City News Service

The city of San Diego recently completed a pilot program in which people transitioning out of homelessness were hired to pick contaminants out of organic waste collected in the city's green bins, it was announced Monday.

The lawsuit alleges the sites are "rodent infested," pose a fire hazard by having tents placed too close to one another and are located in terrain that make it difficult for people with mobility issues to navigate.

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Terra Lawson-Remer and Vice Chair Monica Montgomery Steppe Tuesday will renew a proposal to tap into the county's reserves to offset cuts coming from Washington, D.C.

In anticipation of a redrawn congressional district map aimed at shifting five U.S. House seats to Democrats, Ammar Campa-Najjar has announced that he will run again for the East County district seat he lost to incumbent Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, in 2020.

Monday is the first day of classes for students at San Diego State University and Cal State San Marcos.

In May, the City Council directed staff to produce at least three options for a redesign of the project that would remove many of the elements that have been put in place.

Cunningham served more than eight years in prison for accepting bribes before being released in 2013. President Donald Trump pardoned him in 2021.

All evacuation orders tied to the Springs Fire in eastern San Diego County have been lifted as containment improved Friday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department announced.

The forward rate of spread for the Steele Fire in Rancho San Diego has been stopped and completely contained, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted.