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San Diego County Issued 11,673 Housing Permits Last Year — Most Since 2005
The city of San Diego has reached a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to tackle the housing crisis by permitting more units in 2023 than in the past 17 years, Mayor Todd Gloria‘s office announced Monday. In 2023, the county issued a total of 11,673 building permits, marking...
Fast-Moving Wildfire Prompts Road Closure, Widespread Evacuations in Jacumba
Flames engulfed a vehicle on Interstate 8 in the rural southeastern reaches of the San Diego area Monday and spread into adjacent brushy terrain, where it soon blackened hundreds of acres and prompted widespread evacuations. The blaze erupted about 3:30 p.m. on the westbound side of the freeway, near McCain...
Near Record-Breaking Temperatures Expected in San Diego County for July 4 Holiday Weekend
Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, temperatures will soar across Southern California this week and bring “dangerously” hot temperatures reaching into the triple digits in some areas. An excessive heat warning will be in effect through 11 p.m. Monday, with dangerously hot conditions and near...
Wildfire in Southeast San Diego County Forces Boulder Oaks Campground Evacuation
A wildfire scorched dozens of open acres in the southeastern reaches of San Diego County Monday, forcing an evacuation of a back-country campground but causing no reported structural damage or injuries. The blaze erupted about 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of Kitchen Creek Road and Old Highway 80, south of...
‘Burglary Tourism’: 3 Members of Foreign Crime Group Sentenced for Carlsbad Home Break-in
Three men who local prosecutors say were part of a foreign burglary crew that broke into a Carlsbad home were sentenced Monday to state prison terms. Prosecutors say the defendants, who hail from Chile and Italy, operated much like other foreign theft groups whose members enter the U.S. through the ESTA Visa Waiver program, then target homes in wealthy neighborhoods.
Biden Administration Wins Partial Nix of Court Pact on Child Migrant Detention
A federal judge in Los Angeles partially terminated a nearly 30-year-old settlement agreement that established minimum standards for housing unaccompanied migrant children in detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in a written order on Friday said a rule adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in...
20 Stuck on Incredicoaster in California Adventure at Disneyland in Anaheim
About two dozen roller coaster riders at Disneyland have an incredible story to tell on Monday. Disneyland employees rescued 20 passengers from a ride at the Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim on Sunday. The Incredicoaster ride broke down on its track at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the...
Red, White, and Blue Lights: Drive Safe This Fourth of July
Be careful: in preparation for the Independence Day holiday, the California Highway Patrol is launching a statewide enforcement effort aimed at keeping the public safe on our roads. With unsafe speed being the main contributor to crashes in California, the CHP will focus on speed control and promoting safe driving...
San Diego, Dr. Seuss Foundations Award $1.3M to Support Early Childhood Care, Education
San Diego Foundation and the Dr. Seuss Foundation have awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to local nonprofits supporting early childhood education and care for San Diego families with young children ages 0 – 5. “Access to affordable, quality care, education, and mental and behavioral health resources is...
Opinion: Everyone Deserves Access to Top-Flight Behavioral Healthcare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that they will launch a pilot program that could help many people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders secure the coordinated care they need to overcome their health challenges. Innovation in Behavioral Health, or IBH, will kick off this...
South Bay Plastic Surgeon, Carlos Chacon, 49, Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Patient’s Death
A South Bay plastic surgeon charged in the death of a patient during a breast augmentation operation at his clinic pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and as part of his plea, agreed to a three-year prison term and a lifetime suspension of his California medical license. Carlos Chacon, 49,...
Man Gravely Injured During Fight at South Bay Bar, Alleged Gang Member Arrested
An alleged gang member was behind bars Monday on suspicion of gravely injuring another man over the weekend during a fight at a South Bay bar, authorities reported Monday. Patrol officers responding to a report of a disturbance found the victim unconscious in a parking lot at the business in the 800 block of East 23rd Street in National City shortly after 1:30 p.m. Sunday, according to police.
Monday Final Day to Pay Property Taxes Without Delinquent Penalty
San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister reminded property owners that Monday is the final day to pay delinquent property taxes before incurring penalties. After Monday, unpaid bills go into default and receive additional penalties of 1.5% each month. “The deadline to pay your delinquent property taxes and avoid additional...
SDPD: Suspects Sought in Pacific Beach Stabbing of 2 People
The San Diego Police Department Monday investigated the stabbing of two people late Sunday, following an argument with teenagers in the Pacific Beach neighborhood, said Monday. Just before 11 p.m., a 51-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were walking along Ocean Boulevard where five or six teenagers “walked up to...
3 Injured When Chevy Malibu Broadsides Toyota Prius in Pacific Beach
Three people were injured, one of them critically, in a vehicle collision over the weekend in the Pacific Beach neighborhood, the San Diego Police Department reported Monday. The crash was reported just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday on Mission Bay Drive and the northbound Interstate 5 off-ramp, SDPD said. A 34-year-old...
California Democratic Party Leaders Plan Competing Ballot Measure Targeting Retail Theft
Top California Democrats announced Sunday they will ask voters to approve a plan cracking down on retail theft. The plan is an effort to compete with another crime-focused measure backed by a coalition of business groups that lawmakers said would result in more people being put behind bars. Both proposals would include make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders and increase penalties for fentanyl dealers.
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone Stands Alone as Icon after Latest Hurdles World Record
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone doesn’t train for hurdles. She trains for history. As in making it — again and again. In running the 400-meter hurdles Sunday in her FIFTH world record at that event since 2021, the 24-year-old phenom awed the track world. A “ticketed” Olympic Trials crowd of 12,243...
FBI Warns ‘Pop-Up Scams’ Offering Tech Support Can Target Anyone in San Diego
A 63-year-old Poway man recently dodged being fleeced out of tens of thousands of dollars, one of more than 77,000 Californians targeted by internet fraud in 2023 according to the latest data from the FBI. In this particular case, the victim was ensnared in what’s commonly called “a pop-up” scheme,...
MarketInk: Sheila Fox, ‘Grande Dame’ of San Diego Advertising, Reflects on Her 40-Year Career
Sheila Fox is looking forward to the Fourth of July. Regarded by many as the “grande dame” of the San Diego advertising industry, Fox is now semi-retired following a memorable 40-year-plus career in the ad business. Her remarkable advertising and marketing career has included many notable accomplishments and...
Price of Gallon of Regular Gasoline Drops Again in San Diego County
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped a half-cent Sunday to $4.824. The average price is two-tenths of a cent more than one week ago, but 24.6 cents less than one month ago and 4.8 cents less than one year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service. It has dropped $1.611 since rising to a record $6.435 on Oct. 5, 2022.
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