Commentary For months, I have watched closely as the San Diego County Human Relations Commission (HRC) has struggled to manage conflict between its members regarding differing religious beliefs. Watching these events unfold has been disheartening—especially since the sole purpose of the HRC is to “promote positive human relations, respect, and the integrity of every individual,”…
Hope for Civil Public Discourse Restored in San Diego County After Commission’s Failed Attempt to Remove Pastor
June 12, 2022
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San Diego Man Points Gun at Firefighters, Police Before Taking His Own Life
SAN DIEGO—A 62-year-old man who pointed a gun at firefighters during a blaze at an apartment complex aimed that same weapon at arriving police officers before taking his own life with a single gunshot wound, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to a possible apartment fire in the 11200 block of Tierrasanta Boulevard at about noon…
Rise in Youth Tobacco Use Mostly Tied to E-Cigarettes: UCSD Study
May 30, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A University of California–San Diego (UCSD) study released on May 30 indicates a recent surge in young tobacco users in the United States, most of whom are vaping e-cigarettes on a daily basis. In 2017, a 40 percent increase in U.S. e-cigarette sales, which UCSD says was driven by products manufactured by electronic cigarette company…
Man Gets 4 Years in Prison for Robbing Banks in San Diego
SAN DIEGO—A Campo man was sentenced on May 27 to four years in prison for robbing two San Diego-area banks last year, as well as violating his release conditions in an unrelated case. Eric Tyler Oxenham, 27, pleaded guilty earlier this year to robbing a California Bank and Trust in El Cajon and a U.S….
Woman Sentenced 15 Months for Flight Attendant Attack on San Diego-Bound Plane
May 27, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—A woman who repeatedly punched a flight attendant on a San Diego-bound plane was sentenced Friday to 15 months in federal custody. Vyvianna Quinonez, 29, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty last year to a federal count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants for striking a Southwest Airlines flight attendant on a May 23,…
Point La Jolla to Close for Sea Lions
SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Council Tuesday approved an annual seasonal closure of Point La Jolla and Boomer Beach during sea lion pupping season—May 1 through Oct. 31. The closure, authorized by the California Coastal Commission on April 8, is intended to ensure the safety and health of both visitors to the area and the…
San Diego Bans Flavored Tobacco Products Beginning Jan. 1
May 18, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego City Council officially passed an ordinance on May 17 to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products—including menthol—in the city, effective Jan. 1, 2023. The move—spearheaded by Councilwoman Marni von Wilpert—follows similar actions in cities such as Imperial Beach, Encinitas, and Solana Beach, along with San Diego County for unincorporated areas….
Parent, Ex-Teacher Say Black Panthers High School Lesson Overtly Biased
A sanitized, “hyper-political” lesson on the Black Panthers at a San Diego high school presents a narrow view of American history and gives students a one-sided perspective of the militant black nationalist group, a former teacher and a parent claim. “It’s deeply political,” Becca Williams, a former charter school teacher, told The Epoch Times. “It is…
6 Charged in Drug Smuggling Mexico Border Tunnel Discovery
May 16, 2022
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SAN DIEGO—Six people are facing federal charges in connection with allegedly trafficking drugs through an underground cross-border tunnel discovered over the weekend that stretches from Tijuana to a warehouse in Otay Mesa, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Monday. Officials say the 1,744-foot-long passageway was discovered on Friday during a Homeland Security Investigations operation into alleged…
San Diego County Passes Ordinance That Redefines ‘Women’
Dozens of opponents denounced a San Diego County ordinance they say redefines the meaning of the word “women” and puts women’s rights and safety in jeopardy at a Board of Supervisors meeting on May 10, before the board passed the ordinance by a 3-2 vote. “No amount of hormones or surgery will turn a man…
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