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La Jolla Street to be Renamed After UC San Diego Founder

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Renowned oceanographer and founder of the University of California, San Diego Walter Munk will soon have a street named after him in La Jolla.

The San Diego City Council unanimously approved renaming the 8100 block of La Verada Street in La Jolla Shores after Munk on Tuesday. The area is along the boardwalk where Munk performed experiences in the 1940s after he became a professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

According to the city, Munk lived in La Jolla for 78 years.

Munk work has helped Allied forces during World War II, aided the U.S. military during the Cold War and his work as the "world's greatest living oceanographer," according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography website.

He will turn 100 years old in October of this year.



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Widow of NYPD Cop Slain in 2014 Gives Birth to Child Through In-Vitro

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The widow of a New York City police officer who was shot and killed in an ambush attack has given birth to a baby girl through in-vitro fertilization, the NYPD said. 

The birth comes about 2 ½ years after Det. Wenjian Liu was killed in a Brooklyn shooting along with his partner. 

Pei Xia Chen, who goes by Sanny Liu, gave birth to the baby girl, named Angelina, on Tuesday, according to the NYPD. She was joined by Det. Liu’s parents, Wei Tang Liu and Xiu Yan Li, at Weill Cornell Hospital.


Chen gave birth to her late husband’s baby more than two years after his death. Liu and his wife had always planned to have children, but those plans were tragically cut short when Liu was fatally shot alongside Det. Rafael Ramos as they sat in their patrol car on Dec. 20, 2014 in Bedford-Stuyvesant by Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who fatally shot himself in a nearby subway shortly after the ambush.

The night her husband was killed, Chen requested that her husband’s semen be preserved, so that she may one day have his child, the NYPD said. The night after his death, she had a dream that he was handing her a baby girl.

“I got pregnant through the [in-vitro fertilization] procedure,” Chen said. “And I told my friend, ‘It’s going to be a baby girl.’ My friend said, ‘No, you haven’t even checked the sonograms,’ but I was right.”

Chen said she can’t wait to tell her daughter that that her father was a hero, and to introduce her daughter to the NYPD, which she refers to as her “big blue family.”




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Renfroe Homers for 2nd Straight Night against Mets, but Padres Drop Game 2

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The Padres continued their nine game homestand with the second of four games against the New York Mets Tuesday night. Before the game the Friars selected right handed pitcher Kyle Lloyd from Triple-A El Paso. Lloyd got right to work and made his MLB debut Tuesday night opposite Mets righty Seth Lugo.

On his first night on the bump for San Diego, Lloyd allowed four runs on six hits in four innings pitched. He finished with two strikeouts on the night.

The Padres offense got to work in the second inning. Outfielder Hunter Renfroe has been on a hot streak and he kept that going with a game tying home run in the top of the inning. The solo shot marked his 20th homer of the year and his third in the just two games.

Allen Cordoba followed Renfroe’s lead with a two run homer in the second which gave the Friars a 3-1 lead. The Mets caught up in the fifth inning but Wil Myers was there to add his own sparkle. The Friars first baseman hit a sacrifice fly to center field which scored Matt Szczur and tied the game again 4-4.

As we moved into the ninth inning, San Diego had a two run deficit. Dusty Coleman hit an RBI double which brought Cory Spandgenberg home and inched the Frairs within one run of the Mets. The Padres couldn’t close this one out and the Metropolitans won game two of the set.

The series continues on Wednesday night at 7:10 p.m. PST from Petco Park.




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Venus Williams: Man Killed in Crash Wasn't Wearing Seat Belt

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Tennis star Venus Williams says she's not at fault in a fatal Palm Beach County crash and claims the man who died wasn't wearing a seat belt at the time of the wreck, according to court documents obtained Tuesday.

Williams is being sued by the estate of 78-year-old Jerome Barson, who died less than two weeks after the June 9 crash.

The court documents filed Friday claim Barson's injuries were due to his own negligence, saying he wasn't wearing a seat belt and "failed to adequately maintain and repair the vehicle which is the subject of the complaint in a safe condition."

Police initially said Williams, 37, caused the crash, which also left Barson's wife, Linda, injured. Police later said Williams "lawfully entered" the intersection.

