North County Transit District Coaster train. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA –The North County Transit District’s (NCTD) Board of Directors unanimously adopted September as Rail Safety Month to educate the public about dangerous behaviors that lead to tragic and fatal incidents on and around railroad tracks. California continues to…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Police Department and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) conducted a minor decoy operation at 13 licensed businesses on August 27 in San Diego. Minors under the direct supervision of law enforcement attempted to purchase alcoholic beverages from 13 retail licensees in the City of…
Healthcare workers held a rally on Labor Day in La Mesa to demand better working conditions and pay from major hospitals and medical centers in San Diego County. Photo: SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West By Gina Yarbrough La Mesa, CA–Hundreds of healthcare workers gathered for a rally at Harry Griffen Park in La Mesa on Labor…
The Los Angeles, San Diego, San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency announces Operation Safe Surfs, a Rail Safety Initiative. Photo provided By SDCN Editor Orange County, CA–The Los Angeles, San Diego, San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency, which manages the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner service, announces Operation Safe Surfs, a Rail Safety Initiative. The initiative designed…
Rancho Coastal Humane Society Pet of the Week: Alex By SDCN Editor Encinitas, CA–Alex is the pet of the week at Rancho Coastal Humane Society in Encinitas. He’s a 1-year and 4-month-old, 79-pound, male, Golden Retriever mix. Alex was surrendered to Rancho Coastal Humane Society when his family could no longer keep him. He was…
Carrion Crow perched on a branch. Photo provided by County of San Diego By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A crow found dead in La Mesa on August 31 has tested positive for West Nile virus, County environmental health officials said. County officials said the crow is the first dead bird to test positive for the…
By Gina Yarbrough Carlsbad, CA–A driver was stabbed in his upper torso and back during an alleged altercation with another driver during a road rage incident Sunday afternoon in Carlsbad, authorities said. Carlsbad police responded to a report of a stabbing that had occurred around 12:21 p.m. in a retail parking lot on 5620 Paseo…
Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, left, NASA astronaut Warren “Woody” Hoburg, second from left, NASA astronaut Stephen Bowen, second from right, and UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, right, are seen inside the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft onboard the SpaceX recovery ship MEGAN shortly after having landed in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Design professionals can now receive same-day building permits for interior office tenant improvement projects, all thanks to the new Professional Certification Office Tenant Improvement Program. The Development Services Department (DSD) launched the program on September 1, as part of the department’s continued effort to reduce the city’s permit processing times….
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A 63-year-old pedestrian suffered serious injuries after she was struck by a vehicle at the Bay Ho Costco store parking lot Friday morning in San Diego, authorities said. The woman was walking in the parking lot at around 10:34 a.m. when an unidentified car struck her. The driver then drove…