More details emerge from shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego
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Good Morning, I’m Lawrence K. Jackson….it’s WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH>>>> [ MORE DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED REGARDING MONDAY’S SHOOTING AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO ]More on that next. But first... the headlines….#######
FIVE LOCAL EDUCATORS ARE NOMINEES FOR THE 20-26/27 SAN DIEGO COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS SAYS THE GROUP REPRESENTS ALMOST EVERY REGION OF THE COUNTY AND MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
A SPECIAL CONGRATS GOES OUT TO THE HONOREES: KATIE ANDAN [ANNE-DIN] FROM LA COSTA HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY,
MARK JEFFERS FROM MOUNT MIGUEL HIGH,
ROBERT LARSON FROM PRIDE ACADEMY AT PROSPECT AVENUE,
MIKE NEUMANN AT SOUTHWEST HIGH & STACY WILLIAMS AT TRANSITION RESOURCES FOR ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION
THE COUNTY'S OFFICE OF EDUCATION HAS RUN THE COUNTY TEACHER OF THE YEAR PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN 35 YEARS WHICH PUTS A SPOTLIGHT ON TEACHERS WHO THE OFFICE SAYS HAVE A PROFOUND IMPACT AS DEDICATED EDUCATORS
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HEADS UP COUNTY VOTERS! THIS PAST MONDAY WAS THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE BY MAIL FOR THE SWIFTLY-APPROACHING JUNE 2ND PRIMARY
IF YOU MISSED OUT ON THIS PAST MONDAY'S VOTE-BY-MAIL DEADLINE, THEN NOW... YOU WILL NEED TO CONDITIONALLY REGISTER TO VOTE
CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE TO YOU AT ANY VOTE CENTER BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY, MAY 23RD THROUGH THE FINAL DAY OF VOTING, JUNE 2ND
YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER AT THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS OFFICE IN KEARNY MESA WHICH IS LOCATED AT FIFTY-SIX HUNDRED OVERLAND AVENUE
ANOTHER OPTION IS REQUESTING A PAPER FORM TO REGISTER BY CALLING 800-696-0135 OR BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO R-O-V MAIL AT S-D COUNTY DOT C-A DOT GOV
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THIS UPCOMING NOVEMBER, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIANS AND VOTERS ACROSS THE COUNTY ARE TASKED WITH MAKING A SIGNIFICANT CHOICE ON HEALTH CLINIC REVENUES...
VOTERS WILL DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY HEALTH CLINICS SHOULD HAVE TO SPEND AT LEAST 90 PERCENT OF THEIR TOTAL REVENUE ON PATIENT CARE AND OTHER RELATED PROGRAM SERVICES
CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE SHIRLEY N WEBER SAYS THIS WEEK THAT SUPPORTERS GATHERED ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO QUALIFY FOR THE UPCOMING NOVEMBER 3RD BALLOT
IF APPROVED COME NOVEMBER, THE INITIATIVE WOULD DEMAND THAT CLINICS SERVING UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES MUST DEDICATE 90 PERCENT OF THEIR REVENUE TOWARD PATIENTS…
RATHER THAN SPENDING FUNDS ON ADMINISTRATIVE OR OVERHEAD COSTS
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MORE DETAILS ARE COMING OUT ABOUT THE SUSPECTED GUNMEN INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO. THE F-B-I SAYS THE TWO TEENAGERS MET ONLINE AND WERE RADICALIZED BY HATE IDEOLOGY.
REPORTER ALEXANDER NGUYEN HAS MORE …
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NAT 1405 14;56;07;16 → 14;56;10;27 “These subjects did not discriminate on who they hated”
That’s what FBI special agent in charge Mark Remily says about the two teenage suspects.
Late Tuesday, authorities conducted a search of their homes and seized more than 30 guns, as well as several electronic devices.
Among the items found is what Remily calls a manifesto.
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“We are dedicating every resource the FBI has to conduct a thorough analysis of that manifesto to try to learn what led to this. But I think also, more importantly, how can we stop future attacks?”
He says the two suspects met online, then realized they were in the same city and connected in person.
What they don’t know is how or when they became radicalized.
Research has shown that social media plays a factor in young men becoming radicalized.
But Remily stressed that it’s too early in the investigation to form any conclusions.
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THE SAN DIEGO MOSQUE ATTACK IS THE LATEST IN WHAT’S BECOME A FAMILIAR PATTERN IN VIOLENT RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM.
