SAN DIEGO – -While supporting the worthy goal of making government accountable to the people, the ACLU of San Diego & Imperial Counties today filed an amicus brief in federal court challenging three campaign restrictions in the San Diego Municipal Election Campaign Control Ordinance (ECCO) that go too far and violate First Amendment rights. The […]
Residents urged to prepare for coming winter storms
SAN DIEGO COUNTY–A series of intense winter storms is bearing down on San Diego County with rainfall amounts expected to be heavy, especially in the foothills and mountains. With the intense rainfall over several days, there is a strong possibility of stream flooding with resulting road closures and mud and debris flows, especially in the […]
Clemmens Lane Park opens in Fallbrook
By Gina Yarbrough FALLBROOK–Public officials gathered last December to celebrate the grand opening of a new day-use park in Fallbrook. Clemmens Lane Park, which sits on .57 acres in the middle of a neighborhood, features a junior and tot lot playground, a sand volleyball court and soccer field, and a picnic plaza with a pavilion […]
Gov. Schwarzenegger signs application for Recovery Act Funding for schools, universities
SACRAMENTO–In keeping with his commitment to protect education, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed and announced the submission of the state’s application for the final 10 percent of education funding available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s (Recovery Act) State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) – for up to $490 million in federal funding for California’s schools […]
Local homeless projects receive $4.3 million
SAN DIEGO–More than $4.3 million is going to local programs that help homeless individuals find shelter and deal with challenges such as mental illness, disabilities and domestic violence. The County Department of Housing and Community Development applied for the funds from the Supportive Housing Program of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, or […]
Chula Vista Park View Little League to visit Washington, D.C.
CHULA VISTA–Congressman Bob Filner says that the Chula Vista Park View Little League World Champions are scheduled to visit President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. on February 5. Congressman Filner has enlisted the support of Southwest Airlines and AT&T to help cover the expenses of the trip. “These boys displayed the success of solid coaching […]
Del Norte High School girls’ soccer coach arrested
SAN DIEGO–Northwestern Division patrol officers responded January 6 to Del Norte High School concerning possible inappropriate text messages sent by Robin Alarcon to a student. Alarcon was a walk-on, assistant freshman girls’ soccer coach at the school. The messages were sent to the student the evening of January 5. The student informed school officials about […]
Local leaders kickoff ballot measure to stop state raids of city funds
SAN DIEGO–San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders and a number of local government, transportation, business, public safety and public transit leaders rallied Wednesday outside city hall to kick off a statewide signature-gathering campaign to qualify the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010 (AG Initiative #: 09-0063) for the November 2010 ballot. The […]
More earthquake activity-Be prepared in 2010
EAST COUNTY–With recent earthquake activity – now is the time to be prepared. An great way to learn how to prepare for a disaster is to enroll in one of two upcoming East County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) academies. Academy – #1 – Space Available February 6 – Disaster preparedness/CERT organization February 20 – […]
Patrick Henry High School student diagnosed with whooping cough
SAN DIEGO–A 15-year-old student at Patrick Henry High School in the San Diego Unified School District was the 140th case of pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, in San Diego County for 2009 according to the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA). There have been no cases reported yet in 2010. There […]