The group leading the effort to nix the newly-implemented gas tax says it has acquired enough signatures to qualify its repeal initiative for the November Ballot.The approval of SB1 by lawmakers last year led to a 12-cent and 20-cent hike on regular and diesel fuel, respectively, and increased vehicle registration…
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The first ever proposed tax on water usage is making its way through the California State Assembly.SB623, the “Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund” bill, would charge every household in the state an additional 95 cents a month, which would pay to operate treatment plants in rural areas where water…
A 3.9-magnitude earthquake shook the Borrego Springs area on Wednesday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The temblor hit at 6:36 p.m. about 9 miles north-northeast of Borrego Springs in San Diego County. Updates: Download the NBCLA App More than 400 people said they felt the quake.The quake was initially…
About 300 migrants plan to request asylum in the United States at the San Ysidro Port of Entry Sunday. A group of migrants from Central America arrived in Tijuana Tuesday with hopes of seeking asylum from dangerous and violent conditions in their home countries. Thieves Give Woman Their Phone Number Before…
Reported flu cases and flu-related deaths have decreased in San Diego, prompting hopes that this year’s tough flu season is finally ending.There were 101 confirmed cases of the flu last week, according to the County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA). This is down from 175 the previous week.“It appears…
Border Patrol (CBP) officers intercepted more than 800 pounds of narcotics and arrested nine fugitives at the border over the weekend.The suspects were arrested for charges that included parole violations, burglary, assault and weapons offenses. Shallow Dive Leads to Teen’s Spinal Cord Injury Officers seized 590 pounds of meth, 193…
Republican lawmakers returned to an Alexandria, Virginia, baseball field Wednesday, nearly 11 months after a gunman opened fire on their practice for a charity baseball game. The team gathered at Simpson Field in the Del Ray neighborhood Wednesday morning for their first practice for this year’s charity baseball game. Nassar Sentencing…
Google is giving Gmail a makeover for its 1.4 billion users with new tools and features, including most notably, disappearing messages the tech giant announced Wednesday, NBC News reported. At first glance, the new Gmail design tweaks are subtle, including a new side panel for accessing calendars and tasks and large,…
A group of concerned San Diegans urged the county Wednesday to declare a state of emergency in the South Bay because of constant sewage seepage into county waters. The resident group called “Citizens Against Sewage” and San Diego State University (SDSU) students rallied outside the county’s administration center in San Diego…
Jurors convicted an Escondido teenager of first-degree murder for beating his friend to death and posting the sound of his victim’s cries on Snapchat. The verdict was reached Tuesday, almost one year after the death of Maithem Alfuraiji. Shallow Dive Leads to Teen’s Spinal Cord Injury Alfuraiji, 20, was last seen alive…
Ex-Poway Unified School District Superintendent John Collins pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor financial disclosure charge and was immediately sentenced to five years probation in a plea deal in a case in which he was accused of misappropriating more than $345,000 in public funds, City News Service reported.The Poway Unified School…
High school rugby is administered by the SoCal Youth Rugby organization. Club teams representing Helix and Valhalla high schools serve East County. read more Source: East County Californian
The number of cases in the E. coli outbreak tied to Romaine lettuce grown in Arizona has boomed to 84 in 19 states, with 42 people requiring hospitalization, more than a half-dozen of them for a type of acute kidney failure, the Centers for Disease Control said Wednesday.That’s an increase…
A Florida liquor store clerk was robbed of more than $11,000 as a group of witnesses stood idly by while she fought to fend off the suspect.The incident was captured on surveillance video outside the 19th Street Liquors store in Fort Lauderdale. According to Ash Raff, the store’s manager, the…
After a long and exciting preseason, baseball conference games have finally come into full swing. Grossmont (12-7-1) is 3-1 in the Grossmont Hills league with Granite Hills (10-7-0) trailing behind, 2-1. Helix (13-6-1) comes third in the rankings, 1-1-1. Grossmont Valley teams are in a much tighter race, with Steele…
The Granite Hills High girls varsity lacrosse team finished undefeated to capture the Grossmont League championship at 8-0. In addition, the Eagles are the only undefeated team in San Diego County at 16-0. Granite Hills, which is ranked 10th in a county-wide poll, has one non-league game remaining at Temecula…
The 2018 Collegiate Division 1-A rugby national championship game is scheduled to take place May 5 at Santa Clara University. The title contest will be the culmination of the 2017-18 season in which more than 70 teams played in more than 250 games across the country to determine the final…
We had just arrived on the mountain for a huddle at camp May Mac, a secluded Santa Cruz Christian camp. Small contingents of my wife’s family, fifty-five in all, was just getting out of their cars and were busy hugging and shaking hands. The Santa Cruz Mountains are beautifully placed…
On Saturday, April 14, Mary England—President and CEO of the La Mesa Chamber of Commerce—was presented with a California Senate Resolution from State Senator Joel Anderson for her long-term commitment to public service and growing the local business community and they jobs they bring. Featured Article Image: read more …
Alpine Union School District students went on spring break on Friday, March 23. On Saturday, March 24, the district sent out a notice that the bus system would be turned over to the Grossmont Union High School District for operation and upkeep, effective April 9 upon the closure of break.…
