CARLSBAD–The City of Carlsbad has always had a lower than average crime rate and a recently released report shows the continuing trend. On April 25, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) released a “Thirty Years of Crime in the San Diego Region: 1982-2011” report, with a focus on the years 2007 through 2011. Points of [...]
Transit District to Assume Dispatch Control of San Diego Corridor
May 1, 2012 By
OCEANSIDE–The North County Transit District, (NCTD) through its contract with Herzog Transit Service, Inc. (HTSI) will assume dispatching responsibility for the 60-mile coastal rail line that begins at the Santa Fe Depot in San Diego County and ends at the Orange County line. In January 2011, NCTD awarded a contract to HTSI for the installation [...]
Poll Workers Needed for Several Neighborhoods
May 1, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–Poll workers are still in demand for the June 5 Presidential Primary Election; especially those who are bilingual in Chinese, Filipino, Spanish and Vietnamese. The need is especially great in Encinitas, Solana Beach, Poway, La Mesa, Ramona, Santee, Del Dios, Del Mar, La Jolla, Rancho Bernardo, Rancho Peñasquitos, Scripps Ranch, University City, Del Dios, [...]
SANDAG Adds Nearly 75 Acres to Habitat Conservation
May 1, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–Through its TransNet-funded Environmental Mitigation Program, SANDAG has acquired two more parcels of property as open-space habitat, totaling nearly 75 acres. The properties were acquired to offset the impacts of two railroad-related transportation projects. The larger parcel, Time Out Holdings/Stacco in Oceanside, is a 68.18-acre property bordering State Route 76 to the north and [...]
North County Businesses, Residents Raise Funds For Cancer Families
May 1, 2012 By
CARLSBAD–Hundreds of locals gathered April 26 to Flying Elephant Pub and Grill for a skateboarding-themed fund raiser benefiting Grind for Life, an organization that helps cancer patients and their families with transportation expenses to doctors and hospitals. The Carlsbad restaurant hosted the fund raiser, organized by BambooSk8, a Oceanside-based company specializing in ecologically-based skateboard brand [...]
Carlsbad Clerk Cited for Selling Alcohol to a Minor
April 29, 2012 By
CARLSBAD–Officers from the Carlsbad Police Department and investigators from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) joined forces on April 27 and cited one clerk for selling alcohol to a minor. The arrest followed a decoy operation where minors, under the direct supervision of Carlsbad Police Officers and ABC Investigators, attempted to purchase alcohol [...]
Coast Guard Continues Search for Missing Sailor Near Coronado Islands, Mexico
April 29, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews continue their search for the missing crewmember of the sailboat Aegean, west of the Coronado Islands in Mexico. Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter have searched throughout the night, along with a Coast Guard C-130, and a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter search and rescue helicopter crew [...]
DA Honors Local Heroes for Bravery
April 27, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–The District Attorney’s Office Thursday honored four recipients with the Citizens of Courage Award during the 23rd annual event, which is held as part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. “Nothing held these inspiring individuals back,” DA Dumanis said. “Despite putting their own lives in danger, they showed extraordinary courage and bravery in the [...]
Camp Pendleton Marine Pleads Not Guilty to Death of Fallbrook Woman
April 27, 2012 By
By Gina Yarbrough VISTA–A Camp Pendleton Marine, allegedly linked to a Fallbrook woman found dead April 17 a mile north of Lake Skinner in Riverside County, today pleaded not guilty in Vista Court to a charge of murder. Staff Sgt. Louis Ray Perez, 45, in custody on charges of receiving stolen property and possession of [...]
SANDAG solicits bike, pedestrian projects for $8 million in grant funds
April 23, 2012 By
SAN DIEGO–Acting to implement its long-range plans to improve active transportation, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has put out a call seeking competitive bids for $8.8 million in grant funds to pay for bicycle and pedestrian improvements throughout the region. Among the types of projects eligible for funding are new bicycle paths and boulevards, [...]
