City News Service

Event vendors at county facilities will be required to ensure that employees are certified under the Entertainment Technician Certification Program and Occupational Health and Safety Administration's 10-hour awareness course, or comparable safety certification.

The County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday to keep a vaccine mandate for new employees in place.

San Diego County reported 407 new cases of COVID-19 and no additional virus-related deaths Tuesday.

Albert Lee Blake, 51, was found guilty by a Chula Vista jury last month of murder and attempted murder counts stemming from the Nov. 6, 2019, shooting at the Church's Chicken restaurant at 3726 Del Sol Blvd.

Following a tuberculosis case reported at Metropolitan Correctional Center San Diego, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with detention center officials to notify people who may have been exposed to the disease.

While no immediate cost figures were available, the county will seek funding from the state, and continue to use U.S. American Rescue Plan Act money for services such as eviction counseling and outreach/prevention, and direct cash assistance.

The latest in-custody death comes on the heels of news that a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having illegal drugs on county jail property.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a statement in response to Southwest's cancellations, noting that the department will be looking into the situation.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive-heat warning, effective from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. next Monday.