San Diego Unified will open universal, no‑cost after‑school enrollment for TK–8 students; applications run April 20–May 1.

Gaslamp merchants say unlicensed carts are crowding sidewalks and undercutting storefronts. They want the city to publicly confirm enforcement as lawsuits and an appeals court ruling complicate policy.

Faith leaders and volunteers gathered at the federal courthouse during Holy Week, vowing to keep accompanying migrants into immigration hearings as federal officers tighten access.

San Diego Police Lieutenant Brian Avera, 43, died after battling pancreatic cancer. He served since 2006 and was active in homelessness outreach and union leadership.

A 19-person fuels crew called Fire Mountain Crew 21 began clearing brush in Rancho Del Oro this week under a Measure X-funded pilot program. The team will also be available to help neighboring jurisdictions.

A morning outage left more than 5,000 SDG&E customers without power across Granite Hills, Bostonia and east El Cajon after a reported transformer fire in Bostonia.

San Diego has recast March 31 as Farmworkers Day after state and local moves to replace César Chávez Day and refocus tributes on the workers themselves.

UCLA's State of Latinos in California report finds Latinos drive the state's labor force but face persistent wage gaps and industry segregation.

UFCW Southern California locals say a newly ratified four‑year Kaiser contract delivers big, early raises, AI protections and more training funds for frontline pharmacy and lab staff.

The Wesley Community Services Center feeds hungry and unhoused people in San Diego's Mid-City neighborhood three times a week. The county health department just shut its kitchen down for vermin — and while the violation is real, the closure raises uncomfortable questions about what it means to apply commercial kitchen standards to a safety-net operation running on donations and goodwill.

Multiple outages left thousands across North County without power Thursday evening; SDG&E and local stations report crews working to restore service.

Teachers say threats, a Supreme Court opt‑out ruling and uneven enforcement are chilling mandated LGBTQ history lessons across California.

Explicit AI deepfakes are circulating in high schools and many educators lack training to respond. Youth organizers and a federal law are pushing schools toward clearer policies.