Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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FALLBROOK – The Boys & Girls Clubs of North County is excited to announce the opening of its new Teen Center on Friday, July 19. This one-of-a-kind Teen Center will occupy the club’s former administrative building located at 445 E Ivy St. just up the hill from the Ingold Clubhouse. The official ribbon-cutting ceremony, open to the greater community, will follow on Aug. 20, at 4:30 pm. The Teen Center will provide local teens with a safe and engaging space to hang out with friends and connect with positive role models. Cre...
OCEANSIDE – The North County Transit District announced the award of a $10.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) program to complete preliminary engineering and environmental clearance for the eastern segment of the Sprinter Corridor Service Improvement Project from Escondido to San Marcos, June 26. "The Sprinter Corridor Service Improvement Project will pave the way for a transformational increase in transit service levels tha...
SAN DIEGO – Feeding San Diego has received a $50,000 grant from Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors program to combat hunger during the summer months and after school hours when school-aged children face higher rates of food insecurity. The grant is part of the “Fight Hunger, Serve Hope” initiative from the company’s private label brand O Organics and will be used to support the School Pantry Program. Feeding San Diego’s largest program targeting childhood hunger, school pantries are pop-up food...
SAN DIEGO – Yun Chuan and Xin Bao, the first pandas to enter the United States in 21 years, have arrived safely in San Diego. They will spend the next several weeks acclimating to their new home in a private habitat at the San Diego Zoo and will not be viewable to the public during this time. They are being monitored closely by expert wildlife health and care teams who will determine when the pair are ready to meet the public. San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance will share more i...
TEMECULA – Two hundred forty-six years ago, on June 28, 1778, the longest land battle of the American Revolution took place near Freehold Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The conflict, known as the Battle of Monmouth CourtHouse, saw the lengthy confrontation between General George Washington's combatants and Britain's Henry Clinton's red coats. "It was at Monmouth that the tactics and training from Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben developed at Valley Forge during the w...
DALLAS – Average gasoline prices in San Diego have fallen 1.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.76/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 784 stations in San Diego. Prices in San Diego are 31.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 8.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 2.4 cents in the last week and stands at $3.76 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in San Diego was priced at $4.23/g yesterday while the most e...
San Diegans will soon see and hear a new county media campaign designed to raise public awareness about human trafficking. The educational campaign includes radio announcements, outdoor billboards, and digital media to inform children, youth and their peers on how to protect themselves from exploitation. The new campaign was announced June 5 at a press conference by Chairwoman Nora Vargas, Supervisor Jim Desmond, and District Attorney Summer Stephan along with other county leaders. Human trafficking occurs when a person is...
DALLAS – Average gasoline prices in San Diego have fallen 9.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.03/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 784 stations in San Diego. Prices in San Diego are 26.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 23.2 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 2.9 cents in the last week and stands at $3.82 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in San Diego was priced at $4.56/g yesterday while the m...
RAMONA – A mountain lion is back in the wild in Central California after spending two months at San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center. The adult male was released by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wednesday, May 1, in rural San Luis Obispo County, where he was initially found suffering injuries consistent with being hit by a car. Before release, he was fitted with a GPS collar to monitor his movements. The mountain lion was first brought to the Ramona Wildlife Center by CDFW March 4, after he had...
San Diego County took steps Wednesday, May 22, to buy more land within the Pala-Pauma community for open space and species protection. The county Board of Supervisors approved spending $1.2 million to buy 222 acres adjacent to the existing Mount Olympus County Preserve. The additional acres expand the Mount Olympus County Preserve to more than 1,400 acres, reducing greenhouse gas emissions to support the county’s Climate Action Plan. County Parks department officials said the land fits into the county’s Multiple Species Con...
West Coast Thunder is expected to bring more than 7,500 motorcycle riders to Riverside and the surrounding communities for the annual ride honoring members of the armed services this Memorial Day. Scheduled to kick off in the morning Monday, May 27, at Riverside Harley-Davidson, 7688 Indiana Avenue, the celebrated motorcycle ride throughout the area includes a 53-mile trip along two freeways and will end at Diamond Stadium with a concert featuring Chayce Beckham. “We are excited to bring together the community again for a m...
County residents will have the chance to join the interview process for the Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB) Executive Officer opening. One member of the public and one alternate will be randomly selected to represent each district at the May 28 CLERB meeting. The selected names will participate in the interview panel for the top two or three candidates. If you are interested in participating, email your name, address and the district you live in to...
