Monday, January 21 2013 4:57 PM EST2013-01-21 21:57:02 GMT
Numerous events to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day were held around San Diego Monday, led off at 7 a.m. by the 18th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast.
Numerous events to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day were held around San Diego Monday, led off at 7 a.m. by the 18th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast.
The event was one of several this weekend to honor the memory of the slain civil rights leader.
On Monday -- when many workers are off -- the 18th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Breakfast will take place beginning at 7 a.m. at the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center. The keynote speaker for the gathering hosted by the United African American Ministerial Action Council will be Joanne Bland, founder of the National Voting Rights Museum in Selma, Ala.
At 10 a.m., the 25th annual All People's Celebration will be held, with scheduled remarks by Mayor Bob Filner. It will take place at the San Diego Public Market, 1735 National Ave.
Also at 10 a.m., the San Diego Blood Bank and radio station Star 94.1 will host a blood drive at the San Diego Hall of Champions in Balboa Park.
Monday, May 20 2013 7:07 PM EDT2013-05-20 23:07:38 GMT
Emergency crews came to the rescue of two window washers who got trapped several hundred feet above street level Monday outside a downtown high-rise due to a malfunction on their mechanized work platform.
Emergency crews came to the rescue of two window washers who got trapped several hundred feet above street level Monday outside a downtown high-rise due to a malfunction on their mechanized work platform.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:47 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:47:57 GMT
Two caregivers convicted of abusing a 23-year-old severely autistic Valley Center man under their care were each sentenced Monday to one year in jail, but will not have to spend any
Two caregivers convicted of abusing a 23-year-old severely autistic Valley Center man under their care were each sentenced Monday to one year in jail, but will not have to spend any more time behind bars due to credit for time already served.
Monday, May 20 2013 1:49 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:49:33 GMT
An investigation was underway Monday in San Diego's East Village, where a man in his 40s said he was stabbed and punched by a stranger near a trolley stop.
An investigation was underway Monday in San Diego's East Village, where a man in his 40s said he was stabbed and punched by a stranger near a trolley stop.
