City News Service

While well-intentioned, the first several states attempting to divert food waste from landfills and incinerators posted just a 20% success rate, according to a study published Friday.

Motorists heading east this weekend might have to find alternate routes, as Caltrans crews have scheduled a major freeway closure of Interstate 8 through La Mesa and El Cajon starting Friday night and ending Monday morning.

"We're doing everything possible as a public health care agency to protect the wellness and safety of our residents," board Chairwoman Nora Vargas said during the board's meeting Wednesday.

Over the next year, San Diego engineers will work with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers on finalizing an agreement for the terms of the loan.

Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday for help in identifying the suspect or suspects who fired a pellet gun at night spots in Hillcrest and North Park last spring, injuring one person in what is being investigated as hate crimes.

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose 1.1 cents Tuesday to $4.704, a day after rising three-tenths of a cent.

Officials with the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a statement in response to Southwest's cancellations, noting that the department will be looking into the situation.

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.