SAN DIEGO–The San Diego Foundation has announced the launch of a matching grant program designed to cultivate charitable giving throughout San Diego’s North County communities. The matching grant program was established as a result of a $10 million legacy endowment gift from Matt McLaughlin, a generous North County resident who was committed to making his […]

SAN DIEGO–County, state and University of California officials plan to hold a meeting Aug. 18 to update the public, the nursery industry, landscapers and arborists about the troubling discovery of exotic weevils that threaten several species of crop-bearing and landscape palms. The County’s Department of Agriculture, Weights and Measures, the California Department of Food and […]

SAN DIEGO–The number of pertussis cases in the region reached 326 this week, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) reported today. The new total includes a 4-year-old child who is up to date with immunizations and attends Garfield Child Development Center in the San Diego Unified School District. “Pertussis continues to […]

SAN DIEGO–San Diego police are investigating a alleged incident Sunday involving a man and  Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant at a Catholic church in Carmel Valley. According to authorities, the man and Bryant were attending church service at St. Therese of Carmel. Bryant thought someone was photographing him at the church and grabbed the […]

SAN DIEGO–The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded $800,000 to the San Diego region to supplement its Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) initiative aimed at deploying and integrating technology to better manage traffic on Interstate 15. This latest award is in addition to $8.7 million that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded last year to the […]

SAN DIEGO–The Cortez Hill Family Center, operated by the YWCA, and one of only three transitional housing facilities for homeless families in San Diego, has received its final Certificate of Occupancy for an addition that provides much-needed educational, recreational and dining resources for homeless families. Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC), working on behalf of the […]

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Wednesday to approve the General Plan Update, the first sweeping upgrade in 30 years of the County’s growth and development plans. The Board also voted 3-2 to direct County staff to hold a Board workshop Nov. 9 to provide a comprehensive review of property specific […]

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Thursday unanimously approved the acquisition of four properties needed to complete the widening of Bear Valley Parkway in unincorporated Escondido, between Boyle Avenue and Highway 78. To date, the County has negotiated real property contracts to acquire or use 31 of the 50 properties that will be needed […]