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Once ‘a dead campus,’ UCSD is now booming. But where, students wonder, is its...
When you enroll at a school whose initials are said to stand for University of California for the Socially Dead, you don’t really expect hot Saturday nights. But freshman Josh Ulofoshio was optimistic,...
View ArticleTighter regulations proposed for new uses at Carlsbad airport
A proposal for tighter city controls on any expansion or addition to the runway or other facilities at McClellan-Palomar Airport received support last week from the Carlsbad Planning Commission. The...
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In a changing Coronado, candidates for mayor and council say partisan...
This year’s elections in Coronado have been steeped in controversial endorsements and character accusations, but candidates for mayor and city council say this is distracting from the city’s key...
View ArticleNorth County buses and trains seeing ‘a ridership rebound’
Ridership has risen steadily over the past five years on North County Transit District’s buses and trains, but the annual totals remain well below the peaks reached prior to the pandemic, a new report...
View ArticleHospitals report 58 percent increase in border wall trauma falls
So far in 2024, severe injuries caused by falls from the U.S.-Mexico border wall are up 58 percent compared to 2023, and that number will increase, as the annual total for this year is not yet...
View ArticleThis little-known law could have a huge impact on how San Diegans’ taxes get...
If San Diego voters approve a city sales tax hike on the Nov. 5 ballot, city leaders won’t be able to start spending the estimated $400 million a year in new money without first grappling with a policy...
View Article‘My Intimate Partner’ art exhibit in Oceanside examines violence in...
Smadar Samson met a group of women who had become homeless after leaving abusive relationships, while she was doing volunteer work in homelessness outreach. Some had children in tow, others had...
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Open-ended Kaiser mental health worker strike begins
Workers gathered outside Kaiser hospitals in San Diego and Los Angeles Monday, launching what is to be an “open-ended” strike by Kaiser mental health care workers throughout Southern California....
View ArticleMotorcycle rider dies after head-on crash in Ramona
A 36-year-old man died Friday after the motorcycle he was riding crashed head-on into a pickup on state Route 78 in Ramona, a California Highway Patrol official said. The crash was reported when the...
View ArticleFour years after high-profile Borrego Health raid, El Cajon contract dentist...
Six people have been charged with Medi-Cal fraud by the California attorney general, following a long-running investigation into the former healthcare nonprofit known as Borrego Health. State...
View ArticleSD firefighter on hurricane relief mission may have fallen asleep at wheel,...
A San Diego battalion chief who crashed a fire department pickup on an east Texas freeway last month, leaving himself and two colleagues injured, may have fallen asleep while driving, according to a...
View ArticleMan who allegedly brandished shotgun led police on chase onto Coronado bridge
A man who allegedly pointed a shotgun at people in El Cajon on Monday led police on a chase that ended with his arrest on the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, officials said. Police received reports around...
View ArticleComplaints about hotel program for flood victims prompt supervisor to call...
Nine months after historic floods displaced thousands of San Diegans, county supervisors could decide Tuesday whether to delve into concerns victims raised about the contractor that managed its...
View ArticleWhy is San Diego Unified facing a $176 million deficit?
San Diego Unified officials said Monday they have identified roughly $100 million in budget solutions to address the district’s impending $176 million deficit — but it hasn’t yet published details of...
View ArticleIf you weren’t selected for the CDC’s Tijuana River sewage survey, here’s...
Late last week, local and federal public health officials interviewed households near the Tijuana River Valley about how the crossborder sewage crisis may be impacting their health. For those who did...
View ArticleDriver dies after crashing into power pole in Oceanside
A man who was allegedly driving recklessly in Oceanside died after his SUV crashed into a large, metal power pole in Oceanside on Monday afternoon, police said. The crash was reported after witnesses...
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Sea turtles thrive in warm waters. So what was this one doing near death off...
Moira is a mystery. A loggerhead sea turtle, she’s a creature of the subtropics, so it’s really not clear how she ended up in a bay in Canada. But there she was in February, floating in a kelp bed in...
View ArticleStudent arrested on suspicion of bringing BB gun to Spring Valley school
A Spring Valley middle school was placed on lockdown for two hours Monday and a student was arrested after a realistic-looking BB gun was found on campus, authorities said. Deputies were called to the...
View ArticleIn technical feat, the Navy’s F-35B fighter jet lands on Japanese aircraft...
In a technical advance off San Diego, a Navy F-35B strike fighter landed on a Japanese aircraft carrier for the first time over the weekend, proving that the two allies can jointly use one of the...
View ArticleSan Diego’s mild October weather might linger until Halloween
The strong Santa Ana winds that usually begin blowing across San Diego County in October have largely been a no-show, and it’s possible that things will stay that way until Halloween, the National...
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