eight states without such a system to building the nation’s most robust system to date. “Thanks to the dedicated efforts...
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom announced Dec. 20, that California’s plan to provide $1 billion in mortgage relief grants to tens of thousands of homeowners who have fallen behind on housing payments or reverse mortgage arrearages during the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, clearing the way for a full program launch in the coming weeks. Under Newsom’s plan, the California Mortgage Relief Program will help an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 struggling homeowners, with funds reser...
SAN DIEGO – UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of California announced Dec. 13 a $1.5 million investment in community-based programs aimed to reduce health disparities and improve health equity in San Diego. The funding will support initiatives from 17 San Diego organizations, including community- and faith-based organizations, educational institutions, federally qualified health centers and nonprofits, to address specific health needs of underserved members of the community and gaps in access to health care. The funding will p...
José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office The county and the City of San Diego Dec. 15 opened a new, 44-bed shelter for people experiencing homelessness and who are struggling with substance use disorders or mental health issues or both. The Community Harm Reduction Team shelter is in a former retail store in the Midway community. The county has committed initial funding for five years but would continue providing outreach to eligible clients and connect them with shelter, behavioral health services, case m...
Kim Harris Managing Editor California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly said Monday that the state has reinstated a mask mandate in all indoor public spaces, according to a report published by The Associated Press Monday, Dec. 13. The move comes amid rising concerns regarding the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and an uptick in cases in recent weeks. The mandate will be in place for one month, ending Jan. 15, California Governor Gavin Newsom said. As of press time, no Omicron cases have been reported in Riverside...
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Sheriff's Department released the Center for Policing Equity's report on our participation in the 2014-2019 National Justice Database Project, Dec. 9. It is important for the Sheriff's Department to understand stop data. The goal is to eliminate racial and identity profiling. It is essential our deputies serve with impartiality and cultural understanding to enhance the trust of the people we are sworn to serve and protect. The Sheriff's Department is committed to protecting the safety of e...
SAN DIEGO – California Highway Patrol investigators assigned to Border Division’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force this week led proactive enforcement operations throughout Southern California to combat the ongoing organized retail theft issues plaguing the state. CHP investigators and officers collaborated with retail industry representatives to work operations at 10 locations in San Diego and Orange counties. The operations resulted in the arrest of 27 suspects for stealing $7,146 in retail merchandise. Some of the arr...
Gig Conaughton County of San Diego Communications Office County Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday, Dec.8, to adopt a new 20-year master plan for McClellan-Palomar Airport designed to make the airport safer and quieter and which could potentially entice small commercial air service back to the airport. The board also approved the master plan's environmental studies and directed county staff to create an Airport System Sustainability Plan for all eight county airports....
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Attorneys for a Scripps Ranch High School student who sued to challenge the San Diego Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate has filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court. Following rulings from a San Diego federal judge and the U.S. Ninth Circuit of Appeals, which upheld the district's mandate, attorneys for the student identified as Jill Doe in court documents are looking to the Supreme Court to block enforcement of the policy. Doe and her parents sued to block the mandate on...
U.S. Coast Guard personnel from the San Diego sector joined the Mexican Navy Saturday, Dec. 11, in a search for a woman who reportedly went overboard on a Carnival Miracle cruise ship near Ensenada, Mexico. A woman in her 20s was reported overboard from the balcony of her stateroom about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam Stanton. USCG Southern California tweeted that an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter was involved in the search over ocean waters. Carnival Public Relations sent out a statement Saturday...
SACRAMENTO – The California Farm Bureau and the National Immigration Forum announced a partnership Dec. 6 to support California farmers and ranchers wanting to help their agricultural employees become U.S. citizens. Under the program, the Farm Bureau will contract with the National Immigration Forum to provide naturalization application services and counseling. The Farm Bureau will pay for immigration services that California farmers and ranchers request on behalf of their employees. The services will include citizenship e...
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY – With Interstate 15 at their backs, California Governor Gavin Newsom and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced Dec. 5 the temporary expansion of the highway in a five-mile stretch between the stateline and Barstow to ease traffic congestion during peak hours. This stretch of highway between the Nevada border and the California Department of Food and Agriculture Agricultural Station is federally recognized as an economic lifeline corridor due to its role in the supply chain, and for connecting the e...
SACRAMENTO – The Newsom Administration announced Dec. 1 the availability of almost $300 million in Clean California grants and called on local communities to submit applications for projects that will clean and beautify local streets, tribal lands, parks and transit centers throughout California. The new grants are part of Governor Gavin Newsom’s Clean California initiative, a sweeping $1.1 billion, multiyear clean-up effort led by Caltrans to remove trash, create thousands of jobs and engage communities to transform pub...
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – SoCal Media Network, a newly formed alliance of independent community media news organizations, launched this week offering advertisers an opportunity to reach more than 1.7 million engaged readers of community newspapers, websites and social media channels. The network is composed of five different independent publishers with 19 standalone publications, websites and social media platforms located in coastal South Orange County, North San Diego County, Temecula Valley Wine Country, Fallbrook, and the g...
ORANGE COUNTY – California Highway Patrol investigators assigned to Border Division’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force last week arrested a female suspect for committing several high-end retail thefts and possessing stolen merchandise. On several occasions, Ekatarina Zharkova, 38, of Costa Mesa, was observed by CHP investigators stealing from multiple retailers throughout Southern California. The stolen items included high-end retail goods such as Gucci, Prada, Ramy Brook, Dodo Bar, or Jimmy Choo. Zharkova used tools to dis...
Adam Beam The Associated Press FOLSOM, Calif. – The Hampton Inn in Folsom, California, has 147 rooms, but General Manager Enid Baldock could only rent 117 of them recently because she did not have enough workers to clean them. "I was turning people away with 30 rooms (available). Ridiculous," she said while stuffing bedsheets down a laundry chute to help out her skeleton housekeeping staff. At the Palladio, a nearby shopping center with 85 stores and restaurants just off a b...
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A federal appeals court has granted a request from a 16-year-old Scripps Ranch High School student and her parents who sued to block the San Diego Unified School District's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, one day before students were required to get their first dose. The suit filed last month in San Diego federal court on behalf of the family – identified as John, Jane and Jill Doe in the complaint – stated that the high school junior's religious beliefs – specifically her opposition to abortion – prohibit... Full story
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego City Council passed an emergency ordinance, Nov. 29, requiring all city employees to be fully vaccinated from COVID-19 by Wednesday, Dec. 1, or face getting fired. The mandate will also apply to all future city employees. City contractors also must be fully vaccinated, but they have until Jan. 3 to do so. The city did not make it clear what would happen to any city employee who was only partially vaccinated by Dec. 1. The council voted 8-1 to pass the mandate, with Councilman Chris Cate – the sol...
SACRAMENTO – In response to a recent increase in organized retail theft activities across the state, Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the California Highway Patrol to increase their presence near major retail sites and announced a proposed increase in the 2022-2023 state budget to combat retail theft. “The level of organized retail theft we are seeing is simply unacceptable,” said Governor Newsom. “Businesses and customers should feel safe while doing their holiday shopping. That’s why California is substantially increasin... Full story
