SPRING VALLEY
Jesse Robles was appointed Dec. 8 to fill a vacant seat on the board of the San Miguel Consolidated Fire District, the county’s largest fire district.
Robles was one of two people who applied to represent Area 6, the part of East County that covers La Presa and Spring Valley. There were no candidates who filed to run for the seat on the November ballot so the district put out the word to the community that it was soliciting interested persons for that position. Robles and Tyra Fleming were the only respondents. Robles’ seat runs until Dec. 6, 2024.
The 2020 election was the first “by district” election, with four of the seven governing areas set to appear on the ballot. Three of the areas had candidates who ran unchallenged, including incumbents Jeffrey Lyle Nelson in area 1 (Crest/Granite Hills) and Kim Raddatz in area 2 (Rancho San Diego). Newcomer David A. Pomeranz, a senior at San Diego State University, ran uncontested for the seat in area 4 (Casa
JAMUL
A woman was hospitalized with smoke inhalation injuries after a fire broke out in the kitchen of her Jamul home on Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
The blaze started on the stovetop around 1:25 p.m. at the home on Jamacha Hills Road and spread to the attic, Cal Fire spokesman Thomas Shoots said.
Dozens of firefighters from Cal Fire and the San Miguel Consolidated Fire District fought the blaze and were able to save the home, with the fire knocked down within about an hour.
One resident, a woman in her 60s, was transported to UCSD Medical Center with smoke inhalation injuries. Her adult son was at the site and working with the American Red Cross for housing assistance.