Public Safety

City leaders are weighing regulations for young riders as injuries on the fast bikes continue to rise.

"Our goal is to ensure all members of our religious communities here in San Diego are safe to gather and practice their faith," the department said.

The increased patrols will begin 6 p.m. Tuesday — St. Patrick's Day — to 6 a.m. Wednesday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Office.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war.

On Wednesday, the San Diego City Council's Public Safety Committee unanimously recommended a set of e-bike regulations, intended to protect children, for consideration by the full city council in coming weeks.

Life changed in an instant one morning in February for the Olivo family. Their father and brother were arrested by ICE agents. The following weeks were filled with fear, confusion and anger.

The University Bikeway will add separated bike lanes, bus boarding platforms and measures to prevent speeding on a deadly stretch of roadway between La Mesa and City Heights.

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.