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- A pardon for 'Duke'? Don't make us all puke
Over the weekend, a national news story caught North County's fading black eye – and poked it again. As the Bush administration winds down, petitions for pardons are spiking, it seems. Roughly 2,300 felons – some famous, most not – are seeking clemency.
- A second chance at success
ENCANTO – It's not the type of exclamation you usually hear at a graduation. “Where's my P.O.?” asked Adam Matschullat, using the shorthand for parole officer. “I told you I'd do it, right?”
- This summer, kids' recreation is a gift
CHULA VISTA – Alyssa Novoa, 9, loves dancing to R&B music, especially songs by the artist Rihanna. But Alyssa almost didn't get to participate in the Chula Vista Recreation Department's free hip-hop dance class because cuts to the city budget meant the program was about to close.
- Naming the stars to celebrate a people
CAMPO – Nearly 300 American Indians from across the Southwest came to the Campo Reservation recently for the chance to sing the songs and dance the dances of the elders – and to hang out, catch up and play with friends and family.
- City plans on track to add 4 underpasses
ENCINITAS – With safety in mind, Encinitas officials hope to secure state funding to dig four pedestrian underpasses below the railroad tracks that run along the city's six-mile coast.
- MainStreet to search for new director
OCEANSIDE – MainStreet Oceanside, a nonprofit downtown revitalization organization, is going to be looking for a new executive director and veering in a slightly different direction.
- Crossing is unsafe, residents again say
LA JOLLA – After a vehicle struck and killed 67-year-old woman at a Bird Rock intersection this month, local residents grieved. But they also were angry: They have worried about the intersection for years and say no one has listened to their concerns.
- Sales tax measures going on ballots
El Cajon and La Mesa city officials will ask the voters for a sales tax increase to help solve an ongoing fiscal crisis that threatens services in both East County cities.
- City will wait on building park, pool
The Carlsbad City Council has delayed putting the proposed $50 million Alga Norte Community Park and Aquatic Center out to bid, saying it would rather wait until the state budget is approved.
- Plan update linked to road 3A is sent back for further study
VALLEY CENTER – A plan that could allow 3,000-plus additional homes in Valley Center was kicked back for a do-over yesterday after residents complained that it would benefit a donor to county Supervisor Bill Horn.
- City cash for home repairs has catch
IMPERIAL BEACH – Imperial Beach is giving away money to homeowners – up to $30,000 each – to make their homes more energy-and water-efficient, beautify the exterior and improve safety indoors.
- 48-year-old prank finally uncovered
EL CAJON – Nearly 50 years ago, Dick Hager of Indio and Craig Ashley of La Mesa were about to graduate from Grossmont High School and aching to leave their mark with a prank.
- Governor pumps up Olympians
CHULA VISTA – Olympic athletes on their way to compete in Beijing received special encouragement last week from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who toured the Olympic Training Center on Friday.
- Palomar trustee is not running
SAN MARCOS – A Palomar College trustee has decided not to seek re-election in the fall.
Dr. Ruth Larson, a dermatologist who was elected to the five-member board in 2004, said she's stepping down because Palomar College is in good hands and she wants more time to travel and take care of her 94-year-old mother.
- Downtown site could be fixed up for surf museum
A former downtown Oceanside strip club could become the newest home for the California Surf Museum if the city redevelopment agency decides to spend $575,000 to fix up the empty storefront.
- Fair canceled for lack of helpers
SERRA MESA – Serra Mesans will have to wait until 2009 for their next street fair, as organizers try to attract more volunteers.
- Casa Familiar finds new partner
SAN DIEGO – A nonprofit San Diego social service agency will work with National City on a $3 million plan to buy, rehabilitate and manage two small housing complexes for low-income residents.
- Council puts off utility tax decision
The Chula Vista City Council delayed a decision last night on asking voters to broaden a telecommunications tax.
One councilman disagreed with the measure, and another thought a last-minute change was improperly noticed to the public.
- Former trustee slides over to run new charter school
LAKESIDE – The Lakeside Union School District added a charter school but lost a board member in the process.
- School district bond measure may move forward
ESCONDIDO – The go-ahead for a November bond measure that would pay for building a small high school and improving three others could emerge tonight from the school board.
- Border crossing to test opening more lanes
OTAY MESA –
Northbound crossers at the Otay Mesa port of entry can expect some relief Sunday with the test opening of four additional passenger-vehicle lanes between 5 and 8 p.m.
