City News Service

The Regional Task Force on the Homeless has established an ad hoc committee in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to explore the link between a person's health and their ability to be housed, it was announced today.

Twenty-seven dogs from the Lone Star state arrived at Helen Woodward Animal Center Wednesday, seeking warmer weather and a second chance at a forever home.

Starting Saturday, the vaccination pool will open for about a half-million more people, though Supervisor Nathan Fletcher cautioned that appointments would not be immediately available to everyone who qualifies.

Attorneys for the San Diego section of the CIF said Wednesday it will comply with a recent court order allowing youth sports to resume, though whether sports activities resume will largely depend on the individual schools' ability to meet COVID-19 protocols.

Tickets are expected to be sold out fast, with attendance at the Peoria Sports Complex limited for each of the Padres' 14 home spring training games to 1,960, 16% of the 12,518 capacity, because of coronavirus-related restrictions.

Residents of 31 counties in governor-declared disaster areas — including San Diego, Los Angeles and San Bernardino — now have a deadline of June 1 to apply for 2020-21 PTP.

The National Weather Service has issued an excessive-heat warning, effective from 10 a.m. Tuesday to 8 p.m. next Monday.

The department is looking to fill over 400 positions, and willing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in signing bonuses to attract new employees.

It's going to feel a lot like summer across much of San Diego County starting Wednesday.