By Chris Martinez
Feb 26, 2021
A federal judge denied a request from 25 gyms and fitness centers here in San Diego County who sued the state and county to resume indoor operations amid COVID-19 restrictions. The gyms argued that the restrictions represented free speech violations. However the judge wasn’t having it and rejected the free speech argument. No word on whether or not they are going to appeal.
San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond is asking Gov. Newsom to allow fans to return to Petco Park for the baseball season. He sent a letter to Newsom’s office asking to allow limited attendance in time for the Padres opening day, April 1. He said that Allowing fans back into Petco Park will bring back thousands of jobs. And Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, offered his support for the reopening if the numbers back up that decision. He said, “I have been in ongoing conversations with the Padres and Governor Newsom and am hopeful that by opening day we are in a positio
By Chris Martinez
Feb 17, 2021
Governor Newsom says COVID-19 tier changes could come next week. Most of California’s 58 counties remain in the most restrictive purple tier. However the weekly number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is dropping dramatically. “3.5%, 7 day positivity rate. We were at 11.4% a month ago. So if this trend continues, most California counties should be out of the purple tier by this time next month. The county’s rate of new cases dropped enough to allow elementary schools to resume in-person instruction for students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. However, two of the county’s largest school districts the San Diego Unified School District and Chula Vista Elementary School District will likely remain closed to in-person learning for the forseeable future. San Diego Unified plans for a fall full reopening and Chula Vista will consider once in the red tier.
By Chris Martinez
Feb 16, 2021
Former San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Bucs receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead in a hotel room in Florida yesterday. He was found by a housekeeper at the Homewood Suites located in Brandon, Fla. Vincent Jackson checked into the hotel on Jan 11th and had been staying there since. His family reported him missing on February 10th. On February 12th cops found him at the hotel and spoke with him. After the well-being check, the missing person case was canceled. There were no apparent signs of trauma and the cause of death was still being determined. He was a three-time Pro Bowler drafted by the San Diego Chargers in 2005 and spent seven seasons with the Chargers before going to the Bucs.His final NFL season was in 2016.