City News Service

Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar conceded the race for the vacant 50th Congressional District seat and congratulated his opponent, former Rep. Darrell Issa.

Another storm system from the north was expected to bring strong west winds and additional showers to San Diego County Sunday, along with more snow in the mountains.

San Diego County public health officials have reported 540 new COVID-19 infections and one new death related to the illness.

The first storm of the season was expected to bring widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms to San Diego County Saturday, with heavy snow in the mountains.

In recent weeks, the region had an unadjusted rate well above the purple tier guidelines, but a significant effort to increase the volume of tests had allowed for an adjustment to bring it back to the red, or substantial, tier.

The County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency urged San Diegans to not delay routine medical and dental care amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.