San Diego shelved a plan to charge drivers to enter Mission Bay Park after council support evaporated. Officials are shifting to audits, lease reviews and targeted savings.

San Diego engineering firm RICK is collecting statewide honors as it advances major local projects from Civita to Navy Pier’s Freedom Park.

Upper 70s to near 80°F today as Santa Ana winds ease; gusty mountain winds and high surf expected into the weekend.

A San Diego‑led team mapped nine CD8 T‑cell states and identified two transcription factors that revive exhausted T cells without erasing immune memory. The finding points to new cell‑therapy strategies.

A Ferrari crashed into a tree on La Noria in Rancho Santa Fe; the driver was rushed to a hospital in critical condition, officials say.

A San Diego man was sentenced to 33 years and four months after prosecutors say he shipped meth to the Tampa Bay area and laundered proceeds tied to a multi‑state ring.

San Diego police served a warrant at a City Heights home and arrested four people after seizing nine gambling machines, $625 and a loaded handgun.

President Trump called Escondido’s Royce Williams and said the 100‑year‑old will receive the Medal of Honor after a decades‑long campaign and a legal fix. The White House has not set a ceremony date.

SANDAG approved about $55 million in TransNet SGIP grants for 36 projects across 14 cities and the county, funding bikeways, complete-streets upgrades and climate planning.

Denny Sanford Elephant Valley opens March 5, 2026, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, letting visitors walk above a roaming herd and spot eyelashes up close.

After a 2024 spike, California’s average auto premium fell about 8% in 2025 to roughly $2,309, though big city gaps mean not everyone saw savings.

Manny Pacquiao will captain and fight for the San Diego TJ's in the Team Boxing League, appearing as an ambassador in 2026 and joining ownership in 2027.

Escondido police are searching for a man who exposed himself to students near Orange Glen High; investigators are asking anyone with information to call.