A proposed DHS rollback of the 2022 public‑charge rule has immigrant families in California avoiding child care and other services amid confusion and fear. Advocates warn the impact could ripple across early‑education and health systems.

A new $2M longevity fund and an East County pilot aim to blunt rising housing and financial strain among San Diego’s older residents. Hospitals and nonprofits say services must shift from crisis care to prevention.

Supervisor Jim Desmond will ask the Board to study a pilot pairing down‑payment aid with interest‑rate buy‑downs; staff would report back with options and costs within 120 days.

San Diego has fenced off the Mission Beach lifeguard tower near Belmont Park while crews build a temporary station and make repairs. Boardwalk detours are in place and the city is lining up funding.

Morning coastal fog and sunny afternoons. Inland highs near 80°F this week.

San Diego Unified will consider whether to remove César Chávez’s name from a local elementary school after recent national reporting raised sexual‑abuse allegations about the late labor leader. The district has flagged the campus for review and no decision has been announced.

A Westcliff University surf coach dove into the surf at Oceanside Harbor and pulled a father and daughter from a rip current; neither suffered serious injuries.

Global Indian chain Sankalp has opened at The Shoppes at Carlsbad, introducing dosa‑focused South Indian fare to North County. The Chamber has already welcomed the newcomer.

Oceanside nonprofit Freedom Dogs marks 20 years pairing veterans with service dogs while scrambling to replace a Department of Defense grant that covered nearly half its budget. Local donors are being asked to step up.

A Padres‑commissioned study says Petco Park generated about $913 million in new economic impact in 2024, boosting jobs and tax revenue across downtown San Diego.

A suspected murder‑suicide in Burlingame left an elderly woman and her adult son dead Monday. Homicide detectives say the man shot his mother before turning the gun on himself.

A man was killed and another hospitalized after a shooting Monday evening in South Park near San Marcos Avenue and Kalmia Street.

A 40-year-old hiker was found dead on El Cajon Mountain after family members reported him missing; the county medical examiner will identify the remains. Search teams and a sheriff's helicopter scoured the mountain during the multi-day effort.