City News Service

An appellate justice in San Diego has been nominated by Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve on the California Supreme Court, which would make her the first Latina to ever serve on the state's highest court, it was announced Tuesday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has decreased the use of ordinary health care such as routine medical exams, leading to cancers being diagnosed at later stages.

The requirement will remain in place for now, pending a Feb. 28 reassessment of COVID-19 case rates and other pandemic metrics.

In a move touted as a means of increasing public trust in the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the advisory Citizen's Law Enforcement Review Board will begin responding to scenes of in-custody fatalities and deputy-involved shootings that result in critical injuries or deaths.

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group returned to San Diego Monday, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets areas of operation.

The coolest day of this week was predicted to be Tuesday, when high temperatures could be 5 to 10 degrees below average.

Hundreds of people lined the street Monday at an Allied Gardens gas station waiting to get free gas.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning urging people to be prepared for dangerous road conditions on passes and mountain roads.

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