About a quarter-acre of brush burned north of City Heights Sunday, and that prompted firefighters and police to briefly evacuate a small number of residents. The fire was off El Cajon Boulevard near Fairmount Avenue. It was reported shortly after 12:30 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Police officers evacuated those in the […]
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San Diegans Told of Israel’s Success on Eve of 66th Independence Day
Israeli television reporter Gil Tamary told a San Diego fundraiser for the Jewish National Fund Sunday that supporters of Israel have much to be proud of as that country approaches its 66th independence day on Monday. Tamary, the Washingtion bureau chief for Channel 10 News — one of the two commercial networks in Israel — said advances in […]
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Fire Crews Battling 2-Acre Brush Fire Near Carmel Valley
Fire crews worked Sunday to extinguish a brush fire near the Gonzales Canyon open space area, north of Carmel Valley. The fire was near the dead end of Rancho Dorado Bend, and was reported at 12:10 p.m. It had grown to about two acres in about 15 minutes, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. […]
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Drunk Trying to Enter Wrong Home Shot by Resident
A drunken man tried to break into the wrong house in Chula Vista on Saturday might and was shot by the resident. Shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, the drunken 41-year-old man allegedly tried to break through the front door of a home in the 900 block of Rutgers Avenue, near Otay Lakes Road. He broke […]
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Harbor Police Rescue Couple Abandoned by Smuggler
San Diego Harbor Police rescued a man and woman who were abandoned by a smuggler in the ocean more than a mile off Imperial Beach. The incident occurred last week when a jet ski was observed crossing from Mexico. A Harbor Police boat was called in, and the jet ski operator abandoned the two passengers […]
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Nearly 600 Get Zero-Emission Mowers at Annual Exchange
Nearly 600 San Diego County residents went home with zero-emission lawnmowers Saturday during the 15th annual “Mowing Down Pollution” mower exchange at Qualcomm Stadium. Mark Creighton of Carlsbad, who arrived at the stadium around 4:30 a.m., was the first in line to trade his gas-powered lawnmower, and $99.99, for one of 586 rechargeable Black & […]
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed by SUV in Oceanside
A pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV Saturday while crossing an Oceanside roadway in a crosswalk. The incident occurred at 10:25 p.m. at State Route 76 and Benet Road, said Oceanside police Lt. Sean Marchand. “Officers arrived on scene and determined that a sport utility vehicle was traveling westbound on SR 76 approaching […]
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Pundit Asks: DeMaio – ‘Why Are Pro-Gay Groups Against Him?’
The 52nd Congressional district race jumped into the national spotlight this week, with a story on Fox News featuring prominent Republican challenger Carl DeMaio, who is trying to unseat the incumbent, Rep. Scott Peters (D-San Diego). The DailyBeast.com deconstructs that appearance, along with noting a number of milestones in DeMaio’s political career, while asking a […]
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Pro-Medical Marijuana Group Sues the City, While Other Group Criticizes the Suit
A group of medical marijuana activists have sued the city of San Diego to put a stop to recently passed regulations of dispensaries, but another group is objecting to the lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Superior Court by the Union of Medical Marijuana Patients Inc., which calls itself a civil rights organization founded in […]
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Update: 2 Firefighters Hurt While Working to Contain I-8 Brush Fire
Update 9:35 p.m. May 3, 2014, with news of full containment. Two firefighters were injured Saturday while working to extinguish a string of brush fires along Interstate 8 between Alpine and Pine Valley, which may have been sparked by a vehicle’s faulty catalytic converter. One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion and the other for […]
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Private Plane Makes Rough Landing in El Cajon
A single-engine plane made a rough landing Friday at Gillespie Field after touching down without its landing gear. The Cessna landed shortly before 7:30 p.m. and slid to a stop on the runway, said Monica Zech of Heartland Fire Rescue. The male pilot, the plane’s sole occupant, was not injured, Zech said, adding that there […]
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Pendleton Marines Win National Sniper Competition
Two Camp Pendleton Marines beat all other service branches to earn first place overall during the 43rd Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center in Fort Chaffee, AR. Sgt. Daniel Ramos and Sgt. Shaun Garvey, instructors with the Sniper Basic Course, Advanced Infantry Battalion, School of Infantry West, bested […]
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Elderly Man Killed Crossing Street in Vista
A 68-year-old man was struck and killed by a car Friday night while crossing a street in Vista. The San Diego Sheriff’s Department said the accident occurred around 10:15 p.m. at the intersection of North Santa Fe Avenue and Angeles Vista Drive. A Ford sedan was traveling southbound on North Santa Fe Avenue while the […]
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Raising Minimum Wage Puts San Diego on Right Side of History
By Robert Nothoff Our economy functions best when an honest day’s work equals an honest day’s pay. If we are to truly call ourselves America’s Finest City, nobody should have to lose a day’s pay to care for a sick loved one, and nobody who works full time should have to live in poverty. Sadly, […]