City News Service

An area of high pressure will remain over the southwestern United States Monday, then a low-pressure system will arrive on Tuesday and bring cooling through Wednesday, forecasters said.

San Diego County reported 236 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths Sunday, raising the county's totals to 48,436 cases and 803 fatalities.

More warm temperatures can be expected Monday as the high-pressure system struggles to move across the desert of Arizona, forecasters said.

The school is aware of 1,068 confirmed cases at SDSU and 52 probable cases, the university's Student Health Services reported Saturday.

The high pressure is expected to slowly move off to the east, followed by a larger troughing pattern that will take hold by the middle of next week into the weekend, forecasters said.

Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell relieved Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller III to become the commander of all Naval Air Forces and the Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet during a ceremony Friday aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt at Naval Air Station North Island.

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.