The San Diego County unemployment rate was 4.9% in June, up from 4% in May, and above last year's 4.4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
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Workplace raids, arrests in immigration court and detentions of people without criminal records show how President Donald Trump’s deportation strategy is taking shape locally.
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The county supervisor campaign for Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre has filed a public records lawsuit against the city of Chula Vista for allegedly failing to turn over a letter McCann authored in support of a Chula Vista woman imprisoned for fraud.
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Longtime opinion editor Laura Castañeda says The San Diego Union-Tribune fired her last week shortly after managers nixed an editorial on the ICE raids in Los Angeles.
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Crews are being flown in by helicopter to fight the fire on steep rugged terrain. Evacuation orders remain in place, but no structures are threatened, according to CalFire.
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The San Diego Police Department will host a drive- thru gun exchange event this weekend.
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Comic-Con is for everyone — this guide breaks down what disabled attendees need to know, from service animal policies to wheelchair seating and quiet rooms.
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Tuesday's hearing comes after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by the Trump administration to temporarily pause a lower court order last week that directed the president to return control of the soldiers to the governor. The judge found the Guard deployment was illegal and exceeded Trump’s statutory authority.
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Multiple agencies are working to put out the Mission Fire in Bonsall, near Mission Road.
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California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
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Honor and celebrate Juneteenth at these events throughout San Diego County.
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