Josephine M. Burgess, Author at The Sandiego Digest

California Approves Tax on Lithium Mining Despite Auto Industry Pushback

Geothermal plants near Brawley pull superheated brine from deep beneath the Salton Sea. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters California...

Comic-Con Tightens Payroll Belt Amid $7.5 Million Loss, Delayed Filing Reveals

Melissa Tozeski hangs out as Poison Ivy during 2018 Comic-Con, about 30 years after current president Robin Donlan did the same. Photo...

Port Earns Green Marine Re-Certification Thanks to Maritime Clean Air Strategy

Port of San Diego headquarters. Photo by Chris Stone The Port of San Diego was re-certified by Green Marine, a...

National City Office Building Sells for $6.3M in ‘Constrained’ South Bay Market

22 West 35th St. in National City. Photo credit: Courtesy, Commercial Asset Advisors A National City office building has been...

Drop Extends Streak of Decreasing San Diego County Gas Prices

Gas pump. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County...

California Lithium Tax Would Delay Shipments to Automakers, Executives Warn

Rendering of Controlled Thermal Resources’ Hell’s Kitchen Lithium and power project on the south shore of the Salton Sea. Courtesy of the company...

Pedestrian Struck, Suffers Serious Injuries in Mission Valley

Ambulance. Photo Credit: Scott Sanchez on Wikimedia Commons A man was hospitalized in critical condition Friday after being hit...

‘Still Hurts’ Woman Tells Court As Weeping Driver Sentenced in DUI Deaths of Mother, 2 Sons

Emmanuel Riva, 11, and Yovanny Felix, 10, who died in 2020 when an intoxicated driver ran them down, along with their grandmother and...

Man Guilty in 2nd Attack on University City Victim Sentenced to 18 Years for Killing Him

The new San Diego County Superior Court in downtown San Diego. Photo by Chris Stone A man who stabbed his...

Brush Fire Prompts Neighborhood Evacuations in Oceanside

A Oceanside Fire Department vehicle. Courtesy City of Oceanside A brush fire erupted alongside a stretch of train tracks in...

Led by Anti-Asian Incidents, Hate Crime Rose by 32.6% in California Last Year

Asian Americans at the prayer vigil prepared signs in 2021. Photo by Chris Stone Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta reported Wednesday...

Four of Five Navy Officers Convicted in Long-Running ‘Fat Leonard’ Bribery Case

This image from the Glenn Defense Marine Asia website shows workers tending to a Navy ship. Four of five...

Boyfriend Sentenced to Time Served in Death of UCSD Student Brayan ‘Brian’ Rodriguez

Brayan “Brian” Rodriguez. Photo via Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s office A Santa Clarita man convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the...

Oceanside Brush Fire Forces Evacuations, But Causes No Structural Damage

An Oceanside Fire Department vehicle. Courtesy City of Oceanside A brush fire that erupted alongside a stretch of train tracks...

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