A June incident where El Cajon police repeatedly declined to help a civilian crisis response team emphasizes the challenges tied to the department’s decision to stop responding to some crisis calls.
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A California housing law grants generous benefits to builders who agree to only hire union workers. Trouble is, few if any builders found a way to do it.
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The Navy has beefed up mental health care for sailors dealing with 'rude awakening' of military lifeAfter two deadly collisions and a cluster of suicides, the Navy is providing more mental health counseling to sailors where they work.
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The San Diego City Council Monday heard the presentation of Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed Fiscal Year 2024 $5.12 billion budget, with the body's members focused on equity in various departments and addressing homelessness.
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SeaWorld says a sick sea lion has been euthanized after he was rescued last year from wandering on busy San Diego thoroughfares.
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The elders who fought for the park's creation in the 1970s will take a seat, giving the younger generation of Chicanos a new beginning as community leaders.
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The Supreme Court has preserved access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
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California’s status as a safe haven for reproductive rights is in question as the U.S. Supreme Court mulls over whether mifepristone should be banned.
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A grant from the FCC will help the San Diego Housing Commission expand affordable, quality and reliable broadband internet service to low-income families.
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HerbNJoy is the latest licensed dispensary to open in the city — unless the city approves more licensures.
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The California Assembly has voted to advance a bill to protect sexual assault survivors from retaliatory lawsuits. The legislation comes years after a former state lawmaker sued a woman over her sexual assault allegations against him.
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