Public Safety

As people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed. Medical experts say these feelings are normal and expected, but it is important for people to have coping mechanisms. Experts also urged people to find ways to consume news responsibly: limiting their social media intake, eliminating doomscrolling and avoiding graphic images.

The Mountain View neighborhood had been terrorized for years by drug dealing, violence and even murder stemming from a gang takeover of a local market. But community members eventually came together with police and prosecutors.

Members of San Diego's Iranian community are also expressing mixed emotions for what comes next.

Community concerns over parking and traffic jams led the council to approve reconfiguring the bike lane.

California is battling measles outbreaks across seven counties as federal funding cuts gut local health departments and vaccine skepticism fuels spread among unvaccinated children.

After a long, and often emotional, meeting, the majority of the Escondido City Council opted to continue a contract letting federal immigration officers train at a city-owned firing range.

The U.S. State Department says it will pay up to $10 million for information leading to the arrests or convictions of two brothers identified as leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel in the state of Baja California, which includes Tijuana.

A new California bill would require certain electric bikes capable of reaching 20 miles per hour or faster to be registered with the DMV and display a special license plate.

Campillo's initiative would impose an age limit of 12 years, and would only allow passengers if the e-bike is specifically designed to accommodate multiple riders with a permanent second seat.

A KPBS analysis shows police traffic stops in the city of San Diego have fallen by about 57% and traffic deaths increased by 47% since 2014.