Avenzo will go public via a reverse merger with Rallybio, backed by a $215M financing and expected to trade as AVZO. The deal funds multiple clinical readouts through 2028.

Little Fawn debuts inside the Fin Hotel with shareable California‑Mediterranean plates, natural wines and a tight cocktail program.

National City approved an $89.1M general‑fund budget this week that narrows the projected gap but leaves unassigned reserves under pressure. Officials promise tougher choices and revenue work ahead.

A previously undisclosed training accident off Texas left a Romanian naval officer with partial loss of fingers. New reporting raises safety questions about Shield AI’s V‑BAT drone.

Security-camera footage shows a mountain lion in a Scripps Highlands backyard; wildlife officials urge standing your ground and keeping pets indoors.

Cal Fire expanded a Red Flag Warning Friday to cover parts of eastern Riverside and eastern San Diego counties amid strong winds and low humidity.

A San Diego man says a wrong turn into Mexico led to a guilty plea, a fine and six days in jail; he now wants California to clarify whether the foreign conviction strips his gun rights.

Low clouds this morning should clear to partial sun and highs near 73F. Mountain and desert gusts pick up Saturday; secure loose items if youre headed inland.

An archival San Diego Reader reprint recalls the 1999 abduction of Coronado Cays resident Georgina Romero de Crespo — a case that resonates as Baja officials step up anti‑kidnapping operations.

Southern California lawyers say bond hearings are being rushed and high bonds are keeping detainees locked up even after federal judges order relief. Legal teams have filed tens of thousands of habeas petitions.

Conservancy crews and volunteers pulled tons of debris from the San Diego River in Lakeside as expanding encampments raise wildfire and safety concerns.

A driver died Monday after a Mercedes SUV veered off Jimmy Durante Boulevard and struck construction equipment. Investigators say it’s too early to tell whether impairment was a factor.

Early returns show San Diego voters trailing Measure A, the vacant‑home tax that would have charged $8,000–$10,000 a year. County election officials say counts will continue this week.