City News Service

Besides the biggest investment in the $300 million for the LOSSAN rail realignment project in Del Mar, SANDAG also is slated to receive $20 million to pay down bond balances.

The program will be valid for all MTS and NCTD fixed-route bus services, the trolley, SPRINTER and COASTER. Passes became available Friday.

Of the 207,723 children 6 months through 4 years of age, only 3,323 or 1.6% are partially vaccinated. That percentage is expected to be lower because COVID-19 vaccines for the age group were only recently recommended, a county statement read.

The state agency's Independence Day "maximum enforcement period" is slated to begin at 6 p.m. Friday and conclude at 11:59 p.m. Monday, with all available officers focusing on preventing dangerous driving and traffic accidents.

At Scripps alone, the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased to 96 on Wednesday — more than double the 45 COVID patients at its hospitals a month ago.

Four of five former Navy officers charged with accepting bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis were convicted Wednesday.

Mayor Todd Gloria and City Council President Sean Elo-Rivera Wednesday announced an update to San Diego's climate action initiative.

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.