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An empty Harbor Drive in downtown San Diego on March 14, 2020, as residents shelter in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sewer project along Harbor Drive to impact downtown traffic

San Diego officials advised visitors to downtown and the Barrio Logan neighborhood Wednesday that an underground sewer project along Harbor Drive would be impacting traffic for the foreseeable future.

Bus drivers who work for Transdev walk the picket line in Chula Vista, May 31, 2023.

Bus driver strike brings privatization of public transit to forefront

A bus drivers' strike continues into its third week, complicating the lives of many public transportation riders in San Diego County.

A report from Purdue University found that a majority of consumers expect food prices to keep rising in the coming year, which could sour voter sentiment.

Why experts say inflation is relatively low but voters feel differently

Grocery prices are a key component of any household budget, and rising food prices can sour the electorate's mood.

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephen addresses the Chula Vista City Council during a public hearing on homelessness on Jan. 16, 2024.

Coalition in San Diego announces that what it terms a community safety initiative will qualify for ballot

Californians for Safer Communities Coalition announced today in San Diego it will submit over 900,000 voter signatures to qualify the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act for the November general election ballot.

How much money do you need to earn to buy a house these days? Find out in the quiz

This week, the April 8 total solar eclipse inspired Barbie-level coverage mania at NPR. But it turns out other things happened too! Were you paying attention?

Recicladora Temarry de Mexico S.A. de C.V. in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico on Oct. 19, 2023.

California exports the risk from its hazardous waste. One neighborhood in Mexico shows the consequences

An ongoing CalMatters investigation has shown how California companies and governments avoid the Golden State’s strict environmental regulations by shipping toxic waste across state borders. New reporting shows how California exports the risk to Mexico.

2024 Accord sedans are displayed at a Honda dealership April 14, 2023, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

U.S. to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in 5 years

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the final version of the new regulation on Monday and called it the most significant safety rule in the past two decades.

A customer shops at a grocery store in Chicago on Feb. 13, 2024. Annual inflation has eased significantly since two years ago but it has remained stubbornly above 3% this year.

Why beating inflation is turning out to be as hard as losing weight

Annual inflation proved to be hotter than expected last month, staying stubbornly above 3%. It continues to move in the wrong direction in recent months. Pushing it lower is proving to be hard.

Juan Manuel plows snow off a sidewalk in downtown Truckee, Calif., on Friday. The most powerful Pacific storm of the season is forecast to bring up to 10 feet of snow into the Sierra Nevada by the weekend.

Yosemite visitors are told to leave as storm expected to drop up to 10 feet of snow

At least nine Lake Tahoe ski resorts closed and visitors to Yosemite National Park were told to urgently leave Friday as California's most powerful storm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada.

The sun sets over Valley Ridge Drive, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023, in Paradise, Calif. Empty lots, homes under construction and residences built after the Camp Fire line the street.

5 years after California's deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery

The Camp Fire leveled about 11,000 homes in the town, displacing most of the 26,000 people who lived there. Five years later, only about 2,400 homes have been rebuilt.

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