New CalFresh & Medi-Cal Rules Start Soon
Federal and state policy changes will roll out over the next few months that may impact some people in San Diego County who receive CalFresh or Medi-Cal benefits. The first of these changes starts April 1. Most people will still qualify for benefits or coverage. However, the County is urging...
Two-Alarm Carlos Street Inferno Leaves Three Hurt In San Diego Blaze
A late-afternoon structure fire off 448 Carlos St turned into a two-alarm emergency last Saturday, leaving three people with burn injuries, according to city officials. A man suffered life-threatening burns across much of his body, while an adult woman and a juvenile were reported to have non-life-threatening burn...
History resurrected in San Diego’s Balboa Park!
Oh my goodness! What is this impressive new structure being built in Balboa Park? With those elegant columns, is it some sort of ancient Greek temple?. No! It’s the new pergola that will stand west of the Botanical Building!. The Botanical Building Pergola recreates one of twelve pergolas that...
Coronado public schools looking to close doors to non-resident students
Coronado Unified School District officials say policy changes for interdistrict transfers — students living outside district boundaries who must apply and be accepted to attend Coronado public schools — may happen by May, when they plan to begin accepting pre-applications for the 2026-27 school year. The policy is...
Man reportedly shoots himself as police try to take him into custody
A man allegedly shot and killed himself in Ocean Beach early Monday as police were trying to take him into custody. The incident took place at 3 a.m. Monday near the Ocean Beach Municipal Pier. The man was reportedly sitting inside a parked car in the 5000 block of Newport Ave. when police contacted him.
Woman who stabbed two men near Hodad’s in OB is going to prison
A woman who wounded two men by stabbing them behind an Ocean Beach restaurant was sentenced Monday to four years in state prison. Jana Halaska, 30, pleaded guilty to charges of assault with a deadly weapon for the April 13, 2025, stabbings, which occurred around 1 a.m. behind Hodad's on Newport Avenue.
Video: Passenger Fires on Calif. Deputies During Traffic Stop Clash
A Feb. 18 traffic stop in San Marcos escalated when a passenger allegedly drew a handgun and opened fire at San Diego sheriff's deputies and a Palomar College reserve police officer, who fatally shoot the suspect. A deputy had stopped the vehicle after noticing inconsistent registration information and signs the...
San Diego Clinic Boss Busted In Alleged $11 Million Medicare Scam
A San Diego clinic operator is accused of turning routine medical billing into a multimillion-dollar cash machine, after prosecutors say a two-year investigation uncovered a massive scheme that billed Medicare and private insurers for unnecessary or never-performed services. Authorities have identified the defendant...
San Diego Jail Dayroom Scare Ends in Death for 45-Year-Old Inmate
A 45-year-old man being held at the San Diego Central Jail died yesterday after fellow inmates saw him faint in a dayroom and called for help, according to sheriff's officials. Paramedics and San Diego Fire Department crews responded and took the man to a nearby hospital. The Sheriff's Office said it is withholding...
Sesame Workshop sues SeaWorld for millions in unpaid royalties and Sesame Place San Diego...
SAN DIEGO — Sesame Workshop, the company behind Sesame Street, has filed a federal lawsuit against SeaWorld for refusing to pay millions in royalties for using Sesame Street characters and for abruptly closing Sesame Street Place at the San Diego Water Park in the winter without notice. According to...
