🌱$160B Transportation Plan + Use Of Force Study + Weekend Events

Kristina Houck
·2 min read

Happy Saturday, Poway! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 65 Low: 37.

Here are the top stories in and around Poway today:

  1. The San Diego Association of Governments' board of directors passed the 2021 Regional Transportation Plan without the controversial road mileage tax, but questions remain as to how the regional transportation agency will fund the $160 billion plan. (City News Service)

  2. A man in his 30s is believed to have contracted the Omicron COVID-19 variant locally, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency announced. The patient tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. The San Diego Epidemiology and Research for COVID Health Alliance determined it was the Omicron variant through whole genome sequencing late Thursday, making it the second documented case of the variant in the county. (City News Service)

  3. Use of force by San Diego County Sheriff's Department personnel involved Black citizens four times as often as white ones over a five-year period ending last year, even though the latter demographic is nearly 10 times more represented within the local population, according to a new study. (City News Service)

  4. Missed the headlines? Take a look at some of this week's police, fire and courtroom stories from across San Diego County. (Poway Patch)

  5. Looking for things to do? See what's slated this weekend in San Diego County and Southern California. (Encinitas Patch)

Today in Poway:

From my notebook:

  • Poway Chamber of Commerce: "What a night! Thank you to everyone who attended and supported last night's Holiday Mixer: our best-attended mixer since pre-pandemic!" (Facebook)

  • Deputy Sheriffs' Association of San Diego County: "Thanks to the generosity of our #DSASanDiego members and their families, the DSA will be distributing more than 170 gifts to families this holiday season." (Facebook)

  • VFW Poway Post 7907: "The canteen is closing Dec. 23-Jan. 2 so our volunteers can take some much needed time off." (Facebook)

  • City of Poway: "It's hard to think about water conservation on a rainy day, but here's an easy step to take: give your sprinklers the day off tomorrow." (Facebook)

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— Kristina Houck

This article originally appeared on the Poway Patch