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- Transformation of a neighborhood
ROLANDO –
When Joan Kroc, wife of McDonald's magnate and longtime Padres owner Ray Kroc, donated $94 million for a Salvation Army community center, she told designers to dream big.
- Helping kids feel like part of a family
EL CAJON –
It's impossible to separate Stoney Stone from Stoney's Kids, the charitable organization he founded with friends in 1991. And he wouldn't have it any other way.
- Neighbors grow into activist role
NATIONAL CITY –
Wearing a blue and yellow T-shirt with the words Environmental Health Coalition across the front and clutching a stack of colorful fliers printed in Spanish, Adriana Calderon knocked on one door after another throughout National City's Old Town neighborhood.
- Nursery growing seedlings for wetlands
NESTOR –
Don't expect to find these plants at your neighborhood nursery.
Pickleweed, cord grass, alkali heath, jaumea – by their common names, these plants are native to Southern California's shrinking coastal wetlands.
- Firefighter pay plan in hands of voters
Campo Volunteer Fire Department officials hope their latest effort to get voter approval for a new property tax will succeed, despite three previous defeats.
- District assessing amount for bond issue
The Lakeside Union School District wants to place a bond measure on the Nov. 4 ballot to help pay for modernization projects. The school board voted 5-0 Thursday to authorize the district to do the advance work.
- Possible suit adds to strain on project
Warning bells are ringing at the Solana Beach train station. The controversial Cedros Crossing commercial and residential development planned for the station already faces an April 30 deadline for a key state transportation grant.
- Candidate no longer works for nonprofit
Chula Vista City Council candidate Devonna Almagro is no longer executive director of the county's crime commission, a position she had held for eight months and listed on her ballot statement.
- Parcel tax to bolster schools is proposed
SAN DIEGO
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The San Diego Unified School District has yet to decide whether to put a bond measure on the November ballot that would raise money to repair and possibly build schools.
- Creek goes from eyesore to eyeful
ENCANTO
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A Chollas Creek tributary, once an overgrown eyesore and graffiti magnet, has been turned into an inviting place for leisurely strolls.
The Encanto tributary off Euclid Avenue and Market Street in southeastern San Diego underwent a $2.85 million, six-month restoration.
- Some school workers face schedule reduction
Principals, librarians, cafeteria workers and other support employees in the Escondido Union School District may see their work schedules reduced by seven to 12 days next year in a effort to trim an unbalanced budget.
- Teens in shelter relate to former resident
OCEANSIDE
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The 14-year-old girl was surprised by the message a former resident gave during a visit to Casa de Amparo, a home for neglected and abused children in Oceanside.
- Gas from former landfill powers water recyclers
RANCHO SAN DIEGO –
Defunct landfills and water recycling plants apparently can make for good neighbors.
At least that is how county officials say things are turning out in Rancho San Diego. Methane gas formed by rotting garbage in the long-closed Jamacha landfill is being piped about 2,000 feet to an Otay Water District reclamation facility, which converts raw sewage into irrigation water.
- School bus drivers could face layoffs
Those big yellow school buses might become less of a familiar sight when students return to San Marcos Unified School District after a summer off.
- Shooting suspect allowed to withdraw plea, go to trial
A Superior Court judge ruled yesterday that a 19-year-old man who pleaded guilty in December to shooting two people was poorly served by his lawyers and can withdraw his plea and go to trial.
- Fight reported; boy, 17, found fatally stabbed
ESCONDIDO
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Police are investigating the slaying of a 17-year-old boy who was found stabbed on East Mission Avenue after reports of a fight at a nearby 7-Eleven.
- Burglars clean out home studio of Rapsheet Records
POWAY
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Until last week, Robert Montes Fisher ran the Rapsheet Records recording studio out of his Poway home. His label is known among Charger fans for “Lights Out,” a rap tribute to linebacker Shawne Merriman.
- 75 years to life in prison for wife killer
Linda Brown seemed to know for some time that her life was in danger. The San Diego woman had taken out a restraining order on her estranged husband, the man who would eventually become her killer. She even worked out a signal with a neighbor, should an emergency arise.
- Hometown whiz kid competing in 'Jeopardy!' college challenge
OCEANSIDE
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Jonathan Hawley is going to be on “Jeopardy!” and no one's surprised. The Harvard sophomore from Oceanside is known for knowing a lot.
- Council considers weed-abatement law
OCEANSIDE
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Three plants – arundo, pampas grass and tamarisk – may be declared noxious public nuisances by the City Council on Wednesday.
- SANDAG seems to get behind Powerlink
The board members of the county's long-range planning group overwhelmingly endorsed the Sunrise Powerlink yesterday – sort of.
- High school students face state-mandated fitness testing
Ninth-grade students at San Marcos High School have added another test to their list for the year. In January, the California Department of Education implemented the Fitnessgram program at all public schools in the state.
- City will spread word on deficit
The La Mesa City Council voted this week to hire a consultant who would help get the word out to residents about the city's budget deficit. The council voted 4-1 Tuesday to sign a contract for up to $158,000 with the LEW Edward Group, an Oakland-based company.
