Woman who had improper relations with 17-year-old boy pleads guilty
A former high school campus aide arrested earlier this year on allegations of engaging in sex acts with a 17-year-old student has pleaded guilty to sex crime charges. Lisette Veles Ortega, 32, who was an employee of an outside contractor used by Mar Vista High School in Imperial Beach, pleaded guilty on Thursday to...
From the archives: Ocean Beach Elementary chooses parrot for new school mascot
Editor’s note: Times of San Diego occasionally republishes select articles from San Diego Community Newspaper Group publications that published prior to NEWSWELL’s acquisition of the group. This article was originally published on Nov. 29, 2024, in Peninsula Beacon. It has been lightly edited for style. Want to...
San Diego could ban ICE arrests without warrant on city property
Council members with the City of San Diego are trying to stop what it’s calling “unauthorized enforcement.” Specifically, ICE arrests by masked federal agents without warrants.
San Diego Unified to get rid of some K-8 middle schools
A major shakeup is underway at some schools in the San Diego Unified School District. The district has plans to eliminate grades 6-8 classes at K-8 schools south of Interstate 8 and move all middle school students to Bell Middle School. The elementary classes in those schools will not be impacted.
Support offered to Lakeside residents who lost homes in Coches fire
The County of San Diego and AlertSanDiego have launched an online resource for fire victims affected by the Coches Fire, which broke out on September 8 and destroyed six mobile homes and damaged others.
Victims ID’d in Bay Park, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Pala collisions
Authorities have released the names of four victims who died in San Diego-area traffic accidents in the last week, one in an apparent DUI wreck and another in a hit-and-run. Shortly before 1 a.m. Wednesday, an eastbound car veered off state Route 54 near Highland Avenue in Chula Vista, struck a sign and went down an...
Camp Pendleton honors legacy of Korean War’s Inchon landing 75 years later
Service members, veterans, and community leaders gathered at Camp Pendleton to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Inchon Landing, a pivotal operation during the Korean War that led to the recapture of Seoul.
California puppy mill crackdown: Three bills await Gov. Newsom’s signature
SAN DIEGO — Three bills designed to stop the puppy mill pipeline in the state have cleared the are now awaiting Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. The legislation is sponsored by the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS). "These three bills are really extraordinary in that they really are directed at...
150,000 stray dogs roaming streets of Tijuana, city official says
An estimated 150,000 stray dogs are currently roaming the streets of Tijuana, according to Edith Viridiana Flores, head of city's Sanitation Control Department.
Man suspected of home burglary in El Cajon arrested
A man was arrested Thursday after a home burglary in El Cajon, authorities said.
