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Mod Pizza acquired by California restaurant group after bankruptcy reports
Days after reports circulated that Mod Pizza, a build-your-own” fast-casual pizza chain, would file for bankruptcy, the company announced that it has a new owner. Elite Restaurant Group, a company based in Southern California, has acquired the pizza chain through a merger agreement between MOD and an Elite affiliate. “MOD has an outstanding culture and […]
Ringleader of Migrant Smuggling Operation Linked to 2021 Fatal Crash Pleads Guilty
A man who prosecutors said ran a large-scale migrant smuggling ring involved in a fatal San Diego County crash pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges. Felipe de Jesus Rosales-Herrera, 38, of Riverside admitted in a plea agreement that he engaged in a conspiracy as his organization smuggled over 100 undocumented migrants into the U.S. Migrants were typically charged about $10,000 each to be brought into the country.
SpaceX targeting Thursday evening launch in Southern California
SpaceX is gearing up to launch 20 Starlink satellites into orbit at 7:39 p.m. PT Thursday evening. The last launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base was visible from all over San Diego County and Southern California, including across the border in Mexico.
Body found in field in San Marcos
SAN MARCOS — The body of a deceased man was discovered in a field in San Marcos on Wednesday evening, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department confirmed. According to Lt. Patrick Fox, the body was discovered shortly after 11 p.m. on Wednesday evening in a vacant field at the intersection of South Las Posas Road and Linda Vista Drive and reported to law enforcement.
San Marcos bans encampments in all public areas
SAN MARCOS — The San Marcos City Council will amend the municipal code to prohibit homeless encampments on public property, regardless of whether shelter space is available, establishing one of the most restrictive bans in San Diego County. In a 4-1 first-reading vote on Tuesday, with Councilmember María Nuñez...
State regulators push for electrification could raise PG&E bills even higher
photo credit: Sanika Mahajan/Bay City NewsActivists with the Party for Socialism and Liberation demanded PG&E be nationalized and protested rate hikes. The California Public Utilities Commission opened the door on Thursday to potential PG&E rate increases as soon as next year, adopting a new rate making process that will let the utility recoup its costs for completing energization projects. Energization projects help connect new customers to the electricity grid, increase capacity for existing customers, and increase transmission capacity to deliver greater loads in the future as the state moves to stop selling gas-powered vehicles by 2035 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2045. Prior...
Weather Bulletin: Red Flag Warning for Thunderstorms and Gusty Winds
Forecasters at the National Weather Service office in Reno have issued a Red Flag Warning for thunderstorms and strong outflow winds, which is in effect from 5:00a.m. Saturday until 8:00p.m. Sunday. Along with the Honey Lake Valley the warning extends to the eastern Sierra, northeast California including. the Surprise Valley...
As Rainbow Family Camp Departs, Hippies Say It's Not Cool How California Treated Them This Year
A confluence of factors, including heightened fears and risks of wildfires in a national forest that has seen several devastating ones in recent years, led to an outsized response from local and federal authorities to the arrival of the Rainbow Family campout this year. The hippies just want to be...
California Governor’s Office Awards $27M To Five Containerized Ports
The California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced the award of $27 million to support data system development and interoperability across California’s five containerized ports, the first-ever state-level funding in the country focused on improving data functionality across a statewide network of ports. The state’s...
Clues sought after young mother’s body found burning on Southern California freeway
A suspect remains at large in the unsolved murder of a young mother whose body was found engulfed in flames on a Southern California freeway. On Dec. 17, 2022, the body of Karla Terron, 27, was found on the Hosking Avenue off-ramp of the southbound 99 Freeway in Bakersfield at around 5 a.m. The night […]
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