City News Service

Rodriguez's job will consist of ensuring that people charged with a crime in state court who are financially unable to retain private counsel receive a rigorous defense.

With the help of state grant funds, the city has removed longstanding homeless encampments in a heavily impacted part of the East Village neighborhood, Mayor Todd Gloria announced Wednesday.

A flood watch is in effect from Wednesday night through Friday afternoon for San Diego County coastal areas, valleys, mountains and deserts.

While jurors found that the county knew Dr. Nick Yphantides had a mental disability that limited his ability to work, they did not find he was able to perform his essential job duties even if he had been provided accommodations for his disability.

According to the National Weather Service, a slow-moving low-pressure system is forecast to bring heavy rain with flash flood potentials this week.

The council awarded the funds as part of the Transformative Climate Communities grant to help fund climate-resilient projects.

The department is looking to fill over 400 positions, and willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in signing bonuses to attract new employees.

It's going to feel a lot like summer across much of San Diego County starting Wednesday.

It is a long-inactive commission focusing on the needs of women and recommending programs intended to fix gender inequality.