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SAN DIEGO—Reports began surfacing on Friday, October 6 that Hepatitis A has plagued the San Diego area, impacting members of the homeless population and illegal drug users. The outbreak, which was first discovered about a year ago, is the worst in decades. Public health officials have shared that the heavily contagious virus is transported through fecal, oral, or sexual contact....

HOLLYWOOD—Oh, I never expected this to happen in a million years, the lovely couple, Cane Ashby and Lily Winters from “The Young and the Restless” are getting a divorce. Yes, Lily just hasn’t been able to forgive her one true love after his discretion with Juliet. As a fan of the soap, I’m sorry, but this annoys me greatly....

UNITED STATES—I haven’t played a video game in nearly 20 years America. Yes, it really has been that long for me. So last week I talked about one of the hottest items hit the store shelves just in time for the Christmas holiday: the SNES classic. It was the iconic video game system from Nintendo that arrived in the...

UNITED STATES—Among the carryovers from the Meyer era of Johnson Drug was Tammy the bookkeeper. She wore a dark sweater and skirt and was Japanese-American. Her lair was the office up on the top of the stairs in back, all glassed in. It had been a record listening room in the prior incarnation of the store at the corner....

HOLLYWOOD—We have not discussed the NBC soap “Days of Our Lives” in probably a good year and it’s unfortunate. I mean the soap was the talk of the town in 2015, as it readied to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Why? There was a serial killer on the loose, beloved Salem residents perished and we saw the return of fan...

HOLLYWOOD—It was the sleeper hit of 2014, and a movie that totally took the spy genre and turned it on its head. Any guesses as to what film I’m referring to? None other than “Kingsman: The Secret Service.” That film’s success has spawned a sequel, “The Golden Circle,” as Randy Meeks uttered in “Scream 2:” it’s bigger, bolder and...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department has arrested two suspects who were involved in a robbery at a department store on the 900 block of Market Street. The incident occurred on September 19 at approximately 12:10 p.m., when two subjects entered the establishment located on Market Street. A loss prevention agent working inside the store spotted the subjects carrying...

SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating the suspect(s) responsible for a double murder that transpired in the Dolores Heights region. On Saturday, September 30, at around 9:31 a.m. officers from the SFPD were called to the region of 21st and Rayburn Streets to check on the well-being of two people inside...

SAN FRANCISCO—An officer from the San Francisco Police Department was attacked by a suspect who utilized an edged weapon on September 26. According to the SFPD, the incident occurred at approximately 2:20 p.m., after officers from the SFPD Airport Bureau responded to a report of a suspicious person in the roadway of lower Terminal One. The first responding officer spotted...

SAN FRANCISCO—On September 26, the San Francisco Police Chief William Scott revealed the promotion of 40 SFPD members to positions of leadership within the department. Promoted to Commander was Teresa Ewins. Promoted to the level of Captain were the following: Gaetano Caltagirone, Joseph Engler, Carl Fabbri, Steven Ford, Michelle Jean, Valerie Matthews, Milanda Moore, Robert Yick and Dominic Yin. Promoted...