With electricity demand reaching record levels due to a drawn-out heat wave, Southern California and the whole state avoided rolling power blackouts as the manager of the power grid called for maximum conservation efforts by residents.
The California Independent System Operator extended a Flex Alert until Wednesday, urging residents to take all possible measures to conserve electricity during the peak hours of 4-9 p.m. for the eighth consecutive day.
MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/weather/flex-alert/509-ec1c19ee-6ea5-4f77-8f6e-f1c58fae43b0
,1,The State of California wants the parents of two young children to pay more than $675,000 for starting a fire that burned 100 acres in Jamul during a family camp trip in June 2020.
In a newly non-conformed lawsuit from Attorney General Rob Bonta's Office, the state says parents, "Nathan S." and "Joy S." (their last names were not used in the lawsuit) failed to supervise their kids while camping at the Skyline Truck Trail in Jamul.
The Skyline 3 Fire ignited at the Skyline Truck Trail at 1:08 pm on June 11, 2020, and burned for three days, according to CalFire.
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,1,Hundreds of supporters came out on Memorial Day to see Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speak.
Kennedy touched on everything from the COVID lockdown, to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, to his concerns that America's middle class is in danger of collapse.
Taking the stage at Humphrey's on Shelter Island in San Diego, RKF Jr. paid tribute to all fallen service members by quoting his uncle, John F. Kennedy.
MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/robert-f-kennedy-jr-makes-campaign-stop-in-san-diego/509-634458fd-4fdc-458b-af44-da68ab19756b
,1,Officers served search warrants at several locations throughout the county Thursday morning.
The raids were part of Operation Mic Drop, according to civil rights activists who are up in arms about redactions in the warrants.
One search warrant left at a home in Spring Valley had all addresses, property locations, and person(s) to be search information redacted.
Full story on CBS8.com: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-officers-raid-homes/509-fcbe412b-15f5-46c6-9a98-01307e7c2c37
,1,With electricity demand reaching record levels due to a drawn-out heat wave, Southern California and the whole state avoided rolling power blackouts as the manager of the power grid called for maximum conservation efforts by residents.
The California Independent System Operator extended a Flex Alert until Wednesday, urging residents to take all possible measures to conserve electricity during the peak hours of 4-9 p.m. for the eighth consecutive day.
MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/weather/flex-alert/509-ec1c19ee-6ea5-4f77-8f6e-f1c58fae43b0
