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  • Disney, other theme parks will remain closed for months under state rules

    Updated Oct 20, 2020

    ANAHEIM (CNS) - State health officials released long-awaited guidance for the reopening of theme parks amid the coronavirus pandemic Tuesday, Oct. 20, but the restrictions will likely translate to several more months of closures at major attractions such as Disneyland and Universal Studios Hollywood. Under the guidelines, major theme parks will only be permitted to reopen in counties that have reached the least-restrictive "yellow'' tier of the state's four-tier COVID-19...

  • Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google

    MICHAEL BALSAMO MARCY GORDON, Associated Press|Updated Oct 20, 2020

    Oct 20, 2020 9:35 AM WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers. The lawsuit marks the government's most significant attempt to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago. It could be an opening salvo ahead of other major government antitrust actions, given ongoing investig...

  • San Diego County adds 380 new COVID-19 cases, death toll unchanged

    Updated Oct 19, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 380 new COVID-19 infections Monday, Oct. 19, raising the region's total case count to 52,735 as the county awaits data from the state tomorrow which could forecast a tipping point toward closing some businesses again. No new deaths were reported Monday, and the death toll remains at 853. On Tuesday, the county will receive an update about its data from the California Department of Public Health and how it...

  • Scripps Health opens 85,000-square-foot Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside

    Updated Oct 19, 2020

    OCEANSIDE (CNS) - Scripps Health announced Monday, Oct. 19 it has opened Scripps Medical Center Jefferson in Oceanside, giving the nonprofit health care system its largest North County outpatient operation. Located at 2205 Vista Way near state Route 78, the 85,915-square-foot, three-story site was built to offer a range of outpatient services including primary care, cardiology, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, oncology, ophthalmology, orthopedics and pediatrics, along with imaging, outpatient surgery, urgent care and...

  • Rollover crash closes Highway 76 near Pala

    Updated Oct 19, 2020

    Cal Fire San Diego County Fire Department reported a car that rolled over on Highway 76 near Rice Canyon Road near Pala Monday, Oct. 19 that included a natural gas leak closed the road for a period of time while the situation was mitigated. Both lanes of Highway 76 were closed until traffic could be controlled to allow one lane of traffic to pass. The scene was cleared by 9 a.m., there were no reports of injuries or what caused the accident....

  • SD County reports 373 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday

    City News Service|Updated Oct 18, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials on Sunday reported 373 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths, bringing the county's totals to 52,355 and the death toll remaining at 853. Officials are imploring San Diegans to maintain vigilance as positive case rates for the coronavirus continue to increase in the region. "We are now concerned about the trends and we are concerned about the likelihood we could tip back to purple, Supervisor Nathan Fletcher said on...

  • San Diego County reports 201 new COVID-19 cases

    Updated Oct 17, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials are imploring San Diegans to maintain vigilance as positive case rates for the coronavirus continue to increase in the region, and as 201 new cases and three additional deaths were reported Saturday, Oct. 17. County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten held an emergency meeting Friday to ``sound the alarm'' as the future case rate appears to cross into the ``purple'' tier of the...

  • Monday is deadline to register to vote in San Diego County

    Updated Oct 17, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Monday is the deadline for San Diego County residents to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election. County residents will need to register or re-register to vote if they are not registered in San Diego County, recently moved or changed their name. County residents can check their registration status online at sdvote.com. If they are not registered or need to change their registration, they will be able to complete an online registration form. If their...

  • Thousands of women to march, participate in pre-election demonstrations

    Updated Oct 17, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Thousands of women nationwide were expected to participate in a series pre-election demonstrations Saturday, Oct. 17, including one at San Diego's Balboa Park, focusing on women's reproductive issues, getting out the vote and protesting the Trump Administration's efforts to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. A number of virtual events, voter registration drives, phone banking efforts and text messaging campaigns are also planned. ``There are over 400 being planned around the country...

  • County leaders 'sound the alarm' as COVID-19 case rates climb

    Updated Oct 16, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials implored San Diegans to maintain vigilance Friday, Oct. 16 as positive case rates for the COVID-19 pandemic continues to increase in the region. County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and County Public Health Officer Dr. Wilma Wooten held an emergency meeting to ``sound the alarm'' as the future case rate appears to cross into the ``purple'' tier of the state's four-tier reopening system. The county is currently in the...

  • 1 killed, 2 seriously injured in solo vehicle rollover near Rainbow

    Updated Oct 16, 2020

    TEMECULA (CNS) - A woman was killed Friday, Oct. 16 and two others were seriously injured in a rollover crash in a construction zone on Interstate 15 near Rainbow. The crash happened about 7:15 a.m. on the northbound I-15, just north of Rainbow Valley Boulevard and inside Riverside County, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officer Mike Lassig said a 29-year-old Upland man, whose name was withheld pending notification of his family, was at the wheel of a 1993 Honda Civic going about 70 mph when he entered an area of...

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    Free transit rides on Election Day to help voters get to the polls

    Updated Oct 16, 2020

    SAN DIEGO – The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System and North County Transit District announced Sept. 29 that the agencies will host the region's third "Free Ride Day" Tuesday, Nov. 3. Fixed-route bus and rail services will be free for everyone to use throughout San Diego County, ensuring residents are able to reach their polling place and exercise their right to vote. "Free Ride Day this year has a different purpose than in past years," said Nathan Fletcher, MTS Board C...

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    Boys Water Polo readying for cold weather season

    Jeff Pack, Staff Writer|Updated Oct 16, 2020

    If the world were normal, the Fallbrook Union High School Boys Water Polo team would be in the midst of their season right this moment. Warm days, longer days, no need for parkas. Head coach Bill Richardson knows things are going to be different when the boys open their training in mid-December and games in early January. "It will be in play in the dark and all those fun things," he said. "I used to coach the girls. So, I remember the flu season and no lights, rainstorms and...

