City News Service

California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblymember Brian Maienschein, D-San Diego, announced Friday legislation intended to protect victims of predatory businesses in violation of consumer protection laws.

If approved, a 5.75% rate hike will be applied to Alpine, Campo, East Otay Mesa, Julian, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Spring Valley and Winter Gardens.

In San Diego County, a minimum annual income of $206,800 was needed to qualify for a $911,000 median-priced, existing single-family home in 2022.

State transportation workers shut down one side of state Route 78 near MiraCosta College Wednesday for emergency repairs.

An ordinance setting tax rates for the legal cannabis industry in unincorporated areas of San Diego County was approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors.

Citing rising costs and reduced revenue, the San Diego Opera Tuesday canceled performances of "The Falling and the Rising," a co-commissioned work originally scheduled to premiere in 2020 but postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.