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San Diego family suing after student is accused of wearing blackface

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1 year ago

January 18, 2024

San Diego family suing after student is accused of wearing blackface

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A family in San Diego just filed a lawsuit against two San Diego Unified School District employees after their son was accused of wearing blackface at a football game.

The 13-year-old, being referred to as J.A., is an eighth-grader at Muirlands Middle School.

According to the lawsuit against the middle school’s principal and the district’s superintendent, J.A. attended a La Jolla High School football game on Oct. 13.

The document explains that “J.A. did not have eye black on his face when he arrived at the Game.”

The lawsuit says other people in the stands were “wearing eye black or other face paint” and “sharing it with one another and helping one another create styles on their faces.”

According to the complaint, roughly an hour and a half after kickoff, J.A. also painted his face, covering most of his cheeks and chin.

The complaint says the following Wednesday, J.A. was called into the principal’s office at Muirlands Middle, where the principal “told J.A. that the high school had received complaints that someone matching his description had worn blackface at the La Jolla football game on Friday night.”

The lawsuit goes on to say there had been complaints that a group had been yelling “racial stuff.”

J.A. was suspended from school for two days and banned from attending any of the district’s sporting events.

“For him to have this on his record and to have teachers potentially believing this about him, administrators believing this about him, is heartbreaking to him,” Karin Sweigart, the attorney representing J.A.’s case. “You know, he’s been in counseling because of it.”

According to the complaint, “J.A.’s intent in having his friend paint Warrior eye black on his face was to show spirit for the football team along with the many other fans in attendance. He was not familiar with the concept of “blackface.”

Sweigart says J.A.’s family wants the suspension wiped from his record and his ban from sporting events in the district to be lifted.

ABC 10News reached out to the principal and superintendent for comment but has not received a response.

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San Diego County parks to increase fees in February

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3 hours ago

January 20, 2025

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San Diego County parks to increase fees in February

Park visitors can expect a slight uptick in prices at San Diego County’s parks. Starting Feb. 18, user fees for camping, parking, fishing permits, boating rentals, and sport facilities will increase for the first time in 11 years.

For example, Day Use Parking will increase from $3.00 per day to $5.00 per day. An RV partial hook-up campsite will also increase from $29.00 to $35.00. County Parks & Recreation says revising the fees can help make things simpler, such as including two pets and one extra vehicle as part of your camping reservation.

The fee increase also helps keep up with rising maintenance and operating costs, as well as aligning with similar facilities and services in the area. The county says they help promote health and wellness through thousands of programs, including 158 facilities across more than 58,000 acres of land and 389 miles of trails.

In addition, county parks have programs to expand access to the outdoors and reduce financial barriers, including veteran, senior and group discounts, scholarships, and the free First Time Camping Program.

If you reserve or visit before Feb. 18, you will still pay the lower fees, even if the reservation date is after the deadline. For more information, you can visit the Q&A on the Department of Parks & Recreation website.

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Firefighters respond to vehicle rescue near Balboa Park

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10 hours ago

January 19, 2025

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Firefighters respond to vehicle rescue near Balboa Park

Crews were working a vehicle rescue at a residential intersection in San Diego Sunday.

Units were dispatched at around 12:40 p.m. Sunday to Fourth Avenue and Nutmeg Street in the neighborhood of Park Laurel, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Authorities said 30 personnel were assigned to the rescue, including four engines, two medics and one truck.

No further details were immediately reported.

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Mountain West men’s basketball title race: Boise State, New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah State all drop games

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January 19, 2025

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Mountain West men’s basketball title race: Boise State, New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah State all drop games

It was chaos week in the Mountain West as the conference’s top four NCAA Tournament contenders — Boise State, New Mexico, San Diego State and No. 22 Utah State — all took losses.

The Lobos (15-4, 7-1) and Aggies (16-2, 6-1) both suffered their first MWC defeats of the men’s basketball season. New Mexico bounced back strong Friday with an 84-65 rout of Boise State (13-6, 5-3) while Utah State returns to action Wednesday against visiting Nevada (11-7, 3-4).

Saturday night, surging UNLV (11-7, 5-2) stunned San Diego State (11-5, 4-3) at Viejas Arena, 76-68. The Rebels also knocked off Utah State, 65-62, earlier in the week.

Following the carnage, the MWC is left without a team inside the top 40 of the NCAA NET Rankings. Utah State leads the way at No. 41, followed by San Diego State (No. 45), Boise State (No. 48) and New Mexico (No. 59). UNLV, despite the two signature wins, is all the way down at No. 96.

KenPom has the top four MWC teams ranked in a different order: No. 43 San Diego State, No. 50 Utah State, No. 55 New Mexico and No. 56 Boise State.

Entering Friday, ESPN’s Joe Lunardi had three MWC teams in his NCAA Tournament field of 68: Utah State (seven seed), San Diego State (nine seed) and New Mexico (last four in, 11 seed). Boise State was not among Lunardi’s next eight out.

The MWC received six NCAA Tournament bids last season — Boise State, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State and Utah State. The Aztecs made it to the Sweet 16.

To put itself back in NCAA Tournament contention, Boise State needs to start banking some MWC wins. The Broncos’ next opportunity is a 6 p.m. Mountain time road game at Colorado State (11-7, 5-2) on Wednesday.

New Mexico junior point guard Donovan Dent strengthened his MWC Player of the Year case against the Broncos, putting up 16 points, seven assists and two blocks.

Dent averages 18.8 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. He is the MWC’s co-leader in scoring with Wyoming’s Obi Agbim and ranks second in assists per game behind Boise State’s Alvaro Cardenas (6.8).

Other MWC Player of the Year candidates include:

San Diego State sophomore guard Miles Byrd (14.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block)

Colorado State senior guard Nique Clifford (16.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1 steal)

Boise State senior forward Tyson Degenhart (17.5 points, six rebounds, 1.6 assists)

Utah State sophomore guard Mason Falslev (15.9 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.2 steals)

Utah State senior guard Ian Martinez (16.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists).

UNLV sophomore guard Dedan Thomas Jr. (15.8 points, 4.5 assists, 2.1 rebounds)

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