City News Service

San Diego County's COVID-19 case and testing-positivity rates both increased slightly from last week's data, the Public Health and Human Services Agency announced Wednesday. Relative to the data points reported one month ago, the numbers remained significantly lower.

San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Wednesday to set public hearings for more open space in the communities of Hidden Meadows and Valley Center.

A "disturbing" increase in violent crime has beset San Diego this year, much of it involving gang activity and the use of largely untraceable "ghost guns," authorities said Wednesday.

Over the past few years, surveys and public workshops have yielded new ideas on how to keep communities and customers safe from wildfires and other disasters, and how to mitigate the impacts of PSPS events.

The San Diego County Clerk's Office was recognized by the National Association of Counties for transforming a vacant snack shop into a "marriage hut" in order to continue issuing marriage licenses and perform ceremonies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Along with the traditional county services, the county budgeted money for programs aimed at reducing homelessness, increasing economic opportunity, environmental protection, governmental transparency and reforming the justice system.

California has been battered by 10 previous atmospheric rivers this winter.

The latest in-custody death comes on the heels of news that a sheriff’s deputy was arrested for allegedly having illegal drugs on county jail property.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a statement in response to Southwest's cancellations, noting that the department will be looking into the situation.