Mission Hills Caltrans Worker Gets Work Furlough After Fatal Hit
A Caltrans transportation engineer who struck and killed a pedestrian in Mission Hills will serve a one-year work-furlough term instead of going to prison after pleading guilty to felony hit-and-run. San Diego Superior Court Judge Lisa Rodriguez sentenced 59-year-old William John Christian to two years of probation,...
City Council partially rolls back Balboa Park paid parking
The city of San Diego’s implementation of paid parking at Balboa Park in January has led to dissent from residents, rollout issues, and backlash from Balboa Park organizations. In response, city leaders are partially reversing the policy, according to Mayor Todd Gloria’s Feb. 6 press release. Gloria will...
California man arrested after impersonating ICE agent and assaulting McDonald’s manager
The man, who impersonated an ICE agent, grabbed the manager by neck and accused him of being in the country illegally.
35-year-old man in Sheriff’s custody at the San Diego Central Jail dies
A 35-year-old man was found unresponsive in his cell at the San Diego Central Jail, and later died at the hospital.
They grew and sold Dave’s Hot Chicken. Next up: birria tacos
After Bill Phelps and investors built Dave’s Hot Chicken into the fastest-growing franchised restaurant chain and sold it last year in a $1 billion deal, the big question was what they would do next. The answer: birria tacos. Phelps and partner Andrew Feghali on Tuesday announced an early-stage investment...
San Diego County Weather Alert: 6 Inches of Snow, 75 MPH Gusts Hit Mountain...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. San Diego, California – Snow-covered mountain roads and wind gusts up to 75 mph are creating dangerous driving conditions right now across the San Diego County Mountains, where wet snow continues through...
San Diego County Lifts Curtain On Homeless Crisis In Its Unincorporated Backyard
San Diego County is finally pulling back the curtain on what homelessness looks like outside city limits, putting numbers to a crisis that has long been harder to see. This week, the County’s Office of Homeless Solutions rolled out an interactive dashboard that, for the first time, breaks out homelessness statistics...
Imperial Beach may join growing trend of more e-bike rules
Imperial Beach officials may join a growing number of San Diego County cities that have implemented stricter regulations on e-bikes. The new rules may look similar to what six other cities so far have adopted — with one exception. Councilmembers have already indicated that they will not prohibit riders...
Nonprofit COO Charged with Using Public Funds for Plastic Surgeries, Shopping
The former chief operating officer of a nonprofit that the county once relied on to deploy life-saving overdose reversal drugs across San Diego was jailed last week for allegedly taking more than $134,000 in public funds from the organization. Amy Knox, who had managed the Harm Reduction Coalition of San...
Fallen tree causes delays on Blue Line Trolley, MTS reports
Commuters on the Blue Line should expect delays Wednesday morning due to a fallen tree near the E Street Station in Chula Vista, which is causing a service disruption along the line.
