Pâtisserie Mélanie will close its North Park bakery this Sunday after nearly three years, owners say the costly, drawn‑out buildout and legal fights left them unable to continue.

A state court restored Midway’s 30‑foot cap, but Mayor Gloria and developers say Midway Rising will move through hearings and a City Council vote this spring.

EPA chief Lee Zeldin returns to San Diego Thursday to press binational partners and local regulators for a '100% solution' to the Tijuana River sewage crisis. Residents say progress is still uneven.

The San Diego River Park Foundation counted 148 people in the riverbed last week — about half the number recorded in September. Officials say outreach and housing placements helped drive the decline.

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.