Caring for the community

While I wanted to come on here and say, “Yay! It’s Halloween, let’s get excited,” it doesn’t feel quite right.

I can’t ignore it, it’s been a heavy week. I hope you all are taking care of yourselves and your loved ones. When a family loses a child to something so mundane as crossing the street to school, it moves us all. Young or old, we all realize the preciousness of life and how much we need each other in times like these. I have hope that this community will rally to look out for Andrew Olsen’s family in this period of unimaginable grief.

Instead of sharing some Halloween events — you’ll probably be busy anyway, stationed at the front door or trailing behind a conglomerate of characters as they scream “trick or treat” — I wanted to share a GoFundMe to support the family in case you haven’t considered it already. It’s about $20,000 away from its goal.

Another San Carlos family who could use support is the family of De’Veonte Morris. The 19-year-old lost his life in the car crash that took the life of a La Mesa police officer as well. The GoFundMe to support his family is about 10% away from its goal.

Our top story today is about what went wrong with Jackson Drive. Times of San Diego intern Calista Stocker made a disturbing discovery about the intersection.

Our weekly data reports now have updated crime statistics and more. Check out your neighborhood here, and send us an email on what more you want to see.

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