Sacramento, CA–As California enters the third week of severe winter storms, Governor Gavin Newsom is urging residents to keep their guard up as strong winds and heavy rains continue to threaten communities across the state.
By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA– A female passenger was fatally electrocuted, and the driver injured following a vehicle collision into an electrical box early Saturday morning in Southeast San Diego, authorities said. The incident occurred in the 1300 block of Euclid Avenue around 2:30 a.m. in the Ridgeview and Webster neighborhood, the San Diego…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego residents can apply online and instantly receive permits for residential solar and battery storage projects. The city’s Development Services Department has launched a new residential solar instant permitting process – the latest in a series of enhancements meant to help reduce the city’s permitting processing times while supporting…
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Foundation announced that it will award the University of California San Diego Black Alumni Scholarship Fund $500,000 for student scholarships and support of Black students attending the university. “We deeply appreciate this strong expression of confidence in our continued growth as a program that is providing more…
By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–A man was fatally shot Sunday following a physical altercation with other people in a flood control channel in Escondido, police said. Escondido Police Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls around 5:45 p.m. of gunshots heard in the area of the channel at Hickory Street. Officers arrived minutes later and found…
CA Governor Gavin Newsom. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News 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…
By Gina Yarbrough Encinitas, CA–A man was killed after his vehicle crashed into a tree in Encinitas on Friday, authorities said. The incident occurred just after 5 p.m. in the 1900 block of North Coast Highway 101. Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene and found a vehicle had crashed into a tree. Deputies and paramedics…