San Diego, CA
County breaks ground on East County crisis center in El Cajon
Leaders gathered at what was once a county assessor’s office Thursday to break ground on East County’s first stand-alone crisis stabilization unit designed to provide up to 24 hours of respite for those with urgent mental health care needs.
When complete in 2025, the 14,000-square-foot, $28 million facility will be the county’s seventh such location. Existing units are already operating in Vista, Oceanside, Escondido, Chula Vista, Hillcrest and at the San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital.
Though their particulars vary slightly, all follow the same general model, offering multiple recliners in quiet rooms where people coping with severe symptoms of psychiatric distress can be evaluated by medical professionals for up to 24 hours.
The key feature of crisis-stabilization centers is their ability to divert patients, often picked up on “5150” holds, from the region’s busy emergency departments where they would otherwise be taken for evaluation. These holds are often performed by law enforcement officers when a person is thought to possibly be a danger to themselves or others or gravely disabled.
Thursday, and in other recent presentations, county officials have said that the two newest crisis centers in Vista and Oceanside have reduced local emergency visits for mental health care by 40 percent since 2022.
Supervisor Joel Anderson said during Thursday’s ground-breaking event that the El Cajon unit is expected to relieve pressure on the very-busy emergency department of Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa.
“I believe this is going to allow them to provide better care by not clogging their emergency room with things that we can do at this crisis stabilization unit,” Anderson said.
With an opening day anticipated in the fall of 2025, the new facility will include 16 recliners for patients. Services provided will include patient assessment, medication assistance, peer support and referral to outside services.
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San Diego, CA
Investigation underway after person shot, injured by Escondido police
An investigation is underway after one person was shot and injured by an Escondido Police officer early Tuesday.
Police were called to a transitional house on the 100 block of S Elm Street, on reports of a man who cut himself and was armed with a knife, San Diego Police Homicide Lt. Lou Maggi said.
Police tried to negotiate with the man, who then barricaded himself inside a bathroom. Officers then left to try to de-escalate the situation, Maggi said.
Police were called again after the man had left the bathroom and was roaming the outside of the property. A K-9 officer arrived to find the man in an alleyway with a “24-inch stick.” After multiple calls from the officer to drop the weapon, the man then charged at the officer, prompting the officer to shoot the man, Maggi said.
The man was shot multiple times and taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The Escondido officer involved in the shooting was not injured.
Neither the man nor the officer has been identified at this time.
The other residents at the transitional housing were safely evacuated.
The San Diego Police Department is investigating the incident per a memorandum of understanding that prevents law enforcement agencies from investigating use-of-force cases involving their own officers.
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San Diego, CA
55-year-old Lakeside school employee arrested on child sex abuse charges
Authorities arrested a 55-year-old Lakeside Union School District employee for child sexual abuse charges on Sunday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
The department announced on Monday that back on Sept. 8, 2025, they received information regarding allegations of sexual abuse on a minor by 55-year-old Kent Cable. Detectives working with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Child Abuse Unit (CAU) stepped up to take over the investigation and did a follow-up.
Following the investigation’s completion, detectives said they had probable cause to believe Cable was in violation of three counts of sexual penetration with a child 10 years of age or younger, and four counts of lewd and lascivious act on a child under 14 years of age.
Cable was arrested on those charges and booked into the San Diego Central Jail on Sunday, according to the sheriff’s office.
Cable was employed by the Lakeside Union School District in a non-teaching role, the sheriff’s office added.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Sheriff’s Child Abuse Unit at 858-285-6222 or after hours at 858-868-3200. You can remain anonymous by calling San Diego County Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
San Diego, CA
Good Morning San Diego: Joe Musgrove is ready for return to mound; Padres fans prefer Lucas Giolito in free agency
San Diego Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove said he is anxious to get back on the mound for his hometown team and a year of good health as he and the Padres look to return to the postseason according to Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune. Musgrove spoke at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at San Dieguito Community Park where he and centerfielder Jackson Merrill were in attendance for the re-opening of a ballpark that is used for the Miracle League of San Diego. Musgrove said he wants to have a normal season but understands that the ultimate goal is to pitch in October.
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