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JUNE 11
RIDE TO THE FAIRGROUNDS
Starting June 11, North County Transit District offers the FUN Tripper to the fairgrounds and HOME•GROWN•FUN. Get tickets at sdfair.com/#tickets. For $12, you’ll receive a round-trip ride on NCTD’s COASTER, SPRINTER or BREEZE, plus admission to the fairgrounds.
FREE PET LICENSES
San Diego Humane Society is waiving all fees, including late fees, for dog licenses throughout the month of June, 2021, during its A License to Love campaign. Dog owners can receive a free one-year license if completing the process before July 1, 2021. Licensing can be completed online, in person or by mail, with the promo code FREELICENSE. For details, visit sdhumane.org/license.
VUOI PARLARE ITALIANO?
Interested in learning Italian? Well, the Italian Cultural Center is here to help. All levels welcome to sign up for classes. Classes are online using the Zoom platform. For more information and to register, visit http://icc-sd.org.
TO START GROWING vegetables in your home garden, pick up free seeds (chives, cucumbers, radish and more) starting June 21 at the Escondido Public Library. File photo
JUNE 12
FREE VACCINES
MiraCosta College and TrueCare will provide free COVID-19 vaccines to the North County community, ages 12 and older from 8 a.m. to noon June 12. Drive up to get a COVID-19 vaccine on the MiraCosta College campus, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside, Parking Lot: 3C. No appointments necessary. Participants are to remain in their vehicle with a face mask on during the entire process. For questions, call (760) 736-6777.
LEARN TO ZERO WASTE
I Love A Clean San Diego and the city of Encinitas invite San Diego County residents to a Zero Waste Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 12, including low-waste living, composting, recycling, environmental justice, food systems, new technology for organic waste. Register at https://love.cleansd. org/event/zero-waste-fair/ e333725/register/new/select-tickets.
PRIDE FESTIVAL
A Coastal Pride Festival will be held online at 2 p.m. June 12, hosted by Amber St. James with Butterfly Luv Hugz, The day will include an Equity Torch Relay and Virtual Drag Show. Sign up to carry the torch in your city and find out more at pridebythebeach.org.
JUNE 13
SUMMER FLING
San Marcos invites all to its Artisan’s Market and Summer Fling from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 13 at 251 N. City Drive, San Marcos (off Hwy. 78 and Twin Oaks Valley Road, near CSUSM). It will include the weekly market plus artisans, crafters, food, clothing and jewelry, natural bath and beauty products, pottery, custom home decor items, spring gifts and live music. The event is family friendly. Free parking.
WRITERS’ COMPETITION
The Escondido Writers Group is sponsoring its third annual Writing Competition for ages 12 and up. Writers may submit fiction or non-fiction (excluding poetry) writing entries until June 30. Competition winners will be announced at the Escondido Writers Group meeting on July 20. Find more information at escondidolibrary.org/local-author-programs.
DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA?
The deadline to enter the third annual Entrepreneurship Competition for Kids is June 13. Youngsters ages 8 to 13 are I invited to pitch their ideas to the Kids Idea Tank for a $1,000 grand prize. Mentorship opportunities will be available for participants as well. Register at loweybundysichol.com/kids-idea-tank.
JUNE 14
SENIOR CENTER TO REOPEN
The Vista Senior Center will be re-opening in August/September. The specific time is date to be announced. While aware of the state of California’s reopening plan on June 15, additional time will be needed to fill vacant positions due to a reduction in force as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. The center will continue providing meal pickup and deliveries and Friday weekend bags, and Out and About transportation.
PROFESSOR
CONTINUED FROM 1 the findings to the Office of the Chancellor, which denied his initial appeal.”
Kumar, according to the school’s website, is an associate professor of information systems in CSUSM’s College of Business Administration.
He had been set to teach two classes at the university this fall, but after facing some backlash, including an online petition, CSUSM reassigned Kumar to a non-teaching role.
“Prior to the hearing on arbitration, CSUSM and Dr. Kumar agreed to a 3-month unpaid suspension through the end of the spring 2021 semester. For the fall, he will be on an administrative assignment, which does not involve interacting with students. Furthermore, he is prohibited from ever contacting or attempting to contact the students involved in the investigations,” Chantung said.
