The question is asked frequently, and most might probably answer, “Yes, I’m ready.” But are you really? The challenge is that one never really knows for sure just how ready they are until a disaster actually strikes – and, at that point, it’s too late. The recent power outage that affected the entire county gave [...]

Rancho Penasquitos resident Dom (Monte) Montemarano – a World War II veteran who landed at Omaha Beach in 1944 and participated in the Battle of the Bulge – was very moved by his first ever visit to the national war memorials in Washington D.C. earlier this year. “The most emotional impact through this experience was [...]

San Diego Foundation launched “The Live Here, Give Here: Matt Matching Grant Program”, designed to cultivate charitable giving throughout San Diego’s North County communities. The matching grant program was established as a result of a $10 million legacy endowment gift from Matt McLaughlin, a generous North County resident committed to making his community a better [...]

The San Diego Foundation has named Trudy Armstrong as associate vice president of regional outreach and John Jacinto Duca as director of regional outreach for North County. Armstrong joined the foundation as manager of regional outreach in 2008. Since then, she has aided the development of the La Jolla Community Foundation and the Escondido, Rancho [...]

A 14-year-old boy in Juvenile Hall faces felony charges for threatening violence at Rancho Bernardo High School on a Facebook page, according to San Diego police. He was booked on suspicion of making terrorist threats and impersonating another on the Internet. The teen created a Facebook account using another boy’s name and posted school threats [...]

More than 30 selected vendors are expected at Willow Grove Elementary School’s 3rd Annual Holiday Boutique 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Dec. 1. Admission is free, with proceeds benefitting the Willow Grove Educational Foundation. Willow Grove is located at 14727 Via Azul. Call 858-674-6300 for more information.  

Fifty-three seniors in the Poway Unified School District received recognition as semifinalists in the 5th annual National Merit Scholarship Program – a new record for the district. The PUSD students are among the 16,000 academically talented seniors who have the opportunity to continue in the competition for 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 [...]