SAN DIEGO–A former Wells Fargo personal banker, appeared in federal court in connection with charges that he used his position to launder millions of dollars for Mexico-based drug traffickers. Leopoldo Aguilera, 57, was arrested by FBI agents on May 2 on charges of bank fraud for his participation in an international money laundering organization based […]
San Diego County, City Officials Offer Homeless Drug Users Treatment Over Jail
SAN DIEGO–County mental health and San Diego law enforcement officials are joining forces to send illicit drug users who are homeless to treatment rather than jail. San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit, San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott and Luke Bergmann, director of Behavioral Health Services for the County Health and Human Services Agency, today […]
City Of San Diego Sanitation Driver Named Tops In The Nation
SAN DIEGO–The National Waste and Recycling Association Tuesday announced the winner of the organization’s Driver of the Year Award, naming City of San Diego driver Diana Heath as the nation’s top municipal sanitation driver. The award was presented during the sanitation industry’s annual 2019 WasteExpo in Las Vegas, Nevada. “My sincerest congratulations to Diana Heath […]
15 City Of San Diego Firefighters Graduate From Paramedic Training Institute
SAN DIEGO–The second class of the Paramedic Training Institute created and delivered by the City of San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) graduated on Wednesday on the top deck of the USS Midway. The class was made up of 15 SDFD firefighters who spent nearly eight months receiving instruction and performing in classroom, skills lab, clinical […]
Coast Guard Commissions Newest Fast Response Cutter In San Diego
SAN DIEGO–The Coast Guard commissioned the newest California-based 154-foot Fast Response Cutter in San Diego on Wednesday. The Benjamin Bottoms is the fourth Sentinel-Class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to be homeported at Base Los Angeles-Long Beach. While these ships will be based in San Pedro, they will operate throughout the 112th Coast Guard District, which […]
County Board Expands Social Host Ordinance To Include Marijuana
SAN DIEGO–The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to amend its social host ordinance to add marijuana, so that as with alcoholic beverages, adults providing these substances to minors could be cited or arrested. The social host ordinance puts civil and criminal liability on adults controlling private residences or properties who either do not […]
SANDAG Unveils “5 Big Moves” To Deliver Bold New Transportation Vision
SAN DIEGO–SANDAG Board of Directors, Policy Advisory Committees, and the TransNet Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee received an update on development of San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan, proposing to deliver a bold new transportation vision for San Diego County in “5 Big Moves.” The 5 Big Moves – strategic initiatives to use and build on evolving technology and add to existing infrastructure – will be synchronized to deliver […]
Criminal Charges For Con Man Who Scammed Victims Out Of Nearly $8 Million
SAN DIEGO–A Poway man who stole nearly $8 million dollars from dozens of victims over a five-year period in San Diego County, most of them senior citizens, has been charged by the District Attorney’s Office with more 80 felony counts. Christopher Dougherty, 46, has been charged with grand theft, fraud and financial elder abuse, and […]
New $2.5 Million Award To Help Nonprofits Administer Sustainability-Focused Home Repairs
SAN DIEGO–The City of San Diego awarded a $2.5 million grant through the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), allowing four local nonprofits to conduct sustainability-focused home repairs for low-income homeowners in the region. GRID Alternatives San Diego, the lead agency on the application, along with Habitat for Humanity San Diego, Rebuilding Together San Diego, […]
San Diego Announces Behavioral Wellness Treatment Programs For First Responders
SAN DIEGO–As part of an effort to expand behavioral wellness services for first responders, the City of San Diego Risk Management, Fire-Rescue and Police departments Wednesday announced a new program with Cigna. This program allows firefighters, police officers, lifeguards, dispatchers and other civilian employees to easily access treatment options. “Cigna has contracted with several facilities […]