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, 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, 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…