San Diego, CA–The San Diego Police Department is seeking assistance from the public in locating a missing at-risk 19-year-old man.
Oceanside Fire Department crews at the scene of a duplex fire Thursday afternoon that severely damaged a unit, and displaced a family of six in Oceanside. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A family of six was displaced Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out at their residential duplex in Oceanside,…
By SDCN Editor Washington, D.C.–The Justice Department Wednesday announced $192,819,214 in formula and discretionary grant awards to support vital services and legal responses for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in observance of the 29th anniversary of the original enactment of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Congress appropriated approximately $700…
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–California is offering $150 million to help the state’s public school districts, and charter schools put more electric and zero-emission school buses on the roads. A collaboration between the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC), the state is accepting applications through Sept. 29, and award recipients…
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom will receive federal assistance following the White House’s approval of the Presidential Emergency Declaration authorizing it to support response to continuous storms impacting much of California. The Presidential Emergency Declaration enables impacted counties to immediately access Direct Federal Assistance to help protect public safety and property, including generators,…
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…
Top left: Aerial drone view of the deep snow that blanketed the meadow near Phillip Stations in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Top right: The “slippery when wet” sign along Hwy 50 in El Dorado County was nearly blocked by the recent snowfall. Photo from California State Parks. By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–With this season’s California…