Williams hasn't been cited or charged. Attorneys for Barson's estate filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the tennis star, seeking damages in excess of $15,000.



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Here's What a 'Skinny Repeal' of Obamacare Would Look Like

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The Senate agreed to open debate on repealing and replacing Obamacare on Tuesday, but it’s still unclear what senators will be voting on in the end, NBC News reported.

One new option emerged on Tuesday: A so-called skinny repeal bill that would eliminate the Affordable Care Act's penalties for individuals who go without insurance and companies that don’t offer it. It would also remove a tax on medical-device manufacturers. 

By voting on a partial repeal bill, Republicans would avoid heated debates within their party over cuts to Medicaid, subsidies for private insurance, and which Obamacare regulations to change or eliminate.

But that doesn’t mean skinny repeal would be a minor change. 

Scrapping the mandate could create major policy headaches, however, including millions more uninsured, a spike in premiums, and a potential exodus of insurers from the market. If these changes came to pass, they would violate Republican promises to lower premiums and increase competition.



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Plunging Sperm Counts Called a 'Major Public Health' Crisis

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A recent meta-analysis found a 40-year decline in sperm count in a large sample of men across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, NBC News reported.

Researchers from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and Icahn School of Medicine in New York reviewed 185 studies from 1973 to 2011, and observed a 52 percent decline in sperm concentration and a 59 percent decline in total sperm count.

"For couples who are trying to conceive, this is a very severe problem and it's difficult psychologically, but in the big scheme of things, this is also a major public health issue," said Dr. Shanna Swan, an author of the study and professor of environmental medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine.

The paper doesn’t give reasons for the decline and cause-and-effect is unclear. But Dr. Joseph Alukal, a urologist and director of male reproductive health at NYU Langone Health, recommends that men can increase their count with a healthy diet, exercise, by not smoking and getting sleep.



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Firefighters Battle Normal Heights House Fire

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NBC 7 Greg Bledsoe and Marianne Kushi report on the fire that broke out just after 6 a.m. in Normal Heights.

'Stacked Materials' Hamper Crews Battling House Fire

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Stacked materials and narrow pathways hampered efforts to battle a house fire in Normal Heights, according to officials with San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

Crews responded to a home on Mansfield Street near N. Mountain View Drive just after 6 a.m.

The homeowner was making coffee when something fell on the stove and ignited a fire that spread into the kitchen cabinets, Battalion Chief Mike McBride said.

The fire then extended into the attic, he said.

McBride described the interior of a home as somewhat of a hoarding situation with a lot of items making it difficult for crews to get inside the home to fight the fire.

Also, firefighters had to climb onto the steep pitch roof and sheeting made it difficult for firefighters to access the fire.

The homeowner was able to get out of the home. One dog and a cat were also safe. However, there were two pets still unaccounted for.

Firefighters expected to spend a few hours on scene mopping up, McBride said.


Nearly 40 Pounds of Drugs Stashed in SUV's Spare Tire

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Images of smuggling attempts at their finest.

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SANDAG's Free Roadside Service Program Gets Upgrade

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New efforts are underway to enhance free roadside services for motorists who need assistance on San Diego County freeways.

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is making improvements to the 511 Freeway Service Patrol (FSP) program.

During the weekday morning and evening commutes, 23 tow truck operators drive up and down San Diego County freeways, actively looking for stranded drivers.

"In most cases, the tow trucks arrive within 10 minutes of the vehicle being stranded or disabled on the side of the highway," said Ray Traynor, Director of Operations for SANDAG.

The assistance from FSP is free. All you need to do is call 511.

The program's goal is not only to help disabled motorists and get them off the freeway and into a safe area, but also, to keep the freeways clear for drivers.

Tow truck drivers contracted with the 511 FSP program can change a flat tire, jump start a car, give drivers a gallon of gas, and even tow a car to a designated safe zone.

However, the drivers cannot repair vehicles on the side of the road, or accept tips or any kind of gratuities.

"Usually 90 percent, they're so grateful," said Alonso Perez, a tow truck driver for Coastal Pride Towing, which contracts for the Freeway Service Patrol. "I've been offered up to $100 in a tip, and of course we refuse."

"Some want to give us water, candy, cookies," added Perez, who's also had to refuse gift cards from grateful drivers. 

