Jules Hotz for CalMatters
In the closing days of the legislative year, California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that is meant to toughen scrutiny of the state’s embattled fire insurer of last resort by insisting that two of their leaders join its governing committee.
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The San Diego City Council Tuesday formally approved an ordinance requiring gun owners to store their weapons in a locked container or disable them with a trigger lock when not in use or being worn on their person. -
The families of Jedediah Cabezuela, Christiano Lopez and Ryan Sadrabadi have taken the first steps toward a lawsuit against the 22nd District Agricultural Association, which manages and operates the fair. -
The gunman legally purchased the semi-automatic assault rifle this month in Nevada, where his last address is listed. He would have been barred from buying it in California, which restricts firearms purchases to people over 21. In Nevada, the age limit is 18. -
KPBS Midday EditionPolice were out in force Monday issuing tickets to scooter scofflaws. Meanwhile, Councilwoman Barbara Bry wants scooters to be banned until the city develops better regulations. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe documentary focuses not only on preventative measures, but on the idea that because there's no way to completely stop wildfires from occurring, fire-prone communities have to learn to live with them and minimize their effects. -
As of 6 a.m. Monday, the fire, which started Sunday evening, had grown to around 150 acres and was 50 percent contained, according to the state agency. -
Joseph Ruvido, 49, was taken into custody at 9 p.m. Friday, according to Lt. Shawn Takeuchi of the San Diego Police Department. -
A San Diego County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday that a sexually violent predator known as the "Bolder-Than-Most" rapist will be placed back into the community and continue treatment under a conditional release program. -
The drugs, worth an estimated $350 million, were seized from six suspected smuggling vessels and two floating cocaine bales found off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America by the Coast Guard cutters Robert Ward and Steadfast, according to a statement from the U.S. Coast Guard. -
In the opinion, Justice Leondra R. Kruger wrote that the San Diego County prosecutor argued about defendant Jeffrey Scott Young's racist tattoos and white supremacist beliefs to highlight their offensiveness rather than for a connection to the crime.
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