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Photos: Padres developers to create ‘vibrant district’ in East Village
Posted: Sep 23, 2020 / 01:52 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 23, 2020 / 05:36 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Wednesday that the Padres Development Team has won the competitive bidding process to transform a four-block parking lot sometimes known as Tailgate Park into a mixed-use destination called East Village Quarter.Faulconer was joined by Padres President Erik Greupner and the team’s partners for the development, including...…Posted: Sep 23, 2020 / 01:52 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 23, 2020 / 05:36 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Wednesday that the Padres Development Team has won the competitive bidding process to transform a four-block parking lot sometimes known as Tailgate Park into a mixed-use destination called East Village Quarter.Faulconer was joined by Padres President Erik Greupner and the team’s partners for the development, including...WW…
DA asks Newsom to consider child safety ahead of purple tier decision
Posted: Sep 21, 2020 / 06:45 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 21, 2020 / 06:52 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Citing the potential risks of sexual and physical abuse to children, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan Monday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to consider allowing county school districts to make their own determinations regarding reopening in advance of a Tuesday decision that could send the county to the most restrictive tier of the state’s...…Posted: Sep 21, 2020 / 06:45 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 21, 2020 / 06:52 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Citing the potential risks of sexual and physical abuse to children, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan Monday urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to consider allowing county school districts to make their own determinations regarding reopening in advance of a Tuesday decision that could send the county to the most restrictive tier of the state’s...WW…
COVID-19: San Diego reports 2,509 new cases, 27 deaths
Posted: Dec 19, 2020 / 04:20 PM PSTUpdated: Dec 19, 2020 / 06:14 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO — Public health leaders are reporting 2,509 new cases of COVID-19 and 27 more deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 122,972 cases and 1,280 fatalities.An with the coronavirus, according to county data, bringing the total to 1,263 patients in area hospitals. The data shows 309 people are now in intensive care county-wide with 19% of ICU beds still...…Posted: Dec 19, 2020 / 04:20 PM PSTUpdated: Dec 19, 2020 / 06:14 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO — Public health leaders are reporting 2,509 new cases of COVID-19 and 27 more deaths, bringing the county’s totals to 122,972 cases and 1,280 fatalities.An with the coronavirus, according to county data, bringing the total to 1,263 patients in area hospitals. The data shows 309 people are now in intensive care county-wide with 19% of ICU beds still...WW…
Council approves 1,800-unit housing development in Mira Mesa
Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 03:47 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 29, 2020 / 10:21 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to allow subdivision and construction on a 413-acre housing development in the Mira Mesa neighborhood, complete with 1,800 residential units including 180 affordable housing units, a 40-acre mixed-use urban area and a 1.5-acre “mobility hub” for transit.The 3Roots project, located at 10207 Camino Santa Fe, will...…Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 03:47 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 29, 2020 / 10:21 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to allow subdivision and construction on a 413-acre housing development in the Mira Mesa neighborhood, complete with 1,800 residential units including 180 affordable housing units, a 40-acre mixed-use urban area and a 1.5-acre “mobility hub” for transit.The 3Roots project, located at 10207 Camino Santa Fe, will...WW…
Council votes to establish office to end racial disparities, ensure ‘fairness’ in city government
Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 09:56 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 29, 2020 / 09:56 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to establish an office designed to end racial disparities within city government by using racial equity guidance to ensure fairness in hiring and promotions practices, among other tasks.The ordinance, which passed 9-0, amends the San Diego Municipal Code to establish the Office of Race and Equity and provide...…Posted: Sep 29, 2020 / 09:56 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 29, 2020 / 09:56 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to establish an office designed to end racial disparities within city government by using racial equity guidance to ensure fairness in hiring and promotions practices, among other tasks.The ordinance, which passed 9-0, amends the San Diego Municipal Code to establish the Office of Race and Equity and provide...WW…
