Affordable housing coming to Hillcrest
Construction began Tuesday on a 97-unit development on the corner of University Avenue and Herbert Street. Known as Hillcrest Hall, it will remain affordable for 55 years for qualifying low-income San Diegans, which right now includes households earning between $47,250 and $110,200 for a family of three. The development is...
El Camino erases 19-point deficit to stun Grossmont in playoff opener
OCEANSIDE — El Camino walked into the locker room at Herb Meyer Stadium on Friday night down 19-0 to Grossmont at halftime of its Division II section playoff opener in what appeared to be a merciful ending to a difficult regular season. The Wildcats had lost their first eight...
Temperatures reached over 90 degrees amid lockdowns at Donovan state prison, records confirm
In September, officials at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility locked down parts of the prison during a brutal heat wave. Several incarcerated people said staff restricted their access to ice water and cooler areas as a result, even as their cells became dangerously hot. Now, state prison officials have...
After Flock came to Hillcrest, hate crimes dropped. The community is now divided on...
In the past decade, the historic LGBTQ+ neighborhood Hillcrest has recorded the highest number of total hate crimes of any neighborhood in the city. However, hate crimes in Hillcrest have dropped since 2025, with other neighborhoods recording more hate crimes than Hillcrest for the first time since 2016. Some Hillcrest residents, business owners and San Diego Police attribute the decline to the introduction of Automated License Plate Readers in July 2024.
SDPD allegedly used ALPR tech to track officer and domestic violence victim
The San Diego Police Department used automated license plate reader technology to track a domestic violence victim during an internal affairs investigation involving an SDPD officer, the office of San Diego City Councilmember Raul Campillo said Thursday. SDPD Detective Sergeants assigned to Internal Affairs used ALPR technology in six administrative...
Encanto Veteran’s Wife of 25 Years Detained by ICE at Routine Check-In
Imperial Regional Detention Facility — Reported ICE Detention Site. A disabled Vietnam veteran in Encanto says he is now without the wife who has cared for him for 25 years after immigration officials detained her during what was supposed to be a routine check-in appointment. Elton Stovell, Sr., who is 100% disabled, relies on his wife Blanca for daily care, and his family says she was taken into custody in San Diego on Nov. 5 and remains held at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility.
San Diego State’s 80% second-half shooting powers win over Bethune-Cookman: 3 takeaways
On Tuesday, San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher called Bethune-Cookman “the most talented team we’ve played yet this season.” So it says a lot about the Aztecs
Sheriff’s operation at Kensington thrift store ends with two suspects in custody
San Diego County sheriffs took two suspects into custody Thursday morning following a tactical operation at a Kensington thrift store.
San Diego could host FIFA Women’s World Cup up to quarterfinals
San Diego could see more World Cup action come 2031. The city was one of 20 potential host cities for the 2031 Women's World Cup, according to the bid evaluation report FIFA, the international soccer governing body, released Wednesday. San Diego scored 4 out of 5 in the facility section...
Hospital Staff Plans Wedding in Under 36 Hours for Groom Who Had to Undergo...
“It took a village, and that village delivered,” the hospital told PEOPLE
