City News Service

The Sexually Violent Predator Accountability, Fairness, and Enforcement Act came about after high-profile incidents of California's state hospitals attempting to place SVPs in East and North San Diego County.

The city of San Diego Tuesday released an updated proposal for the redevelopment of De Anza Cove in the northeastern corner of Mission Bay Park, and asked San Diegans to weigh in on the plan.

On a 3-2 vote, the county Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved an ordinance requiring safe firearm storage and prohibiting the distribution or creation of untraceable "ghost guns" in the county.

In honor of what would have been actress Betty White's 100th birthday, the San Diego Humane Society will be waiving adoption fees for all adult animals this week, starting Tuesday.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously elected Nathan Fletcher to serve as chairman Tuesday, also voting unanimously for Nora Vargas as vice-chairwoman and Terra Lawson-Remer as chair pro-tempore.

COVID-19 related hospitalizations in San Diego County increased by 73 to 1,061 Tuesday, an "unprecedented pace" that follows a record- setting weekend where hospitals struggled to keep up.

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.