San Diego CA

San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer is proposing the creation of a consumer protection unit to help victims of fraud and scams, which would be funded with money already set aside by the county and would have the same investigative tools as district attorneys.

Authorities are investigating after a 35-year-old man who was in custody of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office (SDSO) died at a local hospital early Wednesday morning.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection quietly asked San Diego County for records listing every parcel of land in the county and the name of each owner, county geographic data officials say. The sweeping ask, which would amount to a near-complete copy of property-owner records across the region, immediately raised...

SAN DIEGO — A former executive of a San Diego nonprofit pleaded not guilty Wednesday to felony charges accusing her of misappropriating more than $130,000 in public funds intended to combat the opioid epidemic. Prosecutors allege Amy Knox, the former chief operating officer of Harm Reduction San Diego, used...

District Attorney Summer Stephan slammed county officials for failed checks and balances during a Wednesday press conference about a former nonprofit executive charged with allegedly misappropriating more than $134,000 in public funds. Refresher: Our Lisa Halverstadt broke the news that Amy Knox, who had managed the...

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in the theft of $4,000 in alcohol from a Vons store last week. On Feb. 12, deputies arrested San Diego resident Georgian Lovesmith for allegedly stealing a cache of alcohol from the grocery store in Nipomo over the course of an hour earlier this...

King & Queen Cantina, a Mexican bar and restaurant located in San Diego's Little Italy, has closed its doors permanently, a notice taped to the front window confirms. The shutdown comes after years of regulatory challenges and follows a tumultuous stretch for its affiliated concept, Mr. Tempo Cantina, which recently...

A man was attacked by another man with a machete in Mission Valley, sending the victim to the hospital with a head wound.

The Mission Valley Target in San Diego has always had a “reputation.” But you wouldn’t expect to get out of there with a random baby while grocery shopping anyway. Yet, that’s exactly what happened to this young woman. In a viral TikTok , creator Kristiana (@ frankoceanstan3333 ) tells about her quick Target trip for...

Jack in the Box is marking its 75th anniversary with a deal honoring one of its original menu items. The chain, which opened on Feb. 21, 1951, is offering customers a Jumbo Jack for $0.75 with any purchase on Feb. 21. The offer is available only through the Jack app and can be redeemed once. […]