Group announces recall effort against Poway City Councilmember Tony Blain
Recall organizers include two former councilmembers and a local businessman
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Poway Grocery Outlet closed temporarily due to rodent infestation
No violations found during reinspection; customers say store is “clean”
Poway disputes claims in potential lawsuit over council appointment
Plaintiff Hiram Soto alleges Councilman Brian Pepin was not a resident at time of vote.
Soroptimist International of Poway to host Live Your Dream Awards event
Organization helps women achieve economic empowerment through education and training
Stone Ranch Elementary teacher receives $1K grant for broadcasting club
Kelly Lasho, a Stone Ranch Elementary teacher, has received a $1,000 Anne Gillespie Innovative Grant...
Community Food Connection grateful for $10k grant but still seeks donations
Poway organization needs money to cover growing demand for food, operating expenses
Community calendar: Week of March 6
Events in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch
Crime Log for Week of Feb. 24 to March 2
Crimes reported in Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and neighboring communities.
Lenten fish dinners return to Rancho Bernardo, Poway Catholic churches
With Lent starting this week, Catholic churches in Rancho Bernardo and Poway are bringing back...
Free concert in Rancho Bernardo to feature Poway Community Choir
An assortment of music will be performed when Poway Community Choir presents a free concert...
Friends of the 4S Ranch Library installs new board
There has been a change in leadership on the Friends of the 4S Ranch Library...
New Rancho Bernardo club is knitting and crocheting to help others
Knitting Club members in Rancho Bernardo are making hats for the homeless while also having...
Park too close to a street corner, and you could now get a $77 ticket
California's new daylighting law took effect Jan. 1, but the city issued only warnings for...
Montessori Education May Be Right For Your Child
Since 1989, Country Montessori School has been helping children develop their intellectual, physical, social, and...
San Diego Section girls tie record at state wrestling meet
Poway finishes a distant second in team rankings
Poway turns ‘rebuilding year’ into second-place state finish in boys wrestling
Top-ranked Clovis Buchanan wins seventh state championship in 8 years
Poway siblings shine on first day of state wrestling meet
"We’re really a close family and support each other"
Grocery coupons that aren’t app-dependent? San Diego council committee backs discounts for all
Under the proposed rules, digital savings would have to be available to those without smartphones.
Poway Unified leaders look at $36M in cuts over 3 years to balance budget
Budget proposal to be presented to school board March 13; impacted staff to be notified...
Estates horse trainer Sherie Levine to host equine retreat at WestWynd Ranch
Activities to include trail riding, pilates lessons, tarot card reading and wine tasting
Preview: Poway aims for repeat at state wrestling championships, which start Thursday
A look at the teams and wrestlers to watch this weekend in Bakersfield
Children can make Native American musical crafts at Poway event
Docents will guide lessons using household items and crafts that are being supplied
College honors, degrees for Rancho Bernardo, Poway and 4S Ranch residents
Colleges and universities throughout the country have announced academic honors and degrees earned by students...
Community Calendar: Week of Feb. 27
Events in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch
San Diego County will explore clearing more homeless encampments when fire risk is high
A number of recent blazes have ignited near where people were sleeping outside
Poway garden club helps students make their gardens grow
Poway Valley Garden Club distributes grants to schools such as Valley Elementary in Poway to...
Poway Chamber of Commerce celebrates 75th anniversary
The Chamber is “thriving and growing” as it celebrates its anniversary, leaders say.
Sports roundup: RB girls win Division 1 water polo title, Poway dominates wrestling
The Bronco girls won the water polo championship against Patrick Henry in the second overtime...
Crime Log for Week of Feb. 17 to 23
These are crimes reported in Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and adjacent communities between Feb.17...
San Diego Women’s Week returns for 16th year to inspire, empower attendees
San Diego Women’s Week speakers on March 7 include two women leading San Diego’s electric...
‘A River Runs Through It’ exhibit at Poway center mixes art and nature
Acrylic paintings by Laura Green on display at Poway Center for the Performing Arts March...
