{"id":230498,"date":"2018-08-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/news-briefs-aug-10-2018\/"},"modified":"2018-08-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T07:00:00","slug":"news-briefs-aug-10-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/news-briefs-aug-10-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"News Briefs \u2014 Aug. 10, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Kiwanis pancake breakfast doubleheader<\/h3>\n<p>The Kiwanis Club of Grantville-Allied Gardens will be serving two \u201call the pancakes you can eat\u201d pancake breakfast fundraisers on Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center, 7\u201311 a.m. The Saturday breakfast will be held in conjunction with a rummage sale and the Sunday breakfast will be held in conjunction with Team Photo Day for the Crusader Soccer League.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>All proceeds from these fundraisers will go to community and youth service projects. Tickets are available from Kiwanis members or at the door. Ticket prices are $7 for ages 16 and up, $4 for ages 6 to 15, kids under age 6 are free \u2014 and the price includes free refills on pancakes and coffee.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, Kiwanis holds an event to raise the funds needed to support their community and youth services. The first Kiwanis pancake breakfast was held in 1968, a rummage sale was later added to the event which ended in 1988 when Kiwanis opened their first Christmas tree sales lot. The very successful Kiwanis Christmas tree lot operated for an amazing 28 years. We are now back to lifting pancake plates instead of Christmas trees.<\/p>\n<p>All the user groups in the Allied Gardens Recreation Council have been invited to join us at the rummage sale on Saturday morning for their own fundraising efforts. The Sunday morning pancake breakfast will be in support of the Crusader Soccer League Team Photo Day. Over the years, Crusader Soccer has given thousands of local kids the opportunity to play the popular sport of soccer. World Cup excitement, anyone?<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/alliedgardenskiwanis.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alliedgardenskiwanis.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Club de f\u00fatbol cruzados<\/h3>\n<p>On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Crusaders Soccer Club (CSC) 2018 fall soccer season will begin with over 1,000 players on 103 teams on many of the fields in our community. There is a wait list for playing in the CSC fall program. There is no charge unless the child is placed on a team.<\/p>\n<p>The CSC annual \u201crecreational division individual and team photo day\u201d will be at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center on Sunday, Sept. 9. The event is the second day of the Grantville-Allied Gardens Kiwanis Club\u2019s pancake breakfast fundraising event that raises money for community service projects. A rummage sale on Sept. 8 kicks off the weekend events. Breakfast will be served starting at 8 a.m. both days.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/missiontimescourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/csc-rec-sign-ups-slider-1080x675-e1533916196567.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7778 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/missiontimescourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/csc-rec-sign-ups-slider-1080x675-e1533916196567.jpg\" alt=\"News Briefs \u2014 Aug. 10, 2018\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/375;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Practice for the teams begins soon for children throughout the Navajo Community and players wearing their CSC T-shirts provided by recreation and competitive sponsor Jersey Mike\u2019s Subs will be seen at various sports fields in the area.<\/p>\n<p>This will be a challenging season for game and practice space through the middle of October due to the renovation of fields. Fortunately, the City of San Diego, through funds allocated by the Allied Gardens Recreation Council, is refurbishing three of the largest fields normally used by players for practices and games, and by schools as part of their physical education curriculum. Skunk Hollow, Lower Lewis and Dailard Elementary fields are receiving a much needed renovation. When completed, the community will have three very green, safe and healthy fields.<\/p>\n<p>Crusaders Soccer recently experienced a break-in and a loss of soccer equipment similar to what has transpired at the Mission Trails and the San Carlos Little Leagues this year as well.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the summer, CSC is offering free Friday evening clinics at Pershing Middle School. Check their website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegocrusaders.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sandiegocrusaders.com<\/a> for more information on all their programs.<\/p>\n<h3>Ciudad busca aportes para inversiones<\/h3>\n<p>La ciudad de San Diego est\u00e1 preparando su nuevo plan consolidado de cinco a\u00f1os para la asignaci\u00f3n de fondos provistos por el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano (HUD). El plan determinar\u00e1 c\u00f3mo se dirigir\u00e1n los fondos de HUD durante los a\u00f1os fiscales de 2020\u20132024.<\/p>\n<p>Los funcionarios locales est\u00e1n solicitando la opini\u00f3n de los residentes y organizar\u00e1n una serie de foros en toda la ciudad en julio y agosto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComprender las prioridades de las comunidades es fundamental para garantizar que San Diego aproveche los fondos federales para obtener el m\u00e1ximo beneficio posible\u201d, dijo Erik Caldwell, director de desarrollo econ\u00f3mico, en un comunicado de prensa.<\/p>\n<p>Los programas que se discutir\u00e1n incluyen el Subsidio en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario (CDBG); Subvenci\u00f3n de Soluciones de Emergencia (ESG); Programa de sociedades de inversi\u00f3n HOME; y Oportunidades de Vivienda para Personas con SIDA (HOPWA). Puede encontrar m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre las pol\u00edticas en <a href=\"http:\/\/sandiego.gov\/cdbg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sandiego.gov\/cdbg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Para fechas y lugares del foro, visite <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SDforums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bit.ly\/SDforums<\/a>. Una encuesta de necesidades de la comunidad tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1 disponible en <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/SDCPSurvey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bit.ly\/SDCPEncuesta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>County looks to refund owed money<\/h3>\n<p>On July 12, the office San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector (TTC) Dan McAllister announced that the county has $441,000 in refunds to return to residents who overpaid taxes or have other unclaimed money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past, sadly, most of these refunds were never claimed. We are asking the public\u2019s help to spread the word so we can get this money back to San Diegans,\u201d McAllister said in a press release. \u201cIf you\u2019ve done business with any county department, you may have money in your name.