Becerra is a former state attorney general and federal health secretary. He defeated Republican Steve Hilton, a former political adviser in the United Kingdom and Fox News host.
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Starting tomorrow, the city of San Diego's Office of Emergency Services will begin hosting a series of workshops to let senior citizens know what resources are available to them during harsh El Niño weather.
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The La Jolla Playhouse-born Broadway musical returns to San Diego. The show follows two rival gangs in 1960s Oklahoma, with a distinctive Ford Falcon prop.
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Bob Taylor bought a West African ebony mill in 2011 to reduce waste in guitar making. Since then, the company’s conservation research led to a surprising bit of hope: elephant dung.
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San Diego County voters have until 8 p.m. to cast the final ballots of the 2026 election Tuesday, and then voting officials who have had a highly unusual last few weeks will do the routine work of counting them all.
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Polls have for months widely favored Democrat Xavier Becerra for governor in the most populous Democratic state in the country. Republican Steve Hilton is banking on dissatisfaction with the cost of living to get independents and even some liberals to consider him.
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Scroll through the timeline to see how school bond measures have fared in San Diego County school districts since 1988.
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Most U.S. high schools never produce a single professional athlete. Lincoln and Morse High schools, just five miles apart, have produced more than 70 – despite the obstacles.
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced its sending a record number of election monitors to polling places.
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Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera had accused Police Chief Scott Wahl of failing to notify the public when SDPD officers are called to a scene involving ICE agents.
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A sheriff's bomb squad was called in to determine the contents of the satchel and remove it from the premises, Sgt. David Rodriguez said.
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