City News Service

The San Diego City Council Wednesday approved turning a former skydiving facility in East Village into 164 affordable housing units under an agreement with Father Joe's Villages.

Five local homeowners are suing the city of San Diego and six city council members over the city's proposed trash collection fee, which they allege is unlawful because the fee exceeds the costs of providing trash services.

Temperatures will rise this week across the San Diego region, peaking on Wednesday and Thursday with highs between 10 to 15 degrees above normal, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a strengthened version of an unsafe camping ordinance covering unincorporated areas in an attempt to prevent wildfires caused by homeless people. The vote was 4-0 on consent.

San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer joined academic leaders and others on Monday to ask Congress to reconsider cuts to the federal National Institutes of Health.

The San Diego City Council will receive a presentation at its meeting Monday on Mayor Todd Gloria's final proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026.

California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers this winter.

The latest in-custody death comes on the heels of news that a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having illegal drugs on county jail property.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a statement in response to Southwest's cancellations, noting that the department will be looking into the situation.