LA JOLLA–San Diego Association Governments SANDAG Executive Director Hasan Ikhrata observed an overnight concrete pour for the Mid-Coast Trolley Project in La Jolla. The pour, which formed the deck for the elevated Trolley bridge, took place at the intersection of Genesee Avenue and La Jolla Village Drive, a significant intersection between the future Trolley stations […]
Medical Examiner Seeks Public’s Help To Identify John Doe
SAN DIEGO–San Diego County Medical Examiner’s investigators are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who suffered severe burn injuries and told first responders his name was Randy. The picture above is an artist’s rendering of the man injured on July 4 under an overpass bridge in Carmel Valley. Medical Examiner’s Investigator Tessa […]
Gov. Newsom Visits San Diego To Promote Affordable Health Care
SAN DIEGO–Governor Gavin Newsom toured 2-1-1 San Diego headquarters Friday to promote California’s fight to make health care more affordable and available for residents. The governor was joined by Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins, Assemblymember Todd Gloria and California Health and Human Services Secretary Mark Ghaly. The governor highlighted the state’s first-in-the-nation health care […]
First 2019 Measles Case Confirmed In San Diego County
SAN DIEGO–The first case of measles this year in San Diego County has been confirmed in an 11-month-old resident who had recently traveled to the Philippines, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency reported Wednesday. The unimmunized infant is currently hospitalized, but may have exposed others while seeking care at the following […]
Managers Of Local Gold Dealer Plead Guilty To Money Laundering
SAN DIEGO–Global Gold Exchange, LLC and its managers pleaded guilty in federal court August 2 to multiple financial crimes, admitting that they laundered money through their unlicensed money transmitting business by falsely reporting cash transactions as sales of “gold” and other precious metals. As part of their guilty pleas, Jeffrey Morrow and Richard Owen agreed […]
UnidosUS Conference Attendees’ Message To Trump: Stop The Hate Mongering
By Danny R. Johnson and Gina Yarbrough SAN DIEGO–Latino voters in the United States overwhelmingly want a candidate in the 2020 presidential election who values diversity and can unite the country, according to a recent poll by the non-profit group UnidosUS. The findings of the June 2019 poll was revealed Monday morning, August 5, during […]
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Intercept 1,400 Pounds Of Marijuana Off San Diego Coast
SAN DIEGO–Agencies from the Department of Homeland Security detected and interdicted a suspected smuggling boat carrying approximately 1,400 pounds of marijuana approximately 40 miles southwest of San Diego on July 25. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations crews notified San Diego’s Joint Harbor Operations Center watchstanders of suspected smuggling activity aboard a 35-foot […]
Presidential Candidates Biden, Harris, Klobuchar And Sanders To Attend UnidosUS Annual Conference In San Diego
SAN DIEGO–UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization, announced that four of the leading Democratic presidential candidates will attend the 2019 UnidosUS Annual Conference’s Monday luncheon on August 5 at the San Diego Convention Center. Former Vice President Joe Biden, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA), U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and U.S. […]
Drug Busts By Crews Of Old, New Coast Guard Cutters Yield 13 Tons Of Cocaine
SAN DIEGO–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC-632) offloaded more than 26,000 pounds of seized cocaine in San Diego Friday. The cocaine, worth an estimated $350 million, was seized in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The contraband represents six suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions and the recovery of floating cocaine bales […]
Four Overdose Deaths Connected To Counterfeit Drug M-30
SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating four deaths in San Diego county in connection with a counterfeit drug. In the last 24 hours, Sheriff’s Narcotics and Gang Division responded to four overdose deaths in Lakeside, Poway, Santee and Valley Center. The illicit pills are known as M-30s. They are very common counterfeit […]