Category: San Diego

4 Vehicles In Drifting Sideshow Impounded in San Diego

OTAY MESA, Calif.—San Diego Police Department (SDPD) Dec. 30 impounded four vehicles involved in a drifting sideshow on Dec. 25 that damaged roadways and private businesses at the intersection of Kerns Street and Drucker Lane and also in the city of Chula Vista. The city of San Diego Transportation Department estimated the cost of repairing…


Oregon Marching Band Performing at SeaWorld San Diego

MISSION BAY, Calif.—The 200-member-strong University of Oregon marching band performs for SeaWorld park guests Dec. 27 ahead of the school’s appearance in this week’s Holiday Bowl. The band performs at 12:30 p.m. at the park’s Garden Gate area. The Oregon band is the university’s largest student-led organization and has been performing for more than 100…


Squirrel Knocks Out Power to Thousands in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A squirrel caused a power outage that knocked out electricity for more than 6,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers Dec. 21, but the situation was resolved in about an hour. The outage occurred just after 11 a.m., affecting 6,758 customers in the Normal Heights, North Park, and University Heights areas, according to San…


38 Puppies That Survived Texas Highway Accident Welcomed to San Diego

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif.—The Helen Woodward Animal Center welcomed 38 puppies from Louisiana Dec. 21 who survived an animal transportation vehicle flipping on its side on a Texas highway a little over 24 hours earlier. Unfortunately, two of the puppies died in the crash and others were injured. The driver survived and was able to…


How Local California Taxpayers Involuntarily Fund Left-Wing Groups

Commentary Earlier this month, a San Diego based group “The Transparency Foundation” released a fifty-page report documenting widespread use of taxpayer funds to support “lobbying, issue advocacy, and political activities.” Entitled “Follow the Money: San Diego County,” the report alleges “extensive coordination between government agencies and these Left-wing groups for both funding and policy development…


Babysitter Arrested in 3 Child Molestation Cases in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A 22-year-old Poway man has been arrested for allegedly molesting three boys he was hired to babysit, police said Dec. 21. Zayne St. Julien was arrested Dec. 20 as he was exiting an airplane at the San Diego International Airport, according to the San Diego Police Department. He was booked into the San Diego…


Local Heroes Boost Morale For Cancer Patients in San Diego

Thanks to one small group of volunteers, sick patients at Moore’s Cancer Center at the University of California–San Diego have been emotionally uplifted by the joy of reading donated books over 15 years. After reading an article on how cancer patients can boost their health and morale when reading to their children, San Diego-based social…


Man Shoots Officer, Falls Unconscious from Drug Overdose During Standoff: Police

SAN DIEGO—An auto-theft suspect opened fire on San Diego police early Dec. 12 in a Mountain View-area neighborhood, wounding an officer, then holing up in a nearby apartment—prompting a nine-hour SWAT standoff that ended in his arrest. The events that led to the shooting, which left the officer with apparently non-life-threatening injuries, began about 12:30…


San Diego Police Officer Shot During Pursuit; Standoff Underway

SAN DIEGO—A San Diego police officer was shot multiple times Dec. 12 while chasing a pursuit suspect, who subsequently barricaded himself inside a Mountain View apartment, leading to a standoff. The injured officer was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital, where he underwent surgery and is considered stable, according to the San Diego Police Department. According…


Mail-In Ballots Comprise 90 Percent of San Diego’s Election Results

SAN DIEGO—Following a month of ballot counting, the San Diego County Registrar of Voters Dec. 8 certified the results of the November election with a voter participation rate of 54.2 percent. Of 1.9 million registered voters in the county, 1,043,490 ballots were cast. Of those, 939,102 were mail-in ballots—nearly 90 percent of the total. In…