Despite ‘Get It Done’ complaints, Memorial Park bathrooms go uncleaned, community says
Members of the Logan Heights community have had enough of the filthy bathrooms at their local Memorial Park, where their kids play and families gather. Parents say the condition of the bathrooms at the park along 30th Street and Ocean View Park has been a concern for years, and they're worried for their kids' health...
Chula Vista SuperLotto Plus ticket wins $20K prize
Check your tickets. A lucky person in Chula Vista won $20,000 in Saturday's SuperLotto Plus drawing, while someone in Los Angeles won the jackpot of $50 million and another person in California won $20,000.
TGI Fridays offering free food for some federal workers amid shutdown
The promotion will be available all day, every day during the two-week period, unless the shutdown ends before Oct. 23.
Vegetation fire prompts temporary Evacuation Warning in Santee
Crews are responding to a vegetation fire in Santee, which has prompted an Evacuation Warning for nearby residents and has a slow rate of spread.
Gorilla Cracks Viewing Glass At San Diego Zoo; Exhibit Temporarily Roped Off As Visitors...
A dramatic moment unfolded Saturday afternoon at the San Diego Zoo when a gorilla suddenly sprinted toward the viewing glass, leapt into the air, and struck the window with its elbows, cracking the thick pane in a large circular pattern nearly three feet wide. The incident occurred around 4:20pm and...
Native American tribe takes control of massive tract of land as part of innovative...
"This is coming from a place of understanding." Native American tribe takes control of massive tract of land as part of innovative program: 'A restoration of identity' first appeared on The Cool Down .
First Amendment takes center stage at Grossmont Union district meeting
LA MESA – Members of the public agree: Free speech and freedom of assembly and religion are important. They just can’t agree on how the issues play out in public schools. Three actions at Thursday’s Grossmont Union High School District meeting touched on First Amendment issues, again showing the divide between two...
San Diego Unified to launch ‘Voices for Change’ contest to curb teen vaping
SAN DIEGO — San Diego Unified School District will soon launch its “Voices for Change” PSA contest for a second year, giving students a platform to speak out through art and storytelling about the dangers of vaping and its impact on mental health. The teen vaping epidemic...
Opinion: Christian nationalists could decide tomorrow I’m no longer white
The worldview of American white Christian nationalists is simple: America was meant to be and was at its best when dominated by white Christians. Yet just who, exactly, qualifies as “white Christian”?. I ask because until the 1970s, my Sicilian-American Catholic parents weren’t considered either all that white...
Crash gridlocks traffic on I-5 southbound near weigh station
A traffic collision has caused a full freeway closure on southbound Interstate 5 near the San Diego County Weigh Station, with a disabled vehicle stuck in the flow of traffic.

















