Josephine M. Burgess, Author at The Sandiego Digest

MarketInk: San Diego County Fair Aided by Record-High $1 Million Ad Budget

2022 San Diego County Fair opening day. Photo by Chris Stone The 22nd District Agricultural Association, operator of the state-owned...

26 Indicted for Alleged Drug Trafficking Including 500,000 Pills Laced with Fentanyl

Bags of fentanyl pills. Courtesy Drug Enforcement Administration Federal prosecutors in San Diego announced Tuesday that 26 people have been...

Man, 28, Seriously Wounded in Barrio Logan Shooting

The wounded victim on the ground in Barrio Logan. Courtesy OnScene.TV A shooting in Barrio Logan left a 28-year-old man...

Woman Pleads Guilty to Running Over Good Samaritan with SUV

A courtroom gavel. File photo A woman who drove an SUV over a man after he confronted her for beating...

Escondido Police Chief to Step Down for New Top-Cop Job in Menifee

Escondido Police Chief Ed Varso. Courtesy of the city Escondido Police Chief Ed Varso has accepted an offer to lead...

Boy Jailed in Death of 15-Year-Old on Lemon Grove Sidewalk

Crime scene tape across the sidewalk where the victim was found. Courtesy OnScene.TV A teenage boy was arrested and booked...

Cal Fire Reports 2nd Wildfire at Border Near Dulzura Now 15% Contained

Cal Fire map shows the location of the wildfire at the border. This week’s second wildfire that spread over hundreds...

Two Injured, 577 Acres Burned in Second Barrett Junction Area Wildfire Near U.S.-Mexico Line

Smoke from one of the two fires at the border. Courtesy Cal Fire A wildfire — the second to erupt...

Judge Eyes New Trial Over Record $85M Damages in Wrongful Arrest Death Suit

Lucky Phounsy. Photo credit: DignityMemorial.com Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article incorrectly described charges to which former deputy...

Wildfire in Mountains Northeast of LA Burning Toward Populated Areas

Flames from the Sheep Fire tower over a Cal Fire vehicle near Wrightwood. Courtesy OnScene.TV Authorities issued evacuation orders on...

3 Teens with ‘Ghost Gun’ Arrested After Nine Holdups Across San Marcos Sunday

A San Diego Sheriff’s cruiser. Photo by Chris Stone Three teenagers were taken into custody after a string of armed...

County Supervisors Advance Study on Ways to Sue Gun Manufacturers

Supervisors introduce a proposal to seek out gun reform policy recommendations at a news conference Monday. Photo via @SupLawsonRemer Twitter ...

Supervisors OK $24M Wildfire Home Hardening Program for 3 Rural Communities

Bill Bozarth climbs a ladder to install an ember-resistant vent at a San Diego County home. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource) County supervisors...

‘Ready to Rebuild’: City Council Approves Mayor Gloria’s $5 Billion Budget

The San Diego City Council Monday unanimously passed Mayor Todd Gloria’s $5 billion “Ready to Rebuild” fiscal...

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