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SDG&E to Reward Customers with Bill Credits Again
Enrolled customers who conserved during the last heat wave earned more than $11M in bill credits for helping to reduce strain on the statewide grid. With June 21 being the first official day of summer, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is sharing summer energy savings tips and... — Updated 7/18/2023
Earth at Aphelion
While you're out enjoying the pool this summer and soaking up some rays, try this fun experiment. Ask some friends which season of the year they think the Earth is nearest to the sun. Unless your acquaintances are atypical, I'll... — Updated 7/18/2023
CA Electricity Market Continues Trend Toward Separation of Energy Delivery, Electricity Supply
The San Diego region has reached a new energy milestone: more than 1 million customers in SDG&E's service territory are now getting their electricity supplies from two local community choice aggregators (CCAs) – public entities c... — Updated 7/18/2023
RAAM Wraps Up
Dubbed as the toughest bicycle race of the world, and is one of the most respected and longest running endurance sports events, Race Across America has wrapped up yet another year. RAAM finishes not long after its 928-mile... — Updated 7/18/2023
SVP: What A Neighbor...
Sexual Violent Predator Douglas Badger is free. He lives on Zuni Trail in Dry Gulch. The yard of the home, which once belonged to Bret Hayward, is hidden behind a six foot wood fence; the windows are boarded; multiples of movement sensitive , search lights and alarms sit... — Updated 7/18/2023
Nature Watch: "Gopher Snake"
I get it. There are lots of people out there who don't like snakes of any color, size or type. And while only the rattlesnake is potentially dangerous in this area, there are many species of snakes in Anza-Borrego Desert State... — Updated 7/18/2023
Visitor's View – Culp Valley
On the map, it's marked as Culp Valley, but since my first trip when a glorious arch of colors was hanging over this wilderness pot of gold, I've called it The Valley of Rainbows. Like a geological balcony overlooking Borrego Valle... — Updated 7/18/2023
The Summer Solstice
Long ago, when I was in grade school, I counted the days until the start of summer. There was always something exciting to me about that time of year. Perhaps it was that I would have no homework to do for nearly three months or... — Updated 7/18/2023
Beetles: Answer to Invasive Trees
A decades-old effort to kill invasive tamarisk trees in Anza-Borrego may be getting help from Mother Nature in the form of a beetle that naturally destroys the plants. Resource managers and environmental watchdogs are excited by... — Updated 7/18/2023
Kesling's Kitchen Closes Its Doors
Tom Hildebrandt and Pamela Lange have been running Kesling's Kitchen for seven years, and have now decided to move on to pastures new. Tom told the Borrego Sun, "It's a new chapter in our lives allowing us to continue in the field... — Updated 7/18/2023
BSFF Top 100
Congratulations to the Borrego Springs Film Festival for being ranked as one of the Top 100 Best Reviewed Festivals on FilmFreeway for the month of May! According to reviews from real FilmFreeway users, the festival ranks in the top 1% of more than 12,000 film festivals and... — Updated 7/18/2023
Race Across the West
As riders made their way through Borrego Springs for the first time stop of one of the toughest cycling races in the world, they were greeted with quite pleasant weather in comparison to other years. With temperatures barely... — Updated 7/18/2023
Mira, the Wonderful
Early morning sky watchers may notice a new star in their sky. OK, it's not really a "new" star, but it hasn't been easily visible for nearly a year. Its name is Mira, and it's what astronomers know as a long-period variable star.... — Updated 7/18/2023
Starbucks at LCDZ
Need your white mocha, iced latte, brown sugar oat milk shaken espresso fix from Starbucks? Well, Borregans are now in luck, as they can get just that and more from the Casa Café and Market. This is not an official Starbucks. The... — Updated 7/18/2023
Jim Wilson Day
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors recognized Jim Wilson for 69 years of outstanding service, leadership and commitment to uplifting the lives of the Borrego Springs community and proclaimed May 16 as, "Jim Wilson Day"... — Updated 7/18/2023
Supervisors Approve $848M Mental Health Plan
San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a new three-year, $848 million Mental Health Service Act, with the goal of helping children, youth, families, adults and older adults who suffer from mental illness or crises. So, what does the new act and funding mean to Borrego... — Updated 7/18/2023
State Park Volunteers Conduct Annual Bighorn Sheep Count
At a time when soaring summer temperatures will keep most people away from the desert, dedicated state park volunteers will soon be trekking into remote locations to conduct the annual Anza-Borrego Desert Bighorn Sheep Count.... — Updated 7/18/2023
Home Owners Beware
Bushes, cactus, a large decorative bell and a 6 foot swath of pool tiles were found missing from a house on De Anza Drive. The house is a block away from the golf course at De Anza Desert Club, currently being re-landscaped. While... — Updated 7/18/2023
Nature Watch: "Parish's Poppy"
It was like being greeted by the spring wildflowers that lined the rocky sides of the sandy desert wash as I approached. The cluster of happy little Parish's poppies seemed to act that way as their bright yellow flowers danced... — Updated 7/18/2023
Visitor's View – Night Sky
Shhh...don't tell anyone, it's one of those best kept secrets. Summer in Borrego Springs can be a spectacular time for visitors looking to explore the heavenly show of clear night skies, escape vacation crowds or encounter unique... — Updated 7/18/2023
Enhancing Medical Services in the County
A three-stage plan to implement a range of paramedic-based community health initiatives will improve emergency medical services in rural areas. The Board of Supervisors received an update on what is in place now and what will soon be launched. The first phase began in 2021 and inc... — Updated 6/26/2023
County Board Approves Workplace Justice Fund
Local victims of wage theft can turn to a County Workplace Justice Fund for help while trying to regain their lost wages. The Board of Supervisors approved the introduction of an ordinance May 23, which would put $100,000 into the new fund. Board supervisors will meet on Tuesday,... — Updated 6/26/2023
Eleanor Shimeall is 100 Years Old!
Eleanor Euwer Shimeall was born June 18, 1923 in western Kansas to Elmer Euwer and Mary Courter Euwer. She had an older brother and younger sister, both now deceased. In eighth grade, she met Clark Shimeall and decided he was the o... — Updated 6/21/2023
Dollar General To Begin Construction
The grading permit for the Dollar General in Borrego Springs was approved, according to the County, and it is expected that the building and other permits will follow. The store will be located on the third lot west of the intersection of DiGiorgio Road on Palm Canyon Drive on... — Updated 5/10/2023
Groundwater Ecosystem Findings
Scientists from the University of California Irvine (UCI) presented initial findings of a three-year study of Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems (GDEs) in the Borrego Subbasin on March 27 at the Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Res... — Updated 5/1/2023