City News Service

Managers of California's power grid were anticipating another day of high electricity demand Saturday, one day after initiating rolling blackouts for the first time since 2001.

Building high pressure over the southwestern United States have ushered in scorching temperatures for the next five to six days.

The California Supreme Court ruled this week that a San Diego court must re-examine its decision to allow a criminal defendant to subpoena Facebook to obtain private social media posts and messages he alleged would help him in his defense.

For the third day in a row, San Diego County public health officials reported a case rate of fewer than 100 positive COVID-19 tests per 100,000 people Friday.

San Diego Mesa College announced it was renaming of their Humanities Institute to the Dr. Constance M. Carroll Humanities Institute in honor of the San Diego Community College District chancellor.

La Mesa Police Department Chief Walt Vasquez will retire this month, ending a 34-year career in San Diego-area law enforcement, the department announced Friday.

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.