LPL Financial plans to cut 72 roles at its San Diego office as part of a broader efficiency push. Most affected staff will remain employed into April and May 2026.

Billionaire-backed and boutique proposals have pushed a statewide debate: build whole new cities or force denser housing into existing ones. Costs, water and population math complicate the choice.

Tijuana agents arrested two homicide suspects and a man wanted for robbery after U.S. agencies shared intelligence. Authorities say the detainees will be processed by Mexican prosecutors and sent back to face charges.

San Diego’s Element Biosciences unveiled VITARI, a benchtop sequencer it says can deliver a whole genome for about $100. The launch comes as patent and antitrust fights with Illumina play out in federal court.

California awarded San Diego $5 million from the CalVIP Cohort 5 pot to scale the Peacemaker Project’s outreach teams, trauma services and re-entry supports. The funding targets neighborhoods hit hardest by gang and gun violence.

Registered nurses picketed outside UC San Diego and Palomar hospitals, calling immigration enforcement a public-health threat and demanding clear SB 81 protocols.

Clear, cool Friday morning in San Diego; High Surf Advisory through 10 p.m. Friday. Sunny, warmer weekend with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.

San Diego’s cult‑favorite Mike’s Red Tacos has launched a national franchising push with early commitments for more than 200 locations, backed by industry veterans.

Clifford "Rip" Rippetoe will retire this year as the San Diego Convention Center prepares to tap hotel-tax funds for repairs and an eventual expansion.

A machete attack near Hotel Circle South left a man with a head injury; police said the suspect remained at large midday.

Consular and Tijuana water officials met this week to review sanitation projects aimed at curbing sewage flows into the Tijuana River and improving coastal water quality. The review focused on pipelines, pump stations and treatment upgrades.

MCASD La Jolla will host Giants this spring, a touring selection from the Dean Collection with 130+ works and a massive Mickalene Thomas installation. Preview April 17.

Harland Brewing plans a 2,000-square-foot restaurant and taproom at Mission Bay Golf Course with a golf-facing patio and full food program.