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Fletcher’s seat heads to voters
MAY 5, 2023
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By Steve Puterski
REGION — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on May 2 voted to move forward with a special election to fill the District 4 seat being vacated by Supervisor Nathan Fletcher. The board, previously voting for Fletcher’s immediate resignation amid sexual assault and harassment allegations from at least two women, unanimously approved the resolution to hold a special election to replace him. According to county officials, if no candidate receives a majority vote in the Aug. 15 primary election, then a special general election will be held on Nov. 7. The resolution will be formally presented during the board’s May 23 meeting. On March 26, Fletcher
San Marcos combat veteran Robert O’Berg shares his fight against PTSD, overcoming fear and misconceptions on the road to recovery. Story on 12. Photo by Cpl. Alison Dostie
Locals mourn mother, daughter killed in crash By Laura Place
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Family lawsuit THE over VISTA fatal collisionNEWS enters settlement talks
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By Kaila Mellos
ENCINITAS — Three years after cyclist Jennings Worley was fatally struck by a large commercial truck while riding his bike along Leucadia Boulevard, the parties in his family's wrongful RANCHO death lawsuit have entered settlement negotiations, SFNEWS recent court filings show. In November 2020, Worley, 62, was cycling westbound in a designated bike lane near the intersection of Leucadia Boulevard and Moonstone Court when the driver of a PODS Enterprises moving WORLEY truck attempted to make a right turn, colliding with Worley and causing severe injuries that led to his death, according to court documents. Worley, an avid cyclist, was a leading scientist fighting to cure cystic fibrosis, according to his obituary. At the intersection of the accident, Shea Homes had recently constructed the Alia community, a 13-unit residential development in Encinitas. As part of the project, Shea Homes converted a private driveway into Moonstone Court, a public access road for residents to access their homes. According to the lawsuit, the bike lane along Leucadia
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Suit in bike death nears . resolution SAN MARCOS -NEWS
SAN MARCOS — Family and friends are mourning the loss of a San Marcos woman and her young daughter killed in a suspected DUI crash in Fallbrook earlier this month. Courteney Taylor, 29, and her 4-year-old daughter Amaya were driving southbound on Interstate 15 on April 23 when they were struck head-on by a motorist who lost control of his truck and drove through
a gate and into oncoming traffic. The driver, 23-yearold Erick Arambula, also struck another car, causing minor injuries to three individuals, and he suffered significant injuries. Arambula was fleeing a California Fish and Wildlife officer who attempted to pull him over for speeding just before the collision, according to NBC 7. A GoFundMe creatTURN TO VICTIMS ON 9
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Carlsbad-based Viasat successfully launched the first in a trio of high-speed broadband satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Sunday night from a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Story on 6. Photo courtesy of Viasat
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