City News Service

The funding is awarded by the Commission for Arts and Culture's Organization Support Program and Creative Communities San Diego and is funded by the city's Transient Occupancy Tax — collected from visitors who stay overnight in hotels.

According to the San Diego County District Attorney's Office, PetSmart admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement, but it will pay $1.25 million in penalties, $100,000 in restitution to support future enforcement of consumer protection laws and $110,000 in investigative costs.

A heat wave that appears likely for inland San Diego County beginning early next week, especially for the deserts, could last a week or more.

Slow warming is likely to begin during the weekend with greater warming for next week.

Volunteers flocked to San Diego County beaches Wednesday to clean up the mess left by Fourth of July beachgoers, collecting 2,832 pounds of trash.

County Supervisor Chair Nora Vargas and Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer continued pushing to have the transboundary sewage pollution from the Tijuana River declared a federal emergency, following the closure of several county beaches on the Fourth of July.

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.