City News Service

The San Diego Unified School District welcomed students back to classrooms Monday with expanded Universal Transitional Kindergarten at 118 schools.

The county's latest numbers show that 85.5% of children between the ages of 12 and 17 have received at least one dose of a vaccine, compared to 47.3% for children between 5 and 11 and just 9.1% for children six months to 4 years old.

Just in time for International Dog Day today, the city of San Diego opened two off-leash dog parks in Memorial and North Park community parks.

UC San Diego announced Thursday it would again offer guaranteed housing to all incoming undergraduate students.

A flood watch is in effect in parts of San Diego County starting at noon Wednesday.

The city of Carlsbad declared a state of local emergency Tuesday for bicycle and e-bike safety, following a worrying increase in the number of collisions.

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.