A judge dismissed a defamation suit tied to San Dieguito's bruising 2024 school board race, clearing trustee Michael Allman but leaving an appeal possible.

A preliminary $104.3M budget would trim about $2.5M and reassign firefighters while the city considers tapping reserves; union leaders warn of slower responses.

Dr. Abhay Gupta was ordered to stop practicing after multiple positive alcohol tests while on probation. Medical Board records show a prior DUI and multi‑year probationary oversight.

A fatal crash shut down all northbound I‑15 lanes north of SR‑76, triggering a SigAlert and major detours through North County.

Incumbent Henry Foster holds a razor-thin, 22‑vote edge in District 4 as county counts continue. The narrow margin leaves a November showdown likely unless tallies or a recount change the outcome.

San Diego supervisors approved the county’s first BHSA Integrated Plan, a three-year roadmap to steer funding toward mental health care, substance use treatment and housing.

The San Diego Zoo is retiring its Nighttime Zoo after this summer; the program runs through Aug. 9 and the zoo plans a new seasonal festival for 2027.

Carlsbad planners approved a five‑story, 397‑unit Hanover apartment project on Salk Avenue that includes 59 deed‑restricted affordable units and uses a state density bonus. The decision clears a key step but can be appealed.

Police say a witness’s partial plate led officers to a Mira Mesa vehicle; the woman was able to get to an officer’s car and the suspect was arrested. The suspect faces multiple felony counts.

SDG&E, Qualcomm and UC San Diego’s Scripps launched Edge Alert Sentinel — an on‑site AI pilot on Palomar Mountain to flag wildfire and extreme‑weather risks faster. The first unit will be evaluated during the PSPS season and could scale regionally in 2027.

Whole Foods is set to return to Encinitas, expected to take the former Kohl's anchor at Encinitas Marketplace. No opening date has been announced.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria was installed as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and pledged to press Washington on housing, safety and accountability.

La Jolla Institute researchers joined a PNAS study that introduced "superHLA," a computational pipeline that scanned more than 190,000 peptides and validated 24 superbinders. The method could help identify vaccine targets that work across diverse genetic backgrounds.