Maya Trabulsi
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KPBS
In a region where wildfires have ravaged entire neighborhoods, one couple's proactive approach to home hardening is setting an example for others, with defensible space inspections provided by Cal Fire.
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The La Mesa City Council has advanced a draft ordinance requiring residents to keep firearms locked away or disabled with a trigger lock unless carried by — or near — an authorized user in the home. -
Passenger rail service through San Clemente, which has been halted since early June due to debris and dirt falling on the tracks from an unstable hillside above, will resume Monday, transit officials announced Tuesday. -
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has been released from a California prison after serving 53 years for two infamous murders. -
The water contact closure has been downgraded to an advisory for the Silver Strand State Beach at the Imperial Beach Shoreline, North End and Avenida Lunar. -
Temperatures will continue to soar well into the triple digits in the deserts this week and into next weekend. -
During the firefight, crews reported up to 30-foot flames, which threw embers eastward across College Boulevard and into the Walmart Shopping Center, which prompted evacuations of residents and businesses. -
Military officials say a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her San Diego home was found in the barracks at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base last month and a Marine was detained briefly for questioning. -
Firefighters have stopped the rate of spread of the Park Fire in Potrero that prompted evacuations and road closures. The fire has burned 64 acres so far. -
For the first time since taking over San Diego’s ambulance contract in November 2021, Falck officials reported they hit their staffing requirement for the month of June. -
San Diego officials were warned about negative impacts of towing vehicles for reasons unrelated to public safety. Months later, not much has changed.
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