The race for San Diego’s lone swing Assembly seat turns ugly
Republican Kristie Bruce-Lane is once again trying to flip a North County Assembly seat, in a race that has turned ugly with efforts by each candidate to cast the other’s politics as extreme. But her...
View ArticleLederer on Language: Here’s my Halloween poem, which goes from bat to verse
’Twas Halloween Night (Thanks to Clement Clark Moore, who wrote “The Night Before Christmas.”) ’Twas Halloween night, and all through the house,All the creatures were stirring and eating a mouse. The...
View ArticleTwo Mexico citizens die after high-speed pursuit in Otay Mesa
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials released more details about the crash in which two migrants died and an American citizen was hospitalized after a pursuit in Otay Mesa Tuesday. The names of...
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Firefighters battle blaze at former InCahoots saloon in Mission Valley
Firefighters once again battled a fire at the shuttered InCahoots Dance Hall & Saloon in Mission Valley early Saturday morning. This is the second time a fire has broken out at the vacant building...
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San Diego County detects its second locally acquired dengue case
Just weeks after taking similar actions in Escondido, crews began spraying insecticide in Vista on Friday, working to kill any mosquitoes carrying dengue virus after detecting the second locally...
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Early voting in San Diego County opens at 39 locations, with more coming next...
Voting by mail has become the most popular way in San Diego County to take part in the electoral process. But some, like Chris Courter, still prefer to cast their ballots in person. The 59-year-old...
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City unveils refined design for Ocean Beach Pier replacement
San Diego officials unveiled details of amenities they hope to include on a new Ocean Beach Pier on Saturday, amid ongoing efforts to reimagine the crumbling icon. The city announced in August that the...
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Ham on Wry: Let him eat cake … and lasagna
Having received the doctor’s directive to lose 20 pounds, I decided to join the local gym. It’s a busy place attended mostly by folks like me attempting to improve rather than sustain. I walk on the...
View ArticleEl Cajon considering moving classic car cruise from downtown
A classic car show in El Cajon could be hitting the road. After hearing a staff report that questioned whether the Cajon Classic Cruise was worth its cost, City Council members last week agreed to hold...
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Hit by trash truck on his way to school, Helix High freshman football player...
Riding next to the trash truck made Caleb Carvalho nervous. He was on his bicycle, headed to school. The 14-year-old was upbeat that day, eager — it was Sept. 5, and that afternoon he was planning to...
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Campaign rhetoric around U.S.-Mexico border is extreme. Living there is a lot...
For any American who has paid even the slightest attention in the run-up to November’s general election, the rhetoric around the U.S.-Mexico border has been almost impossible to avoid. Former President...
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‘She could have had a chance to live’: Family of woman who died in jail...
Vianna Granillo would have been 28 on Saturday. Her family marked the day with a visit to her grave followed by a gathering outside of the Las Colinas women’s jail. On July 12, 2022, Granillo was found...
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Outdoors: Rare chance to see comet makes one ponder about Earth’s future
I often seek answers in the wonders of a starry summer sky. It’s easy to do when you open the mind to the vastness of the universe and all that it holds. But as I sat on a rural mountaintop last week...
View ArticleEPA reviewing petition to evaluate Tijuana River Valley’s eligibility as a...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is reviewing a petition sent by San Diego County residents and elected officials asking the federal government to evaluate whether the polluted...
View ArticleNew management coming to Carlsbad’s troubled Windsor Pointe
Carlsbad’s troubled Windsor Pointe 50-apartment affordable housing project could have a new management company by November, the developer said Tuesday. At the city’s request, Affirmed Housing has given...
View ArticleAfter years of crossing the border every day to get to school, a San Diego...
Worry, separation, and anxiety were regular companions for artist Tanya Aguiñiga during her childhood, crossing the U.S.-Mexico border every day to get to and from school. Of course, joy, play, and...
View ArticleCold, gusty winds expected across San Diego County on Monday
A weak low pressure system is expected to spread cold, gusty winds across most of San Diego County Monday and could generate light rain in the mountains, which could make driving dicey east of Alpine,...
View ArticleWrong-way driver killed in head-on crash on state Route 76 in Oceanside
A suspected DUI driver was killed and the driver he hit in a head-on collision was injured on state Route 76 in Oceanside Saturday night. Police said the man, who was in his 30s, was driving a tan...
View ArticlePatrols boosted near San Diego mosques, synagogues after hoax device found
San Diego police plan to increase patrols near mosques and synagogues throughout the city for the next week after a suspicious “hoax type of device” was found near the House of Israel in Balboa Park on...
View ArticlePedestrian hit by pickup and gravely injured near Mission Bay
A 33-year-old man was gravely injured when he was hit by a pickup Saturday night near Mission Bay, San Diego police said. The pedestrian was hit by the eastbound Ford F-150 on Sea World Drive near...
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