San Diego

San Diego auto dealers brace for impact of new 25% import tariffs

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — As the deadline for new 25% auto import tariffs draws near,  dealers in San Diego County are bracing for a potential shake-up in the industry. The impending changes are fueling concerns about the impact on sales and consumer interest.  On April 3, next Thursday, is when those new tariffs will take effect and the White House is also planning more on auto parts in the weeks to follow, putting pressure on everyone from manufacturers to consumers.  “The overall consensus is that it is probably going to raise prices but we don’t know how much and when,” said Dan Myers, general manager of Toyota of Escondido. 6 things to do in San Diego this weekend The recent tariff talk coming out our nation’s capital is keeping industry insiders, like Myers, on edge. The new 25% tariffs on vehicles not made in the United States are less than a week from kicking in and Toyota stands to be hit, along with other brands. Alan Gin, economics professor at the University of San Diego Knauss School of Business, commented on the situation, stating, ““We have an

Los Angeles

Man crushed, killed by concrete block at Commerce work site

A man died early Saturday morning after he was crushed underneath a concrete block at a work site in Commerce, authorities said. The incident took place at about 12:08 a.m. at the 7000 block of Bandini Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Upon arrival to the scene, crews found the man underneath the concrete block. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He’s been identified only as a 60-year-old Hispanic man who was employed as a construction worker at the site, according to the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department. It wasn’t immediately clear how the block fell on top of the man. Investigators from the LASD said it appeared to be accidental. No additional details were immediately made available. Sofia Pop Perez contributed to this report.

Los Angeles

Myanmar quake death toll rises to 1,644 as resistance movement announces partial ceasefire

BANGKOK (AP) — A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military. The country’s death toll from the disaster soared to 1,644. The figure was a sharp rise compared to the 1,002 announced just hours earlier, highlighting the difficulty of confirming casualties over a widespread region and the likelihood that the numbers will continue to grow from Friday’s 7.7 magnitude quake. The number of injured increased to 3,408, while the missing figure rose to 139. The number of dead also rises in Thailand In neighboring Thailand, the death toll rose to 17. The quake rocked the greater Bangkok area, home to around 17 million people, and other parts of the country. Many places in the north reported damage, but the only casualties were reported in Bangkok. Of the death toll, 10 were killed in the high rise building near famous Chatuchak market that collapsed, while the rest were killed in seven other sites. Authorities in Bangkok said 83 people were unaccounted for. On Saturday, more heavy

Sacramento

Why the Sharks will likely not recall Gushchin or Bordeleau this season

SAN JOSE – Winger Danil Gushchin is having another standout season for the San Jose Barracuda as he carried a nine-game point streak into the team’s game against the Abbotsford Canucks on Saturday. But unless the San Jose Sharks experience a rash of injuries to their forward group in the next two-plus weeks, Gushchin, or any other Barracuda forward, will likely not return to the NHL this season. The Sharks have used up all four post-trade-deadline non-emergency recalls and had 15 forwards on their roster going into their game with the New York Rangers on Saturday. So, unless four or more Sharks forwards are injured, Gushchin and others, like Thomas Bordeleau and Ethan Cardwell, will remain in the AHL the rest of this season. Gushchin, a third-round pick by the Sharks in 2020, had an assist in the Barracuda’s 5-1 loss to the Canucks on Friday at Tech CU Arena. Over the last nine games, he has seven goals and nine assists, as he entered Saturday as the Barracuda’s third-leading scorer with 44 points in 47 games. Gushchin was named the AHL’s player of the

Bay Area

S.F.: Two people charged with multiple felonies in drug trafficking case

By Bay City News Two have been charged in connection to narcotics trafficking, the office of San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Friday. Jose Espinoza-Santos, 57, and Aaryn Stacy, 31, are charged with multiple felonies after allegedly possessing over half a pound of fentanyl and other drugs, prosecutors said. According to court documents, on Mar. 25, San Francisco Police officers observed Espinoza-Santos allegedly exchanging suspected narcotics for money and giving the proceeds to Stacy. Espinoza-Santos then allegedly removed a bag of suspected narcotics and distributed portions of the contents to a group of people who gathered around him, officials said. Officers later reportedly recovered 66.5 grams of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine base, and $2,000 from Espinoza-Santos. Stacy was found with 190.5 grams of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine base, methamphetamine, a scale, and $762, the DA’s office said. The District Attorney’s Office is seeking to have them detained pending trial due to the public safety risk. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the San Francisco Police Department Tip Line at 1-415-575-4444 or text TIP411 with SFPD.

