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Catch SDSU faculty and staff at these 2024 Comic-Con panels
Comic-Con International is ready to take center stage in San Diego, and several San Diego State University faculty and staff have been asked to lend their expertise to the big show. Aside from the seas of people from around the world engaged in their favorite cosplay, Comic-Con is best known...
San Diego Pride wraps up after a week of celebrations
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Pride wrapped up after a packed week of celebrations highlighting the LGBTQ community. San Diego Pride is one of the largest pride celebrations in the United States and the 2024 Pride Parade did not disappoint. This year’s theme was Making History Now. After...
Pros, Artists and Legends came out for the opening of Sixes & Sevens Skateshop in Oceanside, California
Yesterday was one of the biggest days the Oceanside, California skate scene has seen in years. Sixes & Sevens opened its second location in Oside accompanied by an art show by Sean Cliver and his Strangelove Skateboards. Locals, collectors, and fans alike all turned out in droves to see the ...
USC scientists use AI to predict a wildfire’s next move
Researchers at USC have developed a new method to accurately predict wildfire spread. By combining satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, their model offers a potential breakthrough in wildfire management and emergency response. Detailed in an early study proof published in Artificial Intelligence for the Earth Systems, the USC model uses...
The Switch Up Election Series: BlackPAC director highlights ‘essential’ role of Black voters
Adrianne Shropshire began her political work as a community organizer in California, focusing on police accountability, economic justice and youth empowerment in the South Los Angeles neighborhoods. In 2016, Shropshire founded BlackPAC, an organization dedicated to educating and mobilizing African American voters. Through that work, she has designed programs to engage hundreds of thousands of…
Campus researchers investigate climate change’s effect on California’s insurance market
A team of UC Berkeley researchers published a study regarding how climate change has affected property insurance and pricing in disaster-prone areas. The paper specifically examines the California property insurance market, emphasizing how limited information significantly contributes to high prices and reduced participation, particularly with risks associated with climate change, said co-author of the study Meredith Fowlie.
KamalaCare: Harris backed ‘Medicare for All’ and abolishing private insurance
Vice President Kamala Harris’s past support for “Medicare for All” places her well to the left of President Joe Biden and is likely to prove a liability for her as she seeks to win the 2024 presidential race. As senator from California, Harris supported Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-VT) Medicare for All plan, which would have […]
Opening day of the Del Mar Racetrack sells out for 85th annual event
DEL MAR, Calif. — The horse racing season at the Del Mar Racetrack kicked off Saturday afternoon. It's the 85th year of the San Diego summertime tradition. The energy was high Saturday as people and horses lined up at the racetrack for the start of the 2024 season. "I...
Sunday's Racing Insights: Caracaro Filly Poised For First Run At Del Mar
CASALU (Caracaro) was taken home for $775,000 by the Three Amigos–Pegram, Watson and Weitman–at this year's OBS April Sale. Sent to Bob Baffert, the filly posted a four-furlong bullet drill of :46.40 (1/54) at Santa Anita July 8. Out of Key d'Oro (Medaglia d'Oro), the juvenile has a 4-year-old half-sister in SP Twirled (Twirling Candy) and a yearling half-brother by Vekoma. Casalu's second dam is herself a full-sister to sire Yankee Gentleman (Storm Cat). TJCIS PPS.
Sewage impacts diminish, safe to swim off Coronado: Health officials
Water contact closures have been lifted for North Beach Coronado and Coronado Lifeguard Tower, health officials said. Recent water quality samples meet state health standards, The San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality said Sunday. The La Jolla Children's Pool remained under advisory. Beachgoers were advised that bacteria...
XR Geomembrane crucial for utility district facility achieving zero discharge success
The Olivenhain Municipal Water District’s (OMWD) 4S Water Reclamation Facility (WRF) receives 1 MGD (3785 m3/day) of municipal wastewater, treats it to tertiary standards and discharges none. The 4S WRF serves a population of 7,500 homes in the 4S Ranch and Rancho Cielo areas, both in San Diego County....
Proposed 218-Unit, Five-Story Apartment Complex in Carlsbad Stirs Debate
The fate of Carlsbad’s downtown Village hangs in the balance as a proposal to replace the Smart & Final shopping center with a five-story apartment complex — located at 955 Carlsbad Village Drive — and retail spaces sparks debate among residents and officials alike. According to a...
Crews Fight Small Vegetation Fire in Poway Area
Firefighters were working a vegetation fire that broke out on a rural Poway road Sunday afternoon. The fire was reported at around 12:40 p.m. at 15400 Highway 67, near the intersection of Mina De Oro Road, said the San Diego County Fire Department. Poway Fire was assisting in the effort.
San Diego City Council to discuss Middletown mega shelter lease
SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council will discuss Monday a proposed 30-year lease for a 65,000-square-foot commercial building and its potential transformation into a massive homeless shelter and resource campus, the first time the plan has been discussed publicly. San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria last week announced...
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