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Migrants Seeking Asylum In San Diego Often Experiencing Homelessness
Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, July 17, 2024…. For most migrants and asylum seekers, San Diego is not a final destination. It’s a layover. But more migrants are choosing to stay in San Diego. And in many cases, they’re becoming homeless. California will have...
‘Public Health Disaster’: Border Towns Plead for Help as Sewage Gushes into the Sea
Each day, millions of gallons of sewage cascade through a canyon and into the Pacific Ocean just south of the U.S.-Mexican border. As any surfer in San Diego knows, summer swells that come from the south will push the toxic brew north. Meanwhile, millions more gallons of treated and untreated...
Overnight curfew coming to park in San Diego's Del Cerro neighborhood
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance placing an overnight curfew at Pasatiempo Park and the open space nearby in Del Cerro. Some Del Cerro residents like Pam Hrushka say it's about time after witnessing drug use and littering happening at their neighborhood park for years. "It's...
County of San Diego warns of two separate tuberculosis exposures
The County of San Diego on Tuesday announced Father Joe's Villages in downtown San Diego and Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility in Santee have been impacted by potential tuberculosis exposures at their facilities.
San Diego Commuters Alert: Scheduled Maintenance on Coronado Bridge and I-5 to Cause Detours
Commuters in San Diego should prepare for some disruptions as Caltrans has announced scheduled maintenance and closures affecting both the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and a portion of Interstate 5. An overnight closure will impact the northbound I-5 connector ramp to the southbound State Route 75/San Diego-Coronado Bridge. The closure, set...
County breaks ground on East County mental health unit
EL CAJON, Calif. (KGTV) — County officials broke ground Thursday on a Crisis Stabilization Unit in El Cajon, dedicated to mental healthcare. The county already has six crisis stabilization units, but the location on S. Magnolia Ave. will be the first for the East County. This means people in...
San Diego’s Own Usha Vance: The Woman Behind J.D. Vance
Discover the story of Usha Vance, a Carmel Valley native from San Diego, accomplished attorney, and wife of Trump’s VP pick J.D. Vance. Learn about her background, education, career, and family life. Usha Vance, wife of J.D. Vance, Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential pick, is a woman whose story begins...
Plans to put 70 tiny homes for homeless in Lemon Grove move forward
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted 4-0 in favor of a 70-unit sleeping cabin site, in an effort to help homeless residents within the city of Lemon Grove. The new site will replace a cabin project on Jamacha Road in Spring Valley, which supervisors in late June rejected after hearing from residents at the meeting about safety issues.
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