REPORTER ANDREW DYER SAYS THE ALLEGED SHOOTERS WERE IMMERSED IN FAR-RIGHT CONSPIRACIES AND ONLINE WHITE SUPREMACIST NETWORKS.
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Extremism researchers say a manifesto shared online as well as live-streamed video of the attack are authentic.
Jared Holt is a senior researcher at Open Measures where he monitors the spread of extremism and other harmful content online.
He says the manifesto leaves little doubt about motive.
JH: (:12)looking through this document, I see a lot of references to prior acts of, you know, racist, white supremacist violence. And that kind of fits a trend over the last decade.
Heidi Beirich is the co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism.
HB: (:18) It's a hard thing to talk about, but it has to be confronted. These kids were radicalized into neo-Nazism, acceleration and hate, and they and they were also radicalized by the conversation demonizing Muslims coming from the conservative world. It's documented in the manifesto.
THE FBI SAYS IT’S INVESTIGATING THE SUSPECT’S ALLEGED WRITING AND VIDEOS.
Andrew Dyer, KPBS News.
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO MOURN THE THREE PEOPLE KILLED AT THE ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN DIEGO ON MONDAY. REPORTER KATIE ANASTAS SAYS WE NOW KNOW ALL OF THE VICTIMS NAMES.
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A growing pile of flowers sits outside the front gate to San Diego’s largest mosque.
Muslim community leaders gathered at nearby Lindberg Park. SHAYKH ABDELJALIL MEZGOURI [Shek ab-del-ha-leel Mezgouri] is one of the center’s imams.
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Please don't be intimidated don't be scared, come to the mosque, this is your place, especially in this time when we need to be together.
Amin Abdullah [a-MEEN ab-doo-LUH] was one of three men killed. He was a security guard.
Mansour Kaziha had worked at the center for 40 years. The center’s director, Imam Taha Hassane, says he was a storekeeper, cook, handyman and more.
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I don’t know what I’m going to do at the Islamic Center without his assistance, his daily assistance.
Nader [NA-der] Awad lived across the street from the center. His wife is a teacher at the school. Katie Anastas, KPBS News.
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CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ARE REVIEWING WHETHER AN ICE DETENTION CENTER IN IMPERIAL COUNTY SHOULD BE RECEIVING SPECIAL PROPERTY TAX BREAKS MEANT FOR CHARITIES. IMPERIAL VALLEY REPORTER KORI SUZUKI SAYS THEIR INQUIRY WAS PROMPTED BY A KPBS INVESTIGATION.
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The Imperial Regional Detention Facility is one of eight ICE detention centers in California. It’s owned by a local nonprofit called the Brawley Community Foundation.
This week, a KPBS investigation found the foundation has used its nonprofit status to secure millions in tax breaks on the detention center since 2016. Through a special exemption for charities.
In response, two state lawmakers told KPBS they are taking action.
Jerry McNerney is a Democrat from Stockton and leads the Senate’s Revenue and Taxation Committee. He urged the state and county officials who signed off on the tax breaks to revisit their decision. And said county officials appeared to have “misapplied state law.”
Democrat Steve Padilla represents Imperial County. On Monday, he said he plans to introduce legislation. Aiming to prevent corporations involved in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign from seeking certain tax breaks.
Kori Suzuki, KPBS News.
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THIS THURSDAY IS THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS’ BIKE ANYWHERE DAY - ONE OF THE BIGGEST DAYS FOR BICYCLE ENTHUSIASTS IN SAN DIEGO. BUT A CITY HEIGHTS BIKE CO-OP TELLS REPORTER GUSTAVO SOLIS THEY ARE BOYCOTTING BECAUSE OF A CONTROVERSIAL CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TRANSPORTATION AGENCY AND THE BORDER PATROL.
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The people of Bikes Del Pueblo love the San Diego Association of Governments’ Bike Anywhere Day.
But this year they’re boycotting the event. Because of SANDAG’s controversial contract with federal immigration agencies.
For roughly $200,000 a year, SANDAG gives Customs and Border Protection and Homeland Security Investigations access to a regional crime database known as ARJIS.
Here’s Bikes Del Pueblo volunteer Cynthia Tecson.
IMG_7495 00:04:08:28“We appreciate SANDAG’s advocacy on bicycle infrastructure. And we need them. But we need them to also stop selling data to the feds.”
The boycott has the support of at least one powerful voice, County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre serves on the SANDAG board.
PALOMA 00:08:45:17“The fact that this group has decided to take a stand I think takes a lot of courage. But I think it sends an important message to those who may not think that this is important or consequential enough.”
She is asking SANDAG to kill the contracts.
Gustavo Solis, KPBS News
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