For the Filipino diaspora, food is a strong tether to their homeland and their identity. But for decades, traditional fruits and vegetables from the Philippines were hard to come by.
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More pets go missing during the Independence Day holiday than any other time of the year. Frightened by fireworks and festivities, pets may flee their homes and hundreds of them will end up in local shelters, according to SDHS. -
In the meantime, relatively mild temperatures and increased winds are expected over the mountains and deserts at times through Tuesday. -
Data from the San Diego Police Department shows most car tows in 2025 were for registration-related offenses. -
Eighty years after the Treaty of Manila, San Diego is home to one of the largest Filipino communities in the nation. -
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is restricting access to rehabilitative programming for incarcerated people as it clamps down on overtime spending before the end of its financial year. -
Despite public outcry and public records laws, the city of San Diego never released records of the nearly two-years-old incident. A judge has ordered the city to release the records by July 17. -
The city of San Diego and the county dodged a bullet Thursday in the leadup to the deadline to put statewide initiatives on the ballot. -
On Thursday, San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to adopt a transparency measure in an attempt to end the practice of creating ad hoc subcommittees with little public insight or knowledge. -
Newsom opposes a California measure taxing billionaires, arguing the issue should be addressed federally to prevent billionaires from leaving the state. -
California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an $11 billion affordable housing bond and voter ID requirements.
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