SAN DIEGO–The Sheriff’s Department and all law enforcement agencies in San Diego county Sunday issued a curfew order Sunday to restore safety in the communities. The order was issued after demonstrations against the police killing of George Floyd turned violent in La Mesa and San Diego. Last weekend, protesters smashed windows and doors, and burned […]
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Fugitive, homicide suspect caught at Otay Mesa Port of Entry
SAN DIEGO–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry apprehended a fugitive wanted for homicide and another wanted for attempted homicide traveling in the same vehicle. “CBP officers never know who they will encounter during their inspections and that can be dangerous,” said Pete Flores, director of field operations […]
CPUC approves PG&E’S reorganization plan
SAN FRANCISCO–The California Public Utilities Commission Thursday approved with conditions Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s proposed reorganization plan pursuant to statutory requirements established in 2019 (Assembly Bill 1054) and under CPUC regulatory requirements and authority. The CPUC’s approval of the reorganization plan is an important milestone to achieving the completion of the bankruptcy process, and […]
Public health officials report additional COVID-19 cases in San Diego county
SAN DIEGO–About 4,300 COVID-19 tests were reported to the county Friday, and 145 or 3% were positive new cases, according to the County Health and Human Services Agency. San Diego county resident total cases are now at 7,385, an increase from Friday of 145. Public health officials report 1,314 or 17.8% of cases have required […]
NASA astronauts launch from America in historic test flight of SpaceX Crew Dragon
For the first time in history, NASA astronauts have launched from American soil in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley lifted off at 3:22 p.m. Saturday on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket […]
Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River extends shore closure
SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health has extended the existing water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough shoreline north to include the Imperial Beach shoreline. Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary and observations indicate contamination of ocean water now extends from the U.S. – […]
Protesters Burn Down Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct Building During 3rd Night of George Floyd Protests
500 National Guard Members Sent to Twin Cities By Danny R. Johnson, and Roberto Arrington, Minneapolis based Freelance Journalist MINNEAPOLIS–Minneapolis is in the midst of a third night of unrest in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, with protesters taking over the police department’s 3rd Precinct building late Thursday night. The break-in happened at about […]
County, Rady Children’s to test 2,000 daily for COVID-19
SAN DIEGO–The County and Rady Children’s Hospital Wednesday launched a new initiative to test up to 2,000 children and their families daily for COVID-19 over the next six months. Developed with the support of the County’s T3 Strategy of test, trace and treat, the COVID Collaborative for Children will include testing at Rady hospital, clinics, […]
State of California sues producers, studios for sexual harassment on set of tv series, “Criminal Minds”
SACRAMENTO–The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit in Los Angeles County against the Walt Disney Company, ABC Signature Studios, Inc., CBS Studios, Inc., Gregory St. Johns, and members of the executive production team of the television series “Criminal Minds.” The lawsuit alleges that over the course of 14 […]
Pedestrian struck and killed in vehicle collision in Oceanside
OCEANSIDE–A 52-year-old man was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle travelling westbound on Oceanside Boulevard Wednesday morning, the Oceanside Police Department reports. Oceanside Police Department responded to a collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian at Oceanside Blvd. and Arroyo Ave. Upon arrival, officers located an unresponsive male lying in the westbound lanes of Oceanside […]
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