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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 5

San Diego preps seniors for El Niño; anchor Harold Greene dies at 82

Plus, a coastal flood advisory starts Friday and an Outback franchisee files for bankruptcy.

The SDtoday team2 stories18 sources5 min read

El NiñoTop story

San Diego is offering seniors El Niño workshops and free sandbags

Three senior workshops are set, and sandbag deliveries are scheduled to begin Nov. 14

  1. Nov. 4Workshop at Cathy Hopper Friendship Center, 4425 Bannock Ave., 11 a.m.
  2. Nov. 5Workshop at San Ysidro Senior Center, 125 East Park Ave., 2 p.m.
  3. Nov. 14Sandbag deliveries to senior residents are scheduled to begin.
  4. Nov. 18Workshop at George L. Stevens Senior Center, 570 S. 65th St., 1:30 p.m.

Source: KPBS

If you're a senior, or you know one, the city of San Diego is holding workshops with free sandbags. The series of three covers disaster plans, "go kits" with medications and documents, and signing up for emergency alerts.

The timing isn't random. Mission Bay flooded three days in a row last week, when a turned a 7-foot high tide into an 8.5-foot one. And San Diego had more than twice the normal amount of rain for October.

A Kelvin Wave pushed a Mission Bay high tide to 8.5 feet

Source: FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News

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  • Free: 10 sandbags delivered to seniors who can't haul them
  • Request delivery: call 619-525-8247
  • Also offered: transportation help for homebound seniors
  • More info: the city's El Niño website

Capt. Jason Shanley of the Office of Emergency Services says to test older sandbags to see if they still hold sand. Keep documents in a weatherproof box, he says, and pack your pet's medication too.

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Harold Greene, the San Diego anchor behind Ron Burgundy's look, has died at 82

Harold Greene, the TV anchor whose 1970s look inspired Ron Burgundy, died Tuesday at 82, his family announced. ABC 10News reports he worked at the station in the mid-70s and again in the early 80s, helping lift Channel 10 to the top of the ratings.

“Good is not the right word. He was, he was next level.”

Hal Clement, longtime ABC 10News journalist, on Greene

Will Ferrell saw photos of Greene on a visit to the station and landed on Burgundy's signature look, ABC 10News reports. Greene wasn't a fan of the comparison, KOGO says.

Greene's career ran from San Diego to Los Angeles

  1. 1970Greene began as a producer and reporter at ABC7.
  2. Mid-1970sHe worked at ABC 10News in San Diego.
  3. 1982He returned to ABC7 in Los Angeles for his final stint.
  4. 2000He stopped anchoring ABC7's 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts.
  5. 2008He retired after working at KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV.

Sources: ABC7 Los Angeles, 10News.com, California Post

ABC7 says he anchored its 4, 5, 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts until 2000. The California Post reports he kept going at KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV until 2008. His daughter wrote that he "signed off for the last time."

  • Honors: multiple Emmy, Golden Mike and Edward R. Murrow awards
  • Hollywood Walk of Fame: he has his own star
  • Memorial: planned after the holidays

Greene spent decades on the air

82
years old when he died
4
ABC7 newscasts he anchored until 2000

Sources: 10News.com, ABC7 Los Angeles

News Notes

Flood advisory

If you live near the water, the National Weather Service issued a coastal flood advisory for San Diego County's coast and Orange County's coast. It starts Friday at 4 a.m. and runs until noon Tuesday, with minor to locally moderate flooding and dangerous rip currents expected. FOX 5 says only isolated road closures are expected, though lots and parks could be affected. Sacramento BeeFOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News

Election count

Hundreds of thousands of ballots were still being counted Wednesday, Registrar of Voters Shawn Brom said. More than 1.3 million ballots were cast, and about 90,000 people voted in person. His team posted results at 10 p.m., 11 p.m., 12 a.m., 1 a.m. and again about 2:30 a.m. FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI NewsKPBS

Outback

Cerca Trova Restaurant Group of San Diego, which runs 61 Outback Steakhouse locations, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, citing food and labor costs and declining traffic. Its debt reached $449 million, up from $269 million in late 2020, Patch reports from the Los Angeles Times. Outback parent Bloomin' Brands is working to acquire the locations. Los Angeles TimesSan Diego PatchNation's Restaurant News

Cerca Trova's debt grew to $449 million

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Simon Property Group is back with a smaller plan to tear down the JCPenney at Fashion Valley and add restaurants, retail and 410 housing units. It also would demolish the Firestone Tire building and a vacant strip mall. Times of San Diego

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The first National University Bill Walton Classic tips off Saturday at Pechanga Arena with San Diego State men against Colorado, followed by the University of San Diego and UC San Diego women. Times of San Diego

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San Diego preps seniors for El Niño; anchor Harold Greene dies at 82

Plus, a coastal flood advisory starts Friday and an Outback franchisee files for bankruptcy.

The TLDR

  1. San Diego offers seniors El Niño workshops and free sandbags
  2. Harold Greene, anchor behind Ron Burgundy's look, dies at 82
  3. Coastal flood advisory starts Friday at 4 a.m.
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