City News Service

San Diego County public San Diego County public health officials Thursday reported 720 new coronavirus infections and three deaths, and state figures show a decrease in the number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19.

Mayor Todd Gloria Thursday announced the makeup of his new Middle-Income Housing Working Group, a 22-member panel of volunteer experts intended to develop and evaluate ideas to produce more housing for residents who earn too much to qualify for affordable housing but too little to afford rising market-rate home costs.

With above-normal temperatures forecast for much of California and the West over the next few days, the manager of the state's power grid extended a statewide Flex Alert until at least Thursday.

San Diego County's latest coronavirus numbers show 738 new COVID-19 infections and four additional deaths.

A brush fire near Rainbow was holding at 54 acres and was 97% contained Thursday morning.

The number of suicides in San Diego County declined slightly in 2020 compared to the previous year, according to an annual report released Wednesday by the San Diego County Suicide Prevention Council.

An odor advisory was was issued Monday weeks after the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District unveiled their new odor alert system.

A 19-year-old was arraigned Friday in connection with the crimes.

San Diego Fire-Rescue crews worked to put out a brush fire near Torrey Pines State Beach.