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Man Charged With Smuggling, Assault in Fatal Christmas Day Crash

December 27, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—A man who allegedly crashed a car while fleeing from Border Patrol agents on Christmas Day, killing one of his passengers, was charged by federal authorities Dec. 27 with human smuggling and assaulting a federal officer. Kevin Antonio Quevedo-Moncada, 22, of Lake Forest, allegedly crashed into a tree after speeding away from Border Patrol…

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Vista Homicide Suspect Dies in Shootout With Police; Officer Injured

December 27, 2021
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ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A Vista homicide suspect who led authorities on a lengthy pursuit was killed Dec. 27 in an ensuing gunfight, during which an officer was shot in the chest but saved by his bulletproof vest. At 5 p.m. Sunday, deputies found the homicide victim, Florencio Rodriguez, 42, with gunshot wounds on the driveway of his…

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San Diego Officials Commend and Welcome Shen Yun Performing Arts

December 27, 2021
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Shen Yun Performing Arts will grace the stage in San Diego with eight shows from Dec. 28, 2021, to Jan. 17, 2022. Many public officials from the greater San Diego area sent proclamations, certificates of recognition, and congratulatory letters to the company. The letters resonate with Shen Yun’s mission to revive traditions, and they commend…

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San Diego Housing Commission Awarded 50 Supportive Housing Vouchers for Homeless Veterans

December 23, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The San Diego Housing Commission was awarded 50 additional Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help pay rent for veterans experiencing homelessness in the city, it was announced Dec. 23. Those veterans will also receive supportive services from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. “More VASH vouchers mean more…

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Woman Pleads Guilty to Striking Flight Attendant on San Diego-Bound Plane

December 23, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—A woman who repeatedly punched a flight attendant on a San Diego-bound plane pleaded guilty Dec. 22 to a federal count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. Vyvianna Quinonez of Sacramento, 28, admitted that while on a May 23 flight from Sacramento to San Diego, she struck a Southwest Airlines flight attendant identified only as S.L….

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San Diego County Flu Cases Increase, But Below Five-Year Average

December 22, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The number of San Diegans testing positive for influenza increased by 34 percent over the previous week, but cumulative case numbers are still fewer than the five-year average, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported Dec. 22. For the week ending Saturday, a total of 191 lab-confirmed flu cases were reported in the region, compared…

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Innovative Foster-Care High School Saved by California Judge’s Order

December 21, 2021
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A California Superior Court judge has rescued an innovative residential high school for foster children from state-ordered closure, and the school is again ready to accept new students. Judge Robert Dahlquist of the Superior Court of California (County of San Diego) issued a preliminary injunction forbidding officials from terminating the group-home license for San Pasqual…

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US Files Civil Action to Return $150 MiIlion in Embezzled Funds to Sony

December 21, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The Department of Justice announced Dec. 20 that it has filed a civil complaint in San Diego federal court to return more than $154 million allegedly stolen from a subsidiary of Sony by one of its employees. The civil forfeiture complaint alleges that Sony Life Insurance Company Ltd. employee Rei Ishii embezzled funds from…

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San Diego Butterfly Declared a Threatened Species for Protection

December 20, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Dec. 20 declared one of Southern California’s rarest butterflies—the Hermes copper butterfly—as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. The agency also designated 35,000 acres in San Diego County as a protected critical habitat. The butterfly declined from at least 57 historical populations to only 26 populations in a survey…

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Judge Rules Against San Diego Unified in Student Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit

December 20, 2021
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SAN DIEGO—A judge ruled against the San Diego Unified School District Dec. 20 in a lawsuit challenging its vaccine mandate for students. San Diego Superior Court Judge John Meyer said the district’s mandate, which does not permit religious or personal belief exemptions, contradicts state law, because implementing such mandates without exemptions can only be imposed by the state legislature….

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