SAN DIEGO–The County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to adopt new restrictions on the sale and distribution of flavored smoking products and electronic smoking devices, and also prohibited smoking in outdoor dining spaces, in San Diego’s unincorporated areas. The new restrictions will be in effect Feb. 28 and enforcement will begin July 1. They were […]

SAN DIEGO–A new local case of vaping-associated lung injury was confirmed Jan. 8, by the County Health and Human Services Agency. To date, 43 cases of vaping-associated lung injury have been reported among San Diego County residents, while an additional three cases are under investigation. While there have been no local deaths, all patients had […]

SAN DIEGO–Father Joe’s Villages Tuesday hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its first affordable housing project of 2020, Benson Place.  They will begin remodeling the old motel to become 82 units of housing for people experiencing homelessness, complete with supportive services needed to maintain long-term housing. Father Joe’s Villages will continue to create affordable homes in […]

SAN DIEGO–A student at Nazareth School San Diego tested positive for meningococcal disease, the County Health and Human Services Agency said Friday. The previously healthy child is currently undergoing treatment at a local hospital. HHSA worked with school officials to identify all close contacts of the ill student to determine if they needed preventive antibiotics. […]

SAN DIEGO–A male inmate found dead in his jail cell at the San Diego Central Jail October 26 died by suicide by asphyxia of his airway by a sock, according to the San Diego Medical Examiner’s office.  Sheriff’s deputies doing a security check at the jail found 52-year-old Don Ralph unresponsive in his cell. While […]

SAN DIEGO–SANDAG, serving as the San Diego County Regional Transportation Commission, successfully refinanced a portion of its 2012 Series A bonds and 2014 Series A bonds at lower interest rates, providing significant savings to the region and taxpayers.  The transaction took advantage of historically low taxable interest rates to reduce debt service. SANDAG priced the […]

SAN DIEGO–A record-breaking 116 million Americans will be packing their bags for a getaway this holiday season.  With so many people rushing to their destinations, Sheriff’s Deputies are working to keep the public safe including the railways.   Here are some safety tips:  Look Twice – look both ways and listen before crossing the tracks. Expect […]

SAN DIEGO–Working with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations (AMO), Joint Harbor Operations Center (JHOC), and U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents arrested nine people after they entered the U.S. illegally by boat. On December 19, at around 3:45 p.m., JHOC contacted AMO about a suspicious vessel off the coast of San Diego, […]

SAN DIEGO–Supervisors Greg Cox and Nathan Fletcher said Friday that the County of San Diego has been reimbursed more than $2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for costs incurred to provide medical attention to migrant families who temporarily stayed in a shelter provided by the County, and operated by Jewish Family Service […]

SAN DIEGO–The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) offloaded approximately 18,000 pounds of cocaine Wednesday seized from known drug-transit zones of the Eastern Pacific Ocean worth approximately $312 million. The interdictions were made between mid-October and early December by the joint efforts of the following five separate Coast Guard cutter crews: Northland […]