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| 25 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune An underage driver and an adult accomplice No one would ever excuse the actions of an individual who willingly operates a motor vehicle while drunk and causes the needless death of a person. In this case, a 16-year-old student, who was in the wrong place at the wrong time, was the victim of such a homicide. more details… 21 September 2000 - La Prensa San Diego Operativo guardián combate el acceso al alcohol por jóvenes El Día del Trabajo y la época de regresar a la escuela se aproximan. Y con ellos, la temporada en la que un mayor número de jóvenes intenta tener acceso al alcohol. Es por ello que desde el 25 de agosto y hasta El 4 de septiembre, más de 10 agencias de policía de todo El Condado de San Diego estarán realizando una serie de operativos para evitar que los menores de edad tengan acceso a bebidas alcohólicas. more details… 19 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Perkins' column refuted on clean needle exchanges In 1983, two years after the begining of the AIDS epidemic, Pat Buchanan penned a poisonous column on your opinion page gloating the AIDS was "God's revenge on Sodom and Gomorrah." more details… 18 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune 99-cent trouble Deny permits for liquor at discount stores Who would buy a 99-cent bottle of wine? People who don't have much money but want or a drink, like street drunks, desperate alcoholics and addicts and kids who want to get high. Studies show that the cheaper the price of alcohol, the more it's abused. And that's particularly true for teen-agers. more details… 16 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune South Bay community wants no part of 99 cent alcohol Community rallies against "99 Cents Only" ABC application IMPERIAL BEACH – Residents, business owners, and employees of the Nestor and Imperial Beach community gathered near the "99 Cents Only" store on Palm Avenue to protest the approval of an application by the store to sell beer and wine. Over 60 formal protests have been filed to the application, which is pending license with Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). more details… 12 September 2000 - KSWB CH 69 Alcoholic Beverage Training East San Diego County restaurant and lounge owners coming together to attend a Responsible Beverage Services Training. This is a take charge program given to owners to reduce the number of underage drinkers (fake idís), responsible distribution of alcohol (overpouring), which can lead to assaults ( sexual and otherwise) by patrons who drink too much. 8 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Bid for discount liquor sales fought A group of South San Diego residents is fighting a local discount store's effort to start stocking its shelves with beer and wine, saying it could increase alcohol abuse, especially among underage drinkers. more details… 8 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Nestor neighbors protest plans for 99 Cents store alcohol sales A group of South San Diego residents is fighting a local discount store's effort to start stocking its shelves with beer and wine, saying it could increase alcohol abuse, especially among underage drinkers. more details… 7 September 2000 - The Coast News While we're on the subject, let's talk about your kid sniffing to get high. more details… 6 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Accountability Addicts need treatment and jail time Everybody has heard the word "denial" used in connection with drug addiction. It means the addict denies he has a problem. It's a symptom of the disease. more details… 3 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Judges, other assail drug diversion initiative Foe say Prop. 36 has no threat of jail Calling it bad medicine for drug addicts, county judges, lawyers and public health providers at a drug task force meeting last week lined up against a state ballot initiative from jails to treatment. more details… 2 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Battle rages over Prop. 36 SAN DIEGO – A widely supported ballot initiative that would mandate drug treatment instead of jail for first-time offenders has sparked an intense battle in the county, where people who agree that treatment beats jail are squaring off over who controls the details of the drug courts. more details… 1 September 2000 - XETV 6 - KBNT 19 - KNSD 39 - KUSI 51 Proposition 36 Debate on eliminating jail time and providing rehabilitation only for first and second time drug abusers. It would mandate treatment with no fear of jail time which would undermine the existing Drug Court program. 1 September 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Alcohol-buying sting nets two suspects VISTA – Two people were arrested on suspicion of furnishing alcohol to minors during a four-hour "should-trap" operation here Wednesday afternoon. more details… 26 August 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune Police target teen-age drinking 'Operation Safeguard' to continue countrywide through Labor Day EL CAJON – The fresh-faced blond teenager walked up to the counter at the 7-Eleven with a six-pack of Coors light, gave the clerk a $20 bill, collected her change and calmly left with her beer. more details… 25 August 2000 - KFMB 8 Meth Seized in Raid Five month operation ending in a pre-dawn drug sweep that netted 8 alleged drug dealers of what was reported as possessing the purest Methamphetamine in North County. Reported were the effects of meth on families, that meth breeds domestic violence, child abuse and robbery. 25 August 2000 - XETV 6 - KFMB 8 - KGTV 10 - SDNC 15 - KBNT 19 - KNSD 39 - KUSI 51 - KSWB 69 Operation Safeguard A countywide (border to beaches to the back country) 10-day campaign involving law enforcement and community groups through the Labor Day holiday addressing underage DUIís and surveillance and arrest of adults who provide alcohol to minors. 2 August 2000 - XETV 6 - KBNT 19 - KNSD 39 - KUSI 51 Proposition 36 Debate on eliminating jail time and providing rehabilitation only for first and second time drug abusers. It would mandate treatment with no fear of jail time which would undermine the existing Drug Court program. 26 July 2000 - KNSD 7 - KFMB Ch 8 - KGTV 10 Ecstacy The designer drug, Ecstacy also known deceptively as the "hug drug" was busted at the Los Angeles International Airport upon arrival as a result of a 10-month investigation. There were 2.1 million tablets or doses being transported here for sale. This drug is associated with the club scene, college and widespread among military. It is manufactured in Amsterdam. 26 July 2000 - The East County Californian Electric bills have residents all charged up Newell had other information he wants to make sure local residents know about. On Monday, July 31, at 6 p.m. it's the first meeting for the Santee Substance Abuse Prevention Team. The meeting will be held at the Board of Education at 9625 Cuyamaca Street. There will be anywhere from 12 to 20 people participating on this board and the focus will be to deter youths from the use of alcohol, tobacco, under-age drinking and drug usage. more details… 25 July 2000 - The San Diego North County Times Deputies make 'house calls' in drug study Officials making sure first-time offenders follow rehabilitation orders VISTA – Six sheriff's deputies are making sure some first-time drug offenders follow through with their court-ordered drug rehabilitation under a new study project in Vista. more details… 20 July 2000 - The San Diego North County Times 99-cent store seeks liquor license OCEANSIDE – A request by a 99-Cents Only store in the city to sell beer and wine is under fire from groups seeking to reduce alcohol abuse. more details… 20 July 2000 - The Alpine Sun Alpine Collaborative targets substance abuse prevention ALPINE – The Alpine Collaborative Substance Abuse Prevention Team had its first meeting Tuesday, July 18 at the Alpine Community Center. more details… 14 July 2000 - The San Diego North County Times Agents, strike force target 'mom and pop' meth labs SAN DIEGO – A surge in small "stove-top" methamphetamine laboratories in the county has forced law enforcement officers to change strategies, officials said Thursday. more details… 13 July 2000 - XETV 6 - KNSD 7 - KFMB Ch 8 - KUSI 9 - KGTV 10 - KBNT 19 Meth Strike Force The Strike Force issues a country wide alert after drug agents report a surge in smaller "mom and pop" meth lab busts. The ramshackle 'stovetop labs' might be smaller than the "superlabs" of the previous decade, but their toxic chemicals are just as explosive. |
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