Former Marine sentenced for fatal crash during Escondido police chase
A former Marine who led police on a pursuit that ended in an Escondido crash that killed one of his passengers was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in state prison. John Eugene Brand, who was a lance...
View ArticleWant to comment publicly before the San Diego City Council? You may soon have...
A proposal to eliminate public comments by phone and Zoom during San Diego City Council meetings is prompting a sharp backlash from people who say allowing only in-person comment would severely limit...
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Photos: Comic-Con 2024 Preview Night
Hundreds of people wait in line to enter the San Diego Convention Center before Preview Night for the 2024 Comic-Con International convention on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in San Diego, CA. (Meg...
View ArticleUCSD updates partnership proposal after Tri-City considers looking elsewhere
Nearly nine months after choosing to work together on a turnaround plan for the financially distressed Tri-City Medical Center, negotiations between UC San Diego Health and the Oceanside health care...
View ArticleProsecutor turned defense attorney is newest federal magistrate judge in San...
The newest federal magistrate judge in San Diego is a former federal prosecutor who later moved into criminal defense and civil litigation. Benjamin Cheeks was sworn in Friday, court officials for the...
View ArticleWhat do San Diegans want in trash pickup, and at what cost? City launches...
San Diego is launching one of the most robust community outreach efforts in city history to help determine how much residents of single-family homes should pay for trash pickup and which new services...
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Some evacuations lift as firefighters battle 900-acre Grove fire for second day
A brush fire that ignited Wednesday afternoon from a lightning strike, burning hundreds of acres north of Palomar Mountain and triggering evacuations, is expected to last several days, a fire official...
View ArticleTrafficker sentenced to prison for forcing victims to solicit sex at San...
A Las Vegas man who prosecutors say forced three women to engage in prostitution in San Diego was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in federal prison. David Warren, 37, trafficked three victims by...
View ArticleMan who may have been intentionally run over and killed in Lemon Grove ID’d
A 44-year-old man who investigators say was intentionally run down in Lemon Grove and killed was identified Thursday as a Spring Valley resident. Sheriff’s deputies received a call around 2:15 a.m....
View ArticleFacing mounting questions and persistent opposition, Gloria delays homeless...
After a contentious public hearing that stretched nearly to midnight earlier this week, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria has withdrawn his effort to win City Council approval for a massive homeless shelter...
View ArticleWhat loophole? San Diego’s elected leaders think short-term rental rules are...
In spite of persistent complaints that San Diego’s existing short-term rental regulations have unintentionally allowed whole apartment buildings to be converted to Airbnb-style rentals, City Council...
View ArticlePet of the week: Cat with ‘a sprinkle of sass’ looking for someone to care...
Animal: Zoey, 3-year-old, 10-pound, female domestic shorthair cat. Where: Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza St., Encinitas. Open for adoptions from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays through Mondays...
View ArticleWholesale water rates won’t rise as sharply as feared. Here’s why that could...
Water rates in San Diego County won’t go up next year as sharply as some feared — but the county water authority’s efforts to keep rates low are becoming a significant threat to its credit rating. A...
View ArticleAfter announcing sweeping reorganization, SDPD chief unveils new leadership team
About a month after announcing sweeping changes to the San Diego Police Department’s organizational structure, Chief Scott Wahl has appointed his new leadership team. The shifts were marked by the...
View ArticleVictim stabbed by man claiming he was being followed in Grantville
A 31-year-old man suspected of stabbing a 43-year-old man in San Diego’s Grantville neighborhood Thursday evening was arrested. Officers were called to Waring Road, just off Interstate 8 near an office...
View ArticleWoman critically injured after thrown from motorcycle in Mission Beach
A motorcycle passenger sustained life-threatening injuries when she was thrown from the bike while the driver was doing wheelies in a Mission Beach parking lot late Thursday, San Diego police said...
View ArticleSouth Korea accuses 3 Chinese students of illegally photographing San...
South Korean authorities are reportedly investigating three Chinese students they say used a drone in late June to take images of the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt while it...
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Community events in San Diego County: From Summer Wine Festival to All...
CHULA VISTA Lemon Festival next month The 27th annual Lemon Festival in downtown Chula Vista is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug.17. Third Avenue will be filled with all things lemon as part of a celebration...
View ArticleCity Council OKs San Diego’s first-ever child and youth plan
The San Diego City Council unanimously approved the city’s first-ever child and youth plan this week to create a raft of new programs and services advancing young people’s wellness. “Every child in San...
View ArticleGrove fire near Palomar Mountain continues to burn as crews make containment...
The Grove fire near Palomar Mountain continued to burn Friday while firefighters, battling the topography and weather, made progress containing the blaze. According to Cal Fire Capt. Mike Cornette, the...
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