California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced March 19 a ballot initiative that would raise more than $3 billion to provide lodging and treatment to homeless people with mental illness and drug addictions. “It’s unacceptable, what we’re dealing with at scale now in the state of California, not only in terms of what’s happening on the streets…
Newsom Proposes Multibillion Bond to Treat California’s Addicted, Mentally Ill Amid Homeless Crisis
Man Gets Over 16 Years in Prison for Importation of Fentanyl Pills
SAN DIEGO—A Riverside County man convicted of importing more than 80 pounds of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl into the United States was sentenced in San Diego federal court March 20 to more than 16 years in prison. Moises Moreno, 38, of Moreno Valley, was found guilty by a jury of trying to smuggle pills inside…
Man Stabbed in Arm At San Diego House Party; Suspect Arrested
SAN DIEGO—A man was arrested for allegedly stabbing another man in the arm at a house party March 19 morning in the Lincoln Park community of San Diego, authorities said. Giovanni Sanchez Zuniga, 27, began arguing with another man about 2 a.m. at a house party in the 1300 block of Privado Place, the San…
Man Suspected of Firing Shot at Police Helicopter in Rolando
SAN DIEGO—A 49-year-old man who allegedly shot at a police helicopter in Rolando and made a threatening phone call to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) was arrested, authorities said March 17. Just before 3:30 p.m. Thursday, the alleged suspect, who lived in the 6100 block of Tarragona Drive, called the police department and said…
Poway’s Hidden Haven for Therapeutic Horse Riding
Hidden among the rolling hills of Poway, San Diego lies Ride Above Disability Therapeutic Riding Center, a nonprofit ranch and prized gem of the community. Founded in 2014, Ride Above Disability provides therapeutic horseback riding lessons to those with disabilities and is open to people of all ages. Starting as volunteers at other ranches, co-founders…
7 Killed in Capsized San Diego Boats Were Mexican Migrants
At least seven of eight people killed when two boats capsized in shallow but turbulent surf off the San Diego coast were Mexican migrants, Mexican officials said Monday. Preliminary identification was based on records found with people’s bodies when they were recovered, the Mexican consulate in San Diego said in a news release. The nationality…
Man, 63, Struck by BMW While Crossing Street in Del Cerro
SAN DIEGO—A 63-year-old man suffered head injuries after being hit by a vehicle in the Del Cerro neighborhood, the San Diego Police Department said March 12. The incident was reported just after 5 p.m. Saturday at 6300 Del Cerro Boulevard. The man was walking westbound along the north sidewalk as an orange BMW I-3 was…
Several People Dead After Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials
Authorities in San Diego, California, confirmed that eight people died after two suspected smuggling boats carrying what may be illegal immigrants crashed off the coast on Sunday. A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S….
8 Dead After Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials
Authorities in San Diego, California, confirmed that eight people died after two suspected smuggling boats carrying what may be illegal immigrants crashed off the coast on Sunday. A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S….
8 Dead After Suspected Migrant Boats Crash Near US Coast: Officials
Authorities in San Diego, California, confirmed that eight people died after two suspected smuggling boats carrying what may be illegal immigrants crashed off the coast on Sunday. A woman on one of the panga-style boats called 911 late Saturday to report that the other vessel had overturned in waves off Blacks Beach, according to U.S….
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