City News Service

The California Highway Patrol on Wednesday released a set of traffic safety laws passed this year.

San Diego County health officials released an updated water contact closure and advisory list on Wednesday for county beaches.

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.

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.