Two people died in traffic accidents on San Diego County roadways over the Thanksgiving weekend, one less than during the comparable period last year, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday.
The much anticipated DVD release of Michael Jackson’s hit concert film “This Is It” will be Jan. 26, Sony Pictures announced Monday.
The film, to be released on DVD and Blu-ray, showcases rehearsal footage of the late pop singer as he prepared for his sold-out series of 50 concerts that were scheduled for London’s O2 arena.
Two earthquakes struck Sunday night south of San Diego, but no damage or injuries were immediately reported, police said.
A magnitude 3.4 quake struck at 8:47 p.m. about 114 miles south of Tijuana in Baja California, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
At least six recycling centers in San Diego County have closed due to the state budget crisis, it was reported Saturday.
More than $450 million has been siphoned out of the state recycling fund since 2002, mostly to help close budget gaps, but state officials say enough money remains to pay customers who return cans and bottles.
Without explanation, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis has been steering cases away from Superior Court Judge John Einhorn, it was reported Sunday.
Einhorn, who has presided over high-profile cases such as the Bird Rock Bandits trial and Cynthia Sommer case, has been under a “blanket challenge” from the District Attorney’s Office for about two months, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
The numbers of fatalities and drunken driving arrests in San Diego County were down for the first 84 hours of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Only one person has died on local roadways, a female pedestrian discovered Thursday morning on Highway 163 in Mission Valley, compared to two in the same period last year, according to CHP Officer Jesse Udovich.
More than 70 percent of the registered sex offenders in San Diego County are violating a state law by living too close to schools or parks, it was reported Sunday.
The Watchdog Institute, a nonprofit journalism group based at San Diego State University, analyzed 1,731 released offenders in San Diego County and found 1,266 of the addresses made public by the state are in restricted zones, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
The storm that broke a 164-day rainless streak at Lindbergh Field was an isolated system that did not set up a rainy pattern for San Diego County, a National Weather Service meteorologist said.
For some, the Christmas season begins the moment Thanksgiving leftovers are packed up. On Friday morning after Thanksgiving, several local families were already up and out at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, selecting their Christmas trees from The Pinery Christmas Tree lot.
Before 11 a.m., the operators had already sold six trees on their first day of business. “It’s tradition,” said Ainsley Lenihan of Solana Beach, who was out hunting for a tree with her husband and three children. She said she always wants to come the day after Thanksgiving to jumpstart the next holiday.
The Thanksgiving holiday week along with the Chargers’ strong sales efforts have prompted the National Football League to grant the Chargers an additional 24-hour extension in an effort to lift the local television blackout of this Sunday’s Chargers-Chiefs game. The team now has until 1:05 pm PT on Saturday to sell the remaining 1,350 tickets.
Voices - Join the Conversation 
LA JOLLA NEWS RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS
