The media briefing is expected to begin at 11:30 a.m. at the County Administration Building. Source: CBS 8 New feed
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The San Diego Police Department tweeted early Monday morning that more than 100 arrests were made overnight. Source: CBS 8 New feed
A warming trend returns, sending temperatures above average through midweek. Morning clouds will be patchy with a chance for patchy fog. Source: CBS 8 New feed
State offices in certain areas throughout California are being told to stay closed Monday because of ongoing violence that spun out from protests. Source: CBS 8 New feed
Those who gathered kept 8 minutes of silence in honor of George Floyd. Source: CBS 8 New feed
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…