CCRC provided a $1.333M permanent loan to Serenade on 43rd, helping preserve 65 affordable homes in City Heights and secure supportive housing for formerly unhoused residents.

San Diego Zoo Safari Park vets and UC San Diego Health surgeons performed a first-of-its-kind mastoidectomy on Mizani, a 12-year-old gorilla, who is now recovering with his troop.

A 53-year-old Vista woman died after a late-night single-vehicle crash on SR‑79 near Warner Springs. The CHP says she was partly ejected and was not wearing a seatbelt.

A federal appeals panel upheld a lower court’s injunction, blocking strict FinCEN reporting rules that small San Diego check‑cashers said would crush their businesses. The decision keeps protections in place while legal challenges proceed.

An Extreme Heat Watch runs July 14–16 with inland 90s–100s; beaches face high tides and 3–5 ft surf through Tuesday evening.

Mostly cloudy and muggy this morning; high tides and 3–5 ft surf could cause minor coastal flooding through Tuesday.

CBP officers at Otay Mesa say they intercepted 72.53 pounds of suspected cocaine during a cargo inspection, the San Diego Field Office reported. Lab testing and HSI referrals are expected as investigators follow up.

Realtor.com finds 25.2 million under-35s lived with parents in 2025 as housing costs and a 4M-unit shortfall squeeze independence. San Diego’s mayor pushed #BuildMoreHomes.

San Diego may pay $3.1M to settle a sergeant’s discrimination suits; council will vote July 14.

A woman was hit in a crosswalk near Tavern at the Beach on July 2, reviving calls for safety fixes along Garnet Avenue.

CBRE has listed the former Hillcrest Rite Aid site, and neighbors are demanding public space as the parcel goes to market. The listing has reopened questions about scale and character.

Juan Lopez’s Poppy Bakeshop is a weekend pastry pop-up at Liberty Station serving French‑inspired, Mexican‑tinged pastries as he eyes a Normal Heights storefront.

A Candy Land pop-up transforms Bayside Kitchen + Bar into a life-size board game this July with themed bites, cookie decorating and timed tickets.