Federal records show DHS has leased Escondido’s police firing range for training under a roughly $67,500 contract. The city says the deal was approved administratively.

After tenants at Serra Grove received 60–90 day notices and online listings showed big rent jumps, Lemon Grove's mayor asked the city attorney to draft an emergency tenant-protection ordinance.

Encinitas council asked staff to study limits on 24‑hour businesses after a 7‑Eleven owner’s request. The discussion could lead to a 2–5 a.m. closure for some venues.

Activists occupied Mayor Todd Gloria's City Hall office on Friday and demanded protections from federal immigration agents.

Poway’s council adopted a five‑year schedule that will raise water and wastewater charges nearly 26%, citing rising wholesale costs and a major infrastructure program.

The California DOJ asked a judge to bar El Cajon from sharing ALPR records out of state, saying the practice violates SB 34 and threatens residents' privacy.

Chula Vista’s City Council approved a 5% pay increase for sworn police officers to boost recruitment and ease staffing gaps; the raise takes effect Friday, Jan. 23.

A revised San Diego ballot proposal would tax whole‑home short‑term rentals and second homes — with a corporate surcharge that could push some bills above $12,000 a year.

Most CalPERS retirees remain in California, but a rising share of pension dollars now goes to beneficiaries living out of state. That shift is small but growing and matters for local economies.

A state bill would force insurers to publish denial rates and face fines when many denials are overturned — a move supporters say will keep kids from losing needed care.

Santee leaders approved moving ahead with a fourth fire station, choosing Woodglen Vista Park for an interim post and mapping costs and a 2027 timeline. City officials will seek design funds at the February budget meeting.

Colin Stowell, who led San Diego's EMS overhaul, has joined AMR as the city prepares a high‑stakes ambulance RFP that could top $60M a year.

President Trump pardoned Adriana and Andres Camberos, reversing federal fraud convictions and upending forfeiture fights tied to their Otay Mesa businesses.