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.

More than 2,500 SDG&E customers lost power across several San Diego neighborhoods Monday; restoration windows fell between midmorning and midafternoon.

An appeals court ruling and state law changes give California employers stronger options — from workplace violence prevention plans to restraining orders — to protect staff.

San Diego warns hundreds of emergency voucher recipients could lose rental assistance this fall, with many households elderly, disabled or extremely low‑income. Officials say funds may run out by fall 2026.

Ricky Shabazz is mixing social‑justice outreach with housing and new degrees to try to reverse enrollment decline at downtown City College.

The San Diego Housing Commission closed the Section 8 waitlist after voucher costs climbed and federal funding failed to keep pace, leaving tens of thousands waiting.