The Valley Center Sheriff’s Department seeks the public’s help in solving a string of utility-grade battery thefts in North County.
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The union educator members of the San Diego Education Association (SDEA) concluded voting on a historic new contract with the San Diego Unified School District. Voting was held at district schools and the SDEA office during the first week of June. After over a year of contract negotiations, SDEA members…
By Gina Yarbrough Escondido, CA–A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Sprinter train Wednesday afternoon in Escondido, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. The incident occurred around 5:42 p.m. near the intersection of Mission Road and Enterprise Street, Sheriff’s Department Sergeant J. King said in a news release. The Sheriff’s Department Transit Enforcement Unit…
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…
SANDAG, FACT launched on-demand wheelchair-accessible service for San Diego county residents. Photo provided by SANDAG By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and Facilitating Access to Coordinated Transportation (FACT) representatives June 21 were joined by local community members to celebrate the launch of RideFACTNow, a new and first-of-its-kind on-demand specialized transportation…
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego successfully spawned three Sunflower Sea Stars. Photo provided by Birch Aquarium at Scripps By SDCN Editor La Jolla, CA–Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego successfully spawned three Sunflower Sea Stars in partnership with the Aquarium of the Pacific, Steinhart…
By SDCN San Diego, CA–With hundreds of thousands of San Diegans facing hunger, Feeding San Diego needs both food and monetary donations to continue to provide access to nutritious food throughout San Diego County. A new partnership with Instacart is helping with food donations by providing easy access to groceries for food donations through the…