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Happenings include Faith and Blue resource fair, fall harvest festivals, Oktoberfests, Folk Music Sunday, Maui benefit concerts and gala fundraisers supporting art and community programs

A peek at upcoming concerts, fairs, meetups, blood drives and community events around San Diego County

A city homeless encampment ban ordinance that will allow county sheriff's deputies to cite people for sleeping on public property if they refuse a shelter bed, and confiscate unlawful personal property within 24 hours' notice, takes effect Thursday.

Poway officials say "offering resources will always take priority over enforcement," but the ordinance will let the sheriff's department remove unoccupied encampments, such as tents.

The city of Poway took the first steps Tuesday toward regulating homeless encampments in public spaces, with City Council members voting unanimously to approve an ordinance outlining the rules and providing for enforcement.

The City of Poway says the ordinance will ensure safety and keep public spaces for its intended purposes.

Betsy Johnson delivered 48,214 signatures to the Oregon Secretary of State's Office on Tuesday.

We sat down with members of the community to see how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted their business. Read what they had to say.

Five people were facing criminal charges Friday following their arrests during a raid on an illegal marijuana dispensary in Spring Valley, authorities reported.

Two arrested, illegal dispensary shut down in Spring Valley SD Sheriffs Department Two people are under arrest after an illegal marijuana dispensary was shut down by Sheriffs Deputies in Spring Valley. and last updated 2021-04-30 23:41:31-04 SPRING VALLEY, Calif. (CNS) - Two people were arrested and an illegal marijuana dispensary in Spring Valley was shut down Friday by sheriffs deputies. Members of the San Diego County Sheriffs Department Narcotics and Gang Division served a search warrant at...