City News Service

Dr. Lamont Jackson will become the San Diego Unified School District's permanent superintendent after serving for nearly a year on an interim basis, the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education announced Monday.

The JPMorgan Chase Foundation awarded the San Diego Workforce Partnership a $400,000 grant to pilot programs that "provide underrepresented and low-income workers with support in launching meaningful careers in the healthcare industry," it was announced Monday.

Mayor Todd Gloria announced Monday seven proposed affordable housing projects have been recommended for funding under a new program called "Bridge to Home" aimed at creating more low-income units throughout the city.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose 5.6 cents Monday, to $5.383.

Friday's data increased San Diego County's cumulative totals to 740,716 cases and 5,068 deaths since the pandemic began.

Jesse Michael Gomez, who testified on his own behalf, said he did not realize the men who approached him were law enforcement and instead thought they were gang members poised to kill him.

A brush fire blackened scores of open acres in the area of Barnett Ranch County Preserve.

The lawsuit comes days after Fletcher announced he is taking a medical leave due to trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse.

California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers this winter.