Ahead of sister’s murder trial, California girls awarded $31.5 million
"The amount is going to be enough to take care of the girls for the rest of their lives."
Family mourns loss of man hit by car while riding his bike in Rancho...
A Rancho Peñasquitos family is dealing with holiday heartache after their grandfather was recently killed when he was hit by a car while riding his bike. The crash happened last Wednesday. Yi Zhang, 60, was bicycling to the gym, while visiting family, when police say a car hit him from behind, killing him on Salmon...
Boy dies after being struck by vehicle in heavy fog
SAN DIEGO — A boy, approximately 15 years old, was struck and killed by an SUV in the Mira Mesa community of San Diego, authorities said Sunday. "It was unknown what direction the pedestrian was traveling," the San Diego Police Department reported. "The area was foggy at the time of the collision."
Legacy Blossoms mural brightens Valencia Park!
In October, inspired local artists and volunteers came together to paint this beautiful 250-foot mural in Valencia Park, along Manzanares Way east of Euclid Avenue. It’s called the Legacy Blossoms mural. You can see a photograph of the mural being painted on Instagram here. The installation team is credited...
San Diego police raid gambling sites, seize illegal slot machines drugs cash
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) announced that search warrants were issued for two separate premises in the city, which are suspected of hosting illicit gambling. According to a local news outlet, Times of San Diego, the two locations were named as El Cajon Boulevard and another at a storage facility in Chula...
Affordable Housing in City Heights Gives Local Resident a Fresh Start
Working families and residents transitioning from homelessness have a new place to call home in the heart of City Heights: Serenade on 43rd. Serenade is a new 65-unit affordable housing community that includes four buildings centered around shared, outdoor open spaces. The campus features a new 4-story building with...
San Diego’s Car-centered Planning is Killing Children
On October 20th, three children were hit by a car driver while trying to walk across a four lane mini-highway called Jackson Drive. One tragically died, 12-year-old Andrew Olson. Jackson Dr. tears through the residential San Carlos suburb of eastern San Diego, and in the last year four children were...
Nine sentenced in human smuggling boat trips in Bird Rock, Point Loma
SAN DIEGO – Nine people have been sentenced so far in smuggling incidents in Bird Rock and Sunset Cliffs, with three more people awaiting trial. The longest term so far was three years in federal prison, handed down to Edgar Jimenez Macias, 34, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bring in aliens for financial gain,...
San Diego Bay Parade of Lights back with ‘Out of This World’ theme
Boats decked out in holiday decor sailed the San Diego Bay for the 55th annual San Diego Bay Parade of Lights, themed "An Out Of This World Christmas."
Flashback Dec. 1904: When Coronado lit the 1st electric Christmas tree in the U.S.
Think your Christmas tree is impressive? On Dec. 25, 1904, Coronado outshone just about everyone. That’s when the Hotel del Coronado unveiled what is widely regarded — and still debated — as the first electrically illuminated outdoor living Christmas tree in the United States. The towering Norfolk Island pine,...

















