City News Service

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.

The family of Ashli Babbitt, the San Diego woman who was shot and killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach, has settled its wrongful death lawsuit with the federal government for nearly $5 million, it was reported Monday.

A brush fire blackened scores of open acres in the area of Barnett Ranch County Preserve.

The lawsuit comes days after Fletcher announced he is taking a medical leave due to trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse.

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