The 340‑room Embassy Suites in UTC sold for $111M to Ascendant Capital Partners, about half its 2021 price; the buyer plans roughly $20M in renovations.

NWS San Diego projects continued warm, gusty Santa Ana winds and above-average temperatures for the area, with potential cooling and precipitation later in the week.

Teamsters Local 542 members struck in El Centro after contract talks with Transdev collapsed, disrupting IVT routes. ICTC announced free fares across IVT while negotiations continue.

An Oceanside eatery, Bread and Cheese Eatery, suffered a fire on December 23, disrupting its operations and prompting a community-supported GoFundMe campaign for its recovery.

Developers behind the Pangaea plan have six months to secure an elite tennis partner and complete key studies for a 124‑acre Chula Vista bayfront proposal. The Port approved a short ENA to test the project’s viability.

Two people were arrested for trespassing on railroad property after being spotted riding a train in Del Mar, San Diego County Sheriff's Office reports. No injuries occurred.

Former Rep. Duncan Hunter is listed in a federal lobbying filing seeking a presidential pardon for Raymond Liddy. The disclosure reconnects a high‑profile San Diego legal saga to national clemency politics.

A federal judge denied a request to curb San Diego County’s use of isolation-style administrative separation after two in-custody deaths, keeping current policies in place as lawyers head into settlement talks.

The U.S. House approved $26 million to restart the long-stalled San Luis Rey River flood project in Oceanside, funding dredging, levee fixes, studies and beach sand replenishment. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.

San Diego police responded to an armed barricade in Tierrasanta on the 10100 block of Orleck Street. Officials urged neighbors to avoid the area while negotiators worked.

Fiesta de Reyes secured a 30‑year concession extension and sold a majority stake to ExplorUS, with $3M set aside for Parcel 20 and $10M planned over the contract.

A trial opens Monday to decide whether animal-rights groups can block rodeos at Petco Park as past horse injuries and sponsor withdrawals loom over the case.

A 36-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized after being struck on El Cajon Boulevard; police say the crash left him with a partial amputation and SDPD traffic investigators are probing the scene.