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North County’s Belly Up celebrates 50 years of live music
BB King, Willie Nelson, Erykah Badu, John Mayer, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and even the Rolling Stones — those are just a few of the artists who’ve graced the stage of Solana Beach’s Belly Up Tavern since it opened in 1974. It's also been home for...
How ready are you for a future disaster?
When a disaster hits, it can catch people by surprise. Often many people are not prepared for the devastation. Our region itself is home to a number of potential hazards including wildfires, floods, earthquakes, extreme heat and more. Already this year several fires have sparked in San Diego County and...
County Animal Services Helps Wrangle Up Piglets and Swine
Nine little piggies, their mom and a pot-bellied pig were found wandering through a residential neighborhood in Chula Vista. All 11 piggies are now safe at their temporary home at the San Diego County Animal Shelter in Bonita. Overnight Sunday, someone called Chula Vista Animal Services to report a small...
San Diego’s Tax-Assessed Property Value Reaches a Record High
San Diego County’s tax-assessed property value has reached a record high of $768 billion in 2024, $40.6 billion higher than last year, said San Diego County Assessor Jordan Marks this week. The 2024 figure “reflected unprecedented property tax savings” of over $300 million for homeowners, charitable groups, disabled veterans,...
San Diego County to pay nearly $15M to family of pregnant woman who died in jail 5 years ago
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County will pay nearly $15 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a 24-year-old pregnant woman who died in jail after a sheriff’s deputy and a medical worker watched her collapse in a cell five years ago. The settlement reached...
Desmond Breaks Down Green Oak Ranch Proposal
VISTA — An emotional and, at times, intense town hall saw San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond outline a proposal regarding a treatment facility at Green Oak Ranch. About 200 residents sat in attendance Sunday at the Vista Civic Center and peppered Desmond with questions about who would be allowed at the facility, potential impacts on the Shadowridge Crossings neighborhood and skepticism regarding the county being able to run such a facility.
In Mission Hills We Celebrate!
By Jamaal Jackson, President of Mission Hills BID, Assistant Vice President Branch Manager US BANK Mission Hills. Summer is in full swing and the 4th of July is right around the corner. We know our favorite restaurants will be bustling and sidewalks filled because of happy get together occassions with friends and family. As you plan your 4th of July celebration, whether it is to meet up with others or to enjoy time at home with a backyard bar-b-que, keep in mind everything for this festive holiday begins and ends in Mission Hills – ingredients for hand-crafted cocktails, nice bottles of wine, a prime piece of beef, chicken, ribs or links, a wide array of healthy vegetables and desserts, or a restaurant reservation – remember that all is at your fingertips, right here in Mission Hills. Plus, locations from which to view several firework displays are located throughout the neighborhood.
Potential treatment center sparks controversy
A plan to buy a ranch in Vista and build a treatment center for adults with mental illness and substance abuse disorders has sparked controversy in the community. In other news, name calling, mockery and outbursts are now routine at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ meetings. In the second of a three-parter on incivility, analysts believe the insults are damaging “the marketplace of ideas,” and harming democracy. Plus, an iconic live music venue in North County is celebrating its golden jubilee.
Oceanside City Council approves 8-story Modera Neptune project
OCEANSIDE — The City Council recently gave the final greenlight for Modera Neptune, an eight-story mixed-use project replacing a Motel 6 and the former MiraMar Restaurant along North Coast Highway 101 near state Route 76. The development, featuring a 360-unit apartment complex and 62-room hotel, is slated for the...
DOJ slaps $20M opioid prescription penalty on OptumRx
OptumRx will pay $20 million to resolve claims the company violated the Controlled Substances Act by improperly filling certain opioid prescriptions, the Department of Justice recently announced. The agency claims OptumRx did not fill prescriptions correctly for "trinity prescriptions" like benzodiazepines and other muscle relaxants from April 2013 to April...
San Marcos council rejects industrial project appeal
SAN MARCOS — An expansion of the Hughes Circuits campus in San Marcos will be able to move forward after the City Council unanimously rejected an appeal of the project by an environmental group last week. The proposed project will construct an approximately 67,000-square-foot light industrial building on a...
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