Category: San Diego

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…


The Last El Cajon Family Stranded in Afghanistan Safely Evacuated

EL CAJON, Calif.—A San Diego family and children have safely evacuated from Afghanistan and will be returning to California, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, announced Nov. 1. Out of the seven families from the El Cajon school district that had been stuck in Afghanistan, they were the last to leave after the Taliban seized power. The other six…


Last El Cajon Family Stranded in Afghanistan Safely Evacuated

EL CAJON, Calif.—A San Diego family and children have safely evacuated from Afghanistan and will be returning to California, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Bonsall) announced Nov. 1. Out of the seven families from the El Cajon school district that had been stuck in Afghanistan, they were the last to leave after the Taliban seized power. The other six…


Man in Long Blond Wig Robs Wells Fargo in SD, 2nd Robbery at Same Location

SAN DIEGO—A man in a shoulder-length blond wig robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Scripps Ranch Nov. 1, the second robbery at the same location this year. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the robber handed a note demanding money to a teller at the bank on Scripps Poway Parkway near Spring Canyon Road shortly…


Man Pleads Guilty to Thanksgiving Stabbings of Two Transients

SAN DIEGO—A man who stabbed a pair of homeless people—one fatally—in two separate Midway District attacks on the same day pleaded guilty Nov. 1 to murder and attempted murder charges. Forrest Robert Brantley, 40, is expected to receive a 33 years-to-life state prison term when he is sentenced for the attacks, which occurred on Thanksgiving…


Search Underway for Offender Who Walked Away From San Diego Re-entry Facility

SAN DIEGO—Law enforcement officials were searching today for a man who walked away from a work-release facility in San Diego. Antonio Antunez walked away from the Male Community Re-entry Program (MCRP) facility at 2727 Boston Ave. on Friday, according to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials. An emergency search began at about 10…


San Diego County to Implement 4-Cent-Per-Mile Tax

The San Diego Association of Governments’ (SANDAG) board of directors approved Oct. 29 a four-cent-per-mile tax proposal that could impact every driver in San Diego County by 2030. The proposed mileage tax is intended to supplement and eventually replace gas taxes, which have dropped considerably as gas mileage has increased and hybrid and electric cars…


San Diego Police Investigate Potential Homicide After Body Found in Hillcrest Home

SAN DIEGO—Police officers found what they describe as a 60-year-old man dead inside a Hillcrest residence after receiving a 911 call on Wednesday evening, Oct. 27, launching a homicide investigation from city detectives. “The male had visible trauma to his body,” Lt. Jud Campbell said in a statement. San Diego Fire and Rescue pronounced the…


Man Pleads Guilty to Arson in Randall Lamb Fire During La Mesa Protest

EL CAJON, Calif.—A man who set fire to a historic commercial structure in downtown La Mesa following a police brutality protest that devolved into rioting pleaded guilty on Oct. 27 to arson and vandalism charges. Daniel Louis Sandoval, 44, from Campo, was arrested about six months after prosecutors accused him of burning down the Randall…


San Diego Moves to Permanently Allow Outdoor Business Operations

SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Council tentatively approved on Oct. 26 the Spaces as Places program, which permanently allows outdoor dining and business operations in spaces previously envisioned as temporary during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program opens up outdoor areas for dining, walking, biking, and other activities while providing ways to turn temporary outdoor structures into permanent…