SANDAG has plans to make FSP even more efficient.

"In January, we're going to be rolling out a new automatic fleet management system," said Traynor. "Each of the tow trucks will be equipped with a mobile data terminal, and that'll provide a direct connection to the officers that are involved in managing and overseeing the program.

Traynor said the new system aims to improve response times from the goal of 10 minutes to less than nine minutes.

The tow truck drivers are assigned to drive through San Diego's most congested freeways. They're divided into 13 areas, based on high traffic volume and accident rates compiled by SANDAG, CHP, and CalTrans.

Emergency calls are dispatched through the Traffic Management Center for CalTrans and CHP in Kearny Mesa.

CHP Officer Millan Mateo, who oversees the daily operations of FSP, said all tow truck drivers go through a background check. They also wear a marked safety vest and drive a vehicle with the 511 Freeway Service Patrol and SANDAG logos.

"We make sure that the standards of the freeway patrol are not only regulated and mandated by the vehicle code and state law but also that they're doing their job," said Mateo.

Mateo also said tow truck drivers can sometimes get to a disabled vehicle more quickly than CHP officers, because the officers may be tied up on another incident.

"Sometimes there are actually more Freeway Service Patrol trucks than officers on a single freeway because the freeways are split up into certain segments," Mateo explained.

SANDAG launched FSP in 1993, but most people still don't know it exists.

Traynor said SANDAG conducted a telephone survey in 2015 and found only 30 percent of the people they surveyed were familiar with 511.

The system was started in San Diego in 2007.

This fall, SANDAG is launching a big marketing and outreach campaign, to bring more awareness to the free services 511 offers. 

In the 2016 - 2017 fiscal year, the FSP program assisted about 90,000 motorists in San Diego County. It is funded through the state transportation fund and SANDAG funds.

The 511 Freeway Service Patrol is active from 5:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and  2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. weekdays.

W.H. to Announce Apple-Supplier Manufacturing Plant: Source

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Apple-supplier Foxconn will announce a manufacturing plant in Wisconsin Wednesday along with President Donald Trump, and Wisconsin governor, a source with knowledge of the announcement told CNBC.

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) is said to be present for the announcement as well.   

Foxconn also known as Hon Hai Precision has not picked out a location but according to the CNBC source, locations in southeast Wisconsin are under consideration. 

With its wide network of developers, Apple has already created two million jobs in the United States, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.



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Locals Speak Out on President Trump's Trans Ban

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San Diegans shared their thoughts Wednesday about President Donald Trump's Twitter announcement that transgender people will be banned from U.S. military service in "any capacity." 

Trump tweeted Wednesday morning that after consulting with "Generals and military experts," the government "will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military."

The surprise announcement drew immediate support and criticism from across the region.

State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-78th District) shared this on Twitter: "His excuses are B.S. but if disruptive & costly are disqualifying for military service then he certainly can't serve as Commander in Chief." 

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U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-53rd District) posted this message: "15K trans servicemembers are currently fighting for their country & deserve our gratitude. Trump's tweets demean their service & sacrifice."

Her colleague U.S. Rep. Juan Vargas (D – 51st District) chimed in: “Shameful and discriminatory. Trans service members are patriots who deserve our respect & should be allowed to serve the country they love.” 

Other critics included LGBTQ advocates, like actor George Takei, and the organizers of the women's march.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-California) called the president's messages "discrimination, plain and simple."  

"I stand with the brave transgender Americans who selflessly serve our military," Harris shared on Twitter. 

However, the announcement was supported by many on the NBC 7 San Diego Facebook page. 

Cory Olsen posted, "Anyone who has served understands that the military isn't about individualism. The military has one mission and that's to protect America and America's interests abroad. Personally I couldn't care how people swing or tuck, but when you interrupt the cohesion of a unit, that interferes with the mission."

Kevin Monzon added his thoughts saying, "Transgender people are already serving... now we just wont [sic] for the transition."

Not all locals were supportive of the president's message. 

Erin Cude had this to say: "This policy will hurt our military's readiness, & I highly doubt it will stand up to court scrutiny."

Join the conversation by going to NBC 7 San Diego's Facebook page.




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San Diego Airport Seeks 3rd Party to Oversee Innovation Lab

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The San Diego International Airport is on the hunt for a third-party operator (an individual or a firm) to take over its “innovation lab,” which the airport launched earlier this year.

