Funding woes force Housing Commission to lay off dozens as housing demand climbs
Increased costs across the region are increasing demand for services from the San Diego Housing Commission, but the agency will need to respond with a 14% smaller workforce. The agency eliminated twenty-six vacant positions, and dismissed 32 staff members in February. Those staff members will receive severance...
Woman arrested, accused of stabbing worker at Kearny Mesa coffee shop
A woman who had been clutching a knife and screaming outside a Kearny Mesa coffee shop allegedly barged into the business and stabbed an employee when the victim tried to lock the front doors on her.
Man who died in shootout with law enforcement in San Marcos ID’d
Authorities Friday released video footage of a law enforcement shooting that killed a 33-year-old man who allegedly fired a pistol toward a phalanx of lawmen during a traffic stop in San Marcos. Five members of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office and a Palomar College Police Officer opened fire on...
Marines save mother and 3 children after car crashes, rolls down embankment
Two Marines near Camp Pendleton rescued a family of four from an overturned vehicle after a trailer hitch broke loose and crashed through the windshield, knocking the driver unconscious.
The Suburban Crisis: Why Retirees Are Fleeing These 7 US Cities
Something big is happening across America, and it’s reshaping the retirement landscape in ways few people could have predicted just a decade ago. Cities that once seemed like obvious places to grow old gracefully – with their hospitals, culture, and infrastructure – are now being abandoned by retirees at a striking...
Officials sound alarm after detecting parasite in region for first time: ‘Additional surveillance and...
"It is advised to take certain food safety precautions." Officials sound alarm after detecting parasite in region for first time: 'Additional surveillance and testing will be necessary' first appeared on The Cool Down .
Another movie filmed in Escondido
Years ago I noticed a lot of movies were being filmed in Atlanta. Many production incentives and areas worked well for shots they wanted. It seems to me that Escondido is trying to become a close second for movies that aren’t filmed in Los Angeles—because I heard about another movie being filmed here.
El Cajon Ride From Hell Ends With 43-Year Prison Term
A judge sentenced 45-year-old Gregory Daniel Carlomagno yesterday to 43 years and eight months to life in prison for the fatal stabbing of 71-year-old Steven Barron in El Cajon, following a jury conviction on second-degree murder and related charges. According to The San Diego Union-Tribune, jurors found Carlomagno...
Woman, 81, found dead in University City apartment identified
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — An elderly San Diego woman who was found unconscious and in an awkward position on a bed before she was declared dead in her apartment earlier this month has been identified. Officers with the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) responded to a 911 call...
Grasshoppers are appearing earlier than usual in San Diego. Here’s why
SAN DIEGO — Grasshoppers are showing up earlier than usual across San Diego this year, and experts say warmer temperatures are to blame. A sales associate at Armstrong Garden Centers in Allied Gardens, Rocco Moschette, has a background in entomology and says the timing comes down to soil temperature.
