Bennett Lacy

We look ahead to the June 7 California primary election with a focus on some of the high profile races in North County.

Advocates for criminal justice reform are calling for more accountability and preventative measures as a new study shows San Diego ranks at the top of all California counties in the number of excess deaths inside jails.

A new documentary showcases a struggle for environmental justice in Barrio Logan, and nonvoters in the 80th Assembly District explain why they chose not to participate in the recent special election.

The vision for a central transit hub in San Diego with direct access to the airport is scrambled, and there has been progress in bringing electric vehicle technology to heavy machinery.

The Anza-Borrego Desert State Park suffers loss of vegetation and other effects due to climate change, San Diego weighs how to electrify buildings as part of its larger climate goals and new details show where some of the questionable spending was done by SANDAG as part of an internal audit of the regional planning agency.

SeaWorld is negotiating past-due rent tied to the pandemic shutdown in San Diego, a privately operated federal jail will be allowed to stay open, and a local family wants to know why San Diego police didn't investigate a relative's suspicious death.

Gov. Newsom pledges state funding to maintain The Trevor Project’s 988 hotline option as local advocates warn of rising mental health needs in San Diego.

District Attorney Summer Stephan told a Senate committee that a proposed center within the Department of Homeland Security is needed to coordinate the response to organized retail theft. But one senator noted the agency is currently focused on immigration enforcement.

There's a new effort to expand homeless service capacity in North and East County San Diego. A local foundation is offering $10,000 for each shelter bed created before July 2026.