It is unclear what Kumar’s new role in the university will be, but Chantung said that the university believes this is the best path forward.
“For this case, based on recent arbitration opinions, there was deep concern that the arbitrator would overturn the termination at appeal. In this likely scenario, the faculty member would not have received any disciplinary action, nor would there have been official record of his misconduct,” Chantung said.
Kumar could not be reached for comment.
SUMMER JOBS AT THE FAIR
Del Mar Fairgrounds has numerous seasonal job opportunities available including parking attendants, traffic controllers, security guards, ticketing attendants, janitors and administrative positions. Join the team this summer at HOME*GROWN*FUN and apply online at delmarfairgrounds.com.
JUNE 15
FAIR TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets for HOME*GROWN*FUN presented by the San Diego County Fair are now on sale at sdfair.com. For the safety of patrons, tickets must be purchased prior to the event. All admission tickets are $10 and children 5 and younger are free of charge; parking is $12 per vehicle. Guests must select a preferred arrival time at the time of purchase. HOME*GROWN*FUN will open each day at 11 a.m., close at 9 p.m.
JUNE 16
PIRATES REUNION
Oceanside High School is ramping up for an AllClass Reunion from 9 a.m. to noon June 26 and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 27 at Heritage Park. There will be a $2 donation per person. This donation goes to the OHS Foundation and Heritage Park to help us host these types of events. Please bring your own chair, food, drinks, plates, eating utensils and shade. Call Sandy Hays Caskey (OHS Class of 1965), if you have questions at (760) 505-6515. Visit ohsfoundation.org/2021/04/20/ all-class-reunion-is-back/.
JUNE 17
CRUISE NIGHTS
Don’t miss the Encinitas 101 MainStreet Association kickoff Encinitas Cruise Nights from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. June 17. It will feature Secret Car Club, Little Guys Car Club and North County Cruisers with live music from the Sea Monks and The Retro Rocketts. Come out every third Thursday June through September.
JUNE 19
MAKERS’ MARKET
The next Downtown Oceanside Makers Market is popping up on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 19 at Pier View Way and North Tremont Street and in Artist Alley, Oceanside. Shop handcrafted and artisanal goods while enjoying live music.
SUMMER AT THE LIBRARY
The Escondido Public Library offers a Summer Virtual Activity Challenge 2021: Tails & Tales, for all ages, June 19 through Aug. 8. Sign up at escondidolibrary.org/summer. Read for fun. Earn prizes. Free virtual events.
SUPPORT HWAC
Helen Woodward Animal Center’s Spring Fling Gala, Imaginarium returns at 6 p.m. June 19 to the outdoor venue at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club 15150 San Dieguito Road, Rancho Santa Fe. The evening includes drinking, dining and illusions. Seats are limited so a virtual streaming option is also available. Visit animalcenter.org/springfling-gala to buy tickets.
JUNE 20
SWEET STRAWBERRY 5K
Register now for the Vista Strawberry Festival and Virtual 5K and then plan to join the in-person Berry Sweet Market from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. June 20 in downtown Vista. The Berry Sweet Market will continue until 5 p.m.
JUNE 21
GET GROWING
Growing vegetables at home? Get started by picking up a randomly selected package of seeds at the Escondido Public Library Information Desk, 239 S. Kalmia St., Escondido, starting June 21. The selection of seeds includes tomato, chives, garden beans, cucumber, radish, carrot, eggplant and Swiss chard.
GOLF FOR A GOOD CAUSE
Friends of La Posada, an all-volunteer, non-profit in Carlsbad ending homelessness, is hosting a golf tournament July 16 at Lomas Santa Fe Golf Course. Sign up at friendsoflaposada.org
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Viva la pesca!
Iam trying to take the right attitude after my husband and son rolled in from a weekend south of Ensenada, Mexico, carrying their weight in yellowfin tuna.
I waited anxiously for their return at midnight, secretly hoping they would report that they had a terrific time, but darn, the fish just weren’t biting.
No such luck.
They have apparently found the spot where all the fish, reportedly dwindling in other parts of the ocean, have gone to hide.
