City News Service

The California Highway Patrol is urging motorists to drive safely heading into the new year and is ramping up efforts to ensure safety by launching a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) next weekend.

With 80,000 travelers arriving and departing daily now through New Year's Day, San Diego International Airport on Tuesday said it expects Saturday, Dec. 30 to be the busiest remaining travel day of the holiday week.

With over 35,000 people expected on Wednesday's parade and Holiday Bowl at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., respectively, authorities are closing roads around Petco Park downtown and urging people to take public transportation to the game.

Festivities for the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl kick off Monday with the Snapdragon Bowl Bash in the Gaslamp Quarter.

San Diegans can opt to place Christmas trees in their organic waste recycling green bins.

The new lane is intended to improve efficiency and reduce wait times and related emissions for cross-border freight.

Mayor Todd Gloria and City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera Wednesday announced an update to San Diego's climate action initiative.

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.