SAN DIEGO–Sheriff Bill Gore recently promoted Law Enforcement Commander Mark Elvin to Assistant Sheriff of the Detention Services Bureau. Elvin is replacing Assistant Sheriff Al Guerin who retired this week. Elvin is a twenty‐three year veteran of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. As law enforcement commander, he was in charge of the Poway, Ramona, [...]

SAN DIEGO–More than 100 local venues have pledged to participate in the sixth annual Dining Out for Life® San Diego on April 26, with several local establishments going above and beyond in their support of HIV/AIDS services and prevention programs. Each of the participating local businesses will generously donate a minimum of 25% of their [...]

SAN DIEGO–A special new garden has sprouted at the County of San Diego’s Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility in Santee, home to seriously ill and injured adult patients with chronic diseases or traumatic injuries. County officials and community partners say the volunteer garden will give patients and the community greater access to fresh produce. “All across [...]

SAN DIEGO–Malashock Dance announced the appointment of Cynthia J. Dillon as Managing Director following an extensive national search. She takes the helm of Malashock Dance’s administration on March 5. Dillon will oversee all operations of Malashock Dance. “The Board of Directors is very excited to work with Cyndi,” said Russell King, President of the Board. [...]

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians are donating $2,500 for the recovery of “Chance,” the dog that was found shot on the Viejas Reservation earlier this month. “We are very proud of the Viejas tribal family member who first discovered Chance on the side of the road and called authorities for help, the [...]

IRVINE–(Business Wire)–Opus Bank has opened three new banking offices in the cities of Encino, located in Los Angeles County; Irvine, located in Orange County; and La Jolla. The bank also announced that Monica Dallalzadeh, Alice La Dow, and Brenda Boggioni have joined the bank as Vice Presidents and will serve as the Retail Banking Managers [...]

California Center for the Arts, Escondido operations manager Bernie Greer next to upgraded audio/visual system. ESCONDIDO–There was happiness in the air on February 9 when extensive updates were made to the audio video system at the Conference Center at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. The installation of advanced, state-of-the-art technology now offers event [...]

SAN DIEGO–Totem, a consumer cell phone and tablet buyback service, today has launched its corporate division, “Totem for Business. The company now specializes in recycling used iPhones, BlackBerrys, Androids, tablets and other devices owned by consumers as well as businesses that include Fortune 500 and small, nonprofit organizations. “We are providing organizations with a way [...]

OCEANSIDE –Tri-City Hospital Foundation recently released its audited Fiscal Year 2010-2011 annual report showing assets of $5.49 million, a 44 percent increase over its 2010 year end.  In the fourth quarter alone, the foundation approved funding of over $2 million in new equipment purchases for Tri-City Medical Center. Among its equipment purchases were the Stereotactic [...]