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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...
Power Outage Hits 1,054 SDG&E Customers in Spring Valley, Surrounding Areas
A power outage briefly left hundreds of homes and businesses without electrical service Tuesday in La Presa, Rancho San Diego and Spring Valley, authorities reported. The outage struck at about 1 p.m., knocking out power to a total of 1,054 San Diego Gas & Electric customers, the power company advised.
Nearly 700 San Diegans Billed in Error Are Refunded COVID Relief Funds
San Diego is refunding the utility bills of 690 public utilities department customers who qualified for federal COVID relief funds but were billed instead, it was announced Tuesday. According to the city, the billing error was caused by a contractor working with the city’s department of information technology and was...
Price of San Diego County Homes Slightly Decreased in May, But Sales Volume Grew
The median price of sold homes didn’t change much between April and May, but the number of sales continues to grow, it was announced Tuesday. Single-family home sales last month increased by 4.4% and attached properties such as condominiums and townhomes jumped more than 7% month-over- month according to data compiled by the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors through the San Diego Multiple Listing Service.
CBP Officer Convicted of Taking Bribes to Allow Drugs Across Border
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was convicted in San Diego federal court this week of taking bribes to allow drug- laden vehicles across the U.S.-Mexico border. Leonard Darnell George was charged last year along with several others with conspiring to bring drugs and undocumented migrants into the United States. A San Diego federal jury convicted George on Monday afternoon of four counts, including receiving bribes by a public official. He is set to be sentenced in September.
Dozens Arrested as Pro-Palestinian Protestors Try to Set Up New UCLA Encampment
Police thwarted attempts by pro-Palestinian demonstrators to set up a new encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, where officers cleared a previous camp this spring after it was attacked by counter protesters. Approximately 25 people were arrested late Monday for willful disruption of university operations and one for...
Seaport San Diego Hosting Family Event for Input on New Parks, Open Spaces
Seaport San Diego Parks for All will host a free event Saturday to gather input on the future of parks and open spaces within the Central Embarcadero on the downtown waterfront. The developer, Seaport San Diego, in partnership with San Diego Coastkeeper and the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition, are...
Food4less Workers Voting on Strike Authorization; Company Makes New Offer
As members of the union representing 6,000 Food4less workers are voting on whether to authorize a strike, the grocery chain’s owners Monday presented what they deemed their “best offer” to reach a contract agreement, including wage increases of up to $3.25 an hour for some workers over the next three years.
Attys of Escondido Teachers Who Sued Over Gender Policy Want to Add Plaintiffs
Attorneys for two Escondido teachers who sued over school district policies governing what information can be shared with parents of transgender and gender-nonconforming students are seeking to have a group of teachers and parents, as well as the Lakeside Union School District as a whole, added as plaintiffs to the lawsuit.
San Diego City Council Passes Resolution to Honor Kumeyaay Land
The San Diego City Council Monday formally recognized that the city sits on unceded Kumeyaay land in a move intended to honor the resilience of the native inhabitants of the land. The resolution, introduced by Council President Sean Elo-Rivera and passed unanimously, was also meant to highlight the Kumeyaay efforts...
New ‘Summer Nights at Comic-Con Museum’ Spans Cosplay to Makerspace
As if San Diegans didn’t have enough activities to choose from in the summer now there’s a new pop-culture themed entertainment option at the Comic-Con Museum. The Balboa Park-based museum is launching a series of after-hours evening events being called “Summer Nights at Comic-Con Museum.” The events will occur upcoming Fridays, except for July 5, leading up to the start of the annual Comic-Con International convention in downtown San Diego at the end of July.
Uber Loses Challenge to California Gig Work Law in Appeals Court
A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a California law that could force the companies to treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors who are typically less expensive. An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court...
UConn’s Dan Hurley Turns Down $70M Offer to Become Lakers Coach
The Lakers‘ search for a new coach will take a little longer, with University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley Monday turning down a lucrative offer to take over the team and join the NBA coaching ranks. ESPN reported that the Lakers had extended Hurley a six-year,...
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