San Diego County COVID cases cross 700000 mark, but new cases trending downward – KPBS

Although the highly contagious Omicron variant is responsible for breakthrough cases in San Diego health officials say an analysis of recent deaths from COVID still show vaccination and booster shots are the best defense joining me as San Diego union Tribune health reporter Paul Sissen. Uh, isn’t nearly as high as we saw last year […]

Cannabis And Local Politics

Meanwhile, following a protest on Wednesday by community members, Escondido Police Department released video footage of last week’s incident when an officer shot and killed 59-year-old Steven John Olson. Following a public protest Wednesday, the Escondido Police Department released video footage from an incident last week where an officer shot and killed 59-year-old Steven John […]

Cannabis Industry Is Becoming A Bigger Player In Local Politics

April, specifically 4/20, is the month for celebrating cannabis. Industry insiders have established political action committees, including the Association of Cannabis Professionals and CA Coastal Pacific, that in San Diego have donated mostly to Democrats. For example, the San Diego Chamber of Commerce PAC spent at least $1,598,000 in the 2018 and 2020 election cycles; […]