City News Service

Dry and windy conditions are in the forecast Monday and through mid-week in San Diego County.

The San Diego Association of Governments' (SANDAG) board of directors on Friday unanimously elected Solana Beach Mayor Lesa Heebner as its chair for a two-year term.

Some communities in Vista, Rancho Del Rey, Eastlake and the Otay Reservoir have active planned outages underway.

Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre Thursday told the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to continue its effort to get a Superfund site designation the Tijuana River Valley despite a rejection by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The dangerously high winds will strengthen and spread southward through San Diego County over the day Thursday, reaching their zenith overnight and into Friday morning.

The alert status for heightened combustion hazards in the county's inland valleys and mountains went into effect at 4 a.m. Wednesday and will last until 6 p.m. Friday.

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.

There were no reports of any damage or public threats related to the quake.