At left, Earth Witness Foundation founder Christina Nordella spoke Friday night at St. Hugh’s Episcopal Church. Nordella spoke of her experiences with chaos and all the fundamental tools she’s learned along the way. Sam Crowell was the keynote speaker during the event and musician Darian Martus was the special guest performer. Photo by Jenny Kirchner

In a series of odd coincidences, the intersection of highways 74 and 243 was a magnet for collisions last week, with three in close proximity in two days. At 11:25 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, Richard Komorosky, 75, of Poway, was driving north on Highway 243, just north of the intersection with Highway 74 in Mountain…

A ballot measure for the 2016 November general election, which would allow water districts to restore tiered rates, has been submitted to the state Attorney General’s office. Water districts would have the authority to use their rates to encourage and motivate water conservation. The proposed measure would overturn the recent California Appeals Court decision upholding…