Josephine M. Burgess, Author at The Sandiego Digest

County Health Officials Report 40% Jump in New COVID-19 Cases in Last Week

Spraya Yamini, 10, holds her father Afshin’s hand as she receives the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at Rady’s Children’s hospital in San Diego in 2021....

Scripps Research Awarded $67M by NIH to Lead Pandemic Preparedness Center

A new antiviral drug development center will be led by Scripps Research, one of nine National Institute of Allergy...

UCSD Wins $400K EPA Grant for Study of Coastal Pollutants Including Plastic Waste

The EPA awarded UCSD one of three grants to UC campuses to study air and coastal pollution. Photo by Chris Stone ...

Forest Service Halts Controlled Burns Nationwide After New Mexico Disaster

A prescribed burn in the Pacific Northwest. Courtesy USDA The U.S. Forest Service on called a temporary nationwide halt to...

San Diego Based Littoral Ship Tests Land-Attack Capability with Missile Launch

The USS Montgomery launces a Longbow Hellfire missile in the Pacific Ocean. Navy photo A San Diego-based littoral combat ship...

Navy to Dedicate Rescue Training Pool in Honor of World War II Vet from San Diego

Naval Base San Diego. Photo courtesy Pinterest The Navy will dedicate a surface rescue training pool at Naval Base San...

Marines Help Donate 29 Pallets of Free Pet Food at Rancho Coastal Humane Society

Food for pets the Marines helped to unload at the RCHS. Photoc courtesy RCHS Oorah! The Marines were out and...

Air Force Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile Off Coast of Southern California

A B-52H carrying an ARRW hypersonic missile takes off from Edwards Air Force Base. Air Force photo The U.S. Air...

San Diego Weekend Guide: May 20-22 – Fests & Flights

The Rady Shell – a taste of summer on San Diego Bay. Photo credit: @SanDiegoSymph, via Twitter It’s not quite...

Spider-Man to Sling Web at New Exhibit, with Comic-Con Museum Closing in June for Prep

Spider-Man at the 2021 soft opening of the Comic-Con Museum in Balboa Park. Photo by Chris Stone Are your Spidey...

Service Members Tell Their Stories – Mental Health, Being POWs, More – at GI Film Fest

“Walk with Frank,” one of the films to be featured at the GI Film Festival San Diego, beginning Tuesday. Photo credit: Screen shot,...

Judge Sturgeon Bars ‘Fishing Expedition’ by Trump Fan Suing USD over Dismissals

Nick Ratekin as seen virtually from home during a March 2022 hearing. Photo by Ken Stone Former student Nick Ratekin’s...

Trustees Set June 12 Deadline for Applicants Wishing to Fill Vacant MiraCosta Board Seat

MiraCosta College Community Learning Center. Photo via miracosta.edu The MiraCosta Community College District’s Board of Trustees has announced that it...

Ex-San Diegan Says USD Videotaped Him 24/7 in Every Room of his WA State Home

In March, Nick Ratekin appeared virtually in San Diego Superior Court from his home in Washington state. Photo by...

The ‘Productive Struggle’ Paradox: Building AI That Teaches, Not Just Answers

How Local Businesses Can Grow with SEO and AI-Powered Content Marketing

Occams Advisory Earns 9th Inc. 5000 Honor, Soars to No. 798 in 2025

Josephine M. Burgess