City News Service

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.

San Diego County public health officials reported 1,863 COVID-19 infections Tuesday and 32 deaths, as the first doses of vaccine for the virus were administered.

Latinas are bearing a disproportionately high burden from the COVID-19 pandemic in San Diego County.

The testing initiative is designed to help to keep students and staff safe while expanding in-person learning amid the pandemic. The reopening strategy was developed in collaboration with UCSD infectious disease experts, according to SDUSD Superintendent Cindy Marten.

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.