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.

Network changes to Medicare Advantage plans are forcing thousands of San Diego seniors to change primary-care doctors or pay more to keep access to UCSD and other systems. Local counselors are urging people to act now.

A Fallbrook family found a mountain lion in a backyard trap; state wildlife officers removed and released the cat, leaving neighbors worried about missing pets.

The city activated its inclement weather shelter program for Feb. 20, opening temporary beds at Father Joe's Villages and Living Water Church for people sleeping outdoors.

Registered nurses picketed outside UC San Diego and Palomar hospitals, calling immigration enforcement a public-health threat and demanding clear SB 81 protocols.

211 San Diego launched a local outreach campaign to connect residents to food, housing and health services as federal benefit changes loom. The helpline says it will expand outreach and track program updates.

San Diego launched a public dashboard that breaks out homelessness outcomes for unincorporated communities, showing monthly tallies for outreach, shelter exits and new cases. The move is meant to give residents a more local view of program results.

Just Equations names California among five states that have tightened the bridge between high‑school math and college expectations and outlines practical steps to cut remediation. The report points to dual enrollment, senior‑year readiness and clearer university expectations.

A mural under the Paseo de los Héroes bridge memorializes two journalists slain in Tijuana and renews calls for those who ordered the killings to be arrested.

Escondido would reallocate federal HUD funds to expand rental subsidies and serve many more low‑income households, with a council vote set for March 4, 2026.

San Diego County's ARCC will open downtown Saturday to perform more than 150 Valentine's Day ceremonies. Appointments and walk-ins will be available.

A bypass pipeline near Junction Box 1 ruptured, releasing about 36,000 gallons into Stewart's Drain; crews contained the flow and cleaned up within hours.

Hundreds of Chula Vista educators told the school board that steep premium hikes have forced some to drop district coverage and seek care across the border.