City News Service

It will be challenging for the Federal Reserve to reduce inflation to its target of 2% without significantly raising the unemployment rate and possibly sinking the U.S. into a recession, according to a new working paper announced Tuesday from UC San Diego's Rady School of Management.

The San Diego County deserts and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning will be under the excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. Thursday.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Tuesday for the 22nd consecutive day, increasing 2.6 cents to $5.231, its highest amount since Nov. 22.

The North County Transit District's Board of Directors Monday named a transportation official who has served leadership roles in Texas and Denver as the agency's interim executive director.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Monday for the 21st consecutive day, increasing four-tenths of a cent to $5.205.

High pressure to the east was expected to bring warm temperatures to inland San Diego County for the middle of this week with the peak of the heat Tuesday through Thursday, the National Weather Service said 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.