Elder Lance B. Wickman, an emeritus general authority and military veteran, taught that chaplains are like angelic medevac choppers that ‘lift a badly wounded soldier to safety and care,’ at the 2023 Chaplain Training Seminar.
Back in the mid to late 1990s, during the Mayor Susan Golding administration, the grandiose idea of creating a canal between the two bays, San Diego Bay and Mission Bay, was alive. With the then recent closure of the Naval Training Center now Liberty Station there was interest in a canal. It seemed…
Lawsuit claims San Diego military housing was unsafe
Posted: 12:34 PM, May 14, 2021
Updated: 2021-05-14 21:23:32-04
Several San Diego area families are suing a government contractor that provides housing to military members and their families.
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) Several San Diego area families are suing a government contractor that provides housing to military members and their families.
The lawsuits filed against Lincoln Property Management and San Diego Family Housing claim their military housing was unsafe, saying it had microbial contamination and other substandard conditions. These families are the families of active duty service members, said attorney Jessica Sizemore-Wetzel. They are here to protect the safety and sanctity of our country. The last thing they need to be worried about is the safety and sanctity of their own homes.
Nonprofit group deems five historic sites across county “endangered” [The San Diego Union-Tribune]
A local group focused on preserving historic buildings is adding five new sites to its annual “endangered list,” which aims to raise awareness of the old buildings and prevent demolition or major renovations that alter their character.
The five new entries this year are the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, a Chase bank in eastern Pacific Beach, a Victorian house in San Marcos, pepper trees in Kensington and auto cottages on the beach in Oceanside.
The other seven sites are Presidio Park, the Hillcrest historic district, Barratt Ranch in Jamul, Granger Music Hall in National City, the Big Stone Lodge in Poway and two sites in La Jolla: Pottery Canyon Kiln and Red Rest & Red Roost Bungalows.