- 6 council challengers, 1 incumbent set to run
ENCINITAS – Seven people have pulled papers so far to run in the Nov. 4 election for three available seats on the Encinitas City Council.
- TAKE A HIKE
There's plenty to explore in Tecolote Canyon park
Stretching from Morena Boulevard near Interstate 5 to the heart of Clairemont, Tecolote Canyon Nature Park is an outdoor oasis that offers city dwellers the chance to get away from it all, just a few miles from home.
- Surf Cup plays on
No one person has been able to succeed the late Mick Dawson in his many administrative roles with the San Diego Surf Cup soccer tournament.
- HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK
Francis Parker grad gets a taste of the South
Every step Nick Noonan takes vaults him closer to the major leagues. Selected by the San Francisco Giants as the 32nd overall pick in the 2007 pro baseball draft, Noonan was honored as an all-star last year by Baseball America magazine after batting .316 for the Giants' Arizona Rookie League team.
- High school players spend summer on the court
Sweat poured down the face of a clearly exhausted Ariana Elegado as the La Jolla Country Day junior-to-be pondered her answer to the question.
- SHORT TAKES: NORTH EDITION
2 incumbents to run in Solana Beach
SOLANA BEACH: Two members of the Solana Beach City Council are planning re-election campaigns, but the third incumbent hasn't made up his mind.
- SHORT TAKES: SOUTH EDITION
Southwestern College to hold outdoor concert
CHULA VISTA: The Southwestern College School of Arts and Communication will present an event it's calling “Sunday Afternoon in the Park With George.”
- SHORT TAKES: REGIONAL EDITION
Low-cost 'passport cards' will be mailed out soon
Travelers and cross-border commuters who applied for low-cost U.S. “passport cards” earlier this year will soon be receiving them, the U.S. State Department said.
- PUBLIC SAFETY: REGIONAL EDITION
Man will face charges in crash that killed 2 people
RAMONA: A 35-year-old El Cajon man will face vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving charges after a crash in Ramona that killed two people and sent him and a fourth person to the hospital.
- THE WAY WE WERE
1960 melee sparked creation of local raceways
The drag street riot on El Cajon Boulevard is symptomatic of the disrespect for authority so pronounced in some areas of our society.
- Property values | home sales in San Diego
- Student Spotlight: John-Michael Brooks
- Student Spotlight: Josefina “Chepy” Vega
- North Coastal FYI
- North Inland FYI
- Road closures
- Property values | home sales in South County
- Volunteer Opportunities: North Edition
- Getting help
- San Diego datebook
- East County datebook
- How to contact East County officials
- South County datebook
- Summer Camps: City Edition
- Volunteer Opportunities: East Edition
- Cool Zone Sites 2008
With a spate of hot weather hitting San Diego County recently, senior citizens and others might be looking for a place to cool off.
- Weekend Best Bets: San Diego
- Weekend Best Bets: South County
- Weekend Best Bets: East County
- Volunteer Opportunities: City Edition
- OBITUARY
Judy Schulenberg; Chula Vista teacher served on district, Southwestern boards
When Judy Schulenberg retired from teaching in 1986, she didn't abandon her passion for children and learning. She just re-directed her efforts and became the top vote-getter in the November 1986 school board election for the Chula Vista City School District.
- OBITUARY
Estelle Getty; Sophia of 'Golden Girls'; 84
Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's “The Golden Girls,” has died. She was 84.
- OBITUARY
Larry Haines; Broadway and soap-opera star; 89
Larry Haines, a two-time Daytime Emmy winner for his 35-year role on the soap opera “Search for Tomorrow,” has died. He was 89.
- OBITUARY
Sherman L. Maxwell; pioneering sportscaster and writer; 100
Sherman L. Maxwell, a chronicler of Negro league baseball and, some believe, the first black sports broadcaster, died Wednesday in West Chester, Pa. Mr. Maxwell, known as Jocko, was 100 and had lived most of his life in Newark, N.J.
- OBITUARY
Joseph McCrindle; connoisseur of art; 85
Joseph F. McCrindle, an art collector who amassed a trove of old-master drawings and who founded and edited the Transatlantic Review to showcase young writers, died July 11 at his home in Manhattan. He was 85.
- County Obituaries A-Z
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