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Feeding San Diego opens expanded marketplace pantry
At Feeding San Diego’s food distribution center in Sorrento Valley, there was a celebration on Thursday morning — and its importance was made clear by some sobering statistics.
“There is an estimate that over 300,000 people in the county of San Diego are facing food insecurity at any point in time during the year. Of that, over 80,000 of them are children,” said Feeding San Diego CEO Bob Kamensky.
Feeding San Diego works with hundreds of local charities, including schools, health care providers and faith communities, providing food to feed all those people. In 2022, they opened a small pantry at its headquarters on Waples Street. Today marked the opening of an expanded pantry; they call it a marketplace. It’s twice the size of the old one.
“I’ve been here since January and I just want to say that it’s been amazing,” said Isaiah De La Rosa, a sophomore at UC San Diego. He’s doing an internship at Feeding San Diego.
But he doesn’t just work there. He also gets food there.
“I don’t have to worry about food. I don’t have to worry about paying for that on top of paying for my rent, or paying for tuition,” De La Rosa said.
Feeding San Diego helps with more than just feeding people. The core to its mission is rescuing food that would otherwise end up in the landfill. Leticia Rodriguez oversees that process, working with manufacturers and growers in San Diego.
“Either they overproduce or they have extra product that they weren’t able to sell,” Rodriguez said.
Feeding San Diego also rescues excess food from retail stores, with the help of partner agencies.
“They do about 865 pickups a week. And that product goes straight to the community. It never even comes to our warehouse,” Rodriguez said.
But the food that does come here is now easier and more efficient to distribute, food that anyone can shop for here once a month, no questions asked.
The San Diego Padres are up for sale. One thing team chairman John Seidler made very clear is: Whoever buys the club, it will remain in America’s Finest City.
“The Padres aren’t moving from San Diego,” said Seidler on Monday at the team’s spring-training complex in Peoria, Arizona.
While that is comforting to hear for a city that lost an NFL franchise, it would be nice to know if that was baked into the contract for anyone who purchases the team. Seidler didn’t get into specifics about that topic but brought up a compelling argument against relocation.
“I can’t speak as to any details as to what may or may not be negotiated with an ultimate buyer,” Seidler said. “But if you look, a new buyer would be nuts to move the team out of San Diego, with the second-highest attendance in all of baseball last year. San Diego’s a great place for baseball. Baseball is the only major sport in San Diego right now. So, the opportunity is in San Diego, not elsewhere.”
Most industry analysts feel the sale price will be in the range of $2.5 billion. Published reports have named Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob, businessman Dan Friedkin (who was born in San Diego) and Clearlake Capital co-founder Jose E. Feliciano as interested parties. Seidler says they’re not the only ones.
“We’ve had tremendous interest,” Seidler said. “Some parties have been reported in the press, others have not. There are more parties interested than have been reported. Over the next few months, the process will come to a logical conclusion.”
That suggests a sale could be finalized before the end of the 2026 season. The Seidler family will have a say in which bidder is given the right to buy the club, and they do have a set of preferred criteria in mind.
“We would like to see what everybody would like to see: We would like to see somebody with ties to San Diego, a deep love of San Diego and a deep love of baseball, so they can continue doing the work that we do in the community and providing the product on the field that the fans enjoy,” says Seidler.
John Seidler took over as control person after his late brother Peter Seidler passed away. When asked why he wanted to part with the franchise, John hesitated and replied: “I’m not going to answer that question today.”
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CIF San Diego Section High School Boys Basketball 2026 Playoff Brackets, Schedule (CIF-SDS) – February 14, 2026
The 2026 CIF San Diego Section high school boys basketball playoffs begin on Monday, February 16-20.
High School On SI has brackets for every division in the CIF San Diego Section high school playoffs. The championship games will begin on February 27-28 at Frontwave Arena and various neutral locations.
