Taiko-Japanese drumming-group Naruwan Taiko of San Diego. By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The taiko-Japanese drumming-group Naruwan Taiko of San Diego will make its international debut on August 19 performing in the annual Earth Celebration’s Big Little Taiko Fest hosted by famed Japanese group Koda on Sado Island, Japan. Kodo will open the fest, followed by…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–A pedestrian was struck and killed Wednesday afternoon by a Coaster train in San Diego, authorities said. The incident occurred around 3:50 p.m. on the railroad tracks just north of Sassafras Street, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. Deputies responded to a report of a pedestrian…
By SDCN Editor The Justice Department announced Wednesday that two directors of Pinterest Incorporated have resigned their positions on the Board of Directors of Nextdoor Holdings Incorporated in response to the Antitrust Division’s ongoing enforcement efforts around Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The division’s enforcement initiative has led to fifteen interlocking director resignations from eleven boards. Section 8, which Congress made a per se violation…
Governor Gavin Newsom and The Honorable Dr. Kevin Rudd, Australia’s Ambassador to the United States, form a partnership to fight climate change and support clean energy. Photo: Office of Governor By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California and Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), forging a new climate partnership between two of the largest economies in…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The former CEO of a technology company sold to Qualcomm for over $150 million, pleaded guilty in federal court on August 10 for his role in a massive fraud. Sanjiv Taneja of Cupertino, California, pleaded guilty to one count of money laundering related to a $1.5 million transaction involving proceeds…
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of resources and urban search and rescue personnel to assist in the coordination and support of emergency operations in the most impacted areas of Hawaii due to deadly wildfires. In close coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Newsom directed his Office of Emergency Services…
This illustration shows the Compton-Belkovich Volcanic Complex on the Moon’s far side and the boxed area indicated a large granite zone, which could not be picked up by topography. Credit: Matthew Siegler/Planetary Science Institute/Nature By Newswise Granites, which result from magma due to igneous activity, are nearly absent in our Solar System outside of Earth….
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A 16-month-old boy was struck and killed in a vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in Oceanside, authorities said. Oceanside police officers responded to calls of a white Ford F-150 truck that struck a child at around 3:39 p.m. in the 3200 block of San Tomas Drive. The truck, driven by a 62-year-old…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The New Children’s Museum announced on July 19 that it added a prominent civic leader to its staff. Rebekah Hook-Held will join the museum’s leadership team as chief strategic advancement officer on August 28 following nearly 10 years with the San Diego LGBT Community Center as chief public affairs and…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A San Diego man was arraigned in federal court on August 11 on additional charges that he fraudulently obtained $4 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans through several entities he managed and controlled. Denny Bhakta, 41 was first indicted in December 2021 for defrauding investors in his companies; a grand…