Sacramento

SF Giants’ Encarnacion undergoes surgery, estimated to return in eight weeks

CINCINNATI — Jerar Encarnacion’s season debut will be a little later than initially hoped. The Giants announced prior to Saturday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds that Encarnacion underwent surgery on Friday in Los Angeles to repair his left hand fracture. Encarnacion will be in a split for two weeks, then begin his rehab. Encarnacion is expected to be sidelined eight weeks, longer than the slugger’s initial estimate of four-to-five weeks. “I think we were always looking at (the recovery being longer), to tell you the truth,” said manager Bob Melvin. The team also announced that catcher Tom Murphy (mid-back disk herniation) is continuing his physical therapy but has yet to resume baseball activities. Encarnacion, 27, was slated to share time with Wilmer Flores at designated following a spring where he hit two homers, totaled 14 RBIs and posted an .856 OPS. He was roughly a league-average hitter during his brief time with the Giants last season, posting a .248 batting average with five homers and a .702 OPS, but his underlying metrics indicated a big year could be in store. San Francisco Giants’ Jerar Encarnacion

Bay Area

Tesla protests across Bay Area ignite Trump resistance, but intra-party strife ahead

The day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated for the first time in 2017, Cate Schroeder donned a rebellious pink “pussy hat” and took to the streets, joining a momentous Women’s March in downtown San Jose. On the eve of his second inauguration two months ago, she posted a message with her Facebook group to remember “self care,” and suggested her friends volunteer at local creek cleanups or the library instead. That was January. This is March. And on Saturday, scattered protests across the Bay Area that have been building for weeks appeared bigger and more organized than ever. Planned at as many as 276 Tesla dealerships from Walnut Creek, Palo Alto and Santa Clara and around the globe, the “Tesla Takedown” protests targeted Tesla founder and billionaire Elon Musk, Trump’s chainsaw-wielding deputy who has been gutting federal agencies and firing employees. Cate Schroeder, of San Jose, protests against Elon Musk at the intersection of Stevens Creek Boulevard and Winchester Boulevard in San Jose, Calif., on Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)  “It’s actually getting quite big and energetic!” Schroeder said Saturday

Bay Area

Protesters rebelling against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Crowds protesting billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump began amassing outside Tesla dealerships throughout the U.S. Saturday in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man. The protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Musk’s role as the head of the newly created Department of of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, where he’s gained access to sensitive data and shuttered entire agencies as he attempts to slash government spending. Most of Musk’s estimated $340 billion fortune consists of the stock he holds in the electric vehicle company that he continues to run while also working alongside Trump. Earlier protests have been somewhat sporadic. Saturday marked the first attempt to surround all 277 of the automaker’s showrooms and service centers in the U.S. in hopes of deepening a recent decline in the company’s sales. By early afternoon, crowds ranging from a few dozen to hundreds of protesters had flocked to Tesla locations in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Minnesota and

Los Angeles

American woman, detained in February by Taliban, released, source says

Updated on: March 29, 2025 / 5:44 PM EDT / CBS/AFP American George Glezmann released by Taliban American George Glezmann released by Taliban 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan 02:11 An American woman was freed by the Taliban after she, two British nationals and their Afghan translator were detained in Afghanistan earlier this year, according to a source with knowledge of the matter and a former U.S. envoy to Kabul. “American citizen Faye Hall, just released by the Taliban, is now in the care of our friends, the Qataris in Kabul, and will soon be on her way home,” Zalmay Khalilzad , who has been part of an American delegation working on Taliban hostage releases, wrote on X. Hall was detained in February along with Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who are in their 70s, as they traveled to the British couple’s home in central Bamiyan province. The Reynolds remain in Taliban custody, CBS News learned.  Sources told CBS News that Hall was detained on charges of using a drone without authorization.  American Faye Hall was released by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Qatari Diplomatic Source Hall

Sacramento

Top FDA official resigns, criticizes RFK Jr. ‘misinformation’

By Cheyenne Haslett, Will McDuffie and Youri Benadjaoud Saturday, March 29, 2025 6:50PM Dr. Peter Marks, who has served as the FDA’s vaccine chief since 2016, resigned in a letter sent to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner. Dr. Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official who played a crucial role in the development of COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, has resigned, with one source telling ABC News that he was pushed out of his position by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Marks, who has served as the FDA’s vaccine chief since 2016, resigned in a letter sent to acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner. In it, he alleged Kennedy is not interested in “truth and transparency” but rather in “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” Marks called the measles outbreak a reminder of “what happens when confidence in well-established science underlying public health and well-being is undermined.” The measles vaccine “very simply does not cause autism,” Marks wrote. “My hope is that during the coming years, the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health

