City News Service

Maereichelle Marquez, 34, is charged along with 34-year-old Ryan Kubista and 61-year-old Stacy Wright in connection with allegedly using the names of inmates to apply for unemployment benefits, which inmates are not eligible to receive.

San Diego County reported 290 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday and a slight uptick in the number of county residents hospitalized with the coronavirus.

San Diego Pride said the decision to celebrate largely online again this year grew out of communication with local, state and federal elected and public health officials.

UC San Diego students will be among those participating in a study which seeks to evaluate infection and transmission of the virus among college students.

Data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic suggests reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases have declined, but experts at UC San Diego's AntiViral Research Center Monday said rates could soon be on the rise again.

On their second day operating the San Diego Convention Center as a shelter for unaccompanied migrant girls, federal and local authorities began seeking sponsors and providing care for the 723 who have arrived so far, including 70 who have tested positive for COVID-19.

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.