By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher is being accused of sexual harassment and sexual assault by a former MTS employee who filed a complaint against him, and the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System on Wednesday in San Diego Superior Court. According to the complaint, the plaintiff, 34-year-old Grecia Figueroa, who worked as […]

By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher ended his run for State Senate after he revealed on Sunday his struggles with post-traumatic stress, trauma, and alcohol abuse, and his decision to seek help at a treatment center, the supervisor’s office states.  “For many years, I’ve been suffering from devastating post-traumatic stress […]

By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A San Diego man waving for help from motorists following a solo vehicle crash early Friday morning on State Route 163 was struck by an oncoming vehicle, the California Highway Patrol said. On Friday, at around 12:55 a.m., the 28-year-old man was driving a Nissan Sentra on SR-163 northbound, south […]

By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a $170 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act loan to Poseidon Resources in San Diego County to support its Carlsbad Desalination Plant Intake Modification and Wetlands Project, which will help provide sustainable access to drinking water and protect local coastal wetlands. The […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A former City of San Diego volunteer real estate advisor was criminally charged with conflict of interest for his role in receiving millions of dollars in connection with two lease-to-own deals commonly known as Civic Center Plaza and 101 Ash Street. Jason Hughes, 55, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation […]

By County News Center San Diego, CA–The County of San Diego Citizen’s Law Enforcement Review Board is seeking individuals interested in a position on its board. The vacancy is in Supervisorial District 4 which means volunteers must live in that district. The area includes the cities of Lemon Grove and La Mesa, parts of the […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–In response to an executive order signed in January by Mayor Todd Gloria, the Development Services Department announced this week that it has created the Affordable Housing Permit Now program for 100% affordable housing projects and emergency shelters.  The program provides enhanced customer service and expedites reviews, dictating that they […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A doctor who sexually assaulted four patients while they were under anesthesia, was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan said.   Leng Ky, 43 pleaded guilty to three counts of sexually assaulting an unconscious victim and one count of sexual battery by […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A Romanian husband and wife, and suspected leaders of a Romania-based transnational organized crime group, were charged in federal court with laundering $1.4 million in proceeds from dozens of small thefts, robberies, and swindles targeting mostly elderly victims in San Diego County. Eduard Ghiocel, 47, and Floarea Ghiocel, 48, along […]

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego will have crews on the ground to repair and resurface roads through its slurry seal program.  Over the next few weeks, Slurry Seal Project S2221 will be resurfacing 32 miles of roadway in and around the communities of Serra Mesa, Linda Vista, Mira Mesa, Sabre […]