T. Denny Sanford, the billionaire donor behind Sanford Health and the San Diego Zoo’s Elephant Valley, has died at 90. His gifts reshaped hospitals and public projects and prompted tough questions.

San Diego is mapping city‑owned land for affordable homes and shelter; the planning department will host neighborhood open houses in late July and early August.

More than 30 cats were removed from a San Diego home after a neighbor reported a suspicious smell; the animals are now at SDHS receiving medical and behavioral care.

Experts say "zero days" of beach closure from Tijuana sewage is a realistic target — but only if binational fixes, steady funding and sediment and pollution work continue.

A San Diego man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 10 years after agents seized PCP, meth and multiple firearms during a federal probe.

Santee has been added to California’s Fire Risk Reduction Community List. The designation could help residents win insurance credits and priority wildfire grant funding.

A man in his 30s was shot and killed Wednesday in Valencia Park. Homicide detectives are investigating; police say there is no ongoing threat.

San Diego law enforcement will accept unwanted guns in Encinitas Saturday; anonymous turn‑ins earn gift cards and free trigger locks.

A San Diego jury split on a murder charge in the National City DUI that killed Tina Smith; jurors convicted the driver on other counts while leaving the murder charge unresolved.

IKEA is opening a Plan & Order pick-up point at Southland Plaza next Wednesday, offering design consultations and scheduled pick-up for South Bay shoppers.

A La Jolla toddler suffered severe foot burns after stepping on hot coals at Kellogg Park; his family filed a lawsuit saying the city failed to prevent the danger.

A 27-year-old driver died after a Toyota veered off the I‑805 onramp in Clairemont and struck a tree and cinder-block wall. CHP and the county medical examiner are investigating.

Cloudy, muggy start; high tides and 3–5 ft surf may flood low‑lying beaches tonight. Heat advisory begins Wednesday.