City News Service

Gusting Santa Ana winds and dangerously dry conditions have returned to the region, prompting forecasters to issue a red flag warning of critical fire danger that will continue Friday.

4,500 residents in San Diego County were without power Friday following a red flag warning issued earlier this week.

California Highway Patrol officers will ramp up operations Wednesday on freeways and rural roads throughout the San Diego area to catch drunk and drug-impaired drivers.

Tuesday's data increases the region's cumulative totals to 382,059 infections and 4,319 deaths since the pandemic began.

Prior to working for Escondido police, Byler served in the Marine Corps and as a police officer with the Department of Defense and the San Diego Police Department.

The buses will operate every day, with an arrival every 20 to 30 minutes on average. Pick up and drop-offs are intended to meet the first and last trolley, Coasters, Amtrak trains and MTS buses.

The announcement comes after a judge struck down San Diego's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying only the state can make that a requirement.

Earlier this month, supervisors unanimously voted to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators until local jurisdictions are able to fully participate in the placement process, including having full veto authority.