2024 at 2:43 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}A rare tornado warning was issued for parts of San Diego County CA — A rare tornado warning was issued Tuesday for a stretch of east and south San Diego County after spiraling clouds were seen in the sky heading northeast over Chula Vista The initial warning was issued until 12:15 p.m for parts of East County and the South Bay A "severe thunderstorm" capable of producing a tornado was spotted at noon over El Cajon The NWS said "radar indicated rotation" and that pea-sized hail could be possible for the area "Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter," the NWS warned "Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed Forecasters advised residents to avoid windows and move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building or in a vehicle should move to the "closest substantial shelter" and protect themselves from flying debris Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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A rare tornado warning was issued for portions of San Diego County on Tuesday as a historic storm continued to pummel the area with rain According to the National Weather Service a “severe thunderstorm” capable of producing a tornado was spotted over Chula Vista at around noon The storm was moving northeast at 35 miles per hour The NWS also mentioned that hail the size of peas could be possible as the storm moved to the northeast “Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter Tree damage is likely,” the National Weather Service said in its alert the tornado warning in San Diego had expired there were flash flood warnings and flood advisories for many portions of San Diego County The historic storm on Monday and Tuesday is the result of an atmospheric river hovering over the area the storm had dropped 3.09 inches on Oceanside and 2.45 inches on Carlsbad San Diego weather in January can be stormy, but recent storms have had an impact that the area hasn’t seen in decades. 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Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. 2012 at 8:24 pm PTAs prepares for its 63rd year of serving students in the La Mesa and Spring Valley areas it will do so in 2012-13 with a new principal James brings lots of experience to the job she has specialized in “reading intervention” programs and has served as an English Language Learner coach James also has a lengthy list of schools at which she’s taught so she’s familiar with the district and its students James told Patch that she is excited about lots of the events the school has planned for the upcoming year a Community Read-In and a Variety Show Night there are a few other new faces joining the faculty at Casa de Oro this year Parts of the school have been remodeled to update ADA requirements But the best new feature, according to James, is that of interactive Smart Boards a line of technologically advanced whiteboards "This is a big deal for the students and the teachers because it lets the students interact while they learn on them," said James "They even have responders where they can text their answers or responses up onto the Smart Board when asked It is very unique and special to our school!" In addition to having a love of teaching and for the kids 2016 at 12:59 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}LA MESA CA: An elder-abuse suspect was behind bars Tuesday after a standoff in the Casa de Oro neighborhood outside La Mesa holed up in a home in the 4000 block of Alta Mira Drive after allegedly assaulting a 78-year-old man late Monday afternoon according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department "Spaulding went into his home and refused to come out," sheriff's Sgt "Communication was established with Spaulding and after a period of time Spaulding eventually exited the residence where he was taken into custody for elder abuse." Deputies at the scene told 10News the confrontation started when the older man yelled at the suspect about speeding in the area Spaulding was booked into San Diego Central Jail and was being held on $100,000 bail pending arraignment 2011 at 7:27 pm PTAccording to the Spring Valley Bulletin here's what was happening this week in 1966:  – A local sheet metal shop has shown "phenomenal growth" after starting only two years ago located at Broadway and Massachusetts Avenue was started by Ted Steele and Charles Foltz After banking $19,000 in the first seven months sales are expected to reach close to $100,000 in December Steele and Foltz hae 37 years of combined experience  – The Valley Grove Council has a new president: Ms the vice president of the La Presa Women's Club the citizenship chair of the southern District of the Federated Women's Club Duncan served as the PTA of Kempton elementary for two years and the secretary of the Spring Valley Bobby Sox League  – The Grossmont College Griffins cross-country team has won the Long Beach Invitational for the third time the Griffins were paced (ha!) by Erich Russell A national running publication picked Grossmont as favorites for the State Junior College Championships 2011 at 4:49 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Updated at 11:50 a.m Incumbent board members Mary Kay Rosinski and Bill Garrett will be the first to face election by districts in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District as a result of unanimous board action taken Tuesday night all five trustees will be selected by voters in their own districts instead of districtwide The vote is the latest by school districts statewide to avert potential lawsuits said Wednesday that no such lawsuits have been filed or threatened against Grossmont-Cuyamaca No member of the public commented on the new election process at either of two hearings The board made no comment either Tuesday night Trustees had been elected at-large by voters in the district that stretches from El Cajon Lemon Grove and Santee to the Imperial County line District elections in the more than 1,100-square-mile East County district will begin with the June 2012 primary—when Rosinski and Garrett are the first to see their terms up If no candidate receives a majority of the votes cast the top two vote-getters in the primary will face each other in the November 2012 general election Krueger said the college district is one of many public agencies revising their elections process to comply with the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 District elections help ensure that minority populations are equitably represented at the voting booth “The college district hired consultants from National Demographics Corp to draw up the maps creating five trustee areas with approximately equal populations,” she said the governing board unanimously selected Garrett to serve a fifth term as president while Rosinski and Hiel were elected to serve as fellow board officers for 2012 Garrett has served since 2008 as board president for the East County district with about 30,000 students at Grossmont and Cuyamaca colleges Rosinski was elected board vice president and Hiel was selected as board clerk at Tuesday’s board meeting Praising what he called a mutually supportive relationship developed over the years with administration Garrett said cohesiveness in the district is critical in these times of economic duress  “The outlook for the state budget remains grim this coming year and we are not likely to see any relief as students contend with higher fees and reduced course offerings and employees do their best to maintain the same level of service as the governor confirmed our worst projections for debilitating midyear funding cuts this board and this district are committed to maintaining a solid educational program Our first priority remains to provide the classes and services our students need.” Almost 465,000 people live in the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District with about 90 percent of them living west of Alpine the consultants considered factors including already established communities such as the East County cities natural boundaries such as canyons or highways Former Assemblyman Rod Pacheco, once a district attorney for Riverside County, explained the reasons for the change in a Union-Tribune op-ed column in March “The Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights has been aggressively seeking city and district compliance with the California Voting Rights Act a 2002 law that makes it illegal to disenfranchise minority groups from the electoral process,” Pacheco wrote The law stems from claims that "at-large" elections allowed non-minority voting blocs to dominate the process The lawyers group has filed at least five lawsuits challenging local election processes effectively block Latinos from being elected The group's efforts have been aided by Supreme Court decisions upholding the voters' rights law Boosted by the successful challenge of the Madera Unified School District's board election in 2008 and threats of additional lawsuits school districts statewide have been spurred to examine ways to reform their election processes