OPEN DIVISION BRACKET (select to view bracket)
First Round:
No. 1 Santa Fe Christian vs. No. 8 Cathedral Catholic – 02/20 at 7:00 PM
No. 4 Mission Bay vs. No. 5 Francis Parker – 02/20 at 7:00 PM
No. 2 La Costa Canyon vs. No. 7 Victory Christian Academy – 02/20 at 7:00 PM
No. 3 San Marcos vs. No. 6 Olympian – 02/20 at 7:00 PM
DIVISION I DIVISION BRACKET (select to view bracket)
First Round:
No. 1 Mira Mesa vs. No. 16 University City – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 8 Madison vs. No. 9 Montgomery – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 4 Carlsbad vs. No. 13 San Diego – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 5 Bonita Vista vs. No. 12 Sage Creek – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 2 Torrey Pines vs. No. 15 El Camino – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 7 Mission Hills vs. No. 10 La Jolla Country Day – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 3 Christian vs. No. 14 Del Norte – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 6 St. Augustine vs. No. 11 Rancho Buena Vista – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
DIVISION II DIVISION BRACKET (select to view bracket)
First Round:
No. 1 Poway vs. No. 16 Mount Miguel – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 8 Point Loma vs. No. 9 Steele Canyon – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 4 Scripps Ranch vs. No. 13 Southwest SD – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 5 Westview vs. No. 12 Lincoln – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 2 Rancho Bernardo vs. No. 15 Monte Vista – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 7 Mater Dei Catholic vs. No. 10 Bishop’s – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 3 Helix vs. No. 14 Coronado – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 6 Patrick Henry vs. No. 11 Maranatha Christian – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
DIVISION III DIVISION BRACKET (select to view bracket)
First Round:
No. 1 Army-Navy vs. No. 16 St. Joseph Academy – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 8 Brawley vs. No. 9 Mt. Carmel – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 4 Canyon Hills vs. No. 13 Fallbrook – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 5 Tri-City Christian vs. No. 12 Canyon Crest Academy – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 2 Calexico vs. No. 15 Escondido Charter – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 7 Imperial vs. No. 10 Crawford – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 3 Del Lago Academy vs. No. 14 Central Union – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 6 Ramona vs. No. 11 Otay Ranch – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
DIVISION IV DIVISION BRACKET (select to view bracket)
First Round:
No. 1 Pacific Ridge vs. No. 16 El Capitan – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 8 High Tech CV vs. No. 9 High Tech SD – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 4 Clairemont vs. No. 13 Mission Vista – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 5 Kearny vs. No. 12 San Dieguito Academy – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 2 West Hills vs. No. 15 Chula Vista – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 7 Valhalla vs. No. 10 Mar Vista – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 3 Morse vs. No. 14 O’Farrell – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
No. 6 Santana vs. No. 11 Sweetwater – 02/18 at 7:00 PM
DIVISION V DIVISION BRACKET (select to view bracket)
Second Round:
No. 1 Preuss UCSD — BYE
No. 8 San Pasqual vs. No. 9 Hilltop – 02/17 at 7:00 PM
No. 4 Grossmont — BYE
No. 5 Palo Verde Valley vs. No. 12 TBD – 02/17 at 7:00 PM
No. 2 San Diego Jewish Academy — BYE
No. 7 El Cajon Valley vs. No. 10 Chula Vista Learning Community Charter – 02/17 at 7:00 PM
No. 3 Coastal Academy — BYE
No. 6 High Tech NC vs. No. 11 Classical Academy – 02/17 at 7:00 PM
First Round:
No. 12 Health Sciences vs. No. 12 Holtville – 02/16 at 7:00 PM
DIVISION V-AA DIVISION BRACKET (select to view bracket)
First Round:
No. 1 Calvin Christian — BYE
No. 8 Escondido Adventist Academy vs. No. 9 Bonsall – 02/17 at 7:00 PM
No. 4 San Diego Academy — BYE
No. 5 Horizon Prep vs. No. 12 Calexico Mission – 02/17 at 7:00 PM
No. 2 Liberty Charter — BYE
No. 7 Monarch vs. No. 10 Rock Academy – 02/17 at 7:00 PM
No. 3 Warner — BYE
No. 6 Southern California Yeshiva vs. No. 11 School for Entrepreneurship & Technology – 02/17 at 7:00 PM
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