City News Service

"Gun violence has once again taken the lives of innocent schoolchildren."

A Palm Springs insurance agent who allegedly stole over $75,000 from one of his clients, a late prominent art dealer and philanthropist who lived in Carlsbad, has been arrested, the California Department of Insurance said Wednesday.

A 73-year-old man who harassed multiple women at a Grantville shopping center over the course of several years was sentenced to one year of probation and ordered to undergo therapy, the San Diego City Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.

San Diego County is expanding its free menstrual products program to meet increased demand, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday in favor of $10 million in one-time grants to help cities combat homelessness, and for accessing a state program to help homeless youth.

The San Diego City Council passed a resolution Tuesday declaring San Diego a "safe city for reproductive freedom and access to abortion," a move supporters believe makes it the first city in the nation to do so.

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.