Bill Volkmann has had cerebral palsy and a speech disability since birth. It hasn’t stopped him from carrying out his mission to highlight accessibility and change attitudes.
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There are no rules governing how many classes community college professors can teach. Some are cashing in. -
As a San Diego judge weighs placing two sexually violent predators in a rural neighborhood, a county supervisor offers a new plan to better house these offenders. -
The California State Transportation Agency awarded the money through its Flexible State Rail Assistance Program. -
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have dumped more than 100 people who judges have ordered released from the Otay Mesa Detention Center onto the streets of San Ysidro late at night, said those who work with detainees. -
State regulators held two hearings in Santee to gather feedback on the utility’s proposal, which would make the average power bill rise about $14 in 2028. -
San Diego was included as one of 20 potential host cities in the joint bid by the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica and Jamaica for the 2031 competition. -
A new law was supposed to keep severely mentally ill Californians from falling through the cracks. So far, it’s resulted in few people getting long-term care. -
Voters rejected billions of dollars in bonds that schools use to pay for repairs and modernization to aging campus facilities. -
Across the county people are coming together to celebrate those who served our country with parades, memorials and discounts for veterans. -
A tribal nation in San Diego’s East County is using clean energy in its administrative buildings. The next step is to build at least a dozen housing units on the reservation.
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