A member of Jewish Family Services College Avenue Center sings karaoke. Courtesy Jewish Family Service. By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation has awarded the Jewish Family Service College Avenue Center $10,000 as part of the foundation’s Empower San Diego Senior Center grant program. College Avenue Center, along with 10 other…
The Oceanside Navigation Center will open its shelter to those individuals experiencing homelessness in Oceanside. Photo provided by City of Oceanside By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–The City of Oceanside held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday morning for its new year-round homeless shelter for those experiencing homelessness in the city. Oceanside Mayor Esther Sanchez, City Manager Jonathan…
Bayview Park in San Francisco. Photo: San Francisco Recreation and Parks By SDCN Editor Sacrament, CA–California State Parks will receive $24.8 million for state-established outdoor recreation priority projects from the Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Land and Water Conservation Fund, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland said. “California State Parks is thrilled to be receiving a…
By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–The Sheriff’s Department is investigating a suspicious structure fire that damaged a motel room on Friday in East County. The fire was reported just after 12 p.m. in the 8000 block of Broadway in Lemon Grove. Deputies on patrol noticed smoke coming from a nearby motel. When they arrived at…
Oceanside and Carlsbad Fire Department crews respond to an electrical fire at Tillys that caused power outages at multiple stores at El Camino North Shopping Center in Oceanside. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–An electrical fire at a retail store Wednesday afternoon caused multiple stores at an Oceanside shopping center…
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Following the Temecula Valley Unified School District’s failure to adopt an updated social studies curriculum, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is entering into a contract to secure textbooks to ensure students in the district begin the school year with access to up-to-date books and materials that comply with state law. …
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The County Medical Examiner’s Office completed an autopsy of an inmate in Sheriff’s Department custody who died at a local hospital last February in San Diego. The cause of death of 33-year-old Ryan Thuresson was combined fentanyl and flouorofentanyl toxicity. The manner of death was natural, the San Diego County…
By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–The Oceanside Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint on August 11 from 7 p.m. to midnight at an undisclosed location within Oceanside city limits. The checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving-related crashes. The primary purpose of a DUI checkpoint is to promote public safety by taking suspected…
San Diego International Airport’s Arts program will run until the end of 2023. Photo provided by San Diego International Airport By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego International Airport’s Arts Program has completed the installation of its latest temporary exhibition A Necessary Departure, located throughout Terminal 2 pre-and-post security. A Necessary Departure is a collection of works from 17…
By SDCN Editor Jacumba Mountains, CA–A group of hikers and mountain bikers had fallen ill, and one died due to the extreme heat near Goat Canyon Trestle in a remote area of the Jacumba Mountains on Sunday, authorities said. Sheriff’s Rural Command responded to two separate calls just before 2:30 p.m., of groups of people…