Cliff jumpers rescued after getting stuck in high surf at Sunset Cliffs
Four people were rescued from Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach after becoming stuck while recreationally leaping off the cliff, with one person taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
San Diego economist breaks down California’s ‘mileage tax’
SAN DIEGO — California Assembly Bill 1421 does not create a mileage tax, but it is a measure to continue a multi-year state study on whether the state should replace its gas tax with a mileage-based road-usage fee. California's roads rely heavily on gas-tax revenue. Drivers currently pay about...
San Diego County health workers strike expands as over 500 pharmacy employees join picket...
SAN DIEGO — Pharmacy and lab employees will join striking Kaiser Permanente nurses and other health care workers on the picket line in San Diego County on Monday, the union said Sunday. More than 500 members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 135 will launch a strike...
‘City of wood’ — La Jolla’s secret World War II training ground Camp Callan
In early 1941, the once-quiet Torrey Pines bluffs — a landscape of red-tailed hawks and the gliders of Charles Lindbergh’s soaring clubs — suddenly echoed with the rumble of construction. In just a few short months, a sprawling wooden cantonment known locally as the “City of Wood”...
Deputies raid Spring Valley home, seize drugs, weapons, stolen vehicles
Deputies who served a search warrant at a Spring Valley home Friday came across a cache of illicit drugs and weapons and a variety of stolen vehicles. Personnel with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office served the warrant at the residence in the 10300 block of Del Rio Road, near Sweetwater Springs Boulevard and Del...
Sacramento Report: San Diego Business Executives Visited Sacramento. Labor Leaders Wanted None of It
San Diego’s business executives trekked up to the City of Trees this week to advocate for policies that make housing easier to build. Their visit was met with fanfare. Labor leaders urged San Diego councilmembers to not attend the San Diego Regional Chamber’s annual event in Sacramento this week over job postings the...
Top SuperLotto Plus ticket sold in San Diego County
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in the latest SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Wednesday’s drawing to $27 million. One ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at a gas station in the unincorporated Spring Valley area in San Diego County,...
The wildly wonderful world of Chess Boxing
Samy Shoker isn’t just an International Grand Chess Master; he’s also the European Middleweight Chess Boxing Champion.
Man expected to survive after hit-and-run collision in Chula Vista
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (CNS) — A pedestrian who was hit by a car in Chula Vista is expected to survive, authorities said. Chula Vista Police Department officers responded to Broadway and E Street at about 10 p.m. Friday where a man believed to be in his 30s was struck by a black sedan with dark tinted windows, according...
La Mesa WWII Veteran to celebrate 100th birthday
Warren Steven Sandy, a La Mesa resident and World War II veteran, will turn 100 years old on Feb. 19. His family, traveling from across the country, will gather at a rental home in La Mesa to celebrate a milestone that honors a century of life, decades of service, and the sacrifices of those who served during the war.
