Inmate Death + Eating Habits + Latino Health Disparities

Happy Thursday, La Mesa-Mount Helix! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 62.

Here are the top stories in and around La Mesa-Mount Helix today:

1. Sheriff's officials were investigating the death of a female inmate who was found unresponsive at Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility in Santee and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department. (City News Service)
2. The pandemic has changed our eating habits — and not necessarily for the better, a new poll reports. While many parents say their families have eaten healthier since the start of the pandemic, nearly 1 in 5 report their children have eaten fast food more often, according to C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. (La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch)
3. Authorities publicly identified a mother and child who died last weekend in a fall from a third-floor concourse at Petco Park just prior to a San Diego Padres game. Raquel Wilkins, 40, and 2-year-old Denzel Browning-Wilkins died shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday on the sidewalk where they landed in the 200 bock of Tony Gwynn Way, on the west side of the downtown ballpark, according to police. (City News Service)
4. The 2021 Michelin Guide California was published this week, with one to three stars awarded to 90 restaurants that it deemed the best in the state. Four restaurants in San Diego County made the list. (San Diego Patch)
5. San Diego State University is embarking on a $15 million effort to bolster research into Latino health disparities and strengthen the pipeline of scientists focused on the subject, officials announced. (City News Service)

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La Mesa-Mount Helix Patch Notebook

• San Diego Humane Society: "Your pet is adorable, so snap a photo! In case of emergency, it's important to have recent photos of your pet." (Facebook)
• YMCA of San Diego County: "It's #HispanicLatinxHeritageMonth and we would like to highlight some of the superstar employees we have at the Y! (Instagram)

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