![Like birds? Palomar Audubon Society has opened registration for its spring birding classes. Three sessions of three classes each will be offered at the Remington Club II, 16922 Hierba Drive in San Diego. They will be held on Wednesdays from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. and taught by long-time San Diego County birding leader Phoenix Von Hendy. Each session is $60. PAS members receive $5 off each session. There is a $30 discount if registering for all three sessions. PAS membership is $30. Register at tinyurl.com/PASbirds25. The beginning class focused on birding basic, field markings and identification of local birds will […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/PRN-Z-hummingbird-clip-art-getty-images.jpg?w=131 "Like birds? Palomar Audubon Society has opened registration for its spring birding classes. Three sessions of three classes each will be offered at the Remington Club II, 16922 Hierba Drive in San Diego. They will be held on Wednesdays from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. and taught by long-time San Diego County birding leader Phoenix Von Hendy. Each session is $60. PAS members receive $5 off each session. There is a $30 discount if registering for all three sessions. PAS membership is $30. Register at tinyurl.com/PASbirds25. The beginning class focused on birding basic, field markings and identification of local birds will […]")
News briefs: Palomar Audubon Society’s spring birding classes begin in March
Like birds? Palomar Audubon Society has opened registration for its spring birding classes. Three sessions...
What should San Diego charge for trash pickup, and for what services? City seeks input at public forums
The feedback will help determine whether the city follows through on plans to add several...
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San Diego’s infrastructure funding gap surges to $6.5 billion as growing needs outpace money
The five-year shortfall has more than tripled since early 2020. And city officials estimate that...
PowPAC’s ‘Alone Together’ explores family dynamics when an empty nest refills
The joys and tribulations of finally getting an “empty nest” only to have it refill...
Sabre Springs parents plead not guilty to killing 16-month-old son
Jamar and Helena Branch face a life behind bars in connection to the Nov. 6...
Some Poway Unified teachers to be eligible for $40K grants to buy first home
The H.O.P.E. program announced Wednesday is designed to give teachers in the Poway Unified and...
Sabre Springs parents arrested on suspicion of killing their toddler
Investigators said the 16-month-old boy had been a "victim of severe neglect"
New Poway council member gets notice of potential lawsuit challenging his appointment
Poway resident Hiram Soto is looking to file a lawsuit questioning the validity of Councilmember...
Adults can share creativity, inspiration at Open Mic Night at 4S Ranch Library
Poetry, music, life stories, fiction and favorite passages in books. These were among the creative...
‘Expressions in Oil’ is the latest Rancho Bernardo Library art exhibit
Scenic landscapes, feathers, animals and more are among the paintings featured in Rancho Bernardo Library’s...
![What is a reputation worth? Even if it’s not exactly true? We all want to be seen as hard working and highly skilled at something. To be a lifesaving doctor or an attorney working on behalf of someone whose rights have been abused. What’s not to like? If someone thinks that of me, who am I to argue with them? Whether it’s actually true or not is another thing altogether. I confess: I am none of these things! Am I really going to correct someone who thinks that of me? What possible good could come from doing that? Even the […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/PRN-L-WAYNECHAN-01.jpg?w=78 "What is a reputation worth? Even if it’s not exactly true? We all want to be seen as hard working and highly skilled at something. To be a lifesaving doctor or an attorney working on behalf of someone whose rights have been abused. What’s not to like? If someone thinks that of me, who am I to argue with them? Whether it’s actually true or not is another thing altogether. I confess: I am none of these things! Am I really going to correct someone who thinks that of me? What possible good could come from doing that? Even the […]")
Wayne’s World: Two doctors and two lawyers walk into a bar…
What is a reputation worth? Even if it’s not exactly true? We all want to...
Community calendar: Week of Feb. 20
Events in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch
Crime Log for Week of Feb. 10 to 16
These are crimes reported in Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and adjacent communities between Feb.10...
Neighbor ordered to stand trial in Carmel Mountain Ranch school shooting threats case
Lee Lor is accused of sending hundreds of separate emails stating he would commit a...
Poway Community Foundation doles out its first $78,500 in grants
Success stories include Helping Hands Ministry donating food and Ride Above Disability buying a horse
Just Sayin’: Can we tame wildfires with risk management?
While perfection is virtually unreachable, the community needs to be diligent, innovative, and honest in...
Poway Unified counselors honored at school board meeting
Also honored were Bernardo Heights Middle School counselors and Mount Carmel engineering teacher
Water authority seeks comments on water pipeline project in Rancho Bernardo, Poway
San Diego County Water Authority is looking for ways to decrease the impact of its...
San Rafael Catholic Parish is celebrating 50 years in Rancho Bernardo
San Rafael Catholic Parish is in the midst of celebrating its 50th anniversary.
