SAN DIEGO–With the goal of achieving 100% renewable energy citywide, the City of San Diego is launching an innovative project to demonstrate how existing municipal buildings can be converted to zero net energy. The project will focus on three San Diego Public Library locations: Point Loma/Hervey Library, Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library and Valencia Park/Malcolm X […]
CPUC responds to settlement agreement for PG&E violations in safeguarding its underground infrastructure
SAN FRANCISCO–An administrative law judge’s decision was issued this week that increases to $110 million the proposed settlement amount of $65 million that was submitted for California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approval by PG&E, the CPUC’s Safety and Enforcement Division, and the Coalition of California Utility Employees. Of the $110 million in penalties and fines, […]
Senate Health Committee blocks bill to end referral payments for recovering addicts
SACRAMENTO–The Senate Health Committee today blocked Senate Bill 486 by Senator Patricia Bates (R-Laguna Niguel) that would have prohibited commercially-operated substance abuse recovery residences (also known as sober living homes) from engaging in patient brokering. “It’s sad that today’s decision means that patient brokering for sober living homes will continue for the foreseeable future,” said […]
Man grabs Oceanside student on her way to school
OCEANSIDE–Oceanside police are searching for an unknown man who tried to grab a juvenile female on her way to school Wednesday. The Oceanside Police Department received a call shortly before 8:30 a.m. from Laurel Elementary School regarding a 5th grade female student claiming to have been grabbed by an unknown male. When officers arrived at […]
Gov. Newsom continues statewide homelessness tour to highlight state action
RIVERSIDE AND LOS ANGELES–Governor Gavin Newsom continued his weeklong homelessness tour Tuesday with visits to an emergency access center in Riverside and a board and care home in Los Angeles. The first stop was the Riverside Access Center, which provides access to a wide range of services under one roof, including homeless street outreach, housing […]
County Supervisors ban sale of vaping devices
SAN DIEGO–The County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to adopt new restrictions on the sale and distribution of flavored smoking products and electronic smoking devices, and also prohibited smoking in outdoor dining spaces, in San Diego’s unincorporated areas. The new restrictions will be in effect Feb. 28 and enforcement will begin July 1. They were […]
Choreographers to join La Jolla Playhouse for new musical Fly
LA JOLLA–La Jolla Playhouse added two new choreographers to its upcoming new musical Fly. The musical is based on the novel Peter and Wendy, by J.M. Barrie, with book by Pulitzer Prize finalist Rajiv Joseph (Playhouse’s Guards at the Taj, Broadway’s Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo); music by Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award winner […]
Feds arrest four including a juvenile smuggling meth
JAMUL–U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a 14-year-old and his three companions at the State Route 94 checkpoint on Monday evening. The youth had three bundles of crystal meth strapped to his body beneath his clothing. The driver, a 34-year-old male U.S. citizen, was placed under arrest along with three juvenile males, which included a 16-year-old […]
Authorities investigate razor blades found on vehicles in Temecula
TEMECULA–Temecula Sheriff’s deputies are investigating two separate incidents of razor blades found on vehicles in the city. On January 9, at 11 a.m., a deputy responded to the 41000 block of Carleton Way, regarding razor blades affixed to a car door handle. The investigation revealed that the razor blades were placed in a manner likely […]
Driver of SUV stuffed with meth arrested by Border Patrol agents
TEMECULA–U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a man Monday who had more than 90 packages of methamphetamine hidden inside various locations of his car on Friday. At approximately 11:15 a.m., an agent patrolling Interstate 15 near Temecula observed a suspicious 2001 Green Ford Explorer. The driver of the Explorer exited onto Highway 395 and parked at […]
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