Mike Dorfman

San Diego

Investigative Producer at NBC Universal

Investigative Producer at KNSD-TV (San Diego, CA)

Getting used to the ocean being "on my left."

Articles

San Diego isn't considering salary cuts

5 days ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

San Diegans are already feeling the pain of the city's $258 million budget shortfall, and the deepest impacts from Mayor Todd Gloria's budget proposal are still about two months away. On the chopping block are cuts to police and homelessness services, libraries, parks, rec centers, the arts and more. In the meantime, the city doubled the price of parking meters. The angry voices have been out in force at city council meetings as well as inside NBC 7's viewer-tip inbox.
Familia que escapó del incendio de una casa en Dulzura, molesta por el cierre inesperado de la estación de bomberos

5 days ago | telemundo20.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

Los tres perros de Gary Lane saltaban emocionados mientras él caminaba por el patio trasero de su hijo el lunes. Era la primera vez que lo veían desde que los rescató de su casa en llamas. "¿Están bien?", preguntó Lane. "Querrían irse a casa, pero no hay casa". Noticias California 24/7 en Telemundo 20. El incendio que arrasó la casa de Lane en Dulzura la madrugada del domingo 27 de abril se llevó casi todo de la familia.
Family that escaped Dulzura house fire upset over station's unannounced closure

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

Gary Lane's three dogs jumped up and down excitedly as he walked through his son's backyard Monday. It was the first time they'd seen him since he rescued them from his burning home. "You guys OK?" Lane said. "They'd like to go home, but there is no home."The fire that ripped through Lane's Dulzura home early Sunday morning on April 27 took almost everything from the family.
Cal Fire station closure delayed the response to Dulzura house fire

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman
Cal Fire station closure delayed the response to Dulzura house fire

1 week ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

Several members of a Dulzara family are still in the hospital nearly a week after escaping a fire that destroyed their home and killed two pets. The family's recovery is expected to take even longer, with the prospect of lifelong injuries. Now the Lane family is left wondering what could have been saved if firefighters had gotten there a little bit faster, especially after NBC 7 Investigates learned the fire station less than three miles away from their home was closed for months.
San Diego Police Department proposes shutting down its Northwestern Division

2 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

The San Diego Police Department is tightening its belt. It's being forced to make tough choices to help overcome the city of San Diego's $258 million budget deficit. Families and community leaders who live in the city's Northwestern neighborhoods immediately expressed shock when they read Mayor Todd Gloria's draft budget proposal. A key part of that proposal includes shutting down SDPD's Northwestern Division.
San Diego County courtrooms ‘video bombed’ with porn and hate imagery

3 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

There aren’t many places as controlled as courtrooms. Judges can quickly dole out punishment to those who violate the rules of decorum, and deputies stand ready to expel anyone who breaks the peace. On Tuesday, that peace was shattered in nearly a dozen San Diego County Superior courtrooms after someone logged into the court’s virtual appearance portal and began posting explicit pornography and images of hate. San Diego County uses Microsoft Teams for virtual appearances.
Comparece actor en la corte de San Diego por agregión a recepcionista

3 weeks ago | telemundo20.com | Mike Dorfman

Un juez del condado de San Diego fijó nuevas fechas de audiencia este miércoles por la mañana para el actor Faizon Love y dijo que permitiría al cómico seguir utilizando un abogado de oficio. La audiencia tuvo lugar unos ocho meses después de que la policía de San Diego acusara a Love de arrancar un lector de tarjetas de crédito de su soporte y lanzárselo a la empleada de un hotel, golpeándole el lado izquierdo de la cabeza y rompiéndole las gafas.
Juzgados del condado de San Diego, “bombardeados” con imágenes pornográficas y de odio

3 weeks ago | telemundo20.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

No hay muchos lugares tan controlados como los juzgados. Los jueces pueden castigar rápidamente a los que violan las normas de decoro, y los ayudantes están preparados para expulsar a cualquiera que rompa la paz. El martes, esa paz se rompió en casi una decena de salas del Tribunal Superior del Condado de San Diego después de que alguien se conectara al portal de comparecencia virtual del tribunal y empezara a publicar pornografía explícita e imágenes de odio.
San Diego County courtrooms 'video bombed' with porn and hate imagery

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Alexis Rivas |Mike Dorfman

There aren't many places as controlled as courtrooms. Judges can quickly dole out punishment to those who violate the rules of decorum, and deputies stand ready to expel anyone who breaks the peace. On Tuesday, that peace was shattered in nearly a dozen San Diego County Superior courtrooms after someone logged into the court's virtual appearance portal and began posting explicit pornography and images of hate. San Diego County uses Microsoft Teams for virtual appearances.