- Spring production of 'Once on This Island' tests students' range
VISTA –
When Carol Jones and her teaching partner, Liz Nettles, were brainstorming ideas for this year's spring musical, they knew they wanted to stage something that was not as well-known as their previous productions.
- SHORT TAKES: CITY EDITION
School trustee to seekre-election as a write-in
SAN DIEGO: San Diego school trustee Luis Acle has revived his re-election campaign, this time as a write-in candidate.
- SHORT TAKES: NORTH EDITION
Fair to showcase various cultures
SAN MARCOS:
A fair celebrating cultural diversity will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Civic Center on Civic Center Drive in San Marcos.
- SHORT TAKES: EAST EDITION
District to put land up for sale again
EL CAJON: The Cajon Valley Union School District will again try to sell a vacant, 9.2-acre property on Greenfield Drive.
- SHORT TAKES: SOUTH EDITION
Developer rescues trees from site of condos
NATIONAL CITY: Instead of destroying 40 mature Chinese elm trees, a developer clearing a site for a condominium project has opted to save them.
- SHORT TAKES: REGIONAL EDITION
Heat wave sweeps area, settles in for weekend
But it's a dry heat. That will be the only consolation for the inland valleys, which should get blasted with a burst of hot air this morning and two more days of temperatures around 90.
- PUBLIC SAFETY: REGIONAL EDITION
Clinic founder accused of fraud, domestic violence
LA JOLLA:
An ophthalmologist who has run a University City laser-eye-surgery clinic since 1999 was jailed yesterday after a California Highway Patrol investigation of domestic violence and prescription fraud.
- EXPLORATION: CITY EDITION
Check it out
Since permanently berthing along the Embarcadero in 2004, the aircraft carrier Midway has become a fixture along the San Diego harbor front.
- EXPLORATION: SOUTH EDITION
Check it out
Every Thursday of the year, Center Street and Third Avenue becomes a feast for the senses when dozens of vendors convene to sell their specialties at Chula Vista's farmers market.
- EXPLORATION: EAST EDITION
Check it out
The Olaf Wieghorst Museum and Western Heritage Center in El Cajon has something special to offer for lovers of the Old West.
- EXPLORATION: NORTH EDITION
Check it out
Although the 163-year-old Rancho Buena Vista Adobe is considered the birthplace of Vista, many people drive by it and do not know it is there.
- Questions & Answers: Chula Vista Elementary School District
Susan Fahle is assistant superintendent for business services at the state's largest elementary school district, Chula Vista Elementary. She is at the center of efforts to cut millions of dollars from the district's budget, based on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's state budget proposal.
- THE WAY WE WERE
William Heath Davis, forgotten pioneer of San Diego
Often forgotten in San Diego history is the pioneer some historians regard as the true founder of the city of San Diego. William Heath Davis certainly believed he deserved credit for his attempt in 1850 – an effort that failed but paved the way for a later city builder named Alonzo E. Horton.
- THE WAY WE WERE
Watch factory in Otay never quite lived up to billing
Watchmaking is seldom regarded as an “American” industry, but more than a century ago, U.S. innovation in manufacturing was producing quality pocket watches that competed well against the handmade products of the English and Swiss.
- North County FYI
- Road closures
- Pet of the Week: South Edition
- Pet of the Week: East Edition
- Pet of the Week: City Edition
- San Diego datebook
- East County datebook
- South County datebook
- Just Fix It: A South County guide for getting things done
- How to contact local school officials: South Edition
- Volunteer Opportunities: South Edition
- OBITUARY
Sheldon Brooks, 83; civil engineer, jazz musician
Every time Sheldon Brooks brought a trumpet to his lips, sweet music surely followed. His passion was jazz, and his music was bold and loud and joyful.
Mr. Brooks was a civil engineer by profession but a musician at heart.
- OBITUARY
Ben Carnevale; former basketball coach at Navy; 92
Ben Carnevale, a successful men's basketball coach at North Carolina and Navy and later an athletic director and a national and international basketball administrator, died March 25 at his home in Williamsburg, Va. He was 92.
- OBITUARY
Wally Phillips; hugely popular Chicago radio host, pioneer of talk radio; 82
Wally Phillips, the most listened-to Chicago radio host for two decades, has died. He was 82. The longtime broadcaster, whose skillful blend of information and humor made him a pioneer of talk radio, died March 27 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, according to WGN, where he spent 42 years.
- OBITUARY
Ralph Rapson; architect whose innovations included thrust stage; 93
Ralph Rapson, the modernist architect who designed the original Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and a popular rocking chair that bore his name, died March 30 at his home in Minneapolis. He was 93.
- Changes coming for death notices
Beginning Tuesday, the Union-Tribune will change the way it handles death notices. As a free service, we will publish short announcements of the deaths of San Diego County residents. These announcements will not include funeral information or photos, and will be accepted only from mortuaries or crematories.
- County Obituaries A-E
- County Obituaries F-J
- County Obituaries K-P
- County Obituaries Q-Z
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