Padres, SEIU service workers agree to new four-year contract

Padres, SEIU service workers agree to new four-year contract

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Padres and SEIU United Services Workers West have agreed to a new four-year contract that was ratified by union membership earlier this month, Padres officials said. The contract will allow the two organizations to continue providing first-class year-round service to patrons of Petco Park in downtown San…

Capsized vessel left four stranded in ocean

Capsized vessel left four stranded in ocean

Rescue boat. Photo: Gina Yarbrough By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–Four people were rescued from the ocean Sunday morning after their vessel capsized after taking in water, the Oceanside Fire Department said. Oceanside fire and lifeguard crews responded to a reported sinking vessel around 11 a.m. approximately 1.5 miles outside of the Oceanside Harbor. The people…

CA Researchers awarded American Lung Association grants to fund projects

CA Researchers awarded American Lung Association grants to fund projects

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The American Lung Association Research Institute was awarded $13.6 million in research grants to fund 129 innovative projects to advance today’s science to end lung disease tomorrow, including two projects in Southern California.  Dr. Mona Alotaibi of the University of California – San Diego was awarded the COVID-19 Respiratory Virus…

Meal delivery service combines healthy meals and wellness visits

Meal delivery service combines healthy meals and wellness visits

JFS Healthy at Home By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diegans can now order a week’s worth of healthy meals with a side of enriching conversation, both crucial for San Diego’s rapidly growing older adult population. Healthy at Home, a new local meal delivery service powered by the Jewish Family Service of San Diego, offers…

CBP intercept attempt to smuggle liquid meth worth nearly $1.5 million

CBP intercept attempt to smuggle liquid meth worth nearly $1.5 million

Approximately 30 buckets totaling more than 900 pounds of liquid methamphetamine were discovered and extracted by Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa cargo facility. Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection By SDCN Editor Otay Mesa, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the San Diego Field Office intercepted a major smuggling attempt…

Biden Administration announces additional security assistance for Ukraine

Biden Administration announces additional security assistance for Ukraine

By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Department of Defense announced additional security assistance to meet Ukraine’s critical security and defense needs to counter Russia’s ongoing war of aggression in its country.   The announcement is the Biden Administration’s 48th tranche of equipment to be provided from Department of Defense inventories for Ukraine since August 2021. The security…

SD Regional Airport Authority completes bond sale for Terminal 1 project

SD Regional Airport Authority completes bond sale for Terminal 1 project

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego County Regional Airport Authority has completed a major bond financing totaling $1.062 billion. The combination of the bond sales in 2021 and 2023 has provided $2.35 billion towards the projected $3.4 billion cost of the Terminal 1 project, whose first phase is set to open in late…

Making rad maps with robot dogs

Making rad maps with robot dogs

By Newswise In 2013, researchers carried a Microsoft Kinect camera through houses in Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture. The device’s infrared light traced the contours of the buildings, making a rough 3D map. On top of this, the team layered information from an early version of a hand-held gamma-ray imager, displaying the otherwise invisible nuclear radiation from…

Hispanics, Latinos with kidney disease at high risk

Hispanics, Latinos with kidney disease at high risk

Sudden cardiac arrest is a condition in which the heart suddenly stops beating. Smidt Heart Institute investigators continue to advance their knowledge of this complex condition. Photo by Getty By Newswise Hispanics and Latinos with chronic kidney disease are at significant risk for suffering from sudden cardiac arrest, according to a new study from the…