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Navy Fires Commander of San Diego Information Warfare School
The Navy has relieved the commanding officer of a San Diego-based school for its information warfare sailors, a statement announced Thursday.
Cmdr. Cayanne McFarlane was relieved as commander of Naval Information Warfare Training Group San Diego by Capt. Meredith Schley, the commodore of the Naval Information Warfare Training Group.
According to its website, the schoolhouse’s mission “is to train, support and deploy naval forces to execute the Information Warfare (IW) mission in support of naval operations.”
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McFarlane’s relief, which was officially over a “loss of confidence in her ability to command,” marks at least the 12th firing of a commanding officer this year for the Navy.
Loss of confidence is a boilerplate reason provided by the Navy, and other military services, that can encompass anything from consistent poor performance by a command on key evaluations to personal actions like drunken driving.
A military official told Military.com that McFarlane was relieved over a matter of personal conduct that did not involve allegations that would have affected another sailor.
Navy officials have previously said the sea service relieved 15 commanding officers in 2023. There are currently around 1,600 commanding officers in the active-duty Navy across all communities.
According to her Navy biography, McFarlane is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy who was commissioned as a cryptologic warfare officer in 2006.
Records provided by the Navy to Military.com show that she earned both Surface Warfare Officer and Information Dominance Warfare Officer certifications.
She began her career at the Navy Information Operations Command in Texas in 2006 before serving aboard the destroyer USS Farragut as the ship’s information warfare officer and electronic warfare officer.
She eventually moved to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, where she worked in the Joint Information Operations Center and later as an aide-de-camp to the deputy commander.
McFarlane assumed command of the San Diego schoolhouse in April 2023.
Her decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two awards of the Meritorious Service Medal, a Joint Service Commendation Medal, and two awards of the Joint Service Achievement Medal, among other service and unit awards, records show.
According to the Navy’s statement, McFarlane has been temporarily reassigned to Naval Information Forces, while Cmdr. Dominic DiMaggio, the executive officer of the Fleet Weather Center in San Diego, has been temporarily assigned as the school’s commanding officer until a permanent replacement is designated.
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Gloria relents on December Nights, some community cuts in budget revise, but arts funds still on chopping block
by City News Service | Times of San Diego
Some library and recreation center hours and December Nights support were restored in Mayor Todd Gloria’s revised Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Wednesday, but city funding for the arts could still be gutted.
Gloria was joined by civic leaders Wednesday morning to announce changes to his initial proposed budget, released last month. He added “targeted protections” of certain neighborhood priorities and maintained police and fire service levels while arriving at a balanced budget.
Proposed additions include protecting rec center and library hours in Council Districts 4, 8 and 9, represented by Henry L. Foster III, Vivian Moreno and Sean Elo-Rivera, respectively.
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The Learning Curve: He’s San Diego Unified’s Next Trustee – No Race Needed
By Jakob McWhinney | Voice of San Diego
The primary is still nearly a month away. The general election is even further out. Still, it’s already clear that Hayden Gore will be San Diego Unified’s next trustee. That’s because he’s running unopposed to fill the seat left open by current Trustee Cody Petterson, who opted not to run for re-election.
Though he’s a political newcomer, Gore was the early choice of San Diego Unified’s union. In fact, he was recruited by the former president of the San Diego Education Association to run for the seat.
It’s not hard to see why. He’s an avowed progressive and a longtime educator who led the then-newly formed union at High Tech High to its first contract. Exactly the kind of resume that would have SDEA champing at the bit.
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Join Us Friday, July 17, 2026 for the 11th Annual USD School of Law – RJS LAW Tax Institute
By RJS Law
The Institute is the premier annual tax event in San Diego. The region’s top tax attorneys, enrolled agents (EAs), certified public accountants (CPAs), law and business school professors will discuss topics including government loan relief and abuses, challenges in cross-border transactions, and practical and realistic solutions in trust, estate planning, and tax matters.
DATE AND TIME
Friday, July 17, 2026 from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
LOCATION
Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Theatre
5555 Marian Way, San Diego, CA 92110
EVENT STATUS
Open to the Public
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – For many families, libraries are a safe space for kids after school and a place to study.
After community outcry, the city is scaling down some of its proposed budget cuts, bringing the original $6.3 million in cuts to libraries down to $4.8 million.
Patrick Stewart, CEO of Library Foundation SD, said the change is a step in the right direction.
“We are very pleased. I think this moves the needle in the right direction.”
Mayor Gloria’s revised budget proposal restores funding focused on youth-centered programs, which includes bringing back library hours in Council Districts 4, 8, and 9 — those in underserved communities.
“This is City Heights and San Isidro, Barrio Logan, and Oak Park, and traditionally, those are smaller branches. And the kids and the families in those communities frankly, they use their library very differently than in a lot of other communities, and it’s a lifeline to them,” said Stewart.
The City Heights library is among those included in the mayor’s revised budget to restore funding. While library officials say this is a good first step, there is still concern about long-term financial challenges.
In order to voice concerns about how deep the cuts go, the Library Foundation has created a way for supporters to express that through postcards. Thousands of cards have been mailed directly to Mayor Gloria and councilmembers.
Stewart said the effort is making an impact.
“They’re seeing that this is hundreds and hundreds of people that are taking this very seriously, so it helps them to know immediately what their community feels like when it comes to these proposed cuts,” he added.
The restored funding would also keep Monday hours at Carmel Valley Library and protect the North Clairemont Library branch from closure.
Library officials remain optimistic as the revised budget heads back to the City Council.
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A man suspected of a fatal shooting in Barrio Logan was arrested Tuesday.
Benito Garcia Jr., 31, was arrested in the 3600 block of Grand Avenue in San Marcos at about 1 p.m. Tuesday for allegedly gunning down 64-year-old Raul Torres near the east end of the Coronado Bridge, according to the San Diego Police Department.
Patrol officers responding to an anonymous report of a shooting found the mortally wounded victim on a sidewalk in the 2000 block of National Avenue, near Chicano Park, shortly after 10 p.m. last Tuesday. Torres died at the scene, SDPD Lt. Lou Maggi said.
Police have not disclosed a suspected motive for the slaying.
Garcia was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of first- degree murder. He was being held without bail pending arraignment, scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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