City News Service

The county's Human Relations Commission announced Friday that it will hold a special meeting next week in response to outrage over tortillas being flung at a largely Latino team after it lost a championship basketball game at Coronado High School.

Mayor Todd Gloria said the agreements "will help us attract and retain top-flight personnel, enhance public safety and support working families."

San Diego County's environmental health department closed the San Diego Tijuana Slough shoreline in southern San Diego County Thursday, cautioning people against coming into contact with the ocean water.

The San Diego County Water Authority said Thursday it has adopted a $1.7 billion budget for the next two fiscal years and will keep its spending steady compared with the current budget.

Sen. Ben Hueso has called on the California Interscholastic Federation to revoke Coronado High's regional basketball championship in response to community members throwing tortillas at the largely Latino opposing team.

Due to the potential for dangerously hot conditions, an NWS excessive-heat watch will be in effect for the local deserts from Sunday morning through Monday evening.

Veterans, service members and families marked the 82nd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, with a ceremony at the museum Thursday.

A brush fire blackened scores of open acres in the area of Barnett Ranch County Preserve.

The lawsuit comes days after Fletcher announced he is taking a medical leave due to trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse.