A 16-year-old student at Torrey Pines High School and a 12-year-old student at Roosevelt Middle School in Vista have been diagnosed with whooping cough, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced Monday. County health officials were working with the schools to notify parents about the cases of whooping cough. There have been 116 cases of whooping cough in San Diego County ... Full Story »
More than 1,500 taxpayers in San Diego County are being sought by the Internal Revenue Service to give them money, the agency announced Monday. Refund checks worth a total of $1.5 million have been returned as undeliverable because of incorrect addresses in the county, the IRS said. That works out to an average of $1,015 per taxpayer. "We are eager to get this money into the hands of taxpayers ... Full Story »
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. announced Monday that it plans to consolidate its research and development operations to five locations, including one in La Jolla. Following its $68 billion acquisition of rival Wyeth last month, Pfizer plans to close six of its 20 research and development facilities and layoff an undisclosed number of employees. In addition to the five research and development ... Full Story »
State insurance commissioner and Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner announced Monday that his office helped San Diego County victims of the 2007 wildfires recover more than $27 million from their insurance companies. The California Department of Insurance received 391 complaints about insurance companies following the Witch Creek fire. About 70 of those complaints were allegations ... Full Story »
A late-morning power outage knocked out electrical service to about 3,000 addresses in and around La Jolla on Monday. A malfunction with overhead transmission equipment apparently caused the blackout, which was reported just before 11 a.m., according to San Diego Gas & Electric. The problem affected parts of La Jolla, Soledad Mountain, Sorrento Valley, Torrey Pines and University City. By late ... Full Story »
Cigarettes are deadly not only for humans, but also for fish, according to San Diego State University researchers who want cigarettes butts labeled as toxic hazardous waste, it was reported Monday. Researchers believe the label would help change the public's perception about the harm cigarette butts cause the environment and prompt more rules to reduce their presence, The San Diego Union-Tribune ... Full Story »
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County fell six-tenths of a cent Su day to $2.981, a day after being unchanged. The average price is 2.4 cents less than a week ago and 5.1 cents less than a month ago, but 36.4 cents more than this time last year and $1.123 more than at the start of the year, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information ... Full Story »
Reaction to this weekend's passage of the health reform bill in the House of Representatives broke along party lines in San Diego's congressional delegation, as did their votes. The two San Diego Democrats, Susan Davis and Bob Filner, voted for the bill, known as the "Affordable Health Care for America Act." Republicans Brian Bilbray, Duncan D. Hunter and Darrell Issa were opposed. The measure ... Full Story »
Former City Councilman Michael Zucchet was chosen to head the San Diego Municipal Employees Association, it was announced Friday. Zucchet, who was selected following a nationwide search, has been the SDMEA's acting general manager since Judie Italiano resigned in May amid an investigation into her use of the union's credit cards. "I am extremely excited and honored to have been chosen," Zucchet ... Full Story »
The state attorney general Friday announced a $19.5 million judgment requiring Shell Oil Co. and its affiliates to take immediate steps to improve spill monitoring, employee training and hazardous waste management at Shell gas stations in San Diego County and statewide. The judgment will ensure compliance by Shell Oil Co. and its affiliates with the state's hazardous waste and underground fuel ... Full Story »
An Army reservist from Serra Mesa who worked for San Diego County for two decades was among the 13 people killed in Thursday's shooting rampage at a Texas military base, a county official said Friday. John Gaffaney, 56, who was a psychiatric nurse by training, most recently served as a supervisor for the county Adult Protective Services Department, according to Ellen Schmeding, assistant deputy ... Full Story »
The University of San Diego's evening Master of Business Administration program was ranked 26th in the nation by BusinessWeek, the university announced Friday. Topping the magazine's ranking of the "Top Part-Time MBA Programs" was Worcester Polytechnic in Massachusetts, followed by UCLA and UC Berkeley. The ratings were based on surveys of academic quality and student satisfaction. USD's evening ... Full Story »
A Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA) Blue Ribbon Task Force that delayed a final decision Oct. 22 on choosing among three proposals for creating marine protected areas along the Southern California coast, is expected to render its decision Nov. 10 following a hearing in Los Angeles. The state panel requested further scientific analysis of habitat maps for coastal areas including La Jolla, Del Mar ... Full Story »
