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State of California DMV sign outside of San Marco, CA office on April 10, 2025.

Local DMV offices to open early for REAL ID appointments

Four San Diego County DMV offices are opening an hour early for San Diegans with appointments to get their REAL ID starting April 14.

People demonstrate during a protest against federal employee layoffs at Yosemite National Park, California on March 1, 2025. Many workers at the U.S. Department of Interior and other agencies are being reinstated following court orders.

Firing federal employees was swift. Unwinding the terminations is proving complicated

Two federal judges have ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary employees it illegally fired. Agencies report they are doing so but placing most of them on paid leave.

USDA chief says agency is trying to fill key jobs after paying 15,000 to leave

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins says the department will consider bringing back some employees who took the government's deferred resignation offer.

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024.

San Diego's congressional Democrats criticize SCOTUS ruling on injunctions

Republican Rep. Darrell Issa praised the ruling, calling it a historic win for the Trump administration and the rule of law.

Widespread firings start at federal health agencies including many in leadership

Staffers began receiving termination notices this morning as part of a major restructuring at HHS. Some senior leadership are on their way out too.

County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre addressing the crowd after her swearing-in ceremony on July 22, 2025.

'I'm ready to lead': Paloma Aguirre sworn in as D1 County Supervisor

In her inaugural speech at County Administration Center's west lawn, the District 1 representative said she is "ready to lead" on pressing issues ranging from the South Bay sewage crisis to more housing.

NASA's SPHEREx observatory undergoes testing in August 2024. The mission will make the first all-sky spectroscopic survey in the near-infrared, helping to answer some of the biggest questions in astrophysics.

Searching the entire sky for the secrets to our universe

A new telescope could launch as early as late February. SPHEREx will look into deep space and also search for organic molecules.

People hold signs during a "Save the Civil Service" rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

A 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstated

A federal judge in Maryland found the Trump administration acted unlawfully in firing thousands of federal employees by not first notifying states.

The Biden administration says some efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions won't go away after President-elect Trump takes office. Renewable energy projects, like the Block Island Wind Farm off the Rhode Island coast, will continue to operate and others already in the development pipeline will continue to be built.

Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump?

The Biden administration set a new climate goal for the U.S. The White House argues states, cities and corporations will continue the work, even as Trump plans to exit the Paris climate agreement.

DOJ announces a record-breaking takedown of health care fraud schemes

The Justice Department announced charges in what officials describe as the largest health care fraud bust in DOJ history.

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