City News Service

San Diego County residents were being urged Thursday to avoid emergency rooms for COVID-19 testing.

Dozens of city workers began receiving advanced termination notices Thursday for failure to comply with the city's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees.

San Diego County residents were being urged Thursday to avoid emergency rooms for COVID-19 testing, amid increases in both hospitalizations and staffing shortages exacerbated by a surge in coronavirus infections.

Work began this week on Phase II of the San Dieguito Lagoon Wetland Restoration project intended to create a new trail connection, expand river habitat and convert former agricultural fields to tidal wetlands, it was announced Wednesday.

The state-imposed the mandate on Dec. 15, and it had been scheduled to expire on Jan. 15.

The company says it believes this is the first Southern California case of "flurona," meaning a person who tested positive for both coronavirus and the flu.

The city is asking for feedback on a proposed design that retains the character of the Ocean Beach Pier, but with a modern twist.

After two months of closure, rail service between Orange County and San Diego County resumed Monday on both Metrolink and Amtrak lines.

The weather forecast has led the Padres to cancel FanFest on Sunday.