Authorities released the name Thursday of a 20-year-old Camp Pendleton-based Marine killed in a traffic accident on the grounds of the military base near Oceanside. Lance Cpl. Justin Lewter of Rutherford, Tenn., died Wednesday morning when a military Humvee struck his personal vehicle at Basilone and Las Pulgas roads, according to U.S. Marine Corps public affairs officials. No other injuries ... Full Story »
Crystal Crawford By Crystal Crawford Mayor, Del Mar You've heard it all before, most likely from your mother, but it's more important than ever to "Cover your mouth when you cough!" "Wash your hands!" and "If you're feeling ill, go to bed!" This year, both the seasonal flu and the novel H1N1 flu virus are here and testing us. The H1N1 virus first appeared in San Diego in the spring of 2009. Both ... Full Story »
Military officials at San Diego-area Marine Corps installations reviewed their security readiness Thursday following a shooting rampage that killed at least 12 people and wounded 31 others at an Army base in Texas. Officials at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar issued a statement this afternoon saying that they were "closely monitoring the tragic event at Ft. Hood," and that local base commanders ... Full Story »
Hosts and guest pose after filming the first show in a new series called 'Coast to Coast, Heart to Heart with Ana Rebecca and Jeanie.' In time for Veteran's Day, Del Mar TV has introduced a new series called "Coast to Coast, Heart to Heart with Ana Rebecca and Jeanie." Its first program, called "The Veteran's Day Special," honors veterans and the military. It will be a two-part program for a ... Full Story »
Benjamin White and Club Xcite mentor Tyler Johnson are working to restore a classic Mustang. Photo by: Karen Billing If you think restoring a classic car is hard work, try fitting it in around a busy high school schedule. Winston School junior Benjamin White does; every spare moment he gets he's in his Del Mar garage restoring a classic Mustang back to health. Always at his side is his mentor ... Full Story »
Frederick Schenk Attorney Frederick Schenk, a Carmel Valley resident and partner with Casey Gerry law firm, was elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), the world's largest trial bar. Schenk has served as president of the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego and was recognized as "Chapter President of the Year" by the Consumer Attorneys of California ... Full Story »
DEL MAR Oct. 23 - Vehicle theft, 2000 block of Coast Boulevard, 10:15 a.m. Oct. 24 - Vehicle break-in, 3200 block of Camino del Mar, 1:03 p.m. - DUI, Border Avenue at Camino del Mar, 11:15 p.m. Oct. 25 - Theft, 2200 block of Jimmy Durante Boulevard, 9 p.m. Oct. 27 - Theft, 2600 block of Del Mar Heights Road, 1:05 p.m. - Robbery, 1200 block of Stratford Court, 8:50 p.m. Oct. 28 - Drunk in public ... Full Story »
Four local research teams have been awarded nearly $75 million in funding from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine for projects to develop drugs for leukemia, Lou Gehrig's disease and brain tumors. The local grants include: $20 million to a team led by Dennis A. Carson, M.D., director of the Moores UCSD Cancer Center and professor of medicine, and Catriona Jamieson, M.D., Ph.D ... Full Story »
Christie Beniston Artist weaves visual metaphor for travel at airport Christie Beniston's new "Time Interwoven" installation at the San Diego Airport offers a visual metaphor for the act of travel. "Time Interwoven" was the first work acquired by the Airport Authority under its new Art Master Plan. Beniston, a longtime Solana Beach artist, said she seeks connecting points for all of her projects ... Full Story »
Mika Camarena Every year, local schools participate in Red Ribbon Week, a week devoted to educating students about the dangers of drugs and how to live a healthy lifestyle. The week also celebrates the memory of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena, a Drug Enforcement Administration special agent who lost his life fighting the war on drugs in 1985. During their Red Ribbon Week last week, Rancho Santa Fe's R ... Full Story »
People will have to adapt themselves to changes in their daily lives brought on by global warming, says the new administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "It's a new world we are entering, one highly modified by climate change," said Dr. Jane Lubchenco, also a noted marine ecologist who is on leave from her post at the University of Oregon while in her NOAA job ... Full Story »
Pacific Ridge juniors, who will make up the school's first senior class, helped break ground on their new campus. Pacific Ridge School, a Carlsbad independent middle and high school that draws many students from Del Mar and Carmel Valley, broke ground on its new energy-efficient campus on Oct. 24. The $20 million project will reduce energy consumption by 42 percent and includes onsite solar ... Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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