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.

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.