January 14, 2016
The topic has been in the headlines, and its hard to ignore.
According to the U.S. Attorneys Office, San Diego is among the top 13 places in the country for sex trafficking. Young teens are the most vulnerable for recruitment, and often end up being victimized by perpetrators posing as…
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December 29, 2015
After Santa has come and gone, the stockings are emptied and the holiday decorations put away, yet another surprise could be waiting in your email inbox. The period between Thanksgiving and tax season is known in the Internet security community as prime time for cyber criminals to attack.
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December 28, 2015
Dont trash your tree. The City offers free recycling during daylight hours at 16 drop-off locations through Jan. 23, 2016. Trees can also be picked up curbside for residents with curbside yard waste collection. Last year, approximately 385 tons of Christmas trees were collected during the month-…
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December 22, 2015
Helping her constituents weather what is expected to be a stormy winter, Councilmember Lorie Zapf put some muscle into filling sandbags in Mission Beach.
Were getting ready for El Nio, said Zapf. So were filling up sandbags and getting them out to seniors and disabled so that when the…
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December 21, 2015
Kindergarteners shouted with glee when Mayor Kevin Faulconer, dressed as Santa Claus, made a special visit at Burbank Elementary School in December.
The Mayor spent time singing Christmas songs and reading with the children in his sisters classroom in Logan Heights. Its a tradition hes…
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December 16, 2015
Can you spare a dime? The Downtown San Diego Partnership hopes you can, and will, by dropping that dime and more of your coins in a red Make Change Count donation station.
Instead of giving money to individuals on the street, these donation stations allow those who want the help the…
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December 15, 2015
If you were to ask friends, family and even some of his former constituents, they would tell you the late Charles Lewis was passionate about representing the people living and working in his district.
I think at his core Charles was a proud community servant and he worked every single day…
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December 14, 2015
A 50-foot line attached to an MD500 helicopter carries a load of rocks deep into the bottom of Dakota Canyon, in the community of Bay Park. Each trip takes about two minutes, back and forth. At the bottom of the canyon, crews are working to shore up three manholes which connect to the sewer…
Read more about Operation Dakota Canyon Gets Help From Above