Sunny Wednesday with highs near 74°F; patchy coastal fog late tonight and a sharp warm-up Friday.

An activist investor is trying to oust Jack in the Box’s chair as the San Diego chain grapples with losses, dozens of closures and a bruising Del Taco sale.

Protected bike lanes on San Diego’s 30th Street have recorded steady growth and topped roughly 130,000 trips in 2025. The corridor’s counts offer a local test case for expanding separated bikeways.

San Diego City Council will hold an evening public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget Monday at 6 p.m. Councilmember Sean Elo‑Rivera shared participation details on Facebook.

A report says the Padres offered Nick Pivetta and prospects to the Twins for All‑Star Joe Ryan as San Diego chases rotation depth after offseason injuries.

The San Diego Rescue Mission is scouting a shelter likely in El Cajon to expand East County capacity. Leaders say a site could be picked by summer and the nonprofit would operate it.

La Mesa police and a sheriff's helicopter searched near Lake Park Way and Baltimore Drive for a suspicious person, the department said.

Del Mar council received an update on the city’s undergrounding work; Stratford Court South is nearly finished and financing returns to the March agenda.

Photos show weapons, thousands of rounds and drugs seized after a Feb. 5 search warrant tied to an October Oak Park burglary.

A Santee car-shop owner was sentenced to 23 years after an El Cajon jury convicted him of molesting two girls. A civil court previously awarded one victim more than $1.54 million.

A La Mesa man was sentenced to eight years after a wrong-way DUI crash on Broadway in Lemon Grove that killed a front-seat passenger and injured others.

UC San Diego plans a 6,000‑bed Pepper Canyon East village to ease record enrollment and housing waitlists, with the first phase and financing to be finalized over the next year.

The second annual Tijuana con Olor a Café takes over Avenida Revolución Feb. 21–22 with a 7,000‑cup target; proceeds will support the Castro‑Limón pediatric cancer foundation.