"If the City allows the YMCA to come in and take over, it will only be a matter of time before that [Little League and softball leagues] is all taken away," Imperial Beach Little League President Don Spicer said in a letter to City Manager Gar
The city changed its official website permalink to imperialbeachca.gov from cityofib.com last month.
Coastal Riverine Group 1 protect "high value assets, critical maritime infrastructure, ports and harbors both inland and on coastal waterways against enemies and when commanded conduct offensive combat operations."
All other post offices in Imperial Beach and the San Diego region will maintain regular hours for Tax Day, but the Midway site will be open late.
A sewage fee increase and Pan Am Tae Kwon Do Day will also be discussed at the meeting.
Members of city staff and the public were often combative when discussing a possible deal to have the YMCA manage the city's Sports Park complex. A volunteer-led effort and Boys & Girls Club partnership were advocated by members of the public.
Former Imperial Beach City Councilmembers Diane Rose and Patricia McCoy were honored by Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins Thursday as part of Women's History Month.
The Navy tested the laser technology off the California coast and unveiled video this week that shows ships using laser beams to take down a drone.
The Navy is shifting resources to support operations, not outreach events.
The same crew that transferred the USS Antietam to Japan returned on the Cowpens Monday.
Hueso was also assigned to committees related to education, banking, water and housing.
On its 6-month deployment, the USS Gary helped seize 12,000 pounds of cocaine.
The San Diego skate legend said he is against plans to hand the skate park to the YMCA and called the plan a betrayal of an agreement made between his foundation and the city.
The space for people on both sides of the border to meet will remain open for the time being, the San Diego sector Border Patrol chief said. U.S. Customs and Border Protection may still face furloughs and cuts to overtime as a result of sequestration.
The guided-missile cruiser is part of the USS Nimitz strike group.
The second installment of property taxes are due April 10.
Councilman Ed Spriggs says City Council can be “smarter and wiser in our decision making” by tapping local talent. Applications to join the Tidelands Advisory Committee must be turned into City Clerk Jacqueline Hald by April 12.
Brett D. Shadle, who died at Pinal Airpark, AZ, was a member of Navy SEAL Team 6.
The city may also get an additional motorcycle traffic deputy and will discuss what age children should be required to ride their bikes on the street instead of the sidewalk.
The Navy has warned that training on the bay and ocean sides near the amphib base could disturb some residents.
Mayor is late for ritual washing of feet, which included Imperial Beach resident Iggy Ponce De Leon.
The group will work to expand federal defense spending in California, said Gov. Jerry Brown. About 25 percent of all jobs in San Diego are related to defense spending, chairman of the Board of Supervisors Greg Cox said.
The election will be held May 21 to replace State Senator Ben Hueso.
The meeting was organized following criticism that the city failed to gather enough input from the community before deciding to turn over management of the Sports Park and Recreation Center to the South Bay Family YMCA.
FAA orders 149 controls towers shut beginning April 7, including Ramona’s and Otay Mesa’s.
It's the 10th anniversary of the start of U.S.-led invasion; the first Navy officer killed in Iraq was from the San Diego region. His family takes comfort when personnel assigned to North Island recall him.
Skateboard legend's group may ask return of money it gave to the city to build skate park.
City Council will also weigh whether to start its search for a new City Manager and approve a new ecotourism zone for the Bikeway Village.
City Council will decide whether to hand control of its Sports Park, skate park and baseball and softball fields to the South Bay Family YMCA at its March 20 meeting.
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-El Cajon) plans to present legislation to give the highest civilian award to Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty.
The crew is OK after setting down in Terra Nova Park next to an elementary school and playground in Chula Vista, according to reports.
With nearly $30,000 in late donations, Assemblyman outspent three rivals to replace Juan Vargas.
The change to city code will not impact current city law that allows the formation of medical marijuana collectives.
The preliminary cut from next year's budget leaves open the possibility that even if the YMCA does not take over the Sports Park that the youth center will receive no funding from the city. The public has not yet had an opportunity to address the m
Tim O'Neal: “I see unfunding our Sports Park as a 'lowlight' and something that we should be ashamed of.”
The work to restore a more natural slope to part of the beach occurs after months of complaints from local residents, beachgoers and environmentalists about the impact of sand placed on the beach last fall.
Talks will start at a City Council meeting Wednesday to discuss contracts with public employees and the city's 2013-15 budget. Mayor Jim Janney called for public employees to get a pay increase at a meeting in January.
Seacoast Drive is deserted most nights, but in order to change that and attract more businesses to the area, more lights are needed, said Councilman Ed Spriggs. Mayor Jim Janney believes other parts of the city deserve better street lighting.
Brown has served as Imperial Beach's City Manager since 2003.
A new testing system being considered by the County Board of Supervisors Tuesday may return water quality test results in a matter of hours, not days, and increase beach access.