California will secure seven C-130s to fight wildfires in the state. Photo: Office of Governor By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–An effort led by Governor Gavin Newsom, and congressional leaders resulted in Congress authorizing and accelerating the transfer of seven new C-130 aircraft from the United States Coast Guard to Cal Fire, expanding California’s world-leading firefighting…
San Diego FBI has offered a $10,000 reward for information on missing 13-year-old Raine Gonzales was last seen with 44-year-old Lorenzo “Carlos” Guerrero in a 2007 silver Mercedes Benz C230 with CA plates 5ZFS158. By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–An Amber Alert Tuesday for a missing 13-year-old girl from Brawley, CA has been canceled, according…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Foundation and Environmental Health Coalition have been awarded $22 million by the California Strategic Growth Council for their Transformative Climate Communities application to help fund climate-resilient projects that will preserve, protect, and strengthen San Diego’s central historic barrios. In total, both organizations hope to leverage the grant award,…
Rain on windshield. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–As several areas of California face wet weather expected to continue through next week, the state is sharing multilingual resources, deploying a network of community-based organizations through the Listos California campaign, and highlighting other work underway to protect at-risk communities this rainy…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Following this month’s San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors meeting, SANDAG Chairwoman Nora Vargas, Vice Chair Sean Elo-Rivera, and Second Vice Chair Lesa Heebner have announced the next steps to ensure all toll road customers are protected. Chairwoman Vargas asked that the Independent Performance Auditor assess the…
San Diego native Karole Foreman portrays jazz icon Billie Holiday in a one-act musical in Cygnet Theatre production of “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.” Photo: Cygnet Theatre By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego native Karole Foreman brings jazz icon Billie Holiday to life in a one-act musical in Cygnet Theatre production of…
SDCN Editor A California man was sentenced to one year and a day in prison for his role in defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefit program. According to court documents, Philip Abod, 57, of Calimesa, was a school certifying official at a school that offered VA-approved technical training programs…
San Diego FBI has offered a $10,000 reward for information on missing 13-year-old Raine Gonzales was last seen with 44-year-old Lorenzo “Carlos” Guerrero in a 2007 silver Mercedes Benz C230 with CA plates 5ZFS158. By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information on a missing 13-year-old who…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego International Airport expects to see more than 700,000 people arriving and departing during the upcoming winter holiday travel week which runs from just before Christmas Day through New Year’s Day. According to airport officials, December 23 and December 30 are anticipated to be the busiest travel days of…
By SDCN Editor Escondido, CA–Three people were arrested at a driving under the influence and driver’s license checkpoint conducted by the Escondido Police Department in Escondido Saturday, authorities said. While conducting the checkpoint, officers arrested one motorist on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. One driver was arrested on an outstanding warrant, and…