La Mesa’s trolley traffic problem has a multibillion-dollar feel without the billions. SANDAG’s proposed fixes could cost up to $741 million, and the city is in no rush to build.

Imperial Valley cities are pausing or banning data centers as officials weigh economic hopes against demands on power, water and land.

San Diego’s coast starts cloudy Tuesday before warming into a sunny weekend. Inland mountains and deserts face dangerous heat through Saturday.

A crash on a Carlsbad I-5 off-ramp allegedly escalated into a stabbing and assault. The suspect was arrested soon afterward.

San Diego’s free Ho‘olaule‘a returns to Liberty Station Aug. 22-23 with hula, Hawaiian music, cultural exhibits, island food and shaved ice.

A 67-year-old San Diego man with memory issues was last seen Sunday morning. Police are asking the public to help locate him.

A Riverside County charter school is gone after officials flagged $16 million in founder-linked payments, religious-school ties and weak academics.

A $4.3 million federal grant is pushing Oceanside’s long-delayed Coast Highway bridge replacement closer to construction. The 1929 bridge could be replaced by the end of the decade.

San Diego researchers are testing a potential Gulf War illness treatment as Congress keeps toxic-exposure research funding at half its former level.

Birch Aquarium is giving San Diego’s most recognizable salamander a fall exhibit built around Mexican culture, regenerative science and conservation.

El Cajon wants a 20-year downtown assessment worth nearly $800,000 in year one. The spending questions are not going away.

San Diego will warm to 80 degrees Monday after early clouds clear, while inland valleys and deserts face dangerous heat.

Oceanside’s Irving Gill-designed Crown Heights center is set to reopen after a more than $5 million rehabilitation.