By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–The California State Legislature passed two key bills to modernize its behavioral health care system to address the mental health crisis in the state. With the passage of these two bills, California voters will decide in March 2024 whether to vote to modernize the mental health system. The bills dedicate billions…
Photo by Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Newswise Strawberries may seem like a small dietary addition, but their health benefits pack a serious punch. For more than a decade, University of Las Vegas professor Arpita Basu has been studying how strawberries can help reduce the risks of diabetes and improve overall metabolic and cardiovascular…
Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Riverside, CA–Riverside District Attorney Mike Hestrin joined with the District Attorneys from 25 counties and two city attorneys to announce that Ohio-based Macy’s Retail Holdings, LLC has been ordered to pay $1.6 million in civil penalties and costs due to environmental violations. The judgment in this…
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A Camp Pendleton Marine was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash in Oceanside on Sunday, the Oceanside Police Department said. Oceanside police responded to calls of a traffic collision around 5:27 p.m. at Oceanside Boulevard just West of Vine Street. The 21-year-old driver, the solo occupant in the Ford F-150, was…
Customs and Border Protection officers and Laboratory and Scientific Services technicians extracted 663 pounds of liquid methamphetamine from a tractor-trailer gas task. Photo: Customs and Border Protection By SDCN Editor Otay Mesa, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Otay Mesa port of entry’s cargo facility seized over $5 million worth of liquid methamphetamine…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego has been awarded $10 million from the federal government for planting trees in communities throughout the city, part of an ongoing effort to grow and improve San Diego’s urban forest. The grant, announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, was among $1 billion…
Police line tape. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough El Cajon, CA–A female pedestrian crossing the road was struck and killed by a vehicle in El Cajon on Friday evening, authorities said. El Cajon police and paramedics responded to the area of Cuyamaca Street and Weld Boulevard around 10:21 p.m. to a…
By SDCN Editor Riverside, CA–Riverside District Attorney Mike Hestrin joined with the District Attorneys from 25 counties and two city attorneys to announce that Ohio-based Macy’s Retail Holdings, LLC has been ordered to pay $1.6 million in civil penalties and costs due to environmental violations. The judgment in this civil lawsuit was filed in Riverside…
By SDCN Editor Encinitas, CA–The Maggie Houlihan Memorial Dog Park at Encinitas Community Park will be closed from October 2 to 30 for turf renovations, grounds maintenance, and general repairs. City officials say the annual spring rest and renovation period also gives the existing grass time to regrow without disturbance. Park staff will place signs…
British Airways By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–British Airways announced it will increase its nonstop service with a second daily flight between San Diego International Airport and London Heathrow Airport effective April 20, 2024. Of the top 30 U.S.-Europe passenger markets, San Diego has had the strongest recovery from the pandemic. The number of San Diego–Europe passengers is…