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Today's riddle: How do you know the moon is going broke? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. City questions Gaslamp Quarter Association leader amid Comic Con ad controversy (nbcsandiego.com) — San Diego officials are questioning whether Gaslamp Quarter Association director Michael Trimble improperly allowed Comic-Con advertising on the iconic Gaslamp marquee, potentially giving the city grounds to cancel its contract with the group. A city letter cites a $10,000 payment and board minutes as evidence, while Trimble insists the payment was unrelated and that the association never claimed authority to bypass city permits, with a formal response due by October 9.
2. Woman saves unconscious surfer slammed into rocks at Oceanside beach (10news.com) — Dangerous surf from Hurricanes Polo and Odalys is pounding the San Diego County coastline, where a woman helped save an unconscious surfer slammed into rocks on a North County beach. Officials warn local beachgoers to stay off rock walls and jetties, sit farther back from the water, and heed National Weather Service advisories expected to remain in effect through Wednesday.
3. Apparent double murder-suicide that left family of 3 dead in San Diego revives questions over VA wait times (kansas.com) — A San Carlos family's apparent murder-suicide is prompting hard questions about how quickly San Diego-area veterans can actually access emergency and ongoing mental health care. Local veterans, advocates, and VA officials describe long wait times, staffing cuts, and alternative programs in San Diego County, while urging struggling vets and families here to reach out for help and use crisis lines and community resources.
4. Thousands flock to interfaith march in San Diego to proclaim dignity for immigrants (sandiegouniontribune.com) — Thousands of San Diegans from multiple faiths marched near Balboa Park to call for dignity and better treatment of immigrants and refugees in the local region. Organized by the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, the event featured clergy, immigrant speakers, and community leaders who criticized rising ICE arrests and gathered signatures for reforms at Otay Mesa detention center and protections around schools, hospitals, and houses of worship.
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