City News Service

San Diego County public health officials reported 300 new COVID-19 infections and four deaths Thursday, increasing the region's cumulative totals to 272,494 cases and 3,592 deaths.

The San Diego Humane Society is asking for the public's help Thursday in naming nine adorable Rhodesian Ridgeback/hound-mix puppies and their mother, who were rescued by humane officers last month.

The county was able to move to the orange tier because the state administered 4 million vaccinations in low-income communities hardest hit by the pandemic.

UC San Diego announced Wednesday that it plans to have the campus operating at nearly full capacity this fall, citing positive trends regarding vaccinations and the school's "Return To Learn" COVID-19 response.

San Diego State University will return primarily to in-person education and reopen on-campus housing for students in the fall term, it was announced Wednesday.

The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved waiving fees for the events industry — planners, venues and vendors — as event restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic loosen, officials announced Wednesday.

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.