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Refunds are broken into two lists: countywide unclaimed money and unclaimed property tax refunds. To see if your name is on the list of people owed money, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/sdttc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sdttc.com<\/a>. Residents who are owed money need to file a refund claim by Sept. 7, before the money is rolled into the county general fund. Email claims to <a href=\"mailto:refunds@sdcounty.ca.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">refunds@sdcounty.ca.gov<\/a>; for help, call toll free at 877-829-4732.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if you\u2019re not on the list this year, sign up for our \u2018new unclaimed money\u2019 e-notifications so you will get an email when we publish new refund lists,\u201d McAllister said.<\/p>\n<p>In the past five years, the TTC has refunded $480,000.<\/p>\n<p>Current state law says countywide monies that are unclaimed for three years and property tax refunds that are unclaimed for four years must be turned over to the county\u2019s general fund.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the TTC has unclaimed refunds totaling $441,000. Unclaimed property tax refunds make up $161,000 of that amount, and $280,000 is from other county departments.<\/p>\n<p>The smallest refund amount available is $10, and the largest refund amount is $22,720, owed to IME Holdings by the county\u2019s Planning and Development Services.<\/p>\n<h3>2.5 millon\u00e9sima libra de basura limpiada del r\u00edo<\/h3>\n<p>In late June, volunteers from the San Diego River Park Foundation (SDRPF) reached a milestone it has \u201cmixed feelings\u201d about when it removed the 2.5 millionth pound of trash from the San Diego riverbed since the group\u2019s river clean-up program was founded in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEstamos impresionados y honrados por la dedicaci\u00f3n de los miles de voluntarios, donantes y patrocinadores que contribuyeron a este logro\u201d, dijo la directora asociada de SDRPF, Sarah Hutmacher, en un comunicado de prensa. \u201cPero la otra cara de la moneda de este incre\u00edble hito es que era necesario eliminar esta asombrosa cantidad de basura\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Este a\u00f1o, cientos de miles de libras de basura ingresaron a los ecosistemas fluviales, de fuentes que incluyen escombros de aguas pluviales, basura, vertederos y campamentos para personas sin hogar. Seg\u00fan encuestas coordinadas por River Park Foundation en la primavera de 2018, el 82 por ciento de la basura en el lecho del r\u00edo est\u00e1 relacionada con campamentos para personas sin hogar. Solo en los primeros seis meses de 2018, los voluntarios ya han retirado m\u00e1s de 160 000 libras de basura.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEsta organizaci\u00f3n ha estado trabajando durante m\u00e1s de 17 a\u00f1os para lograr un r\u00edo San Diego verdaderamente libre de basura\u201d, dijo Rob Hutsel, presidente y director ejecutivo de SDRPF. \u201cTodav\u00eda tenemos un largo camino por recorrer para lograr este noble objetivo, pero con el aumento de las asociaciones y el compromiso de nuestra comunidad este a\u00f1o, estamos m\u00e1s seguros que nunca de que veremos este objetivo cumplido\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Este programa de limpieza del r\u00edo cuenta con el apoyo de donaciones de la comunidad, as\u00ed como de patrocinadores y donantes, entre ellos: la ciudad de San Diego, la Fundaci\u00f3n de la Familia Dorrance, el Fondo de la Familia Hervey en la Fundaci\u00f3n de San Diego, REI, Patagonia y Think Blue San Diego . Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n o ser voluntario, visite <a href=\"http:\/\/sandiegoriver.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sandiegoriver.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>SDG&amp;E proposes more EV charging stations<\/h3>\n<p>San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&amp;E) proposed two new programs to the California Public Utilities Commission, which aim to build new electric vehicle chargers in public spaces around the city. One pilot aims to bring additional chargers to local parks and beaches; the other focuses on schools and educational institutions, including K-12 campuses, vocational schools, community colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of this new project is to reduce local EV owners\u2019 sense of \u201crange anxiety\u201d \u2014 the concern that your car battery will run out of power before reaching your destination or an available charging station \u2014 and to make it easier for drivers to switch to electric transportation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur goal is to remove barriers for our customers when choosing an electric vehicle and incorporate charging into everyday life,\u201d SDG&amp;E Chief Operating Officer Caroline Winn said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImagine the convenience of having your car recharged while you enjoy a hike in a park, take a walk on the beach, or watch your children\u2019s athletic event at their school,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>The programs would prioritize placing chargers in communities that statistically suffer from high levels of air pollution. The American Lung Association rated San Diego\u2019s air quality as sixth worst in the nation and gave the region an F for number of high ozone days annually.<\/p>\n<p>SDG&amp;E\u2019s proposal builds on the growing momentum to accelerate electric vehicle adoption in California. Currently, SDG&amp;E is implementing a half-dozen pilot programs to expand the regional charging network for a variety of vehicles, ranging from passenger vehicles to trucks and forklifts. For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/SDGEnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SDGEnews.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kiwanis pancake breakfast doubleheader The Kiwanis Club of Grantville-Allied Gardens will be serving two \u201call the pancakes you can eat\u201d pancake breakfast fundraisers on Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Allied Gardens Recreation Center, 7\u201311 a.m. The Saturday breakfast will be held in conjunction with a rummage sale and the Sunday breakfast [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":230499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11558","_seopress_titles_title":"News Briefs \u2014 Aug. 10, 2018","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11558,11551],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mission-times-courier","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}