![Through the preseason and league, the goal of every winter sport coach has been the post-season. With the announcement Saturday of the boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer and the girls water polo playoff brackets, and the boys divisional wrestling championships wrapping up on the same day, the fields were set for what many call the “second season.” Two sports will be under a major microscope. Poway’s boy’s wrestling team, the defending state champions, qualified all 14 into this Friday and Saturday’s Master’s Meet at Christian High. Although they struggled at the end of the season after entering […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/image0-7-1.jpeg?w=140 "Through the preseason and league, the goal of every winter sport coach has been the post-season. With the announcement Saturday of the boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer and the girls water polo playoff brackets, and the boys divisional wrestling championships wrapping up on the same day, the fields were set for what many call the “second season.” Two sports will be under a major microscope. Poway’s boy’s wrestling team, the defending state champions, qualified all 14 into this Friday and Saturday’s Master’s Meet at Christian High. Although they struggled at the end of the season after entering […]")
The ‘second season’ begins in Poway, RB and 4S Ranch for playoffs
Through the preseason and league, the goal of every winter sport coach has been the...
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Outdoors: Anza-Borrego’s palm groves beckon to be explored
Some of these palm groves scattered throughout the arid landscape are easy to reach by...
Wrestling roundup: Poway dominates Division 1 meet, while Bonita Vista, Brawley shine
A look at how San Diego's boys wrestlers fared in Saturday's meets
Connor Joe didn’t make it about geography, but he’s happy to be home with Padres
Poway High and University of San Diego standout says he chose hometown team for the...
Facing sticker shock from residents, San Diego council members defend trash pickup pricing plan
But some residents question the necessity of all the new proposed services, and why the...
Noel Paul Stookey — of folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — comes to Rancho Bernardo
“Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “If I Had a Hammer” are...
Community calendar: Week of Feb. 13
Events in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch
Business roundup: Swadeshi Indian Grocery Store opens in Rancho Bernardo
Corporate chef Sagar Ghosh has opened the Indian grocery store -- his first such venture...
Good Natured Gardening: The popularity of poinsettia
Poinsettia are commercially grown in all 50 states, but California is the top poinsettia-producing state.
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San Diego reveals what it plans to charge homeowners for trash pickup — and how you could get a discount
Council members suggest the city may charge for full cost recovery starting immediately, citing the...
Nominations needed for Rancho Bernardo Hall of Fame membership
Know of a longtime volunteer in Rancho Bernardo who stands out above the rest for...
![These are crimes reported in Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and adjacent communities between Feb. 3 and Feb. 9, 2025. Crime log is based on information as it is listed in the crimemapping.com website. Crimes reported in Poway Feb. 4 – Battery on a person, 12900 block Papago Drive, 8:47 a.m. Crimes reported in 4S Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, Sabre Springs, Carmel Mountain Ranch and Black Mountain Ranch Feb. 4 – Possession of a controlled substance, 11900 block Carmel Mountain Road, 8 p.m. Feb. 4 – Petty theft (shoplifting), 11900 block Carmel Mountain Road, 5:43 p.m. Feb. 4 – Grand theft: […]](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/crime-lights-1_f953ac.jpg?w=132 "These are crimes reported in Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and adjacent communities between Feb. 3 and Feb. 9, 2025. Crime log is based on information as it is listed in the crimemapping.com website. Crimes reported in Poway Feb. 4 – Battery on a person, 12900 block Papago Drive, 8:47 a.m. Crimes reported in 4S Ranch, Rancho Bernardo, Sabre Springs, Carmel Mountain Ranch and Black Mountain Ranch Feb. 4 – Possession of a controlled substance, 11900 block Carmel Mountain Road, 8 p.m. Feb. 4 – Petty theft (shoplifting), 11900 block Carmel Mountain Road, 5:43 p.m. Feb. 4 – Grand theft: […]")
Crime Log for Week of Feb. 3 to 9
These are crimes reported in Poway, Rancho Bernardo, 4S Ranch and adjacent communities between Feb....
Blind Boys of Alabama to sing in Poway on Feb. 23
The Blind Boys of Alabama will be joined by Shemekia Copeland when they take to...
New Poway girls wrestling coach taking team to another level
Poway got its first big test with new coach Jordin Humphrey at the section Division...
Poway Unified leaders discuss options for potential budget cuts
Early review is a “first step” in preparing a 2025-26 budget that trustees could approve...
