USS Fort Worth decommissioned after 14 years of service
The USS Fort Worth was decommissioned after fourteen years of service as part of the U.S. Navy's decision to retire the experimental Littoral Combat Ship class.
Mountain lion seen on camera near hiking, biking path at Mission Trails Park
A Point Loma Nazarene University research team captured an image of a mountain lion at Mission Trails Regional Park earlier this month, a situation officials said is under review. Mike Mooring is the leader of a student summer research team at PLNU. They monitor 30 cameras within the park, 20...
La Mesa City Council reviews potential redevelopment options for downtown trolley station
The La Mesa City Council on Tuesday got a glimpse of what the downtown La Mesa trolley station might look like in the decades ahead. The MTS Orange trolley line that runs parallel to Spring Street in downtown La Mesa could someday tower above the city or burrow underground, according to a study completed by the San Die
Spring Valley man indicted for alleged fatal synthetic opioid sale
A Spring Valley man accused of selling a synthetic opioid that caused the death of a San Diego man has been indicted by a federal grand jury, the U.S. Attorney's Office said today.
Welcome to the Costco parking lot wars. It’s ‘Survivor’ with cars
Mal Hall, a San Diego stand-up comedian, has a bit that always gets a laugh in comedy clubs around the country: the highly relatable experience of cruising the Costco parking lot for an open spot during peak shopping hours . “If you love being around people you can’t stand, go to Costco on Saturday,” he riffs . “As soo
270-Unit Affordable Building Approved for Otay Ranch Village 8 East
Chula Vista OKs 270-unit, 100% affordable building at Otay Ranch Village 8 East with 267 low/very-low-income units and 55-year rent limits.
After years of delays, construction finishes on new VA San Diego spinal cord injury...
After five years of construction the Veterans Affairs department took charge of a new $205 million hospital in San Diego this month, a VA San Diego Healthcare System spokesperson said Monday. The almost 200,000-square-foot facility is next to the main hospital at the Jennifer Moreno VA Medical Center. The contract...
San Diego’s Mariachi USA Returns With Bayfront Music And Fireworks
San Diego’s waterfront is getting another full-throated mariachi takeover this fall, complete with folklórico dancers and a fireworks finale over the bay. MARIACHI USA returns to The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on September 26, promising four hours of music, movement and plenty of trumpet-powered drama. The concert...
Man gets 16 years to life for mother’s Clairemont Mesa stabbing death
A man who stabbed his mother to death at their Clairemont Mesa apartment was sentenced today to 16 years to life in state prison.
Around the Bluhmin’ Town: Signs
Have you read any good signs or headlines lately? Some will give us a good chuckle. “Queen Mary Having Bottom Scraped” was the naughty header in a Long Beach magazine. What was the Los Angeles Times thinking when it prints, “Autos Killing Over One Hundred a Day – We Can Do Better!” A Tucson newspaper posted, “Private W
