The San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center — a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping solve the region’s biggest problems through equity-centered research, policy analysis and collaboration-building among regional leaders and stakeholders — recently announced the hiring of Karen Connolly, who will serve as PIC’s first senior director of workforce development.
A bill that would make sex trafficking of minors a strike under California’s three-strikes law is heading to the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Friday, Sept. 1, for a decision whether it lives or dies, is put on hold or put to a vote by the entire Assembly.
Legislation its supporters claim will save more lives from domestic violence faces its toughest test to date before the California Senate Appropriations Committee, joining 489 other bills that will sink, swim or wait a year.
If you felt a jolt around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 29, it was indeed a small earthquake that struck 28 miles east of San Clemente Island at 1:05 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas presents The Garden Party, its annual fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 4 to 8 p.m. Proceeds from the evening will go toward supporting critical science, conservation and education programs that impact the garden and beyond.
Karl Strauss, San Diego’s longest continuously operating post-Prohibition brewing company, recently released its seasonal Oktoberfest beer at its Carlsbad brewpub.
BoatUS, the Boat Owners Association of the United States, encourages local boaters to turn in their expired marine flares Saturday, Sept. 9, from 8 a.m. to noon at Oceanside Harbor, 1850 N. Harbor Drive.
Diane Powers’ Casa de Bandini Mexican Restaurant in The Forum Carlsbad is bringing the heat with its new 2023 Seasonal Menu. It highlights bold flavors from fresh produce such as nopalitos, serrano peppers and mangoes to showcase the flavors of Mexico in these dishes.
As a resident of Oceanside since 1992, I have watched with despair as the city has become a dumping ground for the county’s (and nation’s?) homeless and a poster child for the wealth and land inequality tearing the nation apart.
