Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 683 who provide transportation services for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System hold a strike in the South Bay. Photo provided by Teamsters Local 683 By SDCN Editor Chula Vista, CA–Transdev workers represented by Teamsters Local 683 who provide transportation services for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS)…
County Administration Center in San Diego. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By County News Center San Diego, CA–San Diego County victims of wage theft can turn to a County Workplace Justice Fund for help while trying to regain their lost wages, the County of San Diego said. The Board of Supervisors approved the introduction…
Pieces of damaged outside mirrors were found by San Diego Police. Photo provided by San Diego Police Department By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego police arrested a 23-year-old man on Tuesday suspected of multiple acts of vandalism across several communities. The suspect, identified as Gianluca Abitianeves, was reportedly caught in the act of prying…
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–In its continued effort to combat the opioid epidemic and all substance use disorders, California has awarded $23.3 million in grants for a new program designed to support students who want to become substance use disorder (SUD) counselors with paid on-the-job training. The SUD Earn and Learn program provides students with…
By SDCN Editor Santee, CA–A man was arrested Friday in connection with groping a 12-year-old student near a park on Thursday in Santee, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. An employee at the Santee Teen Center, which is located at Big Rock Park, was aware of the incident. The staff member called the Sheriff’s…
“Call of the Night” performs live music and rhythmic acrobats at Nighttime Zoo at the San Diego Zoo. Credit: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Zoo brings back its annual after-dark extravaganza—Nighttime Zoo this month. From May 26 through Sept. 4, guests can explore the zoo at night…
By County News Center San Diego, CA–The Board of Supervisors made it official Tuesday and called an Aug. 15 special primary election for the Fourth Supervisorial District. Voters in District 4 will fill a supervisorial seat that became vacant when the former supervisor resigned on May 15. Nearly 400,000 voters living in District 4 will…
By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–A drive-by shooting early Saturday morning injured one man while he was walking on the sidewalk with another man in Vista, the Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call of a shooting that occurred just before 12 a.m. in the 300 block of Vista Village Drive. Deputies at the…
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A Carlsbad man was arrested on suspicion of shooting at a tow truck on a road on Wednesday in Oceanside, authorities said. Oceanside police received a call of a shooting at an occupied vehicle around 12:50 a.m. near Mesa Drive and Pear Tree Lane. The 31-year-old man was driving a tow…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–San Diego police arrested a man accused of attempted sexual assault of a woman in her home last March, authorities said. The San Diego Police Department Sex Crimes Unit received various tips from the community that led to the identity of the suspect, 28-year-old Darius Dewayne Hargrove. Hargrove was charged…