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San Diego State gets bad news on the injury front
The euphoria of San Diego State’s short-handed win against preseason No. 22 UCLA in a closed-door scrimmage was greeted by a splash of cold water two days later.
The results of a CT scan revealed that senior guard Reese Waters, the Aztecs’ top returning scorer and only member on the preseason all-conference team, has a navicular stress fracture in his right foot and will miss six to eight weeks, and perhaps longer.
The 6-foot-6 Waters has been sidelined for more than a week with a foot issue and didn’t play against UCLA. An X-ray was negative, an MRI was inconclusive, and the CT scan finally showed the stress reaction in the navicular – a boat-shaped bone in the mid-foot that helps transfer force from the ankle to forefoot.
The plan now: Put it in a protective boot for five weeks, then re-evaluate.
Even if Waters is cleared to play then, it would probably take another week or so to get him game fit.
The good news: Doctors opted against surgery.
“If they thought surgery was the best course, I think they would have done it,” coach Brian Dutcher said. “They thought this is his best chance to heal up and get ready to go. But you can’t put a timeline on how fast he heals and how quickly he gets back to a point where he can play basketball. I never rush that process.”
Waters, SDSU’s most experienced returnee off a Sweet 16 team, averaged 9.6 points per game last season, including 22 in the win at Gonzaga and a career-high 24 against Cal. The USC transfer opened the season by making 43 straight free throws, best in the nation.
He was expected to start in the backcourt alongside redshirt sophomore Miles Byrd and Florida Atlantic transfer Nick Boyd, who’s had his own foot issues. Boyd spent two-plus months in a protective boot and only now is participating in limited practice drills.
Waters likely will miss all six games in November, which includes No. 6 Gonzaga, No. 15 Creighton, Oregon and one other in the blockbuster Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.
The Mountain West opener is at Fresno State on Dec. 4, or six weeks from now. That’s followed by home dates against USD (Dec. 7) and Cal Baptist (Dec. 11) before a 10-day break for finals.
Next up is a neutral-court game against Cal in San Jose on Dec. 21, which is 8½ weeks away. The conference home opener, Dec. 28 against Utah State, is 9½ weeks away.
“We scrimmaged UCLA without three or four guys and played pretty well,” Dutcher said of the 72-67 win Sunday at Pauley Pavilion. “Obviously we’re at our best when Reese is on the floor. But the encouraging thing is hopefully we’ll get him back on the floor.
“Over the years, of all the teams in our conference, we’ve been able to survive injury more than anyone. We’ve got good players in this program. We want to be at 100% and be healthy, but we can’t sit there and obsess if we’re not. We’ve got players. It’s the cliché: next man up.”
That likely means more minutes for sophomore BJ Davis, who appeared in only 12 games last season and scored 14 total points but exploded for 28 in the UCLA scrimmage with Waters, Boyd and USD transfer guard Wayne McKinney III all sidelined.
“BJ got an opportunity because all the other guys were hurt, and he made the most of his opportunity,” Dutcher said. “That’s what sports are all about. When given an opportunity, what do you do with that opportunity?”
McKinney III provides veteran relief, assuming he can shake the nagging hamstring problem that has twice sidelined him during the preseason. So does Brown grad transfer Kimo Ferrari, who can stretch defenses with his 3-point range. Freshman Taj DeGourville started against UCLA and played 34 minutes, finishing with five points and four rebounds (and only one turnover).
“It seems like it’s forever,” Dutcher said, “but most teams around the country would say, if we get one of our best players back by conference, that’s really good. … Now it’s the healing process. We’ll do another CT scan in five weeks and see what it looks like.”
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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