City News Service

A total of 1,702,257 people have received one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, 84.4% of the way toward reaching the county's goal of vaccinating 75% of San Diego County residents 16 and older.

San Diego County will partner with employers, business chambers and other groups to help host large-scale vaccination events by providing vaccines and medical personnel to administer them.

The program, a first of its kind for the utility, is designed to help keep communities safe from potential utility-related wildfires.

Jaylen Devon Fleer, 27, formerly a member of the sheriff's jail and court-services unit, was arrested last year following a nearly four-month investigation.

Five plant and animal species on San Clemente Island, which is part of Naval Base Coronado, no longer need Endangered Species Act protection, it was announced Thursday.

The alleged captain of a boat that crashed in coastal waters near Point Loma during an apparent human-smuggling operation, killing three people and injuring more than two dozen others, made his initial court appearance Thursday.

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.