UC San Diego modelers show that spraying sea salt into Pacific clouds could weaken a potentially historic El Niño, but experts warn the risks, timing and politics are huge. The idea is a temporary, targeted tool — not a silver bullet.

Cemetery plots, embalming and ceremony fees can push San Diego funeral bills past $10,000. We break down where the money goes and lower‑cost options families can consider.

Scripps Research won $2M from the Gates Foundation to expand its Freyja wastewater tools and build AI that links sewage and clinical data for earlier outbreak warnings. Pilots will start in Africa and the tools will remain open‑source.

Fresno State and UC San Diego opened the F3i Supercomputing Center to give Central Valley growers shared access to AI, high-performance computing and training. The hub pairs campus resources with SDSC expertise and F3 Innovate programs.

Grieving San Diego families led a Walk for Lives event Saturday, combining testimonials with resource booths as federal and county officials highlighted prevention and enforcement steps.

A road-rage shooting on the SR‑52 to I‑15 connector in Kearny Mesa left a driver injured and prompted the arrest of a 27-year-old, the CHP says.

An early-morning blaze gutted Jilberto's Taco Shop on Highway 76 in Pauma Valley. No injuries were reported and the county Bomb/Arson Unit is investigating.

A man climbed a tree on San Diego City College's downtown campus and stayed aloft for nearly six hours before police took him into custody.

La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club has begun phase two of a $60M renovation that will remake all 90 guest rooms. The resort will stay open during staged work.

County issued an advisory for the San Elijo Lagoon outlet at Cardiff; avoid water contact until testing clears the area.

An 8-year-old was found near a Lakeside Dairy Queen after a break-in at Paws Place; the shop says a pregnant sand boa was taken and more than $2,000 in damage was done.

A man was found shot at an apartment complex in Logan Heights Tuesday night; homicide detectives are investigating. Authorities have released few details.

A federal judge gave former deputy Jeremiah Flores 57 months after a jury found he shoved a shackled detainee at the courthouse, causing a spinal injury and months of hospitalization.