The lab is essentially a 3,500-square-foot space in the former Commuter Terminal (decommissioned in 2015), which was designed to mirror a “mini airport.” The space is complete with check-in counters and a baggage claim area, equipped with leftover equipment from the Commuter Terminal.

The lab is meant to serve as a place where innovators can dream up and test new ideas to deploy in airports, away from the traffic and bustle of the actual airport floor.

The space has already led to two partnerships with tech companies planning to launch a delivery service of food and retail items within the airport. The partners are Houston-headquartered Grab, which makes a mobile ordering application, and Orange County-based AtYourGate, which operates an in-airport personal shopping service for travelers and flight crews.

Troy Leech, director of aviation and community business at the airport, said earlier this year that airports have to adjust their business models as technology evolves.

“The innovation lab allows us to take advantage of the great minds outside of our organization to look into the future and see things we can’t even anticipate right now,” Leech said.

Because the Airport Authority is a public entity, the airport issues Request for Proposals (RFP) when it needs work done, whether it’s baggage claim repair or software development. After reviewing specs, companies can bid on the projects.

The lab – and the labor-intensive RFP process – needs more attention than the airport can provide. But that was part of the plan all along, said Rick Bellioti, director of Innovation and Small Business at the airport.

“A third party operator is needed to help coordinate and manage the activities in the space, with oversight by the Airport Authority,” Bellioti said in an email. “We have been discussing the need for someone to manage the space since the inception of the Innovation Lab.”

Whoever is chosen to be the third-party operator of the lab will be paid a maximum of $150,000 per year for two years, with options for three one-year extensions, according to the airport statement. The scope of the work includes providing project management, advising on build-out of the lab, refinement of the website, reviewing proposal submittals and facilitating selection, and overseeing day-to-day operations.



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'Evil': Survivors React to Pedophile Priest Being Released

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Survivors and family members of survivors clergy sex abuse from convicted pedophile priest Paul Shanley, who is expected to be released from prison on Friday after serving 12 years in prison for sexually abusing underage boys, spoke out Wednesday.

Shanley, one of the most notorious figures in the clergy sex abuse scandal, was sentenced in 2005 to 12 to 15 years in prison for raping a boy repeatedly at St. Jean's Parish in Newton, Massachusetts, in the 1980s. He was defrocked after dozens of men came forward and said he had molested them when they were children.

"Paul Shanley is evil," Rodney Ford, whose son Greg's case resulted in Shanley's conviction, said. "He destroyed my son's life, my family's life and so many other victims' lives."

Shanley is currently being held at the medium security Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater.

District Attorney Marian Ryan said that upon release, Shanley is scheduled to begin 10 years of supervised probation, she said. He is not allowed to have contact with children under the age of 16.

Denis O'Connor and John Harris, two adult survivors of Shanley's abuse, said they were concerned about the safety of other children and adults upon his release.

"He doesn't think he's done anything wrong," attorney Carmen Durso said.

The clergy sex abuse scandal exploded in Boston in 2002 after a series of stories by The Boston Globe revealed that dozens of priests in the archdiocese had molested and raped children for decades while church supervisors covered it up and shuffled abusive priests from parish to parish. Thousands of victims came forward in Boston and around the world, describing sexual abuse by priests that dated back decades.

Shanley was arrested that year in San Diego, California.

Phil Saviano, a survivor of sexual abuse at the hands of a different priest, was the whistleblower who exposed the abuse hidden by the church for decades. He says Shanley was one of the worst.

Attorney Mitch Garabedian said one of the factors that was considered for 86-year-old's release was his age, but argued age isn't "a factor to a pedophile priest."

"It's not about sex, it's about control," he said, adding that other clergy sex abuse survivors have reached out to him about Shanley because they "are haunted by his release."



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SDUSD Board Affirms Commitment to Sex Education Program

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The Health and Welfare curriculum was upheld by trustees of the San Diego Unified School District Tuesday despite backlash from parents who called it “pornographic” and “misogynistic.”

The curriculum includes the districts “3R’s” program or “Rights, Respects, and Responsibility.”

The district’s sex education curriculum was approved last year but the debate over what is education and what is explicit sex did not end.

