By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego FBI is warning parents and caregivers about an increase in incidents involving sextortion of young children. The FBI is receiving an increasing number of reports of adults posing as young girls coercing young boys through social media to produce sexual images and videos and then extorting money […]
San Diego man sentenced for trafficking children
San Diego, CA–A 31-year-old San Diego man was sentenced in federal court Monday to 100 months in prison for knowingly recruiting, advertising, and soliciting a teenage girl to engage in commercial sex acts. Jonathan Madison pleaded guilty in February 2021. In his plea agreement, Madison admitted that he transported underage girls and women and provided […]
Male inmate found dead in jail cell
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate at the George Bailey Detention Facility Wednesday in San Diego, officials said. Deputies found two inmates just before 8 a.m. unresponsive in their cell during a security check. One of them was revived with the use of Naloxone and transported to a […]
SANDAG celebrates grand opening of Landis Bikeway in San Diego
By SDCD Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) celebrated the grand opening of the Landis Bikeway Saturday, alongside local leaders, community members, and bike advocates. The new bikeway will provide a vital connection to walk and bike between North Park and City Heights in San Diego. “The completion of the Landis […]
San Diego attorney admits to conspiring to commit tax fraud with former Poway Rabbi Goldstein
San Diego, CA–An attorney and founding partner of a boutique San Diego law firm, pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to conspiring with former Chabad of Poway Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein to commit tax fraud. According to his plea agreement, Elliot Adler, 45, admitted that beginning at least as early as 2010 and continuing through October […]
SANDAG Youth Opportunity Pass program starts May 1
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), North County Transit District (NCTD), and the County of San Diego joined the community on Friday morning to announce the SANDAG Youth Opportunity Pass pilot program. The new program is the first of its kind in the San Diego region, […]
San Diego hires new planning director to lead housing initiatives
San Diego, CA–With a focus on creating safe, sustainable communities and homes that all San Diegans can afford and enjoy, the City of San Diego announced the hiring of Heidi Vonblum as the City’s Planning Director. Vonblum brings more than 12 years of experience working for the City of San Diego, including as Deputy Planning […]
Coast Guard terminates three illegal charter vessels in San Diego Bay
San Diego, CA–The U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego personnel terminated three illegal charter boats operating in San Diego Bay over the weekend. Sector San Diego boarding team members and investigators identified three illegal charter boats operating in the bay and terminated all three voyages due to unsafe overloading conditions, insufficient lifesaving equipment, and failure to provide a […]
SANDAG fast tracks transit to the San Diego Airport
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), the City of San Diego, and Navy Region Southwest announced the updated vision for the Central Mobility Hub project on Wednesday. After extensive analysis and feedback from the community, SANDAG will move forward on building a transit connection to San Diego International Airport with […]
San Diego inmate died of natural causes, Medical Examiner says
San Diego, CA–The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office completed the autopsy of an inmate who died on Monday after suffering from medical distress in jail. The inmate, identified as 38-year-old Jerrell Lacy of San Diego, died of “pulmonary thromboembolic due to deep venus thrombosis of the lower extremities.” The manner of death is natural, […]