It seems they come to dine on nutrients brought in a current from Alaska, yet somehow they can’t resist the fakey lures my family offers them.
Try as I might, I have trouble getting enthusiastic over enormous quantities of any foodstuffs, except perhaps chocolate.
My husband loves nothing more than a trip to the big box store where he can score 10-pound cans of sliced olives, 4 quarts of salad dressing, an industrial drum of dill pickle slices and a bag of rice that would sustain several Third World countries for a month.
I see only two things when he struggles in with his terrific buys. I see my already limited pantry and refrigerator space vanishing, and I see me throwing out lots of mildewed olives, pickles, dressing and rice. Now I am seeing freezer shelves full of fish, daring me to hold a cookout for 500.
At least they filleted it into tidy squares, but we will never consume all that fish even if we were to eat it every meal for several fortnights.
Add to this equation the fact that neither of my children will eat fish at all.
That leaves only one of the two fishermen and me to do the consuming.
I suppose I can offer some to our friends and neighbors, but I fear that half of them will just take it to be polite and then all our garages will smell to high heaven until trash day.
The cats in the neighborhood will go berserk. Our barbecue may well be working overtime. And think of the money we saved with all this free fish.
Heck, all we really need are a few dozen baskets of cherry tomatoes, onions, peppers and squash to make a mountain of fish kebabs. Or several hundred dollars’ worth of shrimp, crab legs, clams and scallops to turn it all into a delicious cioppino.
I wonder where I can find the number for the StarKist purchasing department.
DRIVE-THROUGH graduation at Palomar College on May
28. Courtesy photo
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BETANCOURT ON 1ST TEAM
Yesenia Betancourt of the Cal State San Marcos women's soccer team was named to the 2020-21 College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-District first team. Majoring in kinesiology with a grade-point average of 3.89, Betancourt was one of 15 student-athletes to earn the honor from District 8.
TOP STUDENTS
• DePauw University congratulates Carl Ash of Encinitas, who graduated summa cum laude graduate with a BA in Neuroscience May 23. Ash was also named to the spring 2021 dean’s list. • Alexander Harris Kupin of Carlsbad, a senior majoring in computer science, was named to the Dean's List for the spring 2021 semester at Clarkson University.
RESEARCH COMPLETED
Erik Herrera, of San Diego, a member of the class of 2022, majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was a member of a student team that recently completed an intense research project titled “Utilizing Volunteers to Save the Vacareti Wetlands with Bucharest, Romania.”
PHI KAPPA PHI
Named to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, spring 2021 were Francine Prather of Carlsbad, Iwalani Jensen of Rancho Santa Fe and Marianna Amato of San Diego, at San Jose State University and Kate Weis of Encinitas at Boise State University.
NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARS
North County recipients of 2021 National Merit Scholarships include: • Daniel Geva of Carlsbad, San Dieguito Academy, for Purdue University. • Tyler J. Costello of Solana Beach, Canyon Crest Academy, for Santa Clara University. • Michaela W. Chang of Carmel Valley, Canyon Crest Academy, for University of Southern California. • Alexander L. Chen of Carmel Valley, Canyon Crest Academy, for University of Southern California. • Ariela Mitrani, of Carmel Valley, Canyon Crest Academy, for Texas A&M University. • Kate Wang of Carmel Valley, Canyon Crest Academy, for Vanderbilt University.
SERIES STAR
Alexandria Rohrbaugh of Carlsbad was part of the three-episode web series “Unstable Connections,” which explored the comedy of Zooms gone wrong and Zooms gone right. Created for Muhlenberg College’s Mnemonic Theatre Festival, the weekly series premiered April 15. Visit muhlenberg.edu/ academics/theatre-dance/ onstage/unstableconnections/.
PALOMAR GRADUATION
More than 400 vehicles filled with graduates and their cheering families rolled through the main Palomar College campus May 28, in a drivethrough commencement ceremony. The ceremony was streamed live online for those who could not attend, with a pre-recorded program. Meanwhile, KKSM, Palomar’s FM radio station, was taking requests and live call-ins throughout the day to honor this year’s graduates.