Sacramento

Myanmar, Thailand earthquake death toll jumps to over 1,600 as bodies recovered from the rubble

BANGKOK — Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military, announced Saturday a unilateral partial ceasefire Saturday night to facilitate earthquake relief efforts. An announcement said its armed wing, the People’s Defense Force, will implement a two-week pause in offensive military operations starting Sunday in earthquake-affected areas. It said it would “collaborate with the U.N. and non-governmental organizations to ensure security, transportation, and the establishment of temporary rescue and medical camps,” in the areas it controls. “We call on all ethnic groups and citizens to actively cooperate with the NUG and revolutionary forces in providing comprehensive emergency rescue and relief assistance to the earthquake victims,” the statement said. The plan poses a sharp political challenge to the military, which has heavily restricted much needed aid efforts to the more than 3 million people displaced by war even before the earthquake. Sympathizers of the resistance have urged that relief efforts incorporate aid freely transported to areas under the control of the National Unity Government. There was no immediate comment by the military on the announcement, which was released shortly before

Sacramento

Transgender Day of Visibility celebration to be held in Fresno

Casita Feliz Center’s Transgender Day of Visibility celebration will begin at 2 p.m. and last until 6 p.m. Sunday, March 30, 2025. Saturday, March 29, 2025 5:19PM The non-profit Casita Feliz has been a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Valley for more than a year. FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The non-profit Casita Feliz has been a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community in the Central Valley for more than a year. And this weekend, the organization is proudly celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility. “When you are able to meet others like you or others who understand and care, it makes a world of difference,” Casita Feliz board member Jessie Perales said Perales says founder Lady Diana’s story is an inspiration when it comes to authenticity. “In this last year, I came out as non-binary and started embracing that part of myself. Embracing both the masculine and feminine sides of myself,” Perales said. According to USA Facts, nearly 1% of the nation’s adult population identifies as transgender. But some believe that number would be higher if more people felt safe and comfortable

Sacramento

Rapper Young Scooter dies after suffering leg injury fleeing from Atlanta police officers

Saturday, March 29, 2025 4:22PM Stream New York’s #1 news – Accuweather – original content 24/7 ATLANTA — A man has died after suffering a leg injury when fleeing from officers Friday evening, Atlanta Police said. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to ABC News that the identity of the person injured and deceased in this incident is Kenneth Edward Rashaad Bailey, also known by his stage name, Young Scooter. The cause of death is still undetermined. Police said that they were responding to reports of a dispute with possible gunshots being fired at a home in Atlanta. Bailey fled, and after a bride foot chase, responding officers found him with a leg injury. No weapons were fired, police said. Officers rendered aid to the man, by applying a tourniquet and he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Investigators with the homicide unit as well as investigators with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, responded to the scene to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation is ongoing. * Get Eyewitness News Delivered * Follow us on YouTube * More

Los Angeles

Famous comedian arrested on drug charge in Burbank, police say 

A famous comedian was arrested on a drug charge in Burbank on Friday night.   According to Burbank Police Department Sgt. Stephen Turner, Paul Rodriguez was a passenger in a car that was stopped for vehicle code violations around 7:30 p.m.; the exact location of the traffic stop was not disclosed.   During the investigation, officers discovered narcotics in the car, Sgt. Turner said, which led to Rodriguez’s arrest.   ‘Neighbor from hell’ arrested, charged after terrorizing West Hollywood apartment complex Rodriguez, 70, was booked at the Burbank Police Jail for narcotics possession and later released with a citation to appear in court on April 25, Sgt. Turner elaborated.  Comedian Paul Rodriguez performs at The Ice House Comedy Club on September 15, 2024 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images) Speaking with TMZ after his arrest, Rodriguez said the car was his, but he was asleep in the passenger seat when he and his friend were pulled over. He alleged that a “Caucasian” officer was on a “power trip” and slapped him awake. Rodriguez, who was born in Mexico and raised in East

Los Angeles

Should you be worried about your data after the 23AndMe bankruptcy?

