City News Service

Since October, 34 confirmed and probable cases of leptospirosis have been documented among local dogs, primarily in the Hillcrest and Mission Hills areas. Several dogs required hospitalization and at least one was euthanized.

Just one bid was received for San Diego's next utility franchise agreement — a minimum $80 million offer from San Diego Gas & Electric to provide the city's gas and electric utilities for the next 20 years.

A 17-year-old boy accused of fatally stabbing a 68- year-old woman last month on a Carlsbad hiking trail pleaded not guilty Thursday to a murder charge and is facing the possibility of being tried as an adult.

Billionaire novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $8 million to The San Diego Foundation's COVID-19 Community Response Fund, it was announced Thursday, part of $4.2 billion she has donated in the last four months to 384 organizations.

A California judge said Thursday that all restaurants in San Diego County can resume on-site dining with safety protocols, marking a setback to the governor’s stay-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

San Diego County public health officials reported 2,807 new COVID-19 infections — the second highest daily total — and 23 deaths 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.