Escondido’s main library is due to reopen in July 2026 after a $10M state-funded overhaul that adds maker labs, study pods, ADA upgrades and refreshed children’s spaces.

Interactive charts from the San Francisco Chronicle and UC data show sharp differences in acceptance rates and admitted GPAs by major for fall 2025. Berkeley CS ticked up but high‑demand programs remain tight.

County officials say San Diego secured a $99.5M Prop 1 award to build a Midway Behavioral Health Wellness Campus combining crisis, residential and outpatient care.

A county pilot will cover rooftop solar installation costs for income-qualified homeowners in unincorporated San Diego, but spots are limited. The program offers incentives designed to cover installation expenses and has about 22 project slots.

As San Diego’s shelters hit capacity, a local nonprofit is renting houses and placing people into shared rooms as a stopgap while the city scrambles for more beds.

Thousands turned Petco Park into a hands‑on science fair as Expo Day drew roughly 20,000 people while proposed federal budgets threaten deep cuts to NIH, NSF and NASA.

After a week in ICE custody, City Heights community leader Iris Esmeralda Contreras was released on bond and will face a federal court hearing Monday.

New state rules and CYBHI funding let San Diego schools bill Medi‑Cal and commercial plans for eligible student wellness services, preserving counselors and keeping care free. Parents must consent and provide insurance info, but districts say data is protected.

A San Diego rideshare driver who waited nearly seven years for an asylum decision was detained at Camp Pendleton’s gate and taken to Otay Mesa, with a hearing set March 12.

More than 30 cats and kittens rescued from Stockton are in San Diego Humane Society care; many need medical treatment and are being quarantined across SDHS campuses. Shelter teams are isolating and treating the animals before adoption.

Girl Scouts San Diego says Ferrero voided a cookie contract and cost the council $1.1M, prompting a federal lawsuit that says troop funding and donations were hit hard.

County leaders pledged $1.5M to keep Casa Mariposa open while Mayor Gloria says he'll ask City Council to match the funds. Providers called it a lifeline for survivors.

Held 17 months at Otay Mesa, an asylum seeker began a hunger strike and was hospitalized; family and counsel say a habeas petition was denied and ICE did not comment.