MIRACOSTA GRADUATION
MiraCosta College celebrated the Class of 2021 with a virtual commencement ceremony May 28. Graduate Emanuel Prince delivered this year’s commencement address. Prince received his AS degree in Administration of Justice and is on the dean’s and president’s lists. Graduates ranging from ages 17 to 73 earned degrees and certificates including 28 students who received a Bachelor’s Degree in Biomanufacturing.
NEW MODEL FOR NCTD
The North County Transit District Board of Directors, voted April 22 to support staff’s recommendations for a new rail operations and facilities maintenance business model aimed at improving accountability, performance, and efficiency. Under the new model, NCTD will directly hire and manage COASTER engineers, conductors, and maintenance of equipment personnel, SPRINTER train operators, train attendants, and maintenance of equipment personnel, and certain facilities maintenance staffing.
By Bill Slane
REGION — Assembly Bill 1139, introduced to the California State Assembly by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), will have significant impacts on the solar industry statewide and has left some feeling like they are being made out to be the enemy.
The bill, which was read for the third time Wednesday on the Assembly floor, received just 28 votes in support — not enough for passage, but more amendments are expected.
The bill focuses on net energy metering (NEM) rates paid to solar customers as credit for any extra energy their system produces and eliminates other benefits, such as recouping the customer’s original investment, that potential customers look for when choosing to install solar panels on their homes.
Michael Powers, co-founder of San Diego-based Stellar Solar, was there at the very beginning of consumer solar energy.
“At that time it was taking about 12 years to get a return on your investment because solar was still pretty expensive,” Powers said. “So if you bought a solar system, you could save enough on your electric bill through net metering within 12 years to recoup your investment. Now it only takes 5-6 years to recoup your investment.”
Essentially, the bill is purported to fix equity concerns. According to Gonzalez, non-solar customers, many of whom cannot afford solar panels on their home, pay upwards of $200 a year to their utility company to subsidize homeowners with rooftop solar.
Severin Borenstein, professor of business administration and public policy at the Haas School of Business and faculty director of the Energy Institute at Cal Berkeley, recently made public comments in agreement with Gonzalez’s analysis regarding the current state of solar.
“It has been well documented – and surprises no one – that households with solar are disproportionately wealthy, as well as disproportionately White,” Borenstein wrote in a blog post. “So, when a customer installs solar, their share of the fixed costs are shifted to other ratepayers who are poorer on average. Net energy metering hurts the poor. It’s that simple.”
But according to Powers, the biggest draw to households choosing to install solar, which is widely applauded as a way for individuals to fight climate change by reducing their carbon footprint, is the ability to recover their investment in a relatively short amount of time.
AB 1139 would make it much more difficult for homeowners to recover those costs in a timely manner.
“What they’re proposing with AB 1139 is to make it a 20-50 year payback because there are going to be these fixed charges,” Powers said. “That’s why we keep saying that these rules as they’re proposed would literally kill the solar industry as we know it.”
The solar industry, and Stellar Solar specifically, has been growing in recent years but Powers is concerned about what the passage of AB 1139 could mean to his business and the industry as a whole.
“We were really on a very good path for continued stable growth and then this bill seemingly came out of nowhere it seemed to us,” Powers said.
Bill Walton, former NBA star and “solar evangelist” for Stellar Solar, recently announced he is teaming up with California Solar Storage Association, solar consumers and environmentalists to actively oppose AB 1139, according to a recent release.
“The terrific, upward and dynamic trajectory of the solar, battery storage and electric vehicle industries has been the realization of a long time dream,” Walton said in a statement. “And now this potential reversal — from the state that leads the nation in solar? This is a travesty.
“This is my personal appeal to the California State Assembly, Senate, and Governor Newsom. Don’t be bullied by the utilities. This bill is not about the people, it’s about corporate greed and a profit grab.”
Another concern for the solar industry will come even if the bill is ultimately unsuccessful — there will still be fighting with the investor-owned utility companies who have proposed very similar rule changes to the California Public Utilities Commission.
“Even though we’re fighting this battle in Sacramento now, we’re going to have to fight the same battle with the Public Utility Commission,” Powers said. “The proposed rules are still awful whether they happen at the commission or the State Assembly.”
Representatives for Gonzalez did not respond to questions or interview requests for this story.
