City News Service

In his first public statement since leaving the state to enter a rehabilitation clinic, San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher officially resigned from the position.

Cmdr. Rick Goulding will now serve the North County of San Diego, which includes the following cities and neighborhoods: Oceanside, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, Vista, San Marcos, Bonsall, Fallbrook, Escondido, Valley Center and Pauma Valley.

Increasing moisture was likely to bring scattered thunderstorms by the middle of the week, mainly over the mountains and high deserts, forecasters said.

San Diegans under the age of 18 will still be able to ride public transit for free through June 2024, with funding coming from the San Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG) Fiscal Year 2024 Budget passed Friday.

Officials around the county are asking for federal aid, even as the White House rolls out new rules.

More mental health clinicians and services are needed in San Diego County jails, particularly to assist a growing number of criminal defendants who are considered mentally incompetent to stand trial, according to a report released this week by the San Diego County Grand Jury.

Cunningham served more than eight years in prison for accepting bribes before being released in 2013. President Donald Trump pardoned him in 2021.

All evacuation orders tied to the Springs Fire in eastern San Diego County have been lifted as containment improved Friday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced.

The forward rate of spread for the Steele Fire in Rancho San Diego has been stopped and completely contained, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted.