Former bookkeeper sentenced to prison for embezzling two companies

Former bookkeeper sentenced to prison for embezzling two companies

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A former San Diego bookkeeper was sentenced in federal court to 29 months in prison for embezzling more than $765,000 from Shapery Enterprises and nearly $165,000 from Hope Campbell Realty Incorporated. Susan Ann Sears, 64, was also ordered to pay $839,419.22 in restitution—$674,673.93 to American Express and $164,745.29 to Hope…

Harry Belafonte Remembered for His Artistic Values and Activism

Harry Belafonte Remembered for His Artistic Values and Activism

Photo courtesy of Jamaica Ministry of Tourism By Danny R. Johnson – Entertainment News Editor NEW YORK, NEW YORK–Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor, and activist whose wide-ranging success blazed a trail for other Black artists in the 1950s, died on Tuesday at age 96. A child of Harlem, Mr. Belafonte used his platform at the…

Tucker Carlson’s Exit is Proof MAGA Is Ripping Itself Apart

Tucker Carlson’s Exit is Proof MAGA Is Ripping Itself Apart

Tucker Carlson speaking with attendees at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons By Danny R. Johnson – Political News Editor It has been a difficult and disorienting four weeks in the MAGA world. The extremism,…

Bed Bath & Beyond files voluntary Chapter 11, closing stores

Bed Bath & Beyond files voluntary Chapter 11, closing stores

Bed Bath & Beyond store in Oceanside, CA. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By PRNewswire Union, N.J.–Bed Bath & Beyond Incorporated announced that it and certain of its subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey. The company says the filing…

Three people sentenced for scheme to solicit millions to scam PACs

Three people sentenced for scheme to solicit millions to scam PACs

By SDCN Editor Three people were sentenced to prison Tuesday for orchestrating and implementing a scheme to solicit millions of dollars in contributions to two political action committees (PACs) based on false and misleading representations that the funds would be used to support presidential candidates during and after the 2016 election cycle.  On April 24,…

NCTD and SANDAG awarded $100 million for rail corridor projects

NCTD and SANDAG awarded $100 million for rail corridor projects

North County Transit District Coaster train. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By SDCN Editor Oceanside, CA–The North County Transit District and San Diego Association of Governments Monday announced the award of a $100 million grant from the State of California Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program to advance Phase II of the San Dieguito…

California to deliver 100% water supply allocation

California to deliver 100% water supply allocation

By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–With reservoirs nearing capacity and snowmelt runoff beginning, state officials announced that it will boost water deliveries for state water contractors to 100% of requested supplies for 29 public water agencies that serve 27 million Californians.   This is the highest allocation since 2006, with the state actively managing water supplies to…

San Diego joins agencies to shed light on housing discrimination

San Diego joins agencies to shed light on housing discrimination

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–April is National Fair Housing Month and the City of San Diego has several resources residents can use to educate themselves about fair housing, including a hotline to report issues. The City of San Diego’s Economic Development Department along with the San Diego Regional Alliance for Fair Housing and the…