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Print The nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day were not just events locals witnessed on television. Hundreds also gathered at street corners in Poway and 4S Ranch to oppose racism and law enforcement violence against Blacks. Unlike in other parts of the country, including La Mesa and downtown San Diego, local protests remained peaceful and violence-free as those of all ages took to the streets. While COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were in place to keep crowds from forming for health reasons, the protests were allowed to go on as part of people’s ...

Sheriff’s officials are crediting a special registry first launched a decade ago with helping reunite a disoriented 85-year-old man with his family soon after he was found wandering on a Poway street earlier this month. The Take Me Home registry allows families to provide photos and emergency contact information for people with cognitive or developmental disabilities to help get them located faster if they turn up missing. Officials say the voluntary program could be helpful for someone with dementia, autism or other conditions that could make them unable to communicate their name and addr...