As rent continues to increase in San Diego County, some people who had been living in two-bedroom apartments subsidized by housing vouchers will have to double-up in single bedrooms.“There is a cost component to this,” San Diego County Housing and Community Development Director David Estrella said about the change. “Our department was in a shortfall status. That’s the result of our ever-increasing rents in our region.”On the plus side, Estrella said the cost-cutting measure will result in more people receiving housing-choice vouchers throughout the county.The county Housing Authority provides Section 8 vouchers to about 10,000 households. Generally, voucher recipients pay one-third of their monthly income on rent, and the vouchers cover the rest. As rents increased over the past three years, Estrella said, the county did not have enough to cover all the vouchers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development had funded the county’s voucher … [Read more...] about Renters to share bedrooms as county revises housing vouchers
Tribal canoes arrive in Seattle for ceremony
Published 4:31 pm PDT, Thursday, July 18, 2019 Canoe pullers and volunteers heft a canoe up the beach during a stop on the annual tribal canoe journey through the Salish Sea Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Seattle. About 20 canoes from Northwest Native coastal tribes landed Thursday at Alki Beach on one of several legs of the canoe journey that gathers other canoe families from host tribes as they travel to a final landing, this year near Bellingham, Wash., at the Lummi Nation. less Canoe pullers and volunteers heft a canoe up the beach during a stop on the annual tribal canoe journey through the Salish Sea Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Seattle. About 20 canoes from Northwest Native coastal ... more Photo: Elaine Thompson, AP Photo: Elaine Thompson, AP Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close Image … [Read more...] about Tribal canoes arrive in Seattle for ceremony
Pac-12 stock report: USC goes the FCS route; UCLA should follow
By Jon Wilner | PUBLISHED: July 18, 2019 at 4:04 pm | UPDATED: July 18, 2019 at 4:04 pm Reaction to news, quasi-news and occasional non-news across the Pac-12, both on the field (and court) and off Rising: USC. The Trojans haven’t set foot on the field since early April but recently took a significant step toward long-haul improvement with an adjusted approach to scheduling. They announced UC Davis as an opponent in 2021. The move leaves UCLA and Notre Dame as the only major college programs to never schedule a team from the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). (More on the Bruins below.) We don’t know how often the Trojans will slot FCS opponents into future schedules, but the option will lighten their load when deemed necessary. And it’s necessary. USC’s path into the College Football Playoff — a path it has yet to navigate successfully — currently features 10 opponents from the Pac-12 (including the championship game), … [Read more...] about Pac-12 stock report: USC goes the FCS route; UCLA should follow
Trump falsely claims he tried to stop ‘send her back’ chant
Alan Fram and Darlene Superville Associated Press Published 7:39 PM EDT Jul 18, 2019 Washington – President Donald Trump on Thursday chided his supporters who chanted “send her back” when he questioned the loyalty of a Somali-born congresswoman, joining widespread criticism of the campaign crowd’s cry and his Republican allies worried about political blowback from the angry scene. In a week that has corkscrewed daily with hostile exchanges over race and love of country , Trump also claimed he had tried to stop the chant at a reelection event Wednesday night in North Carolina – though video shows otherwise. The crowd’s “send her back” shouts resounded for 13 seconds as Trump made no attempt to interrupt them. He paused in his speech and surveyed the scene, taking in the uproar. “I started speaking really quickly,” he told reporters Thursday. “I was not happy with it. I disagree with it” and “would … [Read more...] about Trump falsely claims he tried to stop ‘send her back’ chant
San Ysidro remembers 35th anniversary of McDonald’s massacre
Guillermo Flores recalls spotting his younger brother’s bicycle — black with gold rims — outside the McDonald’s restaurant in San Ysidro on July 18, 1984, as a TV news helicopter panned over the scene.Flores would learn hours later that his 11-year-old brother, David, had been killed by a gunman who opened fire inside the restaurant in what marked the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history at the time.On Thursday, Flores, now 47, joined others at Southwestern College’s Higher Education Center in San Ysidro to mark the 35th anniversary of the shooting, known as the McDonald’s massacre. Students recited poems and displayed artwork that honored the tragic event that unfolded in the community that borders Mexico.It was clear the pain and impacts of the tragedy still linger. “Life goes on, but we never forget,” said Flores, a teacher at Olympian High School in the Chula Vista area.A framed photograph of the two brothers, along with pictures … [Read more...] about San Ysidro remembers 35th anniversary of McDonald’s massacre