First-of-its-kind South Bay play place is fully accessible for wheelchair users
Posted: Feb 11, 2021 / 06:25 PM PSTUpdated: Feb 11, 2021 / 06:27 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHULA VISTA, Calif. — With more than 60 parks in Chula Vista, Mayor Mary Casillas Salas says the park system is the heart of the community, so she and many others were heartbroken when vandals burned down a play structure at Veterans Park in September 2020.On Thursday afternoon, she and other city leaders gathered at that site to celebrate the unveiling of a new,...…Posted: Feb 11, 2021 / 06:25 PM PSTUpdated: Feb 11, 2021 / 06:27 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CHULA VISTA, Calif. — With more than 60 parks in Chula Vista, Mayor Mary Casillas Salas says the park system is the heart of the community, so she and many others were heartbroken when vandals burned down a play structure at Veterans Park in September 2020.On Thursday afternoon, she and other city leaders gathered at that site to celebrate the unveiling of a new,...WW…
12 city libraries to reopen Saturday
Posted: Oct 1, 2020 / 11:12 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 1, 2020 / 11:12 AM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Thursday a dozen San Diego Public Libraries would reopen for the first time since mid-March, when they were shuttered as part of a state-wide shutdown order.“Our libraries offer San Diegans a treasure trove of resources, whether its access to health information, distance learning, job searching or even just a book to pass...…Posted: Oct 1, 2020 / 11:12 AM PDTUpdated: Oct 1, 2020 / 11:12 AM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Thursday a dozen San Diego Public Libraries would reopen for the first time since mid-March, when they were shuttered as part of a state-wide shutdown order.“Our libraries offer San Diegans a treasure trove of resources, whether its access to health information, distance learning, job searching or even just a book to pass...WW…
‘We just don’t have a choice’: Restaurant plans to defy purple tier restrictions
SAN DIEGO — Starting Saturday, all restaurants, gyms and places of worship in San Diego County must shut down indoor operations due to the county falling into the purple tier. But some businesses are threatening to defy the health orders.“We’re on about the fourth or fifth shutdown of taking away what’s been given to us,” Nick Kasha said. “It just seems like a roller coaster and a revolving door and there’s just no end in sight.”Rudford’s Restaurant on El Cajon Boulevard has been a feature of San Diego’s North Park neighborhood since the 1940s and this year has been the toughest yet.“We’ve...…SAN DIEGO — Starting Saturday, all restaurants, gyms and places of worship in San Diego County must shut down indoor operations due to the county falling into the purple tier. But some businesses are threatening to defy the health orders.“We’re on about the fourth or fifth shutdown of taking away what’s been given to us,” Nick Kasha said. “It just seems like a roller coaster and a revolving door and there’s just no end in sight.”Rudford’s Restaurant on El Cajon Boulevard has been a feature of San Diego’s North Park neighborhood since the 1940s and this year has been the toughest yet.“We’ve...WW…
Police: 13-year-old hits, kills 2 men after taking mom’s car
Posted: Feb 13, 2021 / 07:10 PM PSTUpdated: Feb 13, 2021 / 10:23 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Sunday update: A doorbell camera involving a 13-year-old driver that left two men dead in Escondido.ESCONDIDO — Two men were killed when a 13-year-old girl allegedly took her mother’s car and tried to flee Escondido police, authorities said Saturday.The crash was reported about 11:20 p.m. Friday at Mission Avenue and Ash Street, . A police officer had stopped the car...…Posted: Feb 13, 2021 / 07:10 PM PSTUpdated: Feb 13, 2021 / 10:23 PM PSTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.Sunday update: A doorbell camera involving a 13-year-old driver that left two men dead in Escondido.ESCONDIDO — Two men were killed when a 13-year-old girl allegedly took her mother’s car and tried to flee Escondido police, authorities said Saturday.The crash was reported about 11:20 p.m. Friday at Mission Avenue and Ash Street, . A police officer had stopped the car...WW…
County reports 278 new virus cases, warns residents not to get complacent
Posted: Sep 23, 2020 / 02:34 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 23, 2020 / 10:28 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego County public health officials reported 278 new COVID-19 infections and two additional deaths related to the illness Wednesday, raising the region’s totals to 45,425 cases and 767 deaths.The county’s total cases crossed the 45,000 mark Tuesday, and on Wednesday another milestone was reached when the total number of tests reported topped one...…Posted: Sep 23, 2020 / 02:34 PM PDTUpdated: Sep 23, 2020 / 10:28 PM PDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.SAN DIEGO (CNS) – San Diego County public health officials reported 278 new COVID-19 infections and two additional deaths related to the illness Wednesday, raising the region’s totals to 45,425 cases and 767 deaths.The county’s total cases crossed the 45,000 mark Tuesday, and on Wednesday another milestone was reached when the total number of tests reported topped one...WW…