DALLAS – Average gasoline prices in San Diego have fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.22/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 784 stations in San Diego. Prices in San Diego are 12.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 43.3 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 4.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.90 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in San Diego was priced at $4.66/g yesterday while the m...
SAN DIEGO – Feeding San Diego, the county’s leading hunger-relief and food rescue organization, is calling on the community to help fill a specific volunteer role. The nonprofit, which is a Feeding America partner food bank, needs food rescue drivers to help pick up food from grocery stores and other food donors and deliver it to various partner organizations. These partners help get food to people experiencing food insecurity throughout San Diego County. This important volunteer role allows the organization to supply som...
Local workers who fall victim to wage theft now have a better chance of getting the pay that is due them. County and state leaders reported advances on addressing wage theft within the region last month outside the County Administration Center. The event was part of a Week of Action honoring labor rights activist César Chávez. The County cited the Workplace Justice Fund as one of its most successful programs. The fund helps workers who won legal judgments for lost wages but are still waiting for the money from their e...
The San Diego County Library has been named one of the 30 finalists for the prestigious 2024 National Medal for Museum and Library Service by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. This honor is the highest in the United States for libraries and a major recognition of unwavering commitment to excellence and service to communities. The county library is the only finalist from California’s library institutions this year. “This recognition is a direct result of our collective efforts and the innovative spirit that per...
VISTA – Soroptimist International of Vista and North County Inland presented $14,000 in Live Your Dream Education and Training Awards to five local women to invest in their education and help create a better life for themselves and their families. Criselda Martinez-Jimenez of Vista received the top award of $5,000. Speaking at the club's annual "Live Your Dream" Awards Luncheon on March 16, Martinez-Jimenez spoke eloquently of her struggles growing up of becoming a widow w...
WASHINGTON – Jessica Rosenworcel, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, called on the agency to move ahead with plans to make targeted investments in the deployment of wireless broadband services in rural communities, Wednesday, March 20. The proposed rules shared with her fellow commissioners would, if adopted by a vote of the full commission, relaunch the 5G Fund for Rural America. The FCC’s new and improved broadband coverage map, which the 5G Fund will use, shows that over 14 million homes and businesses lack mo... Full story
California has agreed to make long-term cuts to the amount of water the state uses from the Colorado River, according to a proposed plan for managing the river released earlier this month by California, Nevada and Arizona. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the seven states in the Colorado River Basin, as well as 30 tribes and Mexico, are negotiating a plan to protect the river after a decades-long megadrought depleted flows and left key reservoirs Lake Mead and Lake Powell...
The county has unveiled a new, easy, do-it-yourself website to help people submit public record requests, track their progress and even see if those records are already available because somebody else asked for them. Have you ever wanted to review county documents – maybe you were curious about a government function, or you were doing research for a project – but you didn’t know where to start? Now you can do it right online at the county’s Public Records Request Center website, https://www.sandiegocounty....
SAN DIEGO – North County Philanthropy Council, the regional association that convenes nonprofit professionals, board members, volunteers and corporate philanthropists in San Diego County, announces the addition of the San Diego Gives project to its administrative purview. The yearly San Diego Gives initiative includes an online Day of Giving followed by a Day of Service throughout the region. This year’s events will take place Thursday, Sept. 5, and Friday, Sept. 6. Launched in 2021 by a small, dedicated group of vol...
COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine – In November 2023, ten Vietnam veterans embarked on a journey they never thought possible, returning to Vietnam, and exploring the locations and memories that for 50 years have held deep significance for each of them. Mission Veteran Expedition, a collaborative venture between CDLLife, FASTPORT, and nonprofits Waypoint Vets and Wreaths Across America, made this journey possible and, together, they announce the upcoming release of a new documentary of the trip, “Mission Veteran Expedition: Honoring Vie...
TEMECULA – Have you ever thought: if this event had not happened, what would this now be like? Historian Edward Channing ponders this question regarding the American Revolution. “Had the South been conquered in the first half of 1776, it is entirely conceivable that rebellion would never have turned into revolution. At Moore’s Creek and Sullivan’s Island, the Carolinians turned aside the one combination of circumstances that might have made British conquest possible.” (National Park Service, Moore’s Creek Park) This month...
SAN DIEGO –The GI Film Festival San Diego, the largest military film festival in the U.S., has selected the 21 films that will screen at the Museum of Photographic Arts at the San Diego Museum of Art (MOPA @ SDMA) in Balboa Park from May 6-11. After reviewing about 100 submissions, festival organizers, with the assistance of a community advisory committee, selected this year’s film lineup which includes full-length documentaries, student films, comedies, and more that are for, by, and about the military. A complete list of...
