by Megan Barth | California Globe
Independent journalist Nick Shirley has released a devestating 40-minute investigative video that exposes what appears to be massive waste and potential fraud in California’s hospice, Medi-Cal and daycare programs. His report, now viewed more than 7.7 million times on X, uncovers over $170 million in questionable billings tied to ghost hospice and daycare operations that show virtually no signs of actually caring for patients or children.
Shirley, already known for shining a light on government waste through his earlier work on Minnesota’s daycare system which featured the infamous “Learing Center,” has brought the same boots-on-the-ground approach to California— an approach that any state or federal auditor could have found if they acted on the numerous red flags and warnings found in years of California State Auditors’ annual reports and related California Globe reporting.
In the viral video, Shirley reports that hospice enrollment in California has skyrocketed by approximately 1,000 percent in recent years—a staggering increase that should have triggered additional scrutiny.
Thousands expected for San Diego Crew Classic at Crown Point
by Mark Nero | Times of San Diego
Over the past five-plus decades, the San Diego Crew Classic has grown to become one of the more anticipated and highly regarded rowing regattas in the U.S.
This year’s iteration, which takes place at Mission Bay from March 27-29, is expected to draw tens of thousands of spectators who will watch more than 4,000 athletes competing in 140 races along Crown Point Shores.
“You can row year-round here, whereas on the East Coast, you can’t,” Crew Classic executive director Bobbie Smith said when explaining the event’s popularity and growth. “And the appeal of that for our regatta is that a lot of East Coast teams fly out (to compete).”
City of San Diego adopts new speed limits on hundreds of miles of roads
By Staff and Wire Reports| Times of San Diego
The San Diego City Council voted Monday to take a major step to reduce speed limits on roads throughout the city in order to meet its “Vision Zero” goal.
Around 20% of the roads in San Diego will see a speed limit reduction in the next fiscal year, following the unanimous vote. It is hoped that the move will help eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries.
The strategy, part of the Comprehensive Speed Management Plan approved by the council’s Active Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in February, uses a “data-driven, city-wide approach to lower speed limits across San Diego’s neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and school zones,” a statement from the city said.