City News Service

The blaze erupted about 3:30 p.m. near the eastbound lanes of the freeway, west of Los Coches Road in the unincorporated Granite Hills area, according to Cal Fire.

Researchers at UC San Diego School of Medicine have began a pilot clinical trial to test the efficacy of using ultrasound to stimulate the spleen and reduce COVID-19-related inflammation, decreasing the length of hospital stays, it was announced Wednesday.

San Diego County Water Authority officials say the region has sufficient supplies to meet the needs of the region through 2045 — even through multiple dry years.

The agreement, laid out in a consent order filed Monday in San Diego federal court, will make $205,000 payable to 13 victims, according to the document.

Coronavirus-related hospitalizations in the county increased by one to 156 from Monday while patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units increased by three to 46 from Monday's 43.

San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten was confirmed Tuesday as the nation's next deputy education secretary.

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

The announcement comes after a judge struck down San Diego's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying only the state can make that a requirement.

Earlier this month, supervisors unanimously voted to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators until local jurisdictions are able to fully participate in the placement process, including having full veto authority.