City News Service

The suit was filed by former San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre and former San Diego Chief Deputy City Attorney Maria Severson.

The two latest killings prompted the Baja California Attorney General's Office to announce that a special prosecutor will be appointed to investigate the slayings.

The San Diego Foundation and San Diego Unified School District have around $14 million for community-based, youth development and education-serving nonprofits offering summer programming to students this year, it was announced Tuesday.

The project included wood-to-steel pole conversions and replacement or undergrounding of equipment to improve the fire resistance of electric infrastructure throughout 880 square miles in eastern San Diego.

Ghost guns are unregulated firearms that lack serial numbers by which they can be identified and are typically assembled from purchased or homemade components. Minors or those normally prohibited from owning firearms can purchase such a weapon without a background check.

San Diego's Cannabis Business Division received a $764,261 grant from the California Department of Cannabis Control, intended to develop tools to help businesses comply with local and state laws, it was announced Monday.

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.