(L-r, back row) North Island Credit Union VP, El Cajon Branch Manager Ben Richard; VP, Regional Manager Therese Caballes; and VP, North Island Branch Manager Dino Santos distribute backpacks to Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego Club kids. Photo provided by North Island Credit Union By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–North Island Credit…
By Gina Yarbrough Lemon Grove, CA–A man was arrested Saturday in connection with an arson at a motel on Friday in east county, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. Sheriff’s Bomb and Arson detectives identified the suspect as 39-year-old Carlos Antonio Landa. Landa was rebooked by detectives on an additional charge of arson to…
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–The 44th annual Holiday Bowl game will return to Petco Park on December 27 with the top teams from the Pac-12 and ACC, Sports San Diego announced. The college game will be televised nationally at 5 p.m. on the Fox Sports Network. “We look forward to welcoming thousands of college…
Mouse study reveals that gut bacteria are the critical intermediaries between food and healthy gut immunity. Credit: iLexx/iStock / Getty Images Plus By Newswise The notion that diet and health are inextricably linked is hardly novel. For millennia, people have known that poor nutrition is responsible for many health problems. But the precise mechanisms that…
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. …