Category: San Diego

Girl Shot in Back While Riding in Car in Little Italy

SAN DIEGO—A 17-year-old girl was shot in the back July 16 while riding in a car in Little Italy, police said. The incident happened at 2:30 a.m. Saturday when a group of people from a motel went to get gas at a station on Pacific Highway and Laurel Street, said Officer O’Brien of the San…


The Amazing History Behind Balboa Park, San Diego’s Ode to the Spanish Colonial Architectural Style

“The magic garden has taken the place of the desert. He who saw the land three years ago and sees it again today, would think that some modern Aladdin had come this way and rubbed his lamp, or that Merlin had waved his magic wand and caused the Dream City to spring up.” —National Magazine,…


Newsom Pardons San Diego County Man, Commutes Sentence of Another

SAN DIEGO—Gov. Gavin Newsom has pardoned a man convicted of attempted murder in San Diego County, while also granting a commuted sentence for another man serving a 140-year-to-life prison term for armed robberies in the county. The Friday announcements were among 17 pardons, 15 commutations, and a medical reprieve issued by the governor’s office. Regarding…


Deputy’s Gun Discharged During Struggle With Inmate at San Diego Hospital

SAN DIEGO—A sheriff’s deputy’s service weapon was discharged at San Diego’s Scripps Mercy Hospital on June 2 during a struggle with an inmate treated and released for booking who tried to take the deputy’s gun. The incident was reported at about 3:30 p.m. at the hospital at 4077 Fifth Ave. in Hillcrest, according to San…


Uptick in Canine Virus Causes San Diego Humane Society to Limit Stray Intake

SAN DIEGO—A recent uptick in a respiratory virus among shelter dogs has caused the San Diego Humane Society to quarantine affected animals and limit shelter intake until further notice, it was announced Monday. Testing has confirmed that this condition on the rise in the shelters is canine pneumovirus. The shelter is currently unable to take…


Uptick in Canine Virus Causes San Diego Humane Society to Limit Intake

SAN DIEGO—A recent uptick in a respiratory virus among shelter dogs has caused the San Diego Humane Society to quarantine affected animals and limit shelter intake until further notice, it was announced Monday. Testing has confirmed that this condition on the rise in the shelters is canine pneumovirus. The shelter is currently unable to take…


Russian Superyacht Seized by US Arrives in San Diego Bay

SAN DIEGO—A $325 million superyacht seized by the United States from a sanctioned Russian oligarch arrived in San Diego Bay on Monday. The 348-foot-long Amadea flew an American flag as it sailed past the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge. “After a transpacific journey of over 5,000 miles (8,047 kilometers), the…


7 Things to Know About San Diego’s Stunning New Music Venue

By Christopher Reynolds  From Los Angeles Times   This just in: San Diego does things differently than Los Angeles. Its downtown sits at water’s edge. It neighbors a foreign country. Its people support fewer major sports teams (one versus nine, countywide) and more military bases (nine versus three). And instead of tucking its sleek new…


San Diego Supervisors Attack Gun Rights

Commentary Now San Diego is getting into business of suing the perfectly legitimate and honorable business of making guns. Americans use guns not only for hunting and as a hobby, but also to defend themselves, as the CDC writes. Reported the San Diego Union-Tribune on a June 13 board of supervisors meeting, “In a 3-2…


2 Plead Guilty in Pipe Bomb Explosion at Kearny Mesa Hotel

SAN DIEGO—Two men who planted a pipe bomb that detonated at a Kearny Mesa hotel, but caused no injuries, pleaded guilty June 16 to felony charges. Grover Preston Everett, 39, and Hans Jurgen Sarda, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of recklessly or maliciously possessing a destructive device. The men are expected to be sentenced next…