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Taxpayers Association CEO Urges Delay on Kettner & Vine Lease Agreement
Haney Hong, president & CEO of the San Diego County Taxpayers Association (SDCTA), released the following statement today after reviewing the Independent Budget Analyst and City Attorney reports on the Kettner and Vine lease agreement over the weekend:. “We at the Taxpayers Association call for a delay in the consideration...
CrowdStrike outage affecting San Diego governments, hospitals, airport and border crossings
A widespread Microsoft outage linked to cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike disrupted San Diego County public agencies and flights at the San Diego International Airport Friday. The website DownDectector, which tracks user-reported internet outages, recorded growing outages in services at Visa, ADT security, FedEx and Amazon, and major U.S. carriers including Delta and United.
Hilton hotel in southern California sells for $165M
A Hilton hotel in southern California has sold for $165 million. Dallas-based Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc. closed on the sale of the 394-room Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines, in San Diego County. Los Angeles-based JRK Property Holdings reportedly purchased the property.
Heat Wave Heads to San Diego County Starting Friday
Another dangerous heat wave is headed to parts of San Diego County Friday with highs expected to reach 118 and lows as high as 92 in the deserts, the National Weather Service said. An excessive heat warning has been issued from 11 a.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Sunday for the...
San Diego County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help Identifying and Locating Suspects in Spring Valley Shooting
July 19, 2024 – San Diego County Sheriff’s Office officials report that they need the public’s help in identifying and locating possible suspects in connection with a shooting in Spring Valley. On November 18, 2023, around 8:00 p.m., deputies from the Rancho San Diego Sheriff's Station responded...
Youth Transition Campus replaces Juvenile Hall as ‘rehabilitative, therapeutic’ environment
A group of county leaders and local justice advocates cut the ribbon Thursday on the new Youth Transition Campus in Kearny Mesa, concluding the final phase in a years-long effort to replace the former Juvenile Hall facilities in San Diego County. Although the new $98 million campus stands on the...
Rep. Juan Vargas says he’s hopeful about Mexico’s efforts to address sewage pollution
The smell of sewage filled the air at the South Bay International Water Treatment Plant just north of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday. Repairs and expansion efforts are underway to double its capacity from 25 million gallons per day to 50 million, with an estimated price tag of $610 million. The federal government has allocated about half that, and other funding is still pending.
San Diego County pivots to Lemon Grove tiny home project after abandoning Spring Valley proposal
The San Diego County board of supervisors voted Tuesday to pursue a tiny-home project in Lemon Grove for homeless people, a month after abandoning a similar tiny-home project in Spring Valley. Why it matters: The vote came on the heels of news that Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking back $10...
County Breaks Ground on East County Crisis Stabilization Unit
The County of San Diego and partner agencies broke ground on the region’s seventh Crisis Stabilization Unit Thursday. The “CSUs” are designed to give many people who are in the midst of a behavioral health crisis a calm and better place to become stable and recover than emergency rooms, hospitals or jails.
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