A southeast San Diego Drop Center warns it may close after Mayor Todd Gloria's draft budget left out the group's city funding. The omission threatens diversion and job programs for teens.

CAL FIRE and California State Parks will run a prescribed burn on April 22 near Middle Peak south of Lake Cuyamaca; smoke is expected to be visible across San Diego County.

Three climbers were hoisted off a 100‑foot ledge at El Capitan in Lakeside Tuesday and are reported to be in good health. Emergency crews completed the extraction by helicopter.

Rep. Juan Vargas told activists AIPAC never gave him money — but FEC filings list six-figure contributions. The contradiction has ignited local criticism ahead of a June primary.

More than $16.5 million in grants will fund EV chargers at San Diego libraries and recreation centers, expanding neighborhood charging and supporting climate goals.

Google's AI Overviews are surfacing the City of San Diego's Inside San Diego posts above local reporting, prompting concern that official messaging could overshadow independent journalism.

SDG&E is widening its cheapest electricity hours to weekdays 10 a.m.–2 p.m., lowering midday delivery charges and nudging customers to shift EV charging and heavy loads. Savings will vary by supplier and usage.

A 24-year-old inmate was found unresponsive at MCC San Diego and later pronounced dead. Federal officials say the FBI has been notified as investigators review the case.

Juvenile great whites that used to gather off Del Mar–Torrey Pines have moved on, but NOAA’s El Niño outlook raises the chance tiger, bull and hammerhead sharks could move north.

Carlsbad is reviving a COPPS community‑policing team after City Council approved funding and a $2.9M reallocation; officials are recruiting six officers to focus on neighborhood problems.

Verise, from Michelin-trained chef Riccardo Bilotta, has opened at Hotel Solea in Carlsbad with house-made pastas, wood-fired pizzas and an olive-grove dining room.

Compass Capital paid $18.2M for RB Medical Plaza, a 71,971‑SF Rancho Bernardo medical campus that was remodeled in 2023. The trade marks steady investor interest in San Diego MOBs.

After 32 years without an arrest, relatives of Vera Campbell say renewed police review and new DNA tools offer a chance at closure.