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Locals watch: Here’s how San Diego athletes fared in Wednesday’s Olympics

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August 7, 2024

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Locals watch: Here’s how San Diego athletes fared in Wednesday’s Olympics

A daily look at athletes from San Diego County competing at this summer’s Olympics:

Wednesday’s results

Basketball: Kelsey Plum (La Jolla Country Day) had six points in 16 minutes for the U.S. women in an 88-74 win against Nigeria in the quarterfinals. They get Australia in the semis Friday.

Skateboarding: Australia’s Keegan Palmer won the gold and fellow North County resident Tom Schaar (San Dieguito Academy) took the silver in men’s park. Tate Carew (Point Loma High School) was fifth and Italy’s Alex Sorgente (Cardiff) was sixth in the final. Gavin Bottger (Oceanside), Portugal’s Thomas Augusto (San Marcos) and Great Britain’s Andy Macdonald (Encinitas) didn’t advance out of the preliminary round.

Track cycling: Jennifer Valente (Cathedral Catholic) and the U.S. women won the team pursuit gold at the velodrome in Saint-Quentin-en-Yveline, defeating New Zealand in the final. It is Valente’s fourth career Olympic medal and second gold.

Volleyball: Garrett Muagututia (Francis Parker) and the U.S. indoor men nearly pulled off the upset, leading 2-1 before losing 3-2 (25-23, 25-27, 14-25, 25-23, 15-13) against No. 1-ranked Poland in the semis. They’ll face Italy for the bronze medal.

Water polo: Alex Bowen (Santana High School) scored the tying goal with 32 seconds left to force a penalty shootout that the U.S. men won against Australia to advance to Friday’s semis against Serbia.

Thursday’s action

Canoe: Tokyo gold medalist Nevin Harrison, who lives in Clairemont and trains on Mission Bay, has the preliminary heats and quarterfinals of the C-1 200 meters flatwater event.

Sport climbing: Brooke Raboutou (USD), third after the boulder semifinals, goes in the lead portion of the semis. The final is Saturday.

Track and field: San Diego resident Chari Hawkins has four events in Day 1 of the heptathlon.

Originally Published: August 7, 2024 at 6:56 p.m.

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Brewery closures in San Diego County rise in 2024

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January 2, 2025

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Brewery closures in San Diego County rise in 2024

Economic challenges and negative consumer trends are catching up with brewers, but local beer industry still envy of the nation.

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Originally Published: January 2, 2025 at 6:00 AM PST

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Crews fight growing brush fire in remote Otay Mountain area

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January 2, 2025

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Crews fight growing brush fire in remote Otay Mountain area

Cal Fire crews spent New Year’s Day night battling a growing fire in a remote area east of Otay Mountain.

It measured roughly 20 acres shortly after 8:20 p.m., Cal Fire said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.

It was initially reported to authorities around 6:25 p.m., Capt. Robert Johnson said. He said it was moving at a moderate speed and there was no containment late Wednesday, but no structures were threatened by the fire.

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Minimum Wage To Increase to $17.25 an Hour in San Diego

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January 1, 2025

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Minimum Wage To Increase to .25 an Hour in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (CNS) — People working for minimum wage in the city of San Diego will see more money in their paychecks starting today when the minimum wage rises from $16.85 to $17.25 an hour.

The city’s minimum wage is higher than California’s minimum wage, which will increase to $16.50 on Jan. 1.

“This milestone reflects years of hard work and advocacy to put more money directly into the pockets of hardworking San Diegans,” Mayor Todd Gloria said. “By raising the minimum wage, we are helping working families deal with the rising cost of living and better make ends meet.”

The change is part of the city’s Earned Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Ordinance, passed in 2016. Minimum wage has increased in the city since 2019 by an amount commensurate with the cost of living increase of the previous year.

As always, tips and gratuities do not count toward minimum wage. Employees will continue to earn sick leave, which can be used for time for their own medical care or for the medical care of a family member but is not limited to those uses. Employers may limit use of sick leave to 40 hours in a benefit year per employee.

Every employer must post minimum wage notices in a conspicuous place at any workplace or job site.

San Diego’s Minimum Wage Program can be reached at SDMinWage@sandiego.gov or 619-235-5912 for questions or to file a complaint.

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