City News Service

Authorities have arrested 27 suspected thieves and made 21 additional arrests during a weeklong siege against organized retail theft and highway violence, it was announced Tuesday.

As of midday, the showers had dropped anywhere from a few hundredths of an inch to more than two inches of moisture across the region

San Diego County public health officials reported 487 new COVID-19 infections and 11 deaths in their latest data.

The boat's captain, Victor Alfonso Soto Aguilar, 37, was sentenced to nearly six years in prison, while another man who acted as a refueler — Jose Ramon Geraldo Romero, 24 — received five years.

Along with making the arrests for alleged pimping, pandering and other offenses, officers seized two ghost guns and offered services to 26 potential victims of human trafficking.

Ahead of the storm, local residents were able to fill up free sandbags at multiple locations across the city and county.

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

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.