San Diego County News

By SDCN Editor  San Diego, CA–Many San Diegans will see an increase in their pay when the city of San Diego’s minimum wage goes up in the new year.  Effective Jan. 1, employees who perform at least two hours of work in one or more calendar weeks of the year, within the geographic boundaries of…

CBP agriculture discovers rare pest at Otay Mesa Cargo facility U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists found something unusual while examining a shipment containing fresh celery, the interception of a rare pest, a first-in-port discovery.

By SDCN Editor Fallbrook, CA–A one-year girl was accidentally shot by her 3-year-old sibling Monday morning at their home in Fallbrook, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.  Sheriff’s Department dispatch received a call around 7:30 a.m. about a shooting at a residence in the 1100 block of South Stagecoach Lane in Fallbrook.  When deputies…

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–As part of an ongoing effort to support the City of San Diego’s workforce, the City is launching a pilot program to support employees with the cost of child care for children ages 0-12. The Municipal Child Care Benefit Pilot Program is funded through a federal grant, city officials said. …

Photo provided by San Diego County Sheriff’s Department By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to reduce alcohol-related harm in the communities we serve.  The grant is one of nearly 50 awarded in California to local…

By Gina Yarbrough Vista, CA–Two people were arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing a man multiple times at a park in Vista, said the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call, just after 1:30 a.m., of a verbal altercation that turned physical at Veterans Memorial Park located near South Santa…