UC San Diego rolled out a B.S. in Artificial Intelligence and welcomed its first cohort, joining a growing group of colleges adding AI undergraduate majors.

Queenstown Hospitality Group opened a New Zealand‑style bistro in Del Mar Village with smashburgers, meat pies, weekend brunch and a dog menu. The group is offering opening promotions and weekday happy hour.

General Dynamics NASSCO won $856 million to build T‑AO 217, part of the John Lewis fleet oiler run — funding that leaders say will steady jobs at the San Diego shipyard.

Supporters say the county's plan to wind down San Pasqual Academy needs more public review to avoid disrupting foster-youth placements.

Steven Lee Davis, 60, was found unresponsive at MCC San Diego after a reported altercation. Federal investigators have been notified and an autopsy is pending.

Medify Air has asked a court to void San Diego County’s $26.8M purifier deal, saying the chosen machines won’t remove the hydrogen sulfide from Tijuana River pollution. The dispute could slow deliveries to South Bay homes.

Multiple suspicious blazes near Sharp Memorial Hospital were reported early Sunday; police detained a man and investigators are asking the public for tips.

The state GOP says Carl DeMaio’s mailers and website used official Republican branding and issued a May 14 cease-and-desist threatening legal action. The fight spotlights a larger intra‑party split ahead of the June primary.

A Beach Hazards Statement and gusty winds make San Diego beaches hazardous from Saturday evening through Monday morning. Lifeguards and forecasters urge staying out of the water.

A 37-year-old man was critically injured in a Midway District hit-and-run early Friday. SDPD and Crime Stoppers are asking for tips and footage.

San Diego health officials are urging at-risk residents to complete the two-dose JYNNEOS series after a local rise in mpox cases and a travel-linked clade I detection.

An autopsy found Eugene Rodman Smith died of acute peritonitis from a ruptured pancreatic pseudocyst while in custody at San Diego Central Jail; the death was ruled natural.

A Temecula Valley High water‑polo photo prompted trustees' online remarks and a parent's call for resignations.