The city of San Diego recently completed a pilot program in which people transitioning out of homelessness were hired to pick contaminants out of organic waste collected in the city's green bins, it was announced Monday.
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New works by acclaimed choreographers Ching Ching Wong, Garrett Smith and Carly Topazio explore abstraction, metaphoric masks, memory and speculative futurism in "Debuts."
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Bridget and John Chalekian said they don’t want another family to go through the grief they went through.
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GoFundMe.org has teamed with an Inland Empire non-profit to distribute air conditioners and air and water purifiers to those in need just as the temperatures are predicted to rise to near 115 degrees in the desert.
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Texas and President Donald Trump struck first in a gerrymandering battle that could tilt the 2026 midterms. That puts California Republicans in a bind as they contest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s redistricting.
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An extreme heat warning will remain in effect until at least 8 p.m. Saturday for county deserts. In addition, heat advisories will remain in effect until at least 8 p.m. Friday for the mountains and valleys.
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Encinitas Union School District officials confirmed federal agents arrested the father of a student near Park Dale Lane Elementary School Wednesday morning.
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The signs suggest that the public avoid the immediate area and any contact with the river water.
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If you're honoring your loved ones this upcoming Day of the Dead, planting cempasúchil for your ofrenda might be easier than you think.
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Amid a legal fight over California’s power to regulate car and truck pollution, state agencies are suggesting policies that need stable funding, legislative action, or lengthy rulemaking.
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This week, the Padres sent out a statement about the city of San Diego’s decision to raise parking meter rates around Petco Park during major events.
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