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The theme of this year's fair is "A Fair to Remember" and will celebrate the history of world fairs. The theme exhibition will focus especially on the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, the event that first brought international attention to San Diego, organizers said. -
The overall budget envisions a 6.1 percent spending increase, with more money for public safety, in-home supportive health services and the sheriff's crime lab, along with an upgrade for the regional communications system. -
Harriette Thompson, of Charlotte, North Carolina, completed the 26-mile, 385-yard course in seven hours, 24 minutes, 36 seconds. -
The 1- to 4- year-old female sea lion was doused as up to 105,000 gallons of oil spilled near Refugio Beach. -
The figures, 4.6 percent higher than in 2014, represent the largest number of Memorial Day travelers since the all-time record — set in 2005 — of 3.2 million in the Southland and 5.18 million statewide. -
The San Diego Convention Center Corp. also needs to enhance transparency regarding its finances, particularly for the city's annual contribution and the facility's economic impact on the region, the grand jury found. -
Authorities on both sides of the border have revived collaborative efforts to boost regional tourism after more than five years of inaction. -
The ship docked in San Diego Monday to undergo disinfection. Those that got ill suffered from vomiting and diarrhea. It is a suspected norovirus outbreak. -
Aaron Harvey could spend the rest of his life in prison based on his presumed association with gangs. Want to rent a room to a vacationer? It's harder than it seems. And El Centro Regional Medical Center has contracted for abortion services with Planned Parenthood spurring protests. -
CB Urban Development said in a report to the mayor's office that an expanded convention center would cost $335 million to $549 million. Since first proposed, the cost has gone up 4 percent a year, or $1 million a month.
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