City News Service

Erica M. Pinto, chairwoman of The Jamul Indian Village of California, was appointed to serve on the Department of Interior's Secretary's Tribal Advisory Committee by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, it was announced Tuesday.

State hospital officials have proposed placing a 79- year-old man classified as a sexually violent predator at a supervised home in Borrego Springs, it was announced Wednesday.

A USC alumna who lives in San Diego County donated $15 million to the Department of History at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, the university announced Tuesday, calling it the largest gift ever given to one of the university's humanities departments.

A Chula Vista woman who faked a cancer diagnosis to avoid prison time was sentenced Tuesday to two years behind bars.

The Silver Strand was included as part of a water contact closure in Imperial Beach that was announced May 30, because sample results indicated contamination.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County set an Independence Day record Monday.

A 19-year-old was arraigned Friday in connection with the crimes.

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews worked to put out a brush fire near Torrey Pines State Beach.

The city is asking for feedback on a proposed design that retains the character of the Ocean Beach Pier, but with a modern twist.