On Tuesday, the SDUSD Board of Education heard from parents on both sides of the issue.

“Significant portions of this pornographic, misogynistic sex program directly conflicts with sincerely held religious beliefs,” one parent said.

At the center of the debate seems to be cartoon illustrations found in a video clip on a website recommended to students.

Health and Welfare staffers say the message is that pornography isn't real relationships.

"This curriculum is highly regarded, implemented in hundreds of districts across the country,” Resource Teacher Rachel Miller said.

Concerned Parents of San Diego Unified came to the board meeting asking for a change.

"It is not medically accurate nor is it age appropriate and it is not values-free facts,” one parent said.

The school district says the curriculum teaches students about sexual orientation and tolerance and trustees unanimously voted to keep the program it considers to be reflective of the times.

One mother supported the decision, sharing that her son asked about sex when he was in the second grade.

"It is not too much too soon,” she told the board. “It is not enough and not early enough.”

The "3 R's" is taught in 6th, 8th and high school biology classes.

There was one change approved, the web site recommended along with the program will no longer be suggested to students.

A district spokesperson says educators are still using videos from the site but only in class.

The superintendent also directed staffers to make it clear to parents; their kids can opt out of the program.


Teen Who Died in Sweltering Trailer Was US High School Graduate

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Two years before he suffocated to death in the sweltering cargo area of a tractor-trailer in Texas, Frank Guisseppe Fuentes graduated from J.E.B. Stuart High School in Falls Church, Virginia.

At least 100 people were found crammed inside a big-rig trailer Sunday morning at a Walmart parking lot in San Antonia, 10 of whom died, including 19-year-old Fuentes. Many more were taken to the hospital to be treated for dehydration and heat stroke.

The driver of the tractor-trailer has been charged with transporting immigrants into the United States illegally. Eight people were found dead inside the broiling from truck's trailer and two other died later at local hospitals from extreme dehydration and heatstroke.

Fuentes migrated from Guatemala to the U.S. with his parents when he was just two years old, according to the Washington Post.

The Post reports, citing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, that Fuentes had obtained a reprieve from deportation under the Obama-era program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. When his reprieve expired on June 5, 2016, he was denied a renewal because of an assault and battery conviction and deported earlier this year in February, the agency said.

News about Fuentes’ death spread quickly among his former classmates. Friends posted messages of condolences and shared memories on Fuentes' Facebook page.

"Frank learned from his mistakes, but he was robbed at a shot to fulfill his dreams. A broken immigration system within a broken, less than fortunate community. Frank was on his way to receiving an associate's degree at Nova. Do you know the positive impact that would have had on the Fuentes family?" one person wrote.

Another Facebook user, who says she grew up with Fuentes in Northern Virginia, wrote that he "brought so much positivity to so many people," adding that "every time you would tell him there was a problem or something, he would giggle, and he would say we would figure it out.”


CORRECTION (July 26, 12:09 p.m.):An earlier version of this story identified Frank Guisseppe Fuentes as Frank Gonzalez Fuentes. 



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Fire Damages 'Silver Linings Playbook' Diner in Pa.

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A kitchen fire forced the iconic Llanerch Diner in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, to temporarily close.

The landmark eatery along Township Line Road in Upper Darby became internationally famous after being featured prominently in the 2012 film "Silvers Linings Playbook" starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence.

One of the diner's cooking grills caught fire around 5:30 a.m. Monday. Upper Darby firefighters said it took about 20 minutes to bring the flames under control. No one was hurt.

Firefighters had to open up part of the ceiling to make sure the flames hadn’t extended up there, fire officials said.

A stalwart eatery in Delaware County, locals began competing with fans of the movie who came from around the world to sit in the same booth as the movie's stars. A key scene from "Silver Linings Playbook," which earned Lawrence a Best Actress Academy Award, takes place in Llanerch.

The diner will remain closed for at least a week, pending approval to reopen from the health department, firefighters said.



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San Diego Approves Lowering Acceptable Levels of Lead in School Water

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San Diego school officials decided Tuesday to shut down any water source showing a lower level of lead in the water than first considered actionable when testing began in April. 

Water at 207 schools on district property was tested. Results show 19 percent of the schools have some level of lead in the water.

