A judge has refused to dismiss charges against U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter or move the trial outside of San Diego. Plus, in addition to the Congressman’s legal woes, Hunter posed for a photo with an alleged white supremacist over the Fourth of July. Also today, San Diego restaurants are working to comply with a new plastic straw ban and San Diego Habitat for Humanity is using a national campaign promoting housing policy reforms to push for a $900 million affordable housing bond proposed for the city's 2020 ballot.

A renowned UCSD eye doctor who is part of a Chinese recruitment program under FBI scrutiny has resigned amid inewsource's questions about his foreign government affiliations and businesses. Plus, East County Congressman Duncan Hunter is expected back in court Monday to convince a judge to dismiss the case alleging his illegal use of campaign funds; a group of researchers from San Diego are using robots to help those suffering from Parkinson’s disease; and residents in Lincoln Park celebrate the evolution of their neighborhood.

The Port of San Diego is making improvements to Seaport Village with the hopes of bringing more people to the bay front destination. Plus, a new report says the Pentagon isn’t doing enough to protect military bases from sea level rise; scientists in Carlsbad are using light-based technology to identify lab-grown diamonds; and two new independent films open for the 4th of July weekend — Midsommar and Ophelia.

The 4th of July fireworks show, which features more than four tons of explosives, kicks off at 9 p.m. Plus, a law intended to increase public access to police records does not apply to cases of officers killing people in accidental car crashes, according to the San Diego Police Department; and a Navy SEAL who was acquitted of killing a wounded Islamic State captive but convicted of posing with the corpse was sentenced by a military jury Wednesday to a reduction in rank and four months of confinement.

A military jury on Tuesday acquitted a decorated Navy SEAL of premeditated murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive under his care in Iraq in 2017. Plus, a fifth child sick with E. coli possibly linked to the San Diego County Fair has been reported; the Airport Authority has announced a $500M funding pact with airlines for transit projects; and a growing enclave of millennials is choosing van life as an alternative to a 9-to-5 job and a mortgage.

A judge on Monday decided jurors can hear evidence of Congressman Duncan Hunter's alleged extramarital affairs when they consider charges he looted campaign cash to finance vacations, golf outings and other personal expenses. Plus, a San Diego pediatrician is under investigation for allegedly using dirty needles on patients; the case of Navy SEAL Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher is now in the hands of a jury; get ready to pay more for gas and more local news.

Immigrants tend to be bigger risk-takers than people born in California when it comes to starting a business. Here’s why that’s a good thing for the state’s economy. Plus, employees from Vons, Ralphs and Albertsons grocery stores have voted to go on strike, a homeless outreach program that was primarily focused downtown is now expanding to other parts of the city, and an Escondido museum specializing in all things prehistoric may close next week.

A Marine testified that a Navy SEAL accused of stabbing and killing an Islamic State captive didn’t do it. Plus, a new housing plan for Clairemont received a warm reception at the Planning Commission Thursday; the state’s new budget will fine cities up to $600,000 per month if they don’t build enough housing; and the Coronado Playhouse takes on a sci-fi spoof.

The group published its annual report card with a mixed review for San Diego’s beaches. Plus, California is testing its new ShakeAlert earthquake warning system in San Diego; a witness in the Navy SEAL war crimes trial could face perjury charges; the San Diego Board of Supervisors approved a controversial housing development in the South Bay; and cities across the county switched to district elections for their city councils with the aim of increasing diversity. But is it working?

Federal prosecutors turn up the heat against Rep. Duncan Hunter; lawyers for a decorated Navy SEAL charged with war crimes ask a judge to find him not guilty; the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approves a $23.8 million to expand mental health and substance abuse care; and curbside recycling in San Diego is about to get a lot more expensive.