The San Diego community is still reeling over the crash that left the owner of Rosie’s Café in Escondido severely injured and hospitalized. Kaitlyn Rose “Rosie” Pilsbury, whose popular San Diego restaurant was featured on Restaurant: Impossible, was struck on her motorcycle by an SUV driver who then fled the scene on December 21, 2019.
Millions of rideshare trips occur every day in the U.S. However, companies Uber and Lyft have come under fire for their shortcomings with regard to safety and sexual assault incidents. Months after several lawsuits were filed against Lyft, Uber released a first-of-its-kind safety report.
In this digital-forward era, companies must frequently up their game to protect consumers’ personal information. Their duty is three-fold: keep data secure and safe from hackers, take action immediately in the event of a breach, and notify the public right away if there is a danger that people’s information has been compromised.
The budding electric scooter industry has taken San Diego by storm since the pick-up-and-go vehicles became available in the City in 2018. Unfortunately, injuries have become so common that a new medical term has been coined.
California is one of several states to fall victim to the outbreak of vaping related lung injuries. Since June 2019, about 150 people in California with a history of vaping have been hospitalized for severe breathing issues and lung damage, three of whom have died.
Coming to terms with a sexual abuse incident, and telling another person about it, could take a very long time for the victim. Years or even decades could go by, especially for those who were assaulted as children.
November 8, 2018 is still fresh in our minds as the day the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history started. The Camp Fire killed 85 people, injured many civilians and firefighters, and burned more than 153,000 acres in and around Paradise, CA.
Whether it’s on the Pacific Ocean, the San Diego Harbor, or one of the small bodies of water in Southern California, injuries and deaths can occur in many ways when watercrafts are involved.
