San Diego, CA–The World Surf League Sambazon World Junior Championships, hosted by Best Western, opened with excellent, four-to-six-foot conditions to get competition underway.
By SDCN Editor Sacramento, CA–Out of an abundance of caution for public safety, California State Parks Saturday announced temporary closures and camping cancellations for state parks and beaches due to potential impacts from Hurricane Hilary. All state beaches in Orange and San Diego counties will be closed on Sunday and Monday. Inland state parks in the path of the storm, such as Cuyamaca State Park, Ocotillo Wells…
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A 16-month-old boy was struck and killed in a vehicle collision Tuesday afternoon in Oceanside, authorities said. Oceanside police officers responded to calls of a white Ford F-150 truck that struck a child at around 3:39 p.m. in the 3200 block of San Tomas Drive. The truck, driven by a 62-year-old…
SANDAG appoints Coleen Clementson as interim chief executive officer to begin in January 2024. Photo provided by SANDAG By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors unanimously approved the appointment of SANDAG’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Coleen Clementson, to lead the regional agency as the interim CEO on…
Mama’s Kitchen completes solar installation project Mama’s Kitchen, a local nonprofit organization that delivers meals to critically ill San Diegans, recently completed a solar installation project made possible by a $25,000 grant from the Solar Moonshot Program…
U.S. Coast Guard rescues nine adults from a sinking vessel on the San Clemente Island shoreline Saturday morning. Photo: U.S. Coast Guard, via screengrab By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew Saturday morning rescued nine adults after their 47-foot fishing vessel ran aground near the San Clemente Island shoreline. Coast Guard…
By Gina Yarbrough Oceanside, CA–A family of six and their cat were displaced from their home early Saturday morning after a structure fire broke out in their garage in North County, fire officials said. Fire crews responded to reports of a garage fire at a two-story single-family residence at 401 Lupine Way around 1:47 a.m….