The Mirabelli case is still tied up in appeals after a December injunction and a 9th Circuit stay. The Supreme Court had not publicly acted on the emergency application as of March 2, 2026.

Heavier SUVs, pricier repairs and trade tariffs have combined to push California auto premiums higher. State Farm’s $5B payout offers some relief but drivers should brace for bigger renewal bills.

Sen. Bob Archuleta introduced SB 1407 to exempt military retirement and survivor benefits from California taxable income, proposing to lift the $20,000 cap signed into law last year.

The Navy's FY‑2026 inactivation list calls for retiring USS Alexandria, USS Germantown, and USS Lake Erie, shifting San Diego's fleet footprint and shipyard work.

Assemblymember David Alvarez introduced AB 2770 to transfer roughly 3.68 acres of San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park to the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians, reviving a local push to return ancestral land.

A former Dehesa School principal says she was fired after reporting sanitation, safety and alleged attendance‑funding problems, and has filed a lawsuit.

Sen. Steve Padilla has filed a "Right to Delete" bill to let people featured as minors in paid family videos request deletions once they turn 18. The measure builds on recent child‑creator protections and raises constitutional questions.

Rep. Mike Levin will bring Stephanie Quintino, daughter of a Laguna Niguel couple deported after 35 years in the U.S., to the State of the Union to spotlight local enforcement.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Huntington Beach’s challenge, leaving state court orders that force the city toward a new housing plan and possible rezoning.

A Riverside court ordered Credit One to pay $10.2M after prosecutors accused the bank and its vendors of repeated, harassing debt-collection calls across California.

San Diego City Council will hold an evening public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2027 budget Monday at 6 p.m. Councilmember Sean Elo‑Rivera shared participation details on Facebook.

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.

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.