City News Service

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.

A man sentenced to nearly a decade in state prison for crashing a pickup truck over the side of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, killing four people and injuring several others, was released from state prison Friday.

The report, which examined gender differences between adult arrestees in 2019, concluded substance abuse was at a 20-year high among arrestees in the region, with four out of five testing positive for any drug in 2019, and one in three testing positive for multiple drugs.

Measure Q authorizes commercial cannabis retail, delivery, testing, cultivation and manufacturing in the city. A total of 12 cannabis retail operations are allowed in Chula Vista.

A cold storm system will arrive Friday in San Diego County, bringing gusty conditions along with rain showers throughout the weekend.

San Diego County public health officials reported 530 new COVID-19 infections Thursday, raising the region's total to 58,636 cases. San Diego County had an unadjusted new daily coronavirus case rate of 8.7 per 100,000.

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.