San Diego, CA
Opportunistic Toreros beat Marist, improve to 4-2
The biggest question facing the University of San Diego’s football team going into Saturday’s home game against Marist was this: what would the Toreros’ mental state be like?
USD hadn’t played in 14 days. In Marist, they were facing an 0-6 team giving up 41.5 points a game. Might overconfidence, lethargy, boredom be an issue?
“There were a lot of those questions lingering around the locker room,” said senior cornerback Eric Haney. “We knew we had to throw the first punch.”
It was Haney who landed the haymaker. Just 106 seconds into the game, he jumped a rout along the USD sideline, bobbled the ball, latched onto it, then sprinted down the sideline for a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown.
The play set the tone for a defense that would dominate, leading USD to a 34-6 win on homecoming at Torero Stadium. USD improved to 4-2, 2-1 in the Pioneer Football League. Marist dropped to 0-7 overall and 0-4 in league play.
Haney poked fun at himself for bobbling the ball before securing it on the interception.
“That’s why I play DB,” he joked. “I don’t have too good of hands. I’m lucky it came back to me and I had a bunch of blockers in front of me going into the end zone.”
Here’s how dominant USD’s defense was: Marist’s 12 drives ended with seven punts, three on downs, the pick-six six and one touchdown.
Of his defense, head coach Brandon Moore said: “They gave up six (points) and scored six. They’ve done an outstanding job all year, an excellent job of keeping us in games. Our success is wholeheartedly, strongly because of their stand and their discipline.”
Marist had a chance to make it a game in the first half’s final minute. Trailing 14-0, the Red Foxes reached the USD 1 with less than 30 seconds to play. Out of timeouts, a running play was stopped for no gain.
The visitors tried to rush off another play, but were called for a false start. With a 10-second runoff on the penalty, the half ended at 14-0.
Of the goal-line stand, Moore said: “Very, very crucial.”
USD’s offense was sloppy the first half, scoring one TD on five possessions. At halftime, running back Isaiah Smith (104 yards rushing) told his teammates, “Don’t be afraid to be great.”
The USD offense listened. In a span of four possessions, the Toreros scored two touchdowns and two field goals to turn the game into a rout.
Senior wide receiver Ja’seem Reed caught eight passes for 162 yards, including TDs covering 21 and 18 yards. Quarterback Grant Sergent was efficient, completing 11 of 22 passes for 202 yards and three TDs with no interceptions.
Said Reed: “The thing we preached all week was never let off the gas.”
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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