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.

Lakeshore Villa, a 126-unit seniors affordable community in San Carlos, sold for $47M. The buyer vows to invest and keep the building affordable.

San Diego’s Element Biosciences unveiled VITARI, a benchtop sequencer it says can deliver a whole genome for about $100. The launch comes as patent and antitrust fights with Illumina play out in federal court.

Clifford "Rip" Rippetoe will retire this year as the San Diego Convention Center prepares to tap hotel-tax funds for repairs and an eventual expansion.