Santee has been added to California’s Fire Risk Reduction Community List. The designation could help residents win insurance credits and priority wildfire grant funding.

El Cajon’s council voted 4–1 to forgo roughly $5.3 million in state encampment funding, citing housing‑first restrictions and a preference for locally controlled shelter and outreach. The choice leaves local contracts as the immediate path to expanded services.

San Diego law enforcement will accept unwanted guns in Encinitas Saturday; anonymous turn‑ins earn gift cards and free trigger locks.

A Chula Vista pickleball player says a miswired fence shocked her unconscious and has sued the city and the club over injuries and alleged negligence.

San Diego Workforce Partnership is directing $4.22M to nonprofits and university partners to expand paid internships, AI‑integrated training and youth career services across the county.

Cemetery plots, embalming and ceremony fees can push San Diego funeral bills past $10,000. We break down where the money goes and lower‑cost options families can consider.

A free Filipino American Friendship Festival returns to NTC Park at Liberty Station on July 18 with vendors, performances and a lumpia-eating contest.

Grieving San Diego families led a Walk for Lives event Saturday, combining testimonials with resource booths as federal and county officials highlighted prevention and enforcement steps.

The DA-backed Shelter Ready app has slashed shelter placement time and signed on hundreds of outreach organizations in its first year.

Sweetwater Union High School District will house its Launch Virtual Academy in Chula Vista’s Millenia Library under a 15-year lease with city-funded buildout.

Seven French bulldogs under one year old were found abandoned across Rancho Santa Fe; neighbors and a vet clinic are caring for the animals while investigators probe the dumping.

More than 100 pets arrived at local shelters after July 4 fireworks. The San Diego Humane Society is waiving reclaim fees and updating its lost-and-found listings to speed reunifications.

MAKE Cafe’s Normal Heights outpost pairs daytime farm-to-table service with a 12-week paid training program that aims to move immigrant and refugee women into long-term jobs.