CHP’s annual Labor Day weekend crackdown begins Friday
California Highway Patrol officers will ramp up operations on highways and roads throughout San Diego County, and statewide, Friday to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers — marking the start of the agency’s annual Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign. The “maximum enforcement period” will get underway at 6...
California drivers exposed in 4,000-city license plate scandal
San Diego, California – One of the country’s biggest operators of automated license-plate readers is pulling back from
Multiple crashes involving semi-trucks slow traffic across San Diego County
Drivers in various parts of San Diego County encountered stop-and-go traffic Thursday afternoon due to multiple crashes, a couple of which involved semi-trucks.
State sending CHP crime suppression teams to support San Diego police
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that California Highway Patrol crime suppression teams will be deployed to San Diego and major cities across the state. The teams will work with local law enforcement agencies as part of ongoing efforts to reduce crime statewide. Newsom said the deployments are an expansion of...
Ocean Beach attack victim recounts legal battle four years after assault
More than four years after an attack in Ocean Beach left Kobe La with serious injuries, the civil case he filed is finally over as a judge recently awarded La more than $700,000.
Siblings blame San Diego cemetery for gravestone mistake
Elanor Day died on January 28, 2024, but it was another date that had her children, Bill Day of San Diego and Karen McHenry, frustrated with the staff of Greenwood Memorial Park, where she was buried. Her headstone was marked with the wrong date of birth. When the cemetery didn't...
8 homeless residents sue California city over unsafe camps
San Diego, California – Eight people living at San Diego’s “safe sleeping” camps for homeless residents are suing
Cannabis Use Linked to Lower Inflammation Among People With HIV or Methamphetamine Disorder
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A new study led by researchers at San Diego State University and the University of California San Diego finds that cannabis use may help reduce inflammation in individuals with HIV and those with a history of methamphetamine use disorder (MUD). The research,...
More SENTRI lanes planned for San Ysidro Port of Entry
These lanes provide faster crossing times for people who are considered low-risk travelers, commuters who have been pre-approved and screened by CBP.
San Diego hires homeless to pick trash at the dump’s green-waste facility
The city of San Diego recently completed a pilot program in which people transitioning out of homelessness were hired to pick contaminants out of organic waste collected in the city's green bins, it was announced Monday. The two-week program, which concluded Wednesday, was intended to improve the quality of compost...