Witnesses to period of adjustment during pandemic
Many people have been affected over the course or nearly two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has proved to be...
Retired dispatcher spends time in humane service
After living through the 2003 Cedar Fire, the 2007 Witch Creek Fire, and most recently this year, the Valley Fire, Summer and Brian Piper...
THE PEOPLE PLACES AND EVENTS OF 2021
IN JANUARY ...
There were 250 pot-bellied pigs temporarily housed at Stoney Oaks Ranch that needed forever homes after being rescued from an out-of-control...
New food waste rules to take effect Jan. 1
Back in 2016, then California Governor Edmund “Jerry” Brown Jr. set methane emissions reduction targets for California to reduce organic waste disposal by 50%...
Chamber lights tree after two years in the dark
On Dec. 19, the Alpine Chamber of Commerce pulled off the first community Christmas tree lighting since 2018 with a new take on the...
Ex-police chief guilty of selling fake badges
The former police chief for the Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation reservation north of Boulevard will be sentenced in July 2022, after pleading...
Opioid summit urges students to seek help now
San Diego County Office of Education and the county District Attorney’s office hosted a student opioid summit which was offered to school districts throughout...
State mandates indoor masks
Fully vaccinated or not, San Diego county residents are required to wear a mask while indoors in all public spaces following a new statewide...
Helping hands have presents in mind during holidays
April Chillura, who launched the Helping Hands monthly food distribution program for homeless individuals last Thanksgiving, came up with a new plan for the...
High school district revisits dress code policy
Grossmont Union High School District Board of Trustees approved an updated dress code upon first reading at a Dec. 13 meeting.
The policy, which as...
