ENCINITAS–There’s nothing independent about Independence Day for a family whose pet has run away. Your Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas is reminding owners that more American pets run away on the 4th of July than any other day of the year. “The best thing you can do is prevent it from happening,” says RCHS […]
Archives for June 2014
DA Announces $498,000 Civil Settlement With Rite Aid In Consumer Case
SAN DIEGO—District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announced her office’s Consumer Protection Unit, working with the Riverside and Alameda District Attorneys’ Offices and the State Board of Pharmacy, has obtained a $498,250 settlement in a consumer protection lawsuit brought against the owners of the Rite Aid pharmacy chain in California. The civil complaint, filed in San Diego Superior Court […]
Interfaith Teens To Tour Mexican-American Border
CARLSBAD–Israel and the Palestinian West Bank may be half a world apart from the United States and Mexico, but young people from all four places do have many things in common. For one, there is a formidable separation barrier or fence that divides the people of Israel and the Palestinian West Bank, just as there […]
One Man Dies, Two Others Injured From Gunshots During Argument
SAN DIEGO–One male is dead, and two males are hospitalized after gunshots were fired during an argument, San Diego police said on Saturday. OnJune 27, at 9:45 p.m., the San Diego Police Department received a 911 call of gunshots being fired in the 1600 block of Cathy Street. When officers arrived, they located a […]
Police Search For Suspect Who Robbed U.S. Bank
ESCONDIDO–The FBI and Escondido Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance to identify an unknown male who robbed the U.S. Bank branch inside the Albertsons grocery store last week. On June 26, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a white male robbed the U.S. Bank branch located inside the Albertsons at 1509 East Valley Parkway in Escondido. […]
County Fire Authority Honored For Fire Prevention Work
SAN DIEGO–More than 200 properties in the East County are better prepared for this fire season after a landscape service went in and cut defensible space around the land at no cost to residents. The work was done in the spring in the communities of Julian, Whispering Pines, Kentwood-In-The-Pines, Harrison Park, Pine Hills, and Santa […]
Female Pedestrian Struck And Killed By Freight Train
CARLSBAD–A 20 year-old female pedestrian was struck and killed by a southbound freight train, Sheriff’s Deputies said Thursday. Deputies say at approximately 10:38 p.m., they received a call about a collision on the railroad tracks near the 5900 block of Avenida Encinas in Carlsbad. The unidentified female was struck by a southbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight […]
More Than Half a Billion Dollars Targeted To Upgrade Transportation, Job Growth
SAN DIEGO–The California Transportation Commission (CTC) has allocated $510 million to 83 transportation projects that will put people to work improving the state’s highways, bridges, and public transit. One of the highlights of the meeting was the CTC revising its funding estimate upward for the State Highway Operation and Protection Program (SHOPP) for the 2014-15 […]
Awards Rules Approved For 87th Oscars
BEVERLY HILLS–The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 87th Academy Awards at their most recent Board meeting. In the Acting categories, studios and production companies must now limit eligibility to a maximum of 10 actors and 10 actresses for each film, and must submit those […]
San Diego County’s Assessed Value Up Six Percent
SAN DIEGO– County Assessor Ernie Dronenburg announced today that the 2014 assessed value of all taxable property has increased by 6% (or $24.6 billion) from last year. The property was valued as of January 1, 2014. This year’s total assessed value is $433.4 billion. After deducting tax exempt properties (charitable, homeowners, disabled, etc.) the Net […]
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