Alaska Airlines adds new nonstop service from San Diego to Atlanta

Alaska Airlines adds new nonstop service from San Diego to Atlanta

Photo: Alaska Airlines By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Alaska Airlines has announced it will offer daily nonstop flights between San Diego International Airport and Atlanta, Georgia via Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport beginning May 16, 2024. Atlanta will be the 37th nonstop destination Alaska Airlines offers from San Diego. The airline currently offers 36 nonstop destinations…

DA Stephan marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month with special even

DA Stephan marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month with special even

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–An average of 13 people are killed every year by an intimate partner in San Diego County, according to the San Diego   On Tuesday, the District Attorney’s Office joined the San Diego Domestic Violence Council, county officials, and other social service agencies to launch the start of Domestic Violence Awareness…

Coast Guard terminates voyage of an illegal charter vessel in San Diego

Coast Guard terminates voyage of an illegal charter vessel in San Diego

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The U.S. Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter operation in the La Jolla State Marine Reserve protected area in San Diego on Sept. 21. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife conducted a boarding of the state-registered 20-foot pleasure craft, Lucky Duck, which had 6 people aboard (5 passengers for…

Oceanside awarded federal funding for water recycling, desalination project

Oceanside awarded federal funding for water recycling, desalination project

Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded the City of Oceanside $201,000 for the city’s Water Recycling and Desalination Planning Project.  The city received the award after applying for WaterSMART funding to investigate expanding water reuse and increasing water recharge. This is the first funding award…

San Diego MLS announces training facility location

San Diego MLS announces training facility location

The new San Diego MLS training facility. By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego MLS will become the first professional sports organization to establish a dedicated professional training facility on a tribal reservation. The cutting-edge facility includes a Right To Dream residential youth development academy, the first of its kind in the United States. Located…

County officials declare border situation a humanitarian crisis

County officials declare border situation a humanitarian crisis

County Administration Center in San Diego. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego County Board of Supervisors declared Tuesday the border situation a “humanitarian crisis.”  The declaration comes in response to the influx of over 7,800 migrants dropped at transit stations in San Diego County since September 13. …

Boys in foster care need positive male role models

Boys in foster care need positive male role models

By SDCN Editor  San Diego, CA–Young males in foster care often don’t have positive male role models in their lives. Voices for Children recruits and trains caring volunteers, known as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs), to provide supportive services for youth in foster care and advocate for their needs. The organization is currently in high…

Public health recommends updating COVID-19 vaccine

Public health recommends updating COVID-19 vaccine

Covid-19 vaccination clinics. By County News Center San Diego, CA–The County of San Diego has received the new updated COVID-19 vaccine and joins the California Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in recommending all Californians stay up to date on all of their vaccinations.  The new COVID-19 vaccine…