CHARLIE NEUMAN / Union-Tribune Sam Sarokin, (left) 13, and Thomas Richards, 12, of San Diego rode the Sky Flyer, a new ride at the San Diego County Fair.

DEL MAR – It's hard to score a perfect safety record when you're intentionally swirling, dropping or flinging people around like human yo-yos at a county fair. But that's the goal each summer for Tony Guadagno, manager of the San Diego County Fair's ride and carnival sections known as the Midway. Last year, the rides generated $5,670,000 in gross sales.

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The Coronado police officer who shot former Chargers linebacker Steve Foley testified yesterday that he made a dangerous choice in the moments leading up to the shooting.

SAN DIEGO – A team of San Diego scientists has moved embryonic stem cell research a step closer to helping repair the brains of stroke victims and people with diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO – The Black Historical Society of San Diego, founded more than a decade ago to fight the demolition of important properties, now has its own place downtown. Today, the group will dedicate a museum, genealogical research center and gift shop in downtown's East Village. The venue opens to the public on Saturday.

VALLEY CENTER – Members of the local planning group have called for an investigation into the actions of county Supervisor Bill Horn and a plan to build a road and have it paid for by developers seeking to construct 3,000 or more houses in Valley Center.

A defense lawyer representing a man facing the death penalty will seek to get the case dismissed because the Sheriff's Department recorded at least one and perhaps dozens of phone calls he had from his client in jail.