The San Diego Unified School District unanimously approved a water quality plan to lower the acceptable level of lead. 

Schools are required by the state to fix problems if they discover lead in water at levels greater than 15 parts per billion (ppb). 

Now, San Diego schools will take action if lead levels are recorded at just 5 ppb. 

This means 37 additional school campuses will be fixed or have water dispensary sites taken out of service, given they had lead samples come back between 5ppb and 15ppb.

This brings the total to 41 schools that have lead samples needing to be addressed.

Schools with faucets that have detectable lead levels will be fixed or taken out of service before classes start. 

The district plans to test every faucet at local schools over the next three years at an estimated cost of $200,000. 

Here is a list of schools with water samples between 5 ppb and 15 ppb of lead:

  • Angier K-8, 10.2 ppb
  • Ballard, 10 ppb
  • Bird Rock, 10 ppb
  • Cabrillo, 8.69 ppb
  • Chesterton, 5.29 ppb
  • Chollas/Mead, 7.73 ppb
  • Clay, 10.5 ppb
  • Encanto, 9.19, 5.15 and 5.73 ppb
  • Euclid, 6.65 ppb
  • Farb Middle, 6.97 ppb
  • Fletcher Elem, 6.82 ppb
  • Franklin Elem, 5.15 ppb
  • Fulton K-8, 5.41 ppb
  • Gage, 10.1 & 5.21 ppb
  • Garfield, 5.26 ppb
  • Harriet Tubman Charter, 9.84 ppb
  • Henry HS, 6.34 ppb
  • Hickman Elem, 5.02 ppb
  • Juarez, 5.02 ppb
  • Keiler Leadership, 5.12 ppb
  • Kimbrough Elementary, 5.05 ppb
  • La Jolla High, 6.34 & 10.5 ppb
  • Language Academy, 5.58, 6.61, 6.13 ppb
  • Lindbergh Schweitzer Elemn, 7.98 ppb
  • Mann Middle School, 6.98 & 9.31 ppb
  • Mckinley Elem, 12.9 & 5.92 & 9.75 ppb
  • Miller Elem, 5.37 ppb
  • Mt Everest, 8.88 ppb
  • Ocean Beach Elem, 5.31 ppb
  • Perry Elementary, 5.14 ppb
  • SD Coop Charter Linda Vista, 6.06 ppb
  • Taft Middle School, 6.29 ppb
  • Vista Hill, 11.9 ppb
  • University City High, 5.38 ppb
  • Webster, 7.14 & 5.09 ppb
  • Wegeforth Elementary, 5.85 & 6.12 & 5.16 & 6.83 ppb
  • Whittier K-12, 5.19 ppb 

San Diego Unified School District published test results for each school here. 

In 2009, California’s health department, OEHHA, set the public health goal for lead in drinking water at 0.2 parts per billion. 

The California Public Interest Research Group and the American Academy of Pediatrics maintain there is no safe level of lead in drinking water provided to children. 

Lead poisoning in children can cause symptoms ranging from headaches and hearing or speech problems to learning and behavioral problems or damage to the brain and nervous system. 

The potential for lead contamination in the water supply is greater in buildings built before 1986, according to health, water and city experts.

There are 447 schools across San Diego County built before 1986. 

See our map of schools where the risk is greater here.

NBC 7 is gathering our coverage of concerns regarding drinking water in our special section "Safe to Drink?' here.



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Officers Search Logan Heights for Car With People in Trunk

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San Diego police canvassed Logan Heights Wednesday after receiving a report of several people in the trunk of a vehicle. 

Officers were investigating what they described as suspicious circumstances on South Evans Street and Kearny Avenue.

Residents said they saw a black car and then saw a child in the trunk of the car.

However, police say witnesses did not hear any arguing.

Out of an abundance of caution officers along with the PERT team swarmed the neighborhood in search of a black Acura with a Washington license beginning with BEA356.

The lieutenant on scene said a witness saw several people in the back seat.

Then saw someone open the trunk of the Acura.

That witness reporting seeing what appeared to a be a 10-year-old girl in the trunk.

Police say another passenger who was sitting in the front passenger seat then hopped into the trunk, according to the witness.



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Free or Cheap Things to Do in San Diego

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You don't need to spend a fortune to have fun in this city.

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