🌱 DUI Deaths Break Record + Plane Crash Investigation Continues

San Diego CA

14 October, 2021

8:57 AM

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Good morning, San Diego! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and cool. High: 71 Low: 58. Here are the top stories today in San Diego: DUI-related fatality crashes are spiking across San Diego County at a record-setting pace, officials said, with this year's total marking the most fatal DUIs in two decades. (City News Service)Family and friends of inmates at San Diego-area jails will be allowed to make in-person visits beginning Friday, ending a two-month suspension of the privilege due to the surging COVID-19 pandemic. (City News Service)Emergency crews continued the somber task of clearing the widespread wreckage caused by a light plane that slammed into a Santee neighborhood and erupted into a fireball, setting homes ablaze and killing the pilot and a UPS driver whose delivery truck was hit by the plummeting aircraft. (City News Service)Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine announced that they have been awarded $11.7 million to increase the DNA sequence database for people who are not of white, European descent. To perform the work, they will launch the Genetic & Social Determinants of Health: Center for Admixture Science and Technology. (City News Service)The U.S. posted its weakest job recovery month of the year in September, with just 194,000 non-farm jobs added to the economy. The September jobs report was even worse than that in August, when 366,000 jobs were created, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (San Diego Patch) Today's San Diego Daily is brought to you by Cigna + Oscar, a Patch Brand Partner. If you're a small business owner looking for the right health insurance plan for your employees, avoiding these common mistakes is a step in the right direction. Today in San Diego: Taste of Art: Portraits–Imagined and Imaginative at Oceanside Museum of Art. (6 p.m.) Cash'd Out at The Holding Company. (7 p.m.) San Diego Patch Notebook City of San Diego: "Want to learn how to plant, feed and nurture trees? We've partnered with Tree San Diego to host a free, online training on tree stewardship!" (Facebook) San Diego County Library: "All the incredible 2021 One Book One San Diego selections are available with no wait!" (Facebook)Visit San Diego: "Happy 246th birthday to the U.S. Navy, San Diego salutes you! 🇺🇸" (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: Add your business here Events: Award Winning Bailey Dee & The Fly-Rite Boys, Plus The Rockin' Rebels (October 15) Ask the Divorce Experts – San Diego, CA Hub ~ No–Cost Webinar (October 15) End of Summer Party (October 15) Youth Sports Camp (October 16) The Art and Psyche Behind the Mask: A Mask Making Workshop with Ken Gill (October 16) Skatoberfest ft.The Untouchables and 4 other bands (October 16) Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (October 20) Encuentre el ABC de cofianza para su negocio: Su Abogado, Banquero Y Contador (October 21) Add your event Announcements: Afterschool Classes in Escondido & Carmel Mtn Ranch/Sabre Springs (Details) Add your announcement That's it for today. If you're into these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. Send them this link to subscribe. — Kristina Houck Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming San Diego Daily? Email [email protected].