J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters
California voted to bar immigrants from schools and social services in 1994. Now most Californians see immigrants as a benefit to the state.
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The city of San Diego will conduct additional cleanup and outreach to homeless people living in encampments along the San Diego River under a plan approved by the City Council Tuesday and funded by a $3.6 million state grant. -
Work on a 200-foot-long retaining wall to protect the tracks from additional falling debris near Mariposa Point is expected to wrap up this week. -
Home prices increased across San Diego County in February, mirroring a statewide trend. -
A fee waiver was approved for residents whose U.S. passports were either lost or damaged due to the severe weather in late January. -
The San Diego State men's basketball team will play the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Spokane, Washington, on Friday. -
Henry Foster III, chief of staff for County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe, will represent San Diego City Council's District 4, following the latest update of vote-counting from last week's election. -
California regulators have proposed delaying some new rules aimed at reducing how much water people use on their lawns. Last year, regulators proposed new rules aimed at reducing statewide water use by 14%. -
A Twin Peaks Middle School eighth grader won the 2024 San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee and Friday he is preparing to represent the county at the National Spelling Bee. -
A new committee in the Legislature holds its first hearing to figure out how to make residents happier. Chairperson Anthony Rendon says he’s wanted to take on the topic since watching the documentary “Happy” 14 times in two days. -
A San Diego federal judge approved a settlement Thursday in a long-running class action lawsuit that alleged immigration detainees in San Diego and Imperial counties face prolonged, unfair delays in their immigration court cases.
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