IF PASSED, AB 1139 would force the California Public Utilities Commission to reform net energy metering, which was designed to provide rooftop solar customers with a credit for extra energy their systems produce. File photo
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Escondido City Council to allow online, in-person public comments
By Tigist Layne
ESCONDIDO — The Escondido City Council met on Wednesday, May 26, and adopted a policy that gives people the option to address the council in person at meetings or to submit comments online and have them read aloud during the meeting.
At last month’s meeting, Councilwoman Consuelo Martinez requested that an item be placed on the agenda to discuss the public comment policy during council meetings.
Her request came after Mayor Paul McNamara decided not to have 131 comments from the preceding council meeting read aloud, explaining that it wouldn’t be an efficient use of time.
“I have decided I have the authority to do this and I don’t think we need to spend another two hours hearing essentially the same comments for and against,” McNamara said at the May 19 meeting.
After a tense exchange between the mayor and Martinez, Martinez requested that the council update their public comment policy.
At the May 26 meeting, the council heard five in-person public comments, all in favor of allowing online and in-person public comments.
“The truth is that having these comments sitting in your emails is not enough. How do we know that you will read them, how do we know that you will even glance them? The answer is that we don’t know. The only way to assure that these comments are being looked at is if you read them out loud here, during these meetings,” Escondido resident Carla Aguilar said.
Other comments spoke about how having only an in-person option for public comments excludes the voices of people with disabilities who may not be able to come to the meetings, low-income residents without access to transportation and working class residents who don’t get off work until after 5 p.m.
“I do think that we didn’t give proper notice to our residents… that public comments would no longer be read,” Martinez said. “It’s important to hear the public and the public wants to participate in these meetings.”
All of the councilmembers said that, though the online model was created for COVID-19, they support implementing the hybrid model until the end of the year, at which point they will adjust it or improve it, if necessary.
The motion was approved 5-0.
The council approved rent increases at two mobile home parks and gave final approval to plans and exemptions for the development of 120 condominium units at West Second Avenue and South Pine Street.
An item to designate city-owned parcels as surplus land was continued until the new city manager can give input.
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Consuelo Martinez Escondido City Council
By Steve Puterski
VISTA — The City Council approved its Fiscal Year 2021-22 and 2022-23 operating budgets during its June 8 meeting and is still on track to secure surpluses both years.
However, those surpluses are likely to increase thanks to cautious projection of medicinal marijuana tax revenue. The city capped the revenue estimates at $4 million each year, but is expecting about $5.2 million each year, thus giving the city a sizable boost in its year-end balances.
Additionally, Sara Taylor, the city’s budget manager, said there are some fee increases for the Recreation and Community Services Program due to a $1 increase in the minimum wage, which was effective on Jan. 1.
“Staff annually reviews the fees to enable the city to provide valuable services,” she added. “They continue to be impacted by the minimum wage increase.”
The Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, Moonlight Amphitheatre, AVO Playhouse, Wave Waterpark and the senior center will also see increases, Taylor said.
Effective June 9, fees will increase at Moonlight as reserved lawn seat prices are set to rise by $11, while all other ticket prices will experience a rise of $2 for summer, Taylor said. Summer subscriptions remain at 25% off the single ticket price.
The waterpark will see an increase of $1 for daily admission and season passes, Taylor said, and private party rentals. Vista residents, though, receive a discount to the Moonlight Amphitheatre and Wave Waterpark.
As for the operating budget the city is projecting a $161.9 million for FY 2021-22 and $166.6 million for FY 2022-23, Taylor said.
The General Fund, which is the primary funding source for services, has estimated revenues for FY 2021-22 of $87.1 million plus $7.7 million in other financing sources, for a total of $94.8 million, she added. The estimated General Fund expenditures for the operation budget totals $82.4 million plus $11.7 million from transfers out to Proposition L debt service, subsidies, and transfers out, for a total of $94.2 million.
Taylor said given these projections, the General Fund is expected to have a surplus of $657,505 for FY 2021-22.
As for FY 2022-23, the General Fund estimated revenues of $90.1 million plus $7.1 million in other financing sources, for a total of $97.2 million. The estimated General Fund expenditures are projected at $85.4 million plus $11.5 million, which is also comprised of transfers out to Proposition L debt service, subsidies, and transfers out, for a total of $96.9 million, Taylor reported.
