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Voice of San Diego
A June incident where El Cajon police repeatedly declined to help a civilian crisis response team emphasizes the challenges tied to the department’s decision to stop responding to some crisis calls.
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Roberto Ignacio Flores, 30, was found guilty by a Vista jury last month for driving a Dodge Neon into Oceanside Police Officer Brad Hunter on June 19, 2017. It was the second time in recent years that Flores was convicted of trying to kill the officer. -
Aruba Fire In Rainbow Now 75% ContainedA brush fire near Rainbow was holding at 54 acres and was 75% contained Tuesday morning, Cal Fire reported. -
It's a milestone in the fight against a huge wildfire that threatened the Lake Tahoe area: Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for 22,000 residents of South Lake Tahoe. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego has plans to widen El Cajon Boulevard with a new right-turn lane for motorists. That's despite years of commitments from elected officials to make streets safer and more pedestrian friendly. -
Thousands of prisoners are being released without a California ID, making it difficult to apply for a job or even housing. A new bill on its way to the governor's desk aims to fix that. -
Tens of thousands of people who fled South Lake Tahoe in the teeth of a wildfire are being allowed back home as crews finally manage to stall the advance of flames. -
Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of the Aruba Fire in Rainbow, which has scorched 54 acres and was 30% contained Monday.
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Caltrans plans on upgrading and expanding wrong way driving countermeasures to more than 67 freeway onramps throughout the county. -
As fires burn across California, San Diego County fire departments are seeing a shortage of recruits applying for firefighter positions. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe threat of wildfire is increasingly leading insurers to drop the policies of San Diego homeowners, a trend most prominent in the county’s rural areas but also affecting city neighborhoods from Scripps Ranch to Hillcrest.
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