Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Paul Jablonski, the CEO of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, died Sunday, agency officials announced. He was 67.Jablonski, who had a 40-year career in transit, joined MTS in 2004. Before coming to San Diego, he spent 10 years leading the regional transit authority in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to his LinkedIn profile.“We are shocked and saddened about the passing of Paul,” said MTS Board Chair Nathan Fletcher in a statement. “He was a good man who not only ran a great agency but was a respected national...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Paul Jablonski, the CEO of the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System, died Sunday, agency officials announced. He was 67.Jablonski, who had a 40-year career in transit, joined MTS in 2004. Before coming to San Diego, he spent 10 years leading the regional transit authority in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to his LinkedIn profile.“We are shocked and saddened about the passing of Paul,” said MTS Board Chair Nathan Fletcher in a statement. “He was a good man who not only ran a great agency but was a respected national...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement A Facebook group that organized after a Black Lives Matter protest in La Mesa turned destructive has ballooned to more than 20,000 members.Called Defend East County, it has become an active online community of people who say they want to protect their cities, but it’s also a place where conspiracy theories, racist banter and calls for violence persist. Recently, videos of self-styled “patriots” in other cities punching and kicking Black Lives Matter protesters received hundreds of “likes” on the Defend East County...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement A Facebook group that organized after a Black Lives Matter protest in La Mesa turned destructive has ballooned to more than 20,000 members.Called Defend East County, it has become an active online community of people who say they want to protect their cities, but it’s also a place where conspiracy theories, racist banter and calls for violence persist. Recently, videos of self-styled “patriots” in other cities punching and kicking Black Lives Matter protesters received hundreds of “likes” on the Defend East County...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The San Diego-based hospital ship Mercy will return to its home port Friday after seven weeks in Los Angeles assisting with patients during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Northern Command said Thursday.Mercy will leave the Port of Los Angeles about 7 a.m. and is expected at Naval Base San Diego sometime Friday afternoon, the statement said.The ship just as community spread of the novel coronavirus was increasing and state officials were concerned hospitals would be inundated with patients. The Mercy was to serve as a relief...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement The San Diego-based hospital ship Mercy will return to its home port Friday after seven weeks in Los Angeles assisting with patients during the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Northern Command said Thursday.Mercy will leave the Port of Los Angeles about 7 a.m. and is expected at Naval Base San Diego sometime Friday afternoon, the statement said.The ship just as community spread of the novel coronavirus was increasing and state officials were concerned hospitals would be inundated with patients. The Mercy was to serve as a relief...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Hundreds of mostly maskless Christian revelers gathered in an El Cajon park Sunday for a free concert led by evangelical musician Sean Feucht, who has garnered controversy during the coronavirus pandemic by leading massive “Let us Worship” rallies in defiance of public health guidelines.El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, who delivered the concert’s opening prayer, told the Union-Tribune he thinks the event was important because it gave people hope, which he said was badly needed during the pandemic.“I want to emphasize I...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement Hundreds of mostly maskless Christian revelers gathered in an El Cajon park Sunday for a free concert led by evangelical musician Sean Feucht, who has garnered controversy during the coronavirus pandemic by leading massive “Let us Worship” rallies in defiance of public health guidelines.El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells, who delivered the concert’s opening prayer, told the Union-Tribune he thinks the event was important because it gave people hope, which he said was badly needed during the pandemic.“I want to emphasize I...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement An Escondido American Legion post commander has been removed by the veterans service organization from two national leadership roles after he bragged on social media about participating in a street brawl and joining the Proud Boys, the California state commander said Saturday.Photos shared on two social media accounts show J.B. Clark Post 149 Commander Michael Sobczak, 56, wearing a Proud Boys jacket and marching along with other Proud Boys during a Dec. 12 pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C. that eventually turned...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement An Escondido American Legion post commander has been removed by the veterans service organization from two national leadership roles after he bragged on social media about participating in a street brawl and joining the Proud Boys, the California state commander said Saturday.Photos shared on two social media accounts show J.B. Clark Post 149 Commander Michael Sobczak, 56, wearing a Proud Boys jacket and marching along with other Proud Boys during a Dec. 12 pro-Trump rally in Washington, D.C. that eventually turned...WW…

Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Former Rep. Duncan Hunter will serve his 11-month sentence for conspiring to misuse campaign funds at a West Texas prison camp, his attorney said Friday.Hunter is due to report to Federal Correctional Institution La Tuna on Jan. 4. The prison is in the El Paso suburb of Anthony, on the Texas-New Mexico state line. He will serve in its adjacent minimum-security satellite camp, according to CQ Roll Call.Hunter’s attorney, Devin Burstein, on Friday confirmed the report that Hunter had been assigned to the facility.Hunter fought a...…Copyright © 2022, Los Angeles Times | | | | Advertisement Former Rep. Duncan Hunter will serve his 11-month sentence for conspiring to misuse campaign funds at a West Texas prison camp, his attorney said Friday.Hunter is due to report to Federal Correctional Institution La Tuna on Jan. 4. The prison is in the El Paso suburb of Anthony, on the Texas-New Mexico state line. He will serve in its adjacent minimum-security satellite camp, according to CQ Roll Call.Hunter’s attorney, Devin Burstein, on Friday confirmed the report that Hunter had been assigned to the facility.Hunter fought a...WW…

Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement If “undecided” were a candidate, it would be tied for first place with Sara Jacobs, who holds a double-digit lead over opponent and City Council President Georgette Gómez, a new poll of the 53rd Congressional District shows.Jacobs, the granddaughter of Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs, and Gómez are both Democrats and were the top vote-getters in the primary to replace the retiring Susan Davis in Congress.The SurveyUSA poll shows Jacobs leading with 38 percent support. Gómez, who is leaving her seat on the San...…Copyright © 2022, The San Diego Union-Tribune | | AdvertisementAdvertisement If “undecided” were a candidate, it would be tied for first place with Sara Jacobs, who holds a double-digit lead over opponent and City Council President Georgette Gómez, a new poll of the 53rd Congressional District shows.Jacobs, the granddaughter of Qualcomm co-founder Irwin Jacobs, and Gómez are both Democrats and were the top vote-getters in the primary to replace the retiring Susan Davis in Congress.The SurveyUSA poll shows Jacobs leading with 38 percent support. Gómez, who is leaving her seat on the San...WW…