City News Service

The official censure from the 9th Circuit's Judicial Council concerns U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez's instructions to have a deputy marshal place a 13-year-old girl in handcuffs in February of last year, something the council wrote "constitute(s) abusive or harassing behavior."

In another step toward a commercial cannabis ordinance, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday voted 3-2 in favor of a social equity program that advocates say will allow people affected by previous criminalization efforts to participate in the regulated market.

The Senators and Assembly members thanked other first responder groups and asked Newsom's office to look for emergency money to repair the pier.

Students at UC San Diego established a "Gaza Solidarity" encampment on the campus' Library Walk Wednesday, joining dozens of universities around the world where students maintain pro-Palestinian sites.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors have passed a measure that will allow the county to secure an emergency stockpile of medication-based abortion treatments Misoprostol and Mifepristone.

San Diego State University is among a growing list of campuses nationwide where pro-Palestinian demonstrations have taken place.

The announcement comes after a judge struck down San Diego's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying only the state can make that a requirement.

Earlier this month, supervisors unanimously voted to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators until local jurisdictions are able to fully participate in the placement process, including having full veto authority.