You don’t have to be a king or a queen to stay in this castle. LEGOLAND’s Castle Hotel is opening at the Carlsbad resort next Friday, and staff says it will increase revenue for the city. The new 250-room hotel is the second at the theme park and is located…
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A lawsuit filed Wednesday against the group behind SDSU West, one of two dueling redevelopment plans for the SDCCU Stadium site in Mission Valley, claims the initiative illegally misused San Diego State University’s brand during its campaign.According to the claim filed by FS Investors (backers of SoccerCity), Friends of SDSU…
A group is fighting the construction of a seven-story residential tower in the heart of Hillcrest – right across the street from Whole Foods on 7th Avenue and Robinson.The proposed project is called Hillcrest 111. It’s a 111-unit project with nine affordable housing units, 190 parking spaces and commercial space.…
More than 10,000 critically endangered radiated tortoises were found in a Madagascar home, believed to be part of an illegal pet trade.On April 10, police in Toliara, Madagascar found approximately 10,976 radiated tortoises in a private residency, according to San Diego Zoo Global (SDZG).The house was described by SDZG as…
Beer bottles, pizza boxes, sandwich wrappers and that stuff no one can recognize is just part of the scenery San Diego drivers have come to expect while driving down the freeway. It’s the occasional couch or mattress in the center lane that’s makes freeway trash more than just a hazard…
A man found dead last week under suspicious circumstances has been identified as Oceanside resident Erik Ramsey.The Oceanside Police Department (OPD) was investigating the case as a suspicious death, but said Wednesday that Ramsey’s was murdered.OPD was called to 1302 Dubuque Street at 5 a.m. on April 11 after it…
A massive sinkhole that was created after a water main broke beneath an El Cajon roadway swallowed a car whole Monday when the asphalt gave way.A pipe burst underneath the roadway near the intersection of N. Johnson Avenue and Vernon Way just before 8:30 p.m., the El Cajon Police Department…
Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday announced the mobilization of up to 400 California National Guard personnel to combat criminal gangs, human traffickers and illegal firearm and drug smugglers within the state, along the coast and at the U.S.-Mexico border.The order came after Brown this week secured the federal government’s commitment…
The American Automobile Association (AAA) is extending their Tipsy Tow service for California’s first official April 20, or 4/20, with legal marijuana.“It doesn’t matter if you’re drinking alcohol or using recreational marijuana, there’s never an excuse to drive impaired,” said John Moreno, public policy manager for AAA Northern California. “You…
New details emerged Wednesday about a man who fell into the ocean and died in San Diego. Taylor Watts, 27, is remembered by his friends as a talented musician who would play downtown San Diego shows and had a popular YouTube channel where he would post his music. Watts passed away…
President Donald Trump continued to decry the Russia investigation as a “hoax” Wednesday, and said his team has fully cooperated with Mueller’s investigators. “Nobody has ever been more transparent than I have,” Trump claimed during a joint press conference on trade and North Korea with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Lending to the NRA’s position on guns and the carrier being the issue not the gun itself. Here is a great example of why guns need to go, cause you can’t trust that a complete idiot that would let it fall into the hands of a child doesn’t own one…
California billionaire Tom Steyer is endorsing state Sen. Kevin de Leon, the Democrat challenging U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein.He could provide an influx of cash that de Leon badly needs to increase his name recognition. But Steyer tells the Los Angeles Times he doesn’t have “concrete plans” yet for creating an…
A high wind warning was issued for Coachella Valley, San Diego County deserts and San Gorgonio Pass Wednesday with winds expected to increase overnight through early Friday. The warning was in effect from 11 p.m. Wednesday through 2 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Legendary Surfer Rescues Encinitas Family…
Time to get in formation: a San Francisco church is set to hold a Beyoncé Mass.Yes, really. Beyonce Donates $100K to Four Historically Black Colleges The Vine SF at Grace Cathedral invites parishioners “to sing your Beyoncé favorites and discover how her art opens a window into the lives of marginalized…
A Pennsylvania man targeted hundreds of teens in nearly 30 states and three countries, including at least one teenager in San Diego, with graphic letters, according to police. Joseph Polin, 46, of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, combed the internet to dig up details and photos that he used to create picture collages of…
The Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen was in Imperial County Wednesday touring border fence construction in Calexico.After Nielsen was briefed on the progress of the construction of replacement fencing in the border zone, she met with employees of her agency. A 30-foot high wall consisting of metal posts will replace…
San Diego Crimestoppers released images Tuesday of the man wanted in an armed robbery of a market in El Cerrito.A large man wearing an Oakland Raiders jersey with black gloves and black sunglasses walked into Randy’s Mini Market on Monday just before 9:30 p.m.The market is located on El Cajon…
A young woman was knocked unconscious and sexually assaulted while walking through Otay Park, the Chula Vista Police Department (CVPD) said Wednesday.The woman in her mid-20s was walking on a staircase at the park on Albany Avenue at about 8 p.m. Monday when at least one person attacked her and…
For someone like myself who went through their awkward teenage years in the mid- to late-’90s, the alt-rock band Gin Blossoms are a beloved household name.Some of their biggest hits — like “Found Out About You,” “Hey Jealousy,” and “Follow You Down” — were all inescapable in pop culture during…