California’s landmark labor law aims to make nail salon workers, predominantly Vietnamese women, full employees rather than contractors in an industry known for labor violations.
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This weekend in the arts in San Diego: A new interactive children's exhibit celebrating Octavia Butler; theater about basketball; Mussorgsky; Barrio Art Crawl; poetry about grief; binational art; live music picks and more.
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A new shelter has just opened to help homeless residents in Vista and Encinitas. The Buena Vista Navigation Center has a low-barrier to entry and includes semi-private rooms with two beds.
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"Park-Way for a Day" is a proposal to temporarily close a portion of state Route 163 to cars and open it to pedestrians and cyclists with activities, food, art installations and music.
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Some programs and schools are working to prepare Native American students for college and support them once they get there.
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The U.S. will face Canada in the Gold Cup semifinals in San Diego at Snapdragon Stadium.
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Advocates say California’s immigrant citizens who need it should get ballots and voting help in their own language.
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The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Monday, increasing three-tenths of a cent to $4.898.
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California’s snowpack, a big source of water for the state, is still below average for this time of year, but a major winter storm is expected to make up some ground. There is still a chance snow levels will be at average levels by April 1.
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Father Joe's Villages, San Diego's largest homelessness services provider, served nearly 4,000 neighbors in need in January, including inclement weather shelter during recent unprecedented rainstorms.
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Former Chula Vista City Councilwoman Andrea Cardenas and her brother Jesus pleaded guilty Wednesday to two felony counts of grand theft for fraudulently obtaining a COVID-relief loan for their political consulting business and using the money for personal expenses, and for unlawfully obtaining state unemployment benefits.
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