Vista is expecting a slightly lower surplus of $274,616 for FY 2022-23.
As noted at the May 25 council meeting, the 202021 budget came in at $77.4 million due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the city’s sales, transient occupancy and Proposition L taxes, to name a few.
As such, Taylor said the city will receive more than $26 million in state and federal funds for COVID-19 recovery efforts.
However, the $26 million is not included in the budget as staff will return to the council with to a spending plan in line with the council’s goals and to make sure how the money can be spent under the American Rescue Plan Act guidelines.
“Often times when we buy new things, they come with additional responsibilities and obligations,” Councilman John Franklin said, cautioning the council about the windfall.
“There are maintenance costs we didn’t expect, replacement parts we didn’t expect. Just want to make sure we come out of it better than when we went into it.”
Tax revenue is estimated to increase compared to 2020-21 as economic recovery from the pandemic is underway.
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San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is being dismantled in full compliance with safety standards from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Join us online at the next quarterly Community Engagement Panel Meeting.
Community Engagement Panel Meeting - Via Microsoft Teams Thursday, June 17 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Conservancy launches Adventure Camp
Special to The Coast News
ESCONDIDO — The Conservancy expands their summer youth experiences with their first Escondido Creek Adventure Camp program, designed to enable Escondido youth to engage with the outdoors.
The Escondido Creek Conservancy is launching its first-ever summer day camp – Escondido Creek Adventure Camp. Youth campers will spend five days exploring the enchanting Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve.
The Conservancy’s Education Team has developed an engaging program for kids enabling them to discover the natural world by hiking, exploring through play, and conducting handson science in small groups.
Each of the five days at camp will have a different theme, including Exploration and Discovery, Plants and Pollinators, Amazing Animal Adaptations, Watershed Wonders, and Pollution and the Solution.
Children will learn about the local environment, the challenges nature faces, and what they can do to help, while being immersed in the natural beauty found in the flora and fauna of the Elfin Forest.
Adventure Camp is being provided at no cost to youth ages 7-10 from Title 1 schools in the Escondido Union School District.
The Conservancy will provide transportation from Grape Day Park in downtown Escondido to the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve and back each day. Campers will also receive lunch, water, and other necessary supplies in an effort to eliminate financial and transportation barriers to participation.
This program was made possible thanks to the Opening the Outdoors grant, which is provided by The San Diego Foundation.
The San Diego Foundation maximizes the impact of charitable giving by mobilizing philanthropic resources to advance quality of life, increase social impact and champion civic engagement. Who: This program will serve children ages 7-10 from Title 1 schools in the Escondido Union School District. Each camp cohort will contain 8-13 students. Spaces are limited. Where: The participants will meet at Grape Day Park (a central, easily accessible location in Escondido) at 8:00am and a van will transport campers to the Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve (EFRR), where most programming will take place. When: Eight camps, each spanning five days total, Monday-Friday, 8:001:45. The first day of the first camp starts on June 21. The eighth and final camp ends on Aug. 13. Car fire in Escondido leads deputies to body in San Marcos
By City News Service
REGION — A vehicle fire that left a man gravely injured in Escondido led deputies to find a woman dead inside a San Marcos home, and homicide detectives were investigating, authorities said June 9.
Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Escondido police responded to the 1800 block of Foothill View Place after receiving reports of a vehicle on fire with a man inside, said San Diego County Sheriff’s Lt. Thomas Seiver.
Officers pulled the man from the burning vehicle and paramedics took him to a hospital for treatment of severe injuries, Seiver said.
As of Wednesday morning, the man's condition was “grave,” the lieutenant said. The man’s age was not immediately available.
Investigators found the vehicle was related to a residence in the 800 block of El Toro Lane in San Marcos, Seiver said. Authorities then went to the home to perform a welfare check on the woman who lives there.
They found her dead inside the home with “trauma indicative of homicide,” Seiver said. The woman’s name and age were not immediately available.
Homicide detectives were investigating the circumstances leading up to the vehicle fire and the woman's death, but no suspects were believed to be outstanding, Seiver said.