Genetic testing company 23AndMe found success generating ancestry reports for customers curious about their family’s genetic history. But now that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, experts warn it might be in former users’ best interests to delete their data from the service. California Attorney General Rob Bonta urged former customers to “take control and request that a company delete their genetic data,” noting that more than 15 million people have given the company their information. Cybersecurity expert Cindi Carter, the Global Chief Information Security Officer with Check Point Software, agreed with Bonta’s warning. “I do think it’s a wise recommendation [to delete data],” Carter said on the KTLA 5 Weekend Morning News on Saturday. “Companies buy and sell data all the time, but genetic data is new territory.” A 23andMe Ancestry + Traits Service DNA kit (Getty Images) Why delete? Because nobody really knows what’s going to happen with the data at this point. The South San Francisco-based company says the filing will not affect how it stores, manages or protects customer data. But any potential buyer could have free rein over the

Los Angeles

Myanmar resistance movement announces partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military, announced Saturday a unilateral partial ceasefire Saturday night to facilitate earthquake relief efforts. An announcement said its armed wing, the People’s Defense Force, will implement a two-week pause in offensive military operations starting Sunday in earthquake-affected areas. It said it would “collaborate with the U.N. and non-governmental organizations to ensure security, transportation, and the establishment of temporary rescue and medical camps,” in the areas it controls. “We call on all ethnic groups and citizens to actively cooperate with the NUG and revolutionary forces in providing comprehensive emergency rescue and relief assistance to the earthquake victims,” the statement said. The plan poses a sharp political challenge to the military, which has heavily restricted much needed aid efforts to the more than 3 million people displaced by war even before the earthquake. Sympathizers of the resistance have urged that relief efforts incorporate aid freely transported to areas under the control of the National Unity Government. There was no immediate comment by the military on the announcement, which was released shortly

San Diego

Fact or Fiction: Chipotle is bankrupt and closing restaurants?

Water from hotel pools falling like rain and new construction tumbling like a house of cards. All of this and more triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake happening in Myanmar on Friday. (KGTV) — Word spread online this week that Chipotle is filing for bankruptcy and closing restaurants. But that’s fiction. The misinformation appears to have come from an online article by a Spanish media outlet that erroneously reported Chipotle was shutting down locations. In reality, Chipotle is closing its spinoff venture called Farmesa Fresh, which debuted a couple of years ago. The article was subsequently corrected. Chipotle says it actually plans to open 365 new restaurants this year, at least 80% of which will include the chain’s new drive-thru model. There are nearly two dozen Chipotle restaurants in San Diego County. Copyright 2025 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for the Breaking News Newsletter and receive up to date information.

San Diego

Local orgnaizations speak on impact & want to help after Myanmar-Thailand earthquake

Water from hotel pools falling like rain and new construction tumbling like a house of cards. All of this and more triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake happening in Myanmar on Friday. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Water from hotel pools falling like rain and new construction tumbling like a house of cards. All of this and more triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake happening in Myanmar on Friday. “Even though people were safe – their life was safe – but, their house got collapsed,” Nao Kabashima, Executive Director of The Karen Organization of San Diego, said. The Karen Organization of San Diego is a local non-profit which boosts different educational and economic opportunities for different groups from the country. “On top of those many years of struggle, this huge earthquake happening in the region, that made me like feel devastated,” Kabashima said THE QUAKE WAS FELT SOME 600 MILES AWAY IN BANGKOK. “My friend said wake up wake up we have a big earthquake in our country! This is the first time, like, we never have any earthquake in Thailand before,Nikki Summawadee, the co-founder of

San Diego

Seven vote centers open for Supervisorial District 1 special election

Jeff Amy/AP People leave after voting in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs, Georgia. SAN DIEGO (CNS) — As the April 8 special election for San Diego County’s First Supervisorial District approaches, seven vote centers will open today for early voters. The vote centers will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Monday, April 7, at the locations below: Bonita-Sunnyside Branch Library community room, 4375 Bonita Road, Bonita Chula Vista City Hall, 276 4th Ave., Chula Vista County of San Diego HHSA conference room, 690 Oxford St., Chula Vista West View Elementary auditorium, 525 3rd St., Imperial Beach Mountain View Community Center back meeting room, 641 S Boundary St., San Diego San Ysidro Senior Center, 125 E Park Ave., San Diego Spring Valley Community Center Olsen Room, 8735 Jamacha Blvd., Spring Valley On the final day of voting, April 8, six more vote centers will open for a total of 13 locations, and the hours will change to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.More than 370,000 ballots were sent to registered voters in the district to fill the term vacated by then-Supervisor Nora