Keeping communities safe The Board of Supervisors recently gave the green-light to prepare for the next wave of rural fire prevention and protection improvements. Supervisor Jim Desmond and I got board approval to ask county staff to flesh out several proposals, including the development of a grant program to encourage…
La Mesa California
Grossmont College’s music department scholarship fundraiser, “Salsa Under the Stars,” on April 29 is a great way to practice your best Latin dance moves while reveling in the knowledge of doing a good deed. Complete with free dance lessons from 6:30-7:30 p.m., the music department’s outdoor concert on the Main…
Voters in Solana Beach will soon be asked to weigh in on a measure that could pave the way for a new state-licensed, residential senior care facility. Measure B would amend the city code to allow a facility with as many as 99 beds to be built at the corner…
A stream of water was sent dozens of feet into the air early Monday after a car rolled over and crashed into a hydrant in the College Area. Video shared to social media by the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department showed the geyser on Montezuma Road near Collwood Boulevard at about…
People who use e-cigarettes are often inhaling high levels of nicotine, but many teenagers who vape don’t realize it, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. NBC News reported that 40 percent of teens who thought their e-cigarettes were free of nicotine tested positive for it. DC Heads…


