CREDIT INFO COMPROMISED IN SECURITY BREACH AT 5 HOTELS Credit and debit card information of as many as 55,000 guests who stayed at five hotels in San Diego was compromised in a security breach, the company that owns the lodging houses announced earlier this month.
Guests who stayed at the Best Western Plus Island Palms Hotel and Marina on Shelter Island, the Dana Inn on Mission Bay, Humphreys Half Moon Inn & Suites on Shelter Island, the Pacific Terrace Hotel in Pacific Beach and the Days Hotel on Hotel Circle South are being advised to check their credit and debit accounts for signs of unusual activity.
The properties are owned by San Diego-based Bartell Hotels, which said it called in law enforcement and independent forensic data experts to investigate the breach.
The breach affected customers who used payment cards for lodging, food and beverage or retail transactions between Feb. 16 and May 13 of this year, according to hotel CEO Richard Bartell. No other personal identifying information was given up, he said. He said the company is in the process of notifying the affected guests about the breach, which appears to be the work of a third-party intruder. The hotel owner is providing a toll-free information line at (877) 437- 4010 to address customer questions and concerns and has contracted with AllClear ID to provide identity monitoring and protection services to affected individuals.
— City News Service BEAUTIFUL PB TO UNVEIL GIGANTIC MURAL PROJECT BeautifulPB, the ecodistrict for Pacific Beach, will unveil its newest project on Sept. 20 in a 4 p.m. ceremony.
The project is an enormous street mural at the corner of Diamond and Haines streets, just north of Pacific Beach Middle School. Several dignitaries and political officials are expected to attend, including District 2 City Councilman Ed Harris. The public welcome. This community project is a joint collaboration with the middle school and will involve the painted handiwork of 50 students and adults who will convene Sept. 20. The designer for the mural is Ciara Gray, a student at PB Middle. The mural is intended to create a visual point of interest that will slow down traffic around this important student intersection. Additional murals of this type are planned for the south side of PB Middle, as well as surrounding schools and community resources in the future. 27-YEAR-OLD MAN KILLED IN RACING CRASH IDENTIFIED
Coroner’s officials have identified a 27-year-old driver killed in a street-racing crash in Mission Bay Park over the weekend.
Clyde Preston Duncan was driving a 2001 Corvette and racing a black Mercedes on westbound SeaWorld Drive near Friars Road shortly after 5 p.m. on Sept. 14, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office and San Diego police. Duncan lost control and crashed the Corvette into a palm tree in the center median, authorities said. He was killed on impact.
Duncan’s 28-year-old girlfriend, who was a passenger in the Corvette, suffered minor injuries, San Diego police Officer Robert Heims said.
The Mercedes’ driver fled after scene of the crash, Heims said.
— City News Service