City News Service

Monday is the deadline to register to vote by mail in the Sept. 14 gubernatorial recall election, the San Diego Registrar of Voters said Friday in a reminder to residents.

San Diego County public health officials reported 1,150 new COVID-19 infections, 10 deaths and 50 more hospitalizations Thursday, as the spread of the more contagious delta variant of the virus continues.

According to a joint statement from Wonderlust Events, LLC and the Port of San Diego, this year's event was put off after "weeks of discussions and research" with county, state and national public health officials regarding this fall's expected COVID-19 case numbers.

San Diego County's Housing and Community Development Services department will roll out two initiatives aimed at assisting landlords and tenants who have struggled financially amid the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced Thursday.

While vaccinated people are no longer required to wear a face-covering in most settings, the California Department of Public Health updated its guidance for those who are fully vaccinated to strongly encourage the continued use of face coverings indoors.

The U.S. Capitol Police officer who fatally shot 35-year-old protestor Ashli Babbitt during the Jan. 6 insurrection will reveal his identity publicly for the first time Thursday in an interview with NBC News, the network announced.

Hundreds of people lined the street Monday at an Allied Gardens gas station waiting to get free gas.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning urging people to be prepared for dangerous road conditions on passes and mountain roads.

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