Voter pamphlets sent this week for District Four special primary election

Voter pamphlets sent this week for District Four special primary election

By County of San Diego San Diego, CA–Voter information pamphlets were sent to nearly 400,000 registered voters in the Fourth Supervisorial District for the Aug. 15 special primary election. If voters’ registration is up to date, the Registrar of Voters office says voters should receive the pamphlet by July 17. The pamphlet contains important election…

TSA stopped 3,251 firearms at airport checkpoints nationwide

TSA stopped 3,251 firearms at airport checkpoints nationwide

By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) intercepted 3,251 firearms at airport security checkpoints during the first half of 2023, which ended June 30.  The total represents an average of 18 firearms per day at TSA checkpoints of which more than 92% were loaded.  This is an increase from the first half of…

CA offers funding for electric school buses

CA offers funding for electric school buses

By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California is offering $150 million to help the state’s public school districts, and charter schools put more electric and zero-emission school buses on the roads. A collaboration between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC), the state is accepting applications through Sept. 29, and award recipients…

Vegetation fire breaks out near businesses, homes in Oceanside

Vegetation fire breaks out near businesses, homes in Oceanside

A vegetation fire at Talone Lake broke out behind businesses at the Town Center North Shopping Mall near College Blvd., Mission, and Frazee Avenues Sunday afternoon in Oceanside. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–Fire crews battled a 21-acre vegetation fire that broke out on the edge of a marshy wetland…

Deadly residential fire kills elderly woman, injures granddaughter

Deadly residential fire kills elderly woman, injures granddaughter

By Gina Yarbrough La Mesa, CA–The San Diego Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly residential fire that killed an elderly woman and injured her granddaughter Saturday afternoon in the unincorporated area of La Mesa. The Sheriff’s Department received calls around 12:15 p.m. of a fire in the 9100 block of Lavell Street. When deputies arrived…

CBP selects first woman chief patrol agent to lead San Diego Sector

CBP selects first woman chief patrol agent to lead San Diego Sector

CBP selected Patricia McGurk-Daniel as the Chief Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector. By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced the selection of Patricia McGurk-Daniel as the Chief Patrol Agent in charge of the U.S. Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector. Chief Patrol Agent McGurk-Daniel is the…

Authorities seek information on suspects wanted in carjacking incident

Authorities seek information on suspects wanted in carjacking incident

A sketch of the suspect in connection to a carjacking incident in the unincorporated Escondido. Credit: San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–The Sheriff’s Department and San Diego County Crime Stoppers are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a man and a woman in connection with a carjacking incident on June 12…

San Diego launches Employee Benefit Program to assist child care

San Diego launches Employee Benefit Program to assist child care

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–As part of an ongoing effort to support the City of San Diego’s workforce, the City is launching a pilot program to support employees with the cost of child care for children ages 0-12. The Municipal Child Care Benefit Pilot Program is funded through a federal grant, city officials said. …

San Diego Oasis to host inaugural fundraiser Grossmont Center

San Diego Oasis to host inaugural fundraiser Grossmont Center

San Diego Oasis Team on a Trek Committee, (From left) Carrie Cardenas, Mark Allan, Maria Allan, Tracey Stotz and Claudia Erickson. Photo provided by San Diego Oasis By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Local nonprofit San Diego Oasis will host its inaugural “Team on a Trek” fundraiser on July 28 at Grossmont Center in La Mesa. …