Padres create outfield platoon by adding San Diegan Connor Joe, veteran Jason Heyward to 2025 roster
Joe has played in the outfield, first base in parts of five big-league seasons; Heyward...
Poway council signs off on Midland Road street safety improvements
Neighborhood residents encourage further improvements such as speed cushions
Poway, 4S Ranch teens win state ice hockey championship
Champions to compete in western U.S. district playoffs in late February
4S Ranch Library celebrates the ‘Year of the Snake’
The 4S Ranch Library hosted a Lunar New Year celebration on Feb. 5 to welcome...
Issues with CrimeMapping.com for Poway, RB should be resolved later this month, officials say
An upgrade to a new crime reporting system has led to some problems that have...
Bernardo Gardeners Club is sprouting creative ideas at the Rancho Bernardo Library
When patrons enter the front doors of the library, one of the first things they...
Community calendar: Week of Feb. 6
Events in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch
Poway censures new council member who has been accused of threats, vote trading
The Poway City Council voted 4-0 Tuesday night to censure absent Council member Tony Blain....
Del Norte High’s chess team comes in third at regional tournament
Del Norte High’s chess team members have increasingly declared checkmate against their opponents, with the...
Poway Unified trustees to work with Personnel Commission to retain classified staff
The committee presented a report at the Jan. 23 school board meeting that said classified...
Souper Bowl of Caring food drive returns to Rancho Bernardo this weekend
The 24th annual “Souper Bowl of Caring” food drive is returning to Rancho Bernardo Community...
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Hike of the week: A tale of three trails that lead to the Mount Woodson summit
This 5.8-mile loop includes the Mount Woodson peak and its popular Potato Chip Rock
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What starts wildfires in San Diego County? We crunched the data. Here’s what it shows — and what it doesn’t.
The causes of about 45% of fires handled by Cal Fire in San Diego County...
Poway tops Clovis Buchanan in showdown between top wrestling programs
Poway sweeps all three matches to upset the Bears 31-30 Saturday afternoon.
Montessori Students Learn Empathy Through Community Service
Country Montessori School fosters a culture of giving back to the community. Our many events...
Arrest made in Rancho Bernardo fire that started at homeless encampment
San Diego Fire-Rescue is still trying to determine the cause of the Center fire, which...
SANDAG gathers input on bus stops for proposed line through Ramona and Poway
Feedback about the proposed Next Gen Rapid 277 bus line was collected during an online...
Community calendar: Week of Jan. 30
Events in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch
Girl Scouts cookies are on their way – some with new names
Girl Scouts have started ringing doorbells at homes in Rancho Bernardo, Poway, 4S Ranch and...
Miss Poway Scholarship Pageant seeks contestants for March 30 contest
Candidates should be girls and young women ages 12 to 23 years old who have...
County looking to buy second helicopter for night missions as it takes hard look at fire response
San Diego County also looking at buying more water tenders and wants to delve into...
California utilities commission proposes new standards for battery storage facilities
A big fire in Monterey County is another in a series of blazes at plants...
Lunar New Year event at Poway Library to feature Year of the Snake activities
Snake-themed crafts and red envelopes will be offered to children on library’s patio
Artwork by Poway Unified students on display at Poway center
The exhibit at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts features ceramic, charcoal, photography, painting,...
Poway Unified trustees approve committee’s recommendations for surplus properties
Board members to discuss extending public speaking time to 3 minutes per agenda item on...
Rancho Bernardo Library celebrates ‘The Year of the Snake’
The Rancho Bernardo Library celebrated Lunar New Year on Saturday with a free event co-hosted...
Proposed bus route between Ramona and Poway topic of Wednesday online meeting
SANDAG is hosting a Zoom meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29, to...
Del Norte High presents ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’
Del Norte students are stepping back into the ‘60s with the musical, which opens Friday,...
Community calendar: Week of Jan. 23
Events in Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch
Poway City Council fills open seat, addresses bribery accusations against new council member
A divided council votes to appoint Christopher Pikus to open District 1 seat, sets Feb....
Rancho Bernardo’s Spirit of the Fourth needs volunteers to continue
The future of the Spirit of the Fourth festivities hinges on whether new volunteers step...
Poway council member threatened recall effort against colleague based on how he voted
Councilmember Tony Blain was accused of trying to bribe and extort his colleague Peter De...
Castelli and Pizarro Family Winery expands to Torrey Highlands
Wine-Espresso at Merge is offering coffees, teas and pastries in addition to the Ramona family’s...