Deadly Shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego Investigated as Hate Crime | KQED

"There was no specific threat made against the Islamic Center of San Diego but authorities found evidence that the suspects engaged in "generalized hate rhetoric," Wahl said. He declined to immediately share more details. The mosque's director, Imam Taha Hassane, said the center focused on interfaith relations, and that a group of non-Muslims had been touring the mosque earlier Monday to learn about Islam. The white mosque is surrounded by homes, apartments and strip malls with Middle Eastern restaurants and markets."

"It is home to the Al Rashid School, which offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Quran for students ages 5 and up, according to its website. No students were harmed, Hassane said, and aerial TV footage showed the school children holding hands as they were led out of the parking lot surrounded by police vehicles."

"PG&E, the Oakland-based utility giant, has shelled out more than $12 million to oppose the Democratic investor, a historic level of spending for the utility in a governor's race. The campaign to sink Steyer's chances (and recently, boost former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra), whose ads target Steyer's career as a hedge-fund manager, reasons that an investor with no government experience is ill-suited to manage the difficult tradeoffs that come with the state's top job."

"But central to the conflict between the progressive billionaire and the power behemoth, experts say, is Steyer's ambitious plan to cut electricity bills. That platform is built on a pledge to wield the governor's power over appointments to install regulators who will reduce the utilities' guaranteed profits."

Authorities reported no specific threat against the Islamic Center of San Diego, but they found evidence that suspects used generalized hate rhetoric. The mosque director said the center focuses on interfaith relations and that non-Muslim visitors toured the mosque earlier that day to learn about Islam. The Al Rashid School on the site offers Arabic language, Islamic studies, and Quran courses for students ages 5 and up, and no students were harmed. Aerial footage showed children being led out of the parking lot holding hands amid police vehicles. Separately, PG&E spent more than $12 million to oppose Tom Steyer’s governor campaign, citing his lack of government experience. Experts linked the conflict to Steyer’s plan to cut electricity bills by using governor appointments to install regulators that reduce utilities’ guaranteed profits.

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