County votes to offer small business loans

Small businesses in the un­incorporated communities in San Diego County with less than 50 employees will be able to apply for loans of up...

District adapts to distance learning

Mountain Empire Unified School District Superintendent Kathy Granger said the district has changed its approach to serving the community while schools remain closed for...

Driver released in June

A minivan driver who crashed and injured undocumented immi­grants in Boulevard will be released June 1 from a residential re-entry program after she finished...

Safety in the age of remote working

As your District Attorney, I'm committed to increasing communication and accessibility between the DA's Office and you, the community. One way I have been...

Weekly distribution keeps hundreds fed

Danny Long directs the steady stream of cars that pull into the Jamul Community Church parking lot around a makeshift path to where Me­lodee...

Homebuying in old and new ways

San Diego Estates Real Estate Broker Jeff Campbell sounds excited and says he was well placed to work from home since his business prior...

Serving senior lunches going strong at the community center

Alpine Community Center has temporarily closed all of its facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from the banquet halls where the Queen Bee brunch...

Recalls differ from today’s empty grocery shelves

Empty grocery store shelves and adverse economic impact to certain industries occurred in the recent past with the most prominent example being the November...

County budget moved back, capital projects to be suspended

The county of San Diego’s 2020-21 budget hearings will not be in June as has been the case in past years, and capital projects...

News and notes from Supervisor Dianne Jacob

We’ve been tested before, but never like this. We’ve faced cat­astrophic wildfires and other challenges, but the coronavirus crisis is unlike anything we’ve seen...