Those who gathered kept 8 minutes of silence in honor of George Floyd. Source: CBS 8 New feed
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SDPD officers used tear gas twice and flash-bang grenades against protesters because of what they called escalating violence. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Temps warm up a touch by Sunday as we sit in-between systems. Source: CBS 8 New feed
A burnt car in the aftermath from La Mesa’s riot last night. Thank you to Deb C! And there’s more!
The Cities of La Mesa, Poway, and Santee have issued city-wide curfews for all citizens. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Poway’s protest, like many across San Diego and the nation, is fueled by the killings of black people at the hands of police. Source: CBS 8 New feed
A protest over the death of George Floyd that briefly blocked Interstate 5 was ordered to disperse in downtown San Diego on Sunday afternoon as tear gas and flashbangs were fired into the crowd. Although the demonstration was largely peaceful, tensions flared in the afternoon. At one point, several water…
Officers arrived more than an hour after the looting began to end the free-for-all chaos. Source: CBS 8 New feed
As volunteers rushed to clean up buildings damaged in La Mesa after protests turned riotous Saturday night, the city imposed a new curfew in the hopes of preventing a repeat episode of destruction. The decision was made in an emergency closed session meeting early Sunday, and authorized City Manager Greg…
The body of a 14-year old boy was found by a maintenance crew on Saturday according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Source: CBS 8 New feed
Source: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2020-05-30/la-mesa-police-protest-george-floydSubscribe A protest calling for police reform and racial justice began peacefully in La Mesa Saturday, but as night fell it had escalated into riots with the city center resembling a combat zone. The action mimics several others around the nation as outrage continues to swell over the Memorial…
Stores in the La Mesa Springs Shopping Center and other local businesses were vandalized, looted, and burned after a protest that had started peacefully. Source: CBS 8 New feed
The victim has been identified as Noah Long of San Diego. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Widespread cooling is expected as an approaching low triggers a stronger onshore flow by Saturday. Temps will warm up a touch by Sunday as we sit in-between systems. Source: CBS 8 New feed
The $72 billion dollar wedding industry in the U.S. is crippled by the Coronavirus health orders. Source: CBS 8 New feed
The El Cajon City Council recently announced over $800,000 of Community Development Block Grant funds were allocated for several COVID-19 response programs. These funds were granted to the city as part of the CARES Act signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27. A large portion of the…
California state senator Brian Jones said the county of San Diego is moving in the right direction in its efforts to restart the economy, but he doesn’t think officials are moving fast enough. “I still think that some of the regulations that they are coming in with are not based…
Veterans of Foreign Wars District One Senior Vice Commander and Lakeside Post Commander Paula Jansen watched as the American flag was hoisted to the top of the pole mounted in front of the building before being lashed down at half-staff on May 25 for Memorial Day. photo by jessica brodkin…
Though Grossmont College’s swim season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, both the Griffins’ men’s and women’s teams showed quite a bit of promise. The Pacific Coast Athletic Conference had scheduled three invitationals this spring, two of which were completed before the season was prematurely cancelled. Crafton Hills,…
News 8 can verify mortality rates in the 80% range. But, that number only represents specific hospitals and areas – and not what is being seen in San Diego. Source: CBS 8 New feed
