Tag: San Diego County

US Coast Guard Reports Oil Cleanup Done, Shoreline Back to Normal Condition

SAN PEDRO, Calif.—The U.S. Coast Guard Dec. 28 announced that Southern California shoreline segments affected by an oil spill have been returned to their original condition. “The spill response will now enter a transition period; the Unified Command will monitor tarball and oiling incidents along with associated sampling results to determine the source of the oil,” according to a…


San Diego County Looks for Alternatives to Mileage Tax

SAN DIEGO—Some board members of the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) on Dec. 3 are looking for alternatives—instead of charging county residents for every mile they drive—to fund the county’s regional transportation plan. The four-cents-per-mile road usage tax proposal—and two half-cent regional sales taxes proposed for 2022 and 2028—was envisioned as a way to help fund SANDAG’s long-term…


More than 4,000 Residents Without Power in San Diego County

SAN DIEGO—Nearly 4,500 residents in San Diego County are still without power on Nov. 26, following a planned power outage started on Thanksgiving Day to prevent wildfires. During high winds, public safety power shutoffs are a way to reduce the risk of fires sparking from defective or damaged equipment. While the mountain and valley areas remain…


Two Arrested For Taking Cash That Fell From Armored Truck On Carlsbad Freeway

CARLSBAD, Calif.—Bags of cash fell out of an armored truck and burst open on Interstate 5 in northern San Diego County Nov. 19, sending currency blowing across the roadway and halting traffic in the area while authorities—and opportunistic commuters—collected the scattered money. Two of those who allegedly helped themselves to some of the spilled greenbacks…


Kaiser Permanente, Workers Reach Tentative Deal to Avoid Strike

LOS ANGELES—A tentative deal was reached Nov. 13 between Kaiser Permanente and union leaders that will prevent a strike by thousands of nurses and other health care workers who were planning to hit the picket line Nov. 15 at Kaiser facilities across Southern California and beyond. Kaiser and the Alliance of Health Care Unions agreed…


California Counties Record Largest Gas Price Increase Since February

Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego Counties recorded Nov. 11 their largest daily increases in the average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline since February. On Thursday, Los Angeles County’s regular unleaded gas price rose 2.6 cents to $4.624. LA County’s all-time high is $4.705 per gallon, set on Oct. 9, 2012, according to the American…


San Diego County Gas Price Records Largest Increase Since February

SAN DIEGO—The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County recorded Nov. 11 its largest daily increase since February, rising 2.4 cents to $4.577, its highest amount since Oct. 17, 2012. San Diego County’s record gas price is $4.725 set on Oct. 8, 2012. Crude oil costs account for slightly…


San Diego Businesses to Hire Unvaccinated Employees, Despite County-Wide Mandate

Over 50 San Diego County businesses recently committed to hiring employees regardless of vaccination status after the county mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for new hires and first responders in October. The businesses were unveiled on a job board on Public Sq., a new app released in September that “connects freedom-loving Americans with local communities, reliable information,…


San Diego County Supervisors Re-Affirm Support for Vaccine Mandate For New Hires

SAN DIEGO—The county Board of Supervisors voted 3–2 on Nov. 2 to keep a vaccine mandate for new employees in place, following a lengthy and occasionally contentious public hearing. The new vote was taken in response to a letter challenging the mandate, which was originally passed on Oct. 5, also by a 3–2 vote. Board…


California Redistricting Commission Considers Moving Several Cities Into Other Counties

The citizen-led California congressional and legislative redistricting commission is considering maps that could move several Southern California cities into other counties. During an Oct. 27 meeting of the California Citizens’ Redistricting Commission (CCRC), which draws the state’s legislative and congressional districts every ten years based on census data, proposed maps during its Oct. 27 meeting placing…