  • Light-vehicle sales return to pre-pandemic range in September

    Robert Hughes, Special to Village News|Updated Oct 16, 2020

    Sales of light vehicles totaled 16.3 million at an annual rate in September, continuing a rebound from the 8.7 million pace in April. The pace of sales in April was the lowest on record since this data series began in 1976 and follows a run of 72 months in the $16 million to 18 million range from March 2014 through February 2020. Unit vehicle sales fell significantly below the range as the 2008-2009 recession began, hitting a low of just 9 million in February 2009. Sales began a slow recovery and returned to the 16-18...

  • Household debt service drops to a record low

    Robert Hughes, Special to Village News|Updated Oct 16, 2020

    Data from the Federal Reserve show the household financial obligations ratio, minimum debt service payments plus other financial obligation payments as a share of disposable income, plunged to an all-time low of 13.64% in the second quarter. Within that measure, the total debt service ratio, minimum debt services payments as a share of disposable income, dropped to 8.69% with mortgage debt service coming in at 3.72% and other consumer debt service requiring 4.97%. However, disposable personal income for the second quarter...

  • Mo Forza, Ebeko win Santa Anita stakes races

    Joe Naiman, Village News Reporter|Updated Oct 16, 2020

    Santa Anita Park had three stakes races the weekend of Oct. 2-4, and San Luis Rey Training Center colts trained by Peter Miller won two of them. Mo Forza won the Grade 2 City of Hope Mile Stakes which was held Oct. 3. Ebeko finished first in the Oct. 4 Zuma Beach Stakes. Both races were 1 mile on Santa Anita's turf course. Both horses entered the stretch in fourth place before taking the lead during the stretch. The City of Hope Mile Stakes is for horses 3 years old and up. Mo Forza was ridden by Flavien Prat. Prat and Mo...

  • SHERIFF'S LOG

    Updated Oct 16, 2020

    Oct. 4 E. Mission Rd @ S. Old Highway 395 Arrest: Possession of narcotics for sale, sale of narcotics, possession of controlled substance for sale, sale of controlled substance, outstanding misdemeanor warrant Oct. 5 4300 block Los Padres Dr Fraud 300 block N. Orange Ave Burglary 3400 block Live Oak Creek Cr Burglary 600 block Alturas Rd Arrest: Outstanding misdemeanor warrant 38400 block Sandia Creek Dr Vehicle burglary 3400 block S. Old Highway 395 Arrest: Possession of controlled substance paraphernalia Oct. 6 3100 block...

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    City council, school board candidates speak at 'Slave No More' event

    Will Fritz, Associate Editor|Updated Oct 16, 2020

    Two candidates in local Temecula elections spoke at a "Slave No More California" event Sunday, Oct. 11, at Temecula City Hall condemning public health restrictions. Sonia Perez, a candidate for Temecula City Council District 4 and primary organizer of the rally, said the message of the event was "that freedom isn't free" and "our freedoms are being taken away, one by one." "That's why this was called Slave No More California," Perez said. "We have mandates at public schools...

  • Heat wave persists in San Diego County but relief will arrive this weekend

    Updated Oct 16, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Triple-digit heat is expected once again Friday, Oct. 16 in many San Diego County communities, but relief from the scorching conditions will arrive this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. The high pressure system fueling the heat wave will linger for another day, then temperatures will begin dropping on Saturday and keep dropping through the middle of next week, forecasters said. A heat advisory remains in effect until 5 p.m. today in coastal...

  • San Diego County reports 143 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths, 17 community outbreaks

    Updated Oct 15, 2020

    SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County public health officials reported 143 new COVID-19 infections and three virus-related deaths, raising the cumulative caseload to 51,470 and the number of fatalities to 847, amid a rise in confirmed community outbreaks. One woman and two men died between Oct. 2-14, and their ages ranged from early 70s to late 80s. All had underlying medical conditions, according to the county Health & Human Services Agency. Of the 8,315 tests reported...

  • Judicial Watch sues California to prevent enforcement of race, ethnicity, sexual preference and transgender status quotas for corporate boards of directors

    Updated Oct 15, 2020

    WASHINGTON – Judicial Watch announced recently that it filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County on behalf of three California taxpayers to prevent California from enforcing Assembly Bill 979, which Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday, Sept. 30. The bill requires that boards of directors of California-based, publicly held domestic or foreign corporations satisfy racial, ethnicity, sexual preference and transgender status quotas by the end of the 2021 calendar year. A Senate floor analys...

  • County's 2019 climate action efforts reduce greenhouse gas emissions

    Updated Oct 15, 2020

    SAN DIEGO – In 2019, the county of San Diego made significant progress toward reducing its carbon footprint in communities and local government operations. According to its Annual Monitoring Report, which tracks the county’s strategies and 26 specific measures to reduce greenhouse gases, the County has met 98% of its 2020 target. By implementing the measures in its 2018 Climate Action Plan, the County reduced 130,075 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) in one year. This is equivalent to reducing the same amo...

  • Treasurer-Tax Collector mails over 1 million property tax bills

    Updated Oct 15, 2020

    SAN DIEGO – Much has changed in 2020, but one thing remains constant: property taxes. San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister announced his office started mailing more than 1 million 2020-2021 secured property tax bills Oct. 1. “These property tax bills are expected to generate $7.27 billion – money on which our local cities and the county depend,” said McAllister. “Public health, voting administration, schools, and many more essential services are funded by property tax dollars, so we encourage you to pay yo...

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