The central jail in downtown San Diego. Photo by Chris StoneCounty Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously voted to end the practice of charging jail inmates for phone calls and video visits.During its virtual meeting, the board also directed Chief Administrative Officer Helen-Robbins Meyer to restructure or terminate the existing contract with Securus Technologies.County staff will develop a policy by May 4 that prohibits the county from gener…

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People with appointments line up at the Sharp Covid-19 vaccination supersite at Grossmont Center in La Mesa. Photo by Chris StoneThe San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency reported 376 new cases of coronavirus and 14 deaths Tuesday as new shipments of vaccine boosted the currently available doses over 100,000.The agency reported it has received 1,053,105 doses to date, with 103,644 currently available to administer. As recently as Mon…

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Days after announcing the closure of his bowling alley, the general manager at Kearny Mesa Bowl in San Diego looks back on his 27 years at the helm and the relationships that have blossomed over his career.

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Estevan Montelongo. Photo via Pueblo County Sheriff’s Department.A man who shot his girlfriend in the head at their Vista apartment complex — leading to her death at a hospital the following month — was sentenced Tuesday to 80 years to life in state prison.Estevan Montelongo, 43, was convicted by a jury of first-degree murder in the July 22, 2018, death of 28-year-old Michelle Hashtani.Montelongo opened fire on Hashtani with a pistol at their ap…

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More than two thirds of the roughly 203,000 prisoners serving life sentences in the United States are people of color, according to a new study citing official corrections data obtained last year from all states and the federal Bureau of Prisons.

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Crime scene tape. Courtesy FBIUC Irvine researchers led a study that shows that gunshot and knife wounds increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southern California, but injuries from traffic crashes were down.UCI researchers reviewed 20,450 trauma patients who were treated at 11 hospitals across seven counties. The study, which the researchers say is the first large-scale analysis of the stay-at-home orders on trauma treatment, was published …

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A California Highway Patrol cruiser.  Photo by Chris StoneA pedestrian was fatally struck and a driver was hospitalized following a crash Tuesday morning on Interstate 8 in El Cajon, according to a media report.The crash happened shortly after 2:50 a.m. on eastbound I-8 west of North Second Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.A 911 caller told dispatchers two vehicles, both described as sedans, had collision damage and were near t…

Pedestrian Killed, Driver Hospitalized After Crash on Interstate 8 in El Cajon - Times of San Diego

Rep. Darrell Issa greets Donald Trump at the beginning of a rally in San Diego in 2016. Photo by Chris StoneDarrell Issa beat several GOP candidates like a drum with a multi-million dollar primary campaign in 2020 to return to Congress. As the richest congressman, he had the money. He also had the name recognition. Starting in 2002, he coasted to victory every two years without breaking, as politicos say, a sweat. His district included the south…

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The family spent more than $120,000 on legal fees, contracts, implantations and tests to have daughter Piper, now 3.

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Among the inmate firefighters who battled massive California wildfires last year was Bounchan Keola, a Laotian immigrant who had been sentenced to 28 years in prison for a gang-related shooting when he was 16.

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