City News Service

San Diego Unified School District's leaders and educators have announced they are planning an Aug. 31 remote restart to the school year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Temperatures in the San Diego County deserts could hit 122 Friday and 120 on Saturday as sweltering heat is expected everywhere in San Diego County except coastal areas.

San Diego County public health officials reported 381 new COVID-19 cases and six deaths, raising the region's totals to 28,668 cases and 558 fatalities.

Frank McCoy has headed the northern San Diego County police agency since January 2006, making him the longest-serving chief in the history of the department.

Richard Perry and his wife Gina Cimmino filed the lawsuit Tuesday in San Diego federal court against the United States and Armament Systems and Procedures Inc.

Amaurie Johnson was arrested May 27 while waiting to be picked up by friends in front of a La Mesa apartment complex, according to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Diego federal court.

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.