Weekend Pacific Surfliner service to resume on Feb. 4

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–The City of San Diego is kicking off a robust process to recruit and hire a new chief of police for the San Diego Police Department, which will include a thorough outreach and community engagement effort to give San Diegans a voice in the hiring process along with a national…

San Diego County Board of Supervisors at a meeting. Photo: County of San Diego By SDCN Editor  San Diego, CA–In a unanimous decision during Tuesday’s board meeting, the County Board of Supervisors reaffirmed its commitment to leadership continuity by selecting Supervisor Nora Vargas as the chairwoman for the upcoming year.  Chairwoman Vargas, who previously held…

Photo courtesy of Jamaica Ministry of Tourism By Danny R. Johnson – Entertainment News Editor NEW YORK, NEW YORK–Harry Belafonte, the singer, actor, and activist whose wide-ranging success blazed a trail for other Black artists in the 1950s, died on Tuesday at age 96. A child of Harlem, Mr. Belafonte used his platform at the…

By Gina Yarbrough Lakeside, CA–A man who fatally shot two women, and shot and killed himself at a Lakeside residence last month was identified by the Sheriff’s Department. Kenneth Harrington, 59, has been identified as the man who shot and killed 60-year-old Michelle Mallucci and 59-year-old Theresa Schrantz. Mallucci was Harrington’s girlfriend. The two women…

By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–In a public health announcement, the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency revealed that individuals frequenting the Mission Valley YMCA between March 5 and Oct. 30 may have been exposed to tuberculosis.  The County’s Tuberculosis Program, part of the Public Health Services department, is actively collaborating with…

Naruwan Taiko is scheduled to perform at Bodhi Tree Concerts’ Music En La Calle in City Heights. Photo credit: Bodhi Tree Concerts By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Music En La Calle, the free music festival and street fair that brings together colorful musical performances representing a wide range of cultures and styles, returns to City…