Dave Chapin, founder of Carlsbad board game maker The Op, returns to the company as CEO with plans to lead the expansion of the business into family entertainment as well as games.
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San Diego County Health Officials Report 3,598 New COVID Infections Over 4 Days
Nearly 3,600 new COVID-19 infections were logged over the past four days in San Diego County, health officials said Monday.
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Mid-Afternoon Fire Rips Through Clairemont Mesa Home, Two People Displaced
A mid-afternoon fire gutted a Clairemont Mesa home Monday, displacing two residents. The non-injury blaze in the 3900 block of Armstrong Street erupted for unknown reasons about 3:30 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.
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Auto-Theft Suspect Nabbed After Crashing Vehicle, Fleeing on Foot in Escondido
An auto-theft suspect led police and sheriff’s personnel on a pursuit across northern San Diego County Monday before crashing the stolen car he was driving and making a failed attempt to escape on foot.
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Alleged DUI Teen Driver from Moreno Valley Jailed for Double-Fatal Crash in Torrey Pines
A young Moreno Valley man was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of being intoxicated when he crashed a sports car off an ocean-front street alongside Torrey Pines State Beach at high speed, killing two teenage passengers and seriously injuring two others.
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Drug Smuggling Investigation Leads to Border Tunnel Discovery Linking Tijuana to Otay Mesa
Six people are facing federal charges in connection with allegedly trafficking drugs through an underground cross-border tunnel discovered over the weekend that stretches from Tijuana to a warehouse in Otay Mesa, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday.
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Opinion: Expanding Nuclear Power to Fight Climate Change Would Be Insanity
Tackling the climate crisis requires cutting carbon emissions in the shortest time and at the lowest cost. Nuclear power can’t deliver on this goal for 10 reasons.
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Average San Diego County Gas Price Rises for 13th Time in 14 Days
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Monday for the 13th time in 14 days, increasing nine-tenths of a cent to $5.958, its highest amount since April 1.
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Pregnant Teen Pleads Not Guilty in Pair of South Bay Road Rage Incidents Including Shooting
A woman who allegedly took part in a pair of South Bay road rage incidents, including one in which her boyfriend allegedly shot a man at a Chula Vista intersection, pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that include attempted murder.
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Border Agent Who Died in Potrero-Area Car Crash Was Daniel Salazar, 40, of Santee
Authorities Monday publicly identified a U.S. Border Patrol agent who died last week in a car crash in the far southern reaches of the San Diego area.
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California Law Requiring Women on Public Company Boards Struck Down
A Superior Court judge in Los Angeles has ruled unconstitutional California’s law requiring publicly held companies to include women on their boards, dealing a blow to the state’s push to diversify corporate leadership.
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Orange County Church Shooting Called Chinese vs. Taiwanese Hate Crime
The man who allegedly killed a doctor and injured five others at a Taiwanese church in Orange County was a U.S. citizen born in China who hated Taiwan and drove from Las Vegas armed with guns, chains and numerous Molotov cocktails.
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Police Find 52-Year-Old Man Dead from Shooting in City Heights Alley
Patrol officers responding to reports of gunfire in a neighborhood between Interstate 805 and state Route 15 found the 52-year-old victim suffering from at least one gunshot wound in the 4200 block of 35th Street shortly before 4:30 a.m., according to the San Diego Police Department.
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San Diego Has More Than $840,000 to be Reclaimed by Residents
The city of San Diego announced Monday more than $840,000 can be returned to nearly 1,070 residents and business owners who have paid for city services or have done business with the city during the last three years.