Two new state laws require schools to adopt heat‑safety protocols and encourage heat‑illness lessons, but auditors warn stalled CalSHAPE funds could leave upgrades unfunded.

Cool, cloudy morning clears to highs near 79°F; high surf and strong rip currents hit south‑facing beaches Sunday night through Tuesday.

The CTC approved nearly $2.5 billion for 150+ projects statewide, funding bridges, mobility hubs and safety upgrades from Shasta to Los Angeles.

Experts say "zero days" of beach closure from Tijuana sewage is a realistic target — but only if binational fixes, steady funding and sediment and pollution work continue.

San Diego County is caring for more than 820 birds seized from a Valley Center property; Animal Services says donations to its Spirit Fund will help cover medical care.

Authorities have added a $50,000 governor’s reward to a $1,000 Crime Stoppers offer — $51,000 total — as SDPD renews its plea for tips in the 2018 Logan Heights killing of Arthur Jordan.

A San Diego man with a long criminal history was sentenced to 10 years after agents seized PCP, meth and multiple firearms during a federal probe.

A landlord was arrested in Normal Heights after allegedly striking a tenant with a baseball bat; officers negotiated a standoff before taking the suspect into custody.

AB 1201, the ReUNITY Act, would narrow automatic bans on reunification services for some parents with violent felonies and requires individualized court review. The bill advanced out of Senate Judiciary and moves to Appropriations.

San Diego police responded to a barricaded suspect on the 4800 block of 35th Street, prompting heavy resources and traffic disruption in the Normal Heights area.

A late-night brush fire burned roughly 8–10 acres near Burckthorn Trail in Campo as Cal Fire and county crews worked the scene.

San Diego police are investigating a homicide in East Village after a reported death on the 300 block of Park Boulevard. Detectives ask anyone with tips to come forward.

A downtown San Diego jury will decide whether a Victra-run Verizon store is liable after an elderly Poway customer was struck and seriously injured last June.