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The main gate of the privately run Leavenworth Detention Center in 2016. At the time, the prison's operator was known as the Corrections Corporation of America but has since been renamed CoreCivic. Legal advocates are hoping the facility shuts down when its federal contract ends at the end of 2021.

California gave counties power to inspect ICE detention centers. They’re not using it

Three of the four California counties empowered to inspect federal immigration detention facilities have not done so, and the fourth has conducted only basic reviews of food this year, records obtained by CalMatters show.

Beverly Weurding, shown in this undated photo, co-founded the Wheelchair Dancers Organization. She said when people see her dancing, they forget she is in a wheelchair.

From cha-cha to hip-hop, wheelchair dancers take the stage in San Diego

The Dynamic Inclusive Dance Organization is holding its 17th annual showcase fundraiser. This year's theme is "Shine and Soar," which will be held in the Champion Ballroom Academy this weekend.

A sign on SDG&E's headquarters appears in this undated photo.

SDG&E customers to receive $81 credit off power bill thanks to state program

A California Climate Credit program will give San Diego Gas & Electric customers an $81.38 credit on their energy bill in October, it was announced Thursday.

An aerial shot of the Tijuana River Valley, October 21, 2024.

Board of Supervisors seek Tijuana River Valley pollution study

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted this week to seek a $1.4 million pollution study of the Tijuana River Valley, which county officials hope will convince the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to declare the area a Superfund site.

As the shutdown drags on, the threat of permanent cuts is mired in politics

President Trump is meeting with his budget director, Russ Vought, about what additional cuts to make during the shutdown, and the president says his targets are partisan.

The Palisades Fire burns houses in the hill next to the Getty Villa Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Ruling temporarily stops Trump administration from diverting homeland security funds from California, other sanctuary states

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from diverting $233 million in homeland security funds away from California and several other states.

¿Qué pasará con los niños? Padres migrantes elaboran planes de contingencia, temiendo ser deportados

Más de 4 millones de familias estadounidenses tienen estatus migratorio mixto. Mientras la administración Trump continúa intensificando las deportaciones, muchas de estas familias están preparando planes de emergencia.

The CDC still hasn't issued COVID vaccine guidelines, leaving access in limbo

Access to the COVID-19 vaccines remains difficult because of an unusual and unexplained delay by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in accepting recommendations from its advisers.

Pope Leo's religious community is drawing renewed interest. Here's what makes it unique

"Before, we might get two or three discerners. But after Pope Leo, I now have 15. It's unbelievable."

National Guard presence may deter crime, but experts warn of the long-term costs

As President Trump ramps up efforts to send federal officers and troops into cities, criminologists are watching closely. Are the feds doing this in a smart way?

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