San Diego Partners With Mexican Consulate to Vaccinate Immigrants
The Mexican Consulate will administer 100 Covid vaccines a day, three days a week.
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San Diego County
Covid in Jail
A class of San Diego County Jail inmates accuse Sheriff William Gore of refusing to release low-risk offenders who are at high risk of contracting the Covid-19 virus and failing to follow CDC guidelines for handling prisoners.
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History-Making Black Supervising Judge Retires in San Diego
Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement to pursue a career in law, San Diego Superior Court Judge Randa Trapp’s career was marked by many firsts. This week, she retires after serving as the court’s first Black supervising judge of the civil division.
Read moreFalse Report
One of the officers involved in the controversial arrest of a Black man that sparked violent protests in San Diego this past summer faces a felony charge of filing a police report containing false information, namely the reason for the man’s detention.
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Inmate Covid
The ACLU wants details on a Covid outbreak in San Diego County jails, eyeing an inmate reduction similar to one mandated for neighboring Orange County jails.
Read moreKeep Them Closed
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted in closed session Friday to join the state of California’s appeal of a judge’s order barring enforcement of state-ordered closures of area restaurants amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.
Read moreStrip and Desist
A San Diego strip club — freshly reopened after months of being closed by Covid-19 — complains a cease and desist order from the county following a stabbing in its parking lot is unfair.
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San Diego Superior Looks to Boost Juror Attendance as Trials Resume
Only 41 prospective jurors out of 800 San Diegans summoned for jury duty showed up for service Tuesday as San Diego Superior Court held its first jury trial since initially suspending court operations in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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California Sees Progress in Fight Against Coronavirus
New cases and the coronavirus’ rate of spread have dropped to some of the lowest levels of the pandemic, but California officials said Tuesday they were concerned about a spike in San Diego that could stall the reopening of the state’s second largest county.
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California Tribe Loses Bid to Halt Border Wall Construction
Appearing unclear during a court hearing Thursday about tribal rights to access cultural resources on private land, a federal judge found the federal government should not be forced to stop construction on the border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in California despite claims human remains were bulldozed over.
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Audit: San Diego Air Quality Worse Due to Watchdog Agency Woes
San Diego’s regional air quality did not meet federal ozone standards and the status of its air pollution should be heightened from moderate to severe, according to a report from the California state auditor on Thursday.
Read moreTo Vape or Not to Vape
The Neighborhood Market Association claims San Diego County has unconstitutionally banned the sale and distribution of flavored smoking products and electronic smoking devices for one year.
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San Diego Superior to Resume Limited Operations From Courthouse Lobby
SAN DIEGO (CN) — After being closed for 10 weeks while courts up and down California worked to remain open
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Out of the Pandemic Comes an Alternative Courthouse
In the wake of a statewide shutdown that also sent sheriffs to lock courthouse doors, lawyers in San Diego started an extraordinary program to stand in for their paralyzed courts.
Read moreState of SoCal Court: Operations Stalled by ‘Holiday’ Covid-19 Closure
A state of the court address by San Diego Superior Court’s leaders Wednesday did not clarify when the court – which has been closed 1 ½ months – will resume normal operations, which it anticipates doing on a piecemeal basis guided by local and state public health directives.
Read moreBlinded
A woman sued San Diego County in superior court, claiming a jail guard stood and watched as she plucked out her own eyes, blinding herself.
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San Diego Area House Seat a Toss-Up After Duncan Hunter Resignation
Congressman Duncan Hunter’s guilty plea to a single charge of campaign finance fraud late last year and his resignation this week has made the 50th Congressional District race one of the most-watched 2020 races in the nation, as a millennial Democratic candidate makes his second attempt to flip the Republican stronghold.
Read moreSan Diego Synagogue Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
Appearing before San Diego Superior Court’s presiding judge Thursday, the 20-year-old man accused of shooting and killing a synagogue congregant during the sacred Jewish holiday of Passover this past spring pleaded not guilty to murder and hate crime charges.
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Ex-Congressman Issa to Challenge Embattled Duncan Hunter for House Seat
Former longtime GOP congressman Darrell Issa is tossing his hat in the ring for the fight to unseat embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter in District 50, one of California’s last Republican strongholds.
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