City News Service

A new COVID-19 testing site will begin operating this morning at the San Ysidro Port of Entry PedEast crossing.

San Diego County public health officials have reported 236 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths, raising the county's totals to 33,393 cases and 608 deaths.

Temperatures will near triple digits Wednesday in the San Diego County mountains and foothills, as a heat wave that will last through the weekend begins to grip the region.

An appeals court Tuesday overturned an antitrust ruling against Qualcomm stemming from a lawsuit alleging the San Diego-based company violated antitrust laws by charging excessive licensing fees to cellphone makers and harmed competition among chip suppliers.

San Diego County health officials reported 182 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday, the first time that fewer than 200 new cases have been reported since June 22.

It happened around 2 p.m. Saturday when a 53-year-old man driving a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV pulled up to an inspection station on Interstate 8 in Pine Valley, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

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.