El Cajon In Crosshairs As Rescue Mission Targets East County Shelter
The San Diego Rescue Mission is quietly zeroing in on El Cajon as the likely home for a new East County homeless shelter, with a specific site expected to be chosen by this summer. The faith‑based nonprofit says it plans to own the building and cover operating costs, allowing the East County outpost to run...
Linda & Carlos: A Chicano Love Story
Linda and Carlos LeGerrette represent the legacy of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 70s in San Diego. Beginning as students at Mesa and San Diego State, they were in the forefront of that movement, fighting successfully to increase Chicano student enrollment at the universities and colleges. This is the...
Some San Diego pets can get spayed/neutered for free Wednesday
The San Diego Animal Welfare Coalition will offer free and low-cost spay or neuter surgeries on Wednesday as part of Spay/Neuter Awareness Month. The event is being held from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the San Diego Humane Society's office at 5500 Gaines St. "to address community need and prevent unwanted litters," SDHS...
SDPD: DUI/license checkpoint in Pacific Beach leads to vehicle pursuit
Police arrested a driver who allegedly blew through a DUI/driver license checkpoint in Pacific Beach last weekend, authorities said Tuesday.
Take a Hike: South Bay’s hidden coastal path
Continued work on the Bayshore Bikeway means continued new paths to explore. The big picture: South of Chula Vista there are wide flat paths that connect to the Silver Strand, perfect for walking, running and biking. Catch up quick: The regional planning agency SANDAG is continuing to expand the 24-mile...
After San Diego Installed a Protected Bike Lane, Ridership More Than Doubled — and...
Four years after San Diego installed a protected bike lane on 30th Street, data shows that cycling trips spiked in the year after the lane was installed and have continued growing since. As Ron Johnson explains in Momentum, annual cycling trips jumped from around 50,000 to 114,682 in the first...
Southern California Basks in Record-Challenging February Heat as San Diego, Palm Springs and El...
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA — Unseasonably warm air pushed across Southern California on February 24, sending afternoon temperatures soaring well above normal for late winter and bringing some communities close to the 90-degree mark. The latest forecast map from the National Weather Service San Diego shows widespread 70s...
Clairemont High approves new nickname to comply with state’s anti-derogatory law
The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education will change the nickname for Clairemont High School's athletic teams from Chieftains to Captains to comply with a California state law banning the use of any derogatory Native American terms. The proposed new nickname was selected "after a nearly yearlong...
San Diegan’s eviction notice said new owners were moving in. The place is now...
Around this time last year, Kathleen Cuizon was scrolling through San Diego listings on Airbnb. But she wasn’t looking to schedule her next vacation getaway. She was looking for her old apartment. “And sure as shit, there it is,” she said. Cuizon said she had just been forced...
Big Oven Pizza restaurant in Kearny Mesa shot up three times in one week
The San Diego Police Department is investigating after a popular pizza joint in Kearny Mesa was shot up three times in one week.
