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Tickets for 2025 Stagecoach Country Music Festival On Sale Friday
Organizers Wednesday announced the dates for the 2025 Stagecoach Country Music Festival in Indio, with tickets going on sale later this week. Next year’s Stagecoach — the 17th iteration of the festival — will take place from April 25-27. Traditionally, the event follows the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which will occur on the two prior weekends.
Gloria Welcomes $37 Million in Federal Funding for Stormwater Projects
Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday met with officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the State Water Resources Control Board in Mission Beach to announce $37 million in funding to upgrade the city’s aging stormwater system. As part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the city will receive a...
Council Postpones Vote on Former Home of Marilyn Monroe as LA Landmark
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday delayed a vote on whether to designate the former home of Marilyn Monroe as a historic cultural monument, setting the vote for June 26. Councilwoman Traci Park, who represents the 11th District, which includes the property at 12305 5th Helena Drive, requested the postponement. Park had introduced a motion last September to preserve the home after the property owners sought to demolish it.
Coastal Roots Farm in Encinitas Plans Eco-Performance Fest in June
Coastal Roots Farm — a nonprofit, regenerative community farm and education center in Encinitas inspired by Jewish values — hosts REGENERATE!, an Eco-Performance Fest, on Sunday, June 30. Following the success of last year’s festival, Coastal Roots Farm and JFEST (San Diego’s beloved Jewish arts festival) invite San...
Encinitas-Based +BOX Launches Nutrition Education Program
–+BOX (PlusBox) – a nonprofit program that partners with local farms, food rescue organizations and neighborhood schools to provide food insecure children and their families with fresh healthy food – recently launched a new nutrition education program. Through a partnership with the Fallbrook Food Pantry, +BOX is bringing...
sPARK Awards Celebrate Balboa Park Innovators and Change-Makers
Forever Balboa Park recently announced its annual sPARK Awards winners at a special event at the San Diego Air and Space Museum: Celebrating Innovation in Balboa Park. The program recognizes the people and organizations that amplify Balboa Park’s distinct role and increase the park’s positive impact on well-being through creativity, collaboration, and imagination.
Mayor Gloria Appoints Robert Logan as San Diego’s Next Fire-Rescue Chief
Mayor Todd Gloria Wednesday named Deputy San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Chief Robert Logan II as the city’s next fire chief. The appointment follows a three-month search and is pending City Council approval in July, with Logan expected to take over for retiring Fire-Rescue Chief Colin Stowell in August. Logan...
CalFresh Numbers Increase as Food Insecurity Remains Concern in SD County
San Diego County Wednesday reported record enrollment in the CalFresh food supplement program, with more than 398,000 eligible people in the region receiving benefits as of June 1. That number is 5.8% more than those receiving the same benefits in 2023. More than 539,000 people have been enrolled at different...
June Gloom in Forecast for San Diego Coastal Areas Through Next Week
The National Weather Service office in San Diego is forecasting the deep Marine layer to continue through next week. “Generally seasonal weather will continue through next week with hot dry days for inland areas with the marine layer keeping coastal areas cooler,” the agency said in its Wednesday morning forecast.
Opinion: As Californians Worry About Crime, Republicans Try to Regain Relevance
Over the last dozen years, Democrats have gained, lost and finally nailed down supermajorities in the California Legislature. Now they hold more than 75% of its 120 seats. Having achieved total control, Democratic leaders could — and did — completely ignore the dwindling numbers of Republican legislators, now just 18 in the 80-member Assembly and eight in the 40-seat Senate.
Tom York on Business: San Diego Joins National Adaptive Reuse Boom with 556 Apartments in Pipeline
Apartments-for-rent website RentCafe has released the results of a study on adaptive reuse apartments. The concept of adaptive reuse, when apartments are repurposed from existing commercial or industrial buildings, has become a major trend as the demand grows nationwide for new housing. According to the report, San Diego is poised...
La Jolla to Hold Independence Day Drone Show for Second Year
While the usual fireworks displays are going on all over San Diego on July 4th, La Jolla will host a quieter show. Following the success of 2023’s inaugural drone show, La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club and the LJ STEAM Foundation have announced the second annual Fourth of July drone show over La Jolla Shores.
Opinion: Thank Rubio’s for the Success of California’s Now Ubiquitous Fish Taco
San Diegans received the bad news a few days ago. Rubio’s Coastal Grill is closing 48 of its restaurants here in California, to include 13 in the San Diego area. This news was followed shortly thereafter by word that Rubio’s has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Both of...
San Diego Council Passes Modified Version of Mayor Gloria’s 2025 City Budget
The San Diego City Council Tuesday passed the city’s $5.8 billion budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, reflecting significant modifications to Mayor Todd Gloria’s initial proposal. The budget passed includes May revisions to the initial March budget, but also recommendations from the city’s Independent Budget Analyst. The budget...
Ex-SD Navy Employee Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes from Defense Contractors
A former San Diego-based Navy civilian employee pleaded guilty this week to accepting bribes from defense contractors in order to help them obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in government contracts. James Soriano, 63, who worked at the Naval Information Warfare Center, accepted free meals, jobs for family members and...
City Council Rejects Petition to Put Municipal Utility on November Ballot
The San Diego City Council unanimously voted Monday against placing an initiative on the November ballot that would let voters decide if a nonprofit municipal electric utility should replace San Diego Gas & Electric within city limits. The council was required to take action after Power San Diego, a campaign...
Appeals Court Upholds Gun Sales Ban at State Properties, Del Mar Fairgrounds
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday upheld California laws barring gun and ammo sales on state property such as the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Tuesday’s decision stems from litigation filed by numerous pro-gun plaintiffs, including B&L Productions Inc., which operated gun shows at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and other locations.
‘Be Part of the Solution’: Supervisor Desmond Touts North County Region, Challenges
County Supervisor Jim Desmond Tuesday challenged those attending his State of North County speech to “be part of the solution” to serious problems such as homelessness and improve the quality of life in the region. “We have so much potential, because of people like you here in the...
Oceanside Woman Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl That Killed U.S. Marine, 29
An Oceanside woman who sold fentanyl powder that caused the overdose death of an active-duty U.S. Marine was sentenced this week to more than six years in federal prison. Jesse Sanders, 24, pleaded guilty to meeting with the victim and selling him fentanyl in early 2022. The Marine, a 29-year-old...
Turning the Tide Against Suicide: Retired Fire Chief at Annual Games in San Diego
No one seeing retired Fire Chief Matt Shobert standing poolside would ever suspect he once contemplated jumping off the Coronado Bridge. Shobert, 62, was one of 24 swimmers in the 57th annual U.S. Police & Fire Championships this weekend at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista. While there...
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