Volunteers needed to help save North America’s smallest falcon
ESCONDIDO, Calif. — The Avian Behavior Conservancy is recruiting volunteers and landowners in San Diego County to help reverse a dramatic decline in American kestrel populations through a new monitoring project that requires no prior bird experience. The American kestrel population in North America has declined by 40...
Three People Killed In Traffic Crashes Identified
Authorities have publicly identified three people who were killed over the last week in San Diego-area traffic crashes.
Crash blocks multiple lanes on northbound I-5 in San Diego
A crash on northbound Interstate 5 near Carmel Mountain Road has caused significant delays for commuters due to the closure of several lanes.
Authorities Deploy AI Surveillance Towers Near San Diego
(TNS) — A new generation of AI surveillance towers from General Dynamics has been deployed along San Diego’s stretch of the U.S.–Mexico border. General Dynamics uses Phoenix-based PureTech Systems’ AI software, trained on years of footage from earlier systems. Using a combination of cameras and radar, the towers can...
San Diego’s Original Ramen Chain Tajima Permanently Closes North Park Location After Nearly a...
San Diego’s pioneering ramen brand Tajima has permanently closed its North Park location after nearly a decade in business, marking the quiet end of one of the neighborhood’s longtime Japanese dining staples. The restaurant, located at 3015 Adams Avenue, is now officially listed as closed on Tajima’s website,...
End of an Era: Hooley’s Closes Doors at Grossmont Center amid redevelopment
LA MESA, Calif. (KGTV) — A longtime East County favorite is closing its doors as a major redevelopment project moves forward in La Mesa. After 17 years at Grossmont Center, Hooley’s Public House has officially shut down its location, marking the end of an era for the popular neighborhood gathering spot. The closure...
San Diego man invents the BurriTote, a bag to keep your burrito warm
If you've ever taken your burrito home and were dismayed that you now have to microwave it, you understand the plight of the burrito connoisseur. There's sometimes an arguably even worse problem: the burrito was transported vertically and one end is soggy. The horror!. Enter — The BurriTote. Travis Dahl,...
County sues fire-truck companies for driving out competition and driving up prices
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — San Diego County is suing some of the nation’s biggest fire‑truck manufacturers and a New York private‑equity firm, alleging the companies are joining together to control the fire‑apparatus market, thus driving up prices for fire departments and taxpayers across San Diego County and the...
Couple charged with human trafficking, wage theft at senior care homes in North County
SAN DIEGO — A San Diego County couple pleaded not guilty Thursday to human trafficking and wage theft charges after prosecutors say they forced Filipino immigrant workers into grueling, around-the-clock shifts at two senior care homes while withholding most of their pay. Rolando Solancho Corpuz, 57, and Maria...
‘Bare minimum isn’t going to cut it’: San Diego to begin process implementing state...
The City of San Diego is taking steps to implement Senate Bill 79, which requires cities to approve housing developments within a one-half-mile radius of transit stops, and will review the proposed implementation plan on April 16.
