Associated Press
The first seizure was on April 7, when officers referred a 51-year-old Mexican national driving a Toyota Prius for a secondary inspection. During the inspection, a CBP canine team alerted to the vehicle, and agents allegedly found 124 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $2.4 million in 44 packages concealed in the doors, back seat and rear quarter panels of the car.
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Starting next school year, students will have to put their phones, smartwatches and other devices in a lockable bag for the entire school day. -
Drivers were advised they can use southbound I-5 to get to eastbound State Route 52 or eastbound Interstate 8 in order to reach southbound I-805 on the other side of the closure. -
Before the upgrades, it was nearly impossible for hikers to safely cross between Serra Mesa and Mission Valley. -
Parents with 9-to-5 jobs often need a few hours of child care between the end of the school day and the end of the work day. But with limited availability, many families must piece together an after-school routine. -
Villaraigosa was State Assembly Speaker from 1998 to 2000 and was mayor of Los Angeles for 8 years before terming out in 2013. He has also run for governor before in 2018. He failed to move on from the primary, losing to Gavin Newsom and John Cox. -
The $6.4 billion proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026/27 will be discussed, debated and amended until June 9, the city's deadline for adopting a final budget. Gloria said the nearly $120 million hole in the city's finances was built over decades of deferred maintenance, rising costs and changing priorities both in Washington and Sacramento. -
While the deal hasn’t been finalized, the team is expected to be sold for $3.9 billion, a record valuation for a Major League Baseball team. -
For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River. Recent research shows this chronically contaminated watershed in Southern California is also polluting the air. -
Both the MTS and NCTD boards voted Thursday to recommend fare hikes to SANDAG, which has the final say. -
The council committee was considering reducing the downtown hourly special event rate from $10 to $5, shortening the enforcement window from six hours to five and limiting the special event parking zone to five blocks around Petco Park.
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