San Diego Taps Reserves to Close $4.7 Million Budget Gap
San Diego continues to grapple with its structural budget deficit. City officials tapped the city’s rainy-day fund to cover a $4.7 million deficit at the close of fiscal year 2026 while awaiting a reimbursement from the state’s office of emergency services, according to a report by the city of San Diego’s Department of Finance.
El Niño’s impact on San Diego’s coastline
San Diego County coastal communities are preparing for potentially powerful winter storms and increased beach erosion driven by the El Niño weather pattern.
San Diego County Registrar of Voters office reopened after suspicious package prompted evacuation
A suspicious briefcase was found at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters office on Monday afternoon, prompting an evacuation that lasted a few hours as voters headed to the polls just one day before Election Day. San Diego County Sheriff's deputies found the suspicious suitcase in the lobby of...
Clay Aiken to headline December Nights in Balboa Park
December Nights will return to Balboa Park for its 49th year the first weekend of December, ushering in two days of California's largest free holiday festival with platinum-selling recording artist Clay Aiken. American Idol runner-up Aiken will headline this year's entertainment with a holiday performance featuring classic Christmas tunes alongside...
San Diego settles parking class action suit for $15 million
The city of San Diego’s beleaguered finances are about to take another hit. Last spring a judge ruled the city had to pay $16.5 million to more than 175,000 people in a class action lawsuit who had received parking tickets over a three-year period from February 2022 to March 2025.
Crumbl Cookie chain is now closing locations across the country, including 7 stores in...
Recent reporting says Crumbl has closed seven California stores in 2026. The source material also says the cookie chain has reportedly closed 57 locations nationwide. The California stores named in the report Revoleikooc/Wikimedia Commons According to the source material, seven California Crumbl locations have closed in 2026. The communities listed are Westlake Village, Mira Mesa…
Husband of Maya Millete Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Her Murder
Husband of Maya Millete Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Her Murder
86-Year-Old Sailor and His Dog Rescued 460 Miles Off Calif. Coast, More Than 2...
The Coast Guard rescued the pair on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the day after they received an emergency beacon alert and launched a rescue mission
Tijuana Police Make Arrests After Laser Targets US Border Patrol Agents
Authorities in Mexico arrested multiple people for allegedly directing a laser at U.S. Border Patrol agents from across the international boundary, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said. CBP said that at around 11:35 p.m. on Oct. 19, a Border Patrol agent in the San Diego Sector reported being targeted by a green laser originating […]
US citizen caught entering country illegally in Southern California, fined $5,000
A U.S. citizen was fined $5,000 and booked into custody after being apprehended by federal agents near the Otay Mesa Port of Entry for entering the country illegally and having an active felony warrant.
