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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- Happy Mother’s Day!
- Desert areas will be under an extreme heat warning.
- The historic Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club was damaged in a fire Saturday.
Tessa Balc
Audience engagement producer
Top story
A fault line halted plans for a 40-story tower. Years later, the site remains a ‘hole in the ground’
There were big plans for a plot of land downtown, near San Diego City College, but for more than decade the developers have been at a standstill.
Since they discovered the existence of a fault line cutting through where they proposed to construct a large apartment complex, they haven’t quite figured out what to do.
Our Thomas Murphy has more.
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Stories you should know about
🗳️ For the lone woman left in the California governor’s race, it’s all about ‘temperament’: The Democratic former congressmember from Orange County released an ad this week addressing her lowest moment so far in her race for governor.
⚾️ Top Padres prospect self-deports after pleading guilty to transporting non-citizens: The Padres told the U-T that the 19-year-old also would likely lose his work visa for 10 years, but can reapply after five years if he demonstrates good behavior.
🪨 California could be the first state to ban quartz countertops: A new state law that took effect Jan. 1 imposes tougher rules on the shops that cut, grind and polish the engineered stone used in kitchen and bathroom countertops.
Convicted murderer Betty Broderick dead at 78: The former La Jolla socialite was serving a life sentence at the California Institution for Women in Chino.
Opinion: San Diego’s hidden health crisis is floating in the air : From Shikha Bansal, a San Diego writer and parent.
What else we’re reading
🪩 CH Projects, the company that owns the Lafayette, is opening its new hotel on Coronado this week. (Union-Tribune)
🥑 Unique ‘Adopt an Avocado Tree’ program aims to revive San Diego’s struggling farms. (NBC 7)
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In case you missed it…
Weekdays get busy—we know. And with so much from Times of San Diego, good stories can slip by. Here are a few worth your time:
🐶 No charges filed yet in mass Julian animal rescue, but investigation continues. Read it here.
🤖 How the San Diego Community College District caught — and is still fighting — a sophisticated cyberattack. Read it here.
⚾️ Andrew Gauna found his footing in community college and now he’s tearing up the league for USD. Read it here.
🔥 California seeking penalties from State Farm over slowed wildlife investigations, underpaid claims. Read it here.