City News Service

San Diego experienced the 10th warmest February on record for average high temperature and the 10th coolest February for average low temperatures.

Workers were going to rebuild 10 lanes, with the closure of five lanes at any given time.

State law prohibits a person convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm. Maienschein's Assembly Bill 2239 would expand the list of convictions that prompt a 10-year ban to include crimes such as child endangerment and elder abuse.

The project adds 4 1/2 miles of new separated and buffered bikeways and other facets intended to enhance visibility and safety for people biking, walking and driving between the neighborhoods.

A new San Diego County ordinance requiring all firearms in the unincorporated areas of the county be safely stored with either a trigger lock or locked away in a container takes effect Friday.

Thursday's data increased the county's cumulative totals to 735,522 cases and 5,004 deaths. The county's death toll topped 5,000 in Wednesday's data.

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.