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For the San Diego Padres, Jackson Merrill has been one of their greatest success stories this season. He came into spring training as one of the better infield prospects in the league, but the problem was that the Padres already had too many infielders, which made playing time for Merrill a challenge.

The minimum wage for fast-food workers in California jumped to $20 an hour on April 1, a $4 pay bump for 553,000 fast workers. However, restaurant chain owners raised concerns that the minimum wage increases would hurt their bottom line, and owners have cut workers’ hours, raised food prices, and even shut down some locations. […]

Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has announced his candidacy for the 2026 California gubernatorial election. Villaraigosa, 71, previously ran for governor in 2018 but finished third in the primaries. The election was won by then-Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom. If elected, Villaraigosa would become just the second Latino governor of...

On July 17, firefighters were dispatched to W. Valley Parkway and Auto Parkway for a possible gas leak. Construction workers had struck a gas line while digging. Workers quickly evacuated the immediate area, with no reports of illness. Fire crews arrived and began air monitoring in the area to ensure gas was not accumulating. SDG&E were notified to assist, and ultimately secured the gas line within 20 minutes.

As of Friday morning, it burned 863 acres and was 25% contained. There are 371 personnel, six helicopters, 22 engines and 13 fire crews assigned to battle the blaze.

No pizza party for latecomers.

For the longest time, far too many local breweries acted as though craft beer and sports were mutually exclusive interests. Much of that belief was tied to old-school macrobeer advertising that leaned heavily on macho caveman drivel and was painfully omnipresent, both at arenas and stadiums as well as on sports broadcasts. But as we’ve learned over time, craft beer has a place at sports bars, ballparks, arenas and stadiums. Likewise, it’s OK to have televisions tuned to ball games in brewery tasting rooms. Heck, some of the most popular beers and successful marketing initiatives from local breweries have involved local teams and sports stars. It’s great to see these stigmas slain, because most times, bringing suds and sports together creates a communal magic that’s near impossible to match. That much was proven last weekend when Kairoa Brewing held a multifaceted two-day affair inspired by the New Zealand national rugby team’s visit to San Diego for a match against Fiji at Snapdragon Stadium. The Kiwi-owned-and-operated business could have just opened early, live streamed the game and called it a day, but they went all in. In addition to having the game on, the University Heights brewpub offered New Zealand food specials, stayed open late the night of the match and tapped a quartet of limited-edition liquids, including this week’s featured beer, Garston Gold 2.0. A West Coast IPA, it was brewed with Motueka hops from New Zealand’s Garston Hops. Those Southern Hemisphere beauties give off aromas of petrol and peach (apt given the name of Kairoa’s head brewer, see below), leading to a complex flavor profile evocative of lemongrass, lime zest, white grape, apricot and nectarine. It’s as much a triumph as the 47-5 thrashing the All Blacks issued to the Flying Fijans. And it’s still on tap at Kairoa, along with a Motueka-hopped Pilsner called Dry Hop Drop, a German-style schwarzbier going by the name Boots + Stubbies, and a West Coast IPA brewed in collaboration with Burgeon Beer Co. and Societe Brewing dubbed Bring the Ruck-us. Beer and sports don’t go together…yeah, nah!

A suspected DUI crash on State Route 163 resulted in the deaths of four individuals. The tragic incident occurred early in the morning at the 805 merge, causing the closure of all southbound lanes of SR-163. Details of the Accident. The crash involved three vehicles: a Toyota Tacoma truck and...

VP Kamala Harris' political record is under scrutiny. That same record hurt her 2020 primary presidential run when critics on the left said she was too hard on crime.

In an analysis conducted by WalletHub, individual states’ dependencies on federal aid have been meticulously evaluated, shedding light on varying levels of reliance across the nation. The report, titled “Most & Least Federally Dependent States (2024),” embarks on a comparative study employing key metrics including the return on taxes...

The Government’s Plan to Help You with High Gas Prices. Government to Offer One-Time Payment to Struggling Americans. According to Marca, The government is trying to help people who are struggling because of high gas prices. They will soon announce a plan to give money to people who need it. This will be a one-time payment that will help people who are affected by the high cost of gas.

A rapidly expanding wildfire, named the Park Fire, has consumed over 45,000 acres in Northern California, prompting widespread evacuations. The blaze, which ignited near Chico on Wednesday afternoon, escalated from 6,400 acres on Wednesday night to 45,550 acres by Thursday morning. Firefighters are prioritizing evacuations and structure defense, using bulldozers...

The City of El Cajon is hosting San Diego County’s largest National Night Out event on Aug. 6 at Parkway Plaza from 5-9 p.m. This annual event strengthens police-community partnerships, neighborhood unity, and is expected to draw thousands from El Cajon and surrounding Areas. “National Night Out is a...

The California State Treasurer’s Office announced Friday that it thwarted a cyber attack aimed at stealing tens of millions of dollars in investments from a “small Southern California city.”. In the announcement, State Treasurer Fiona Ma said her office and the FBI “foiled a cybersecurity attack that would...

The county’s leading hunger relief and food rescue organization, Feeding San Diego, announced the release of its new comic book “Hunger Action Herios Unite!” Now available on the nonprofits website, the comic book features two characters, Halter and Demeter, developed by students in an art contest held by FSD.

Benjamin Howard is an Emmy- recognized filmmaker from East County San Diego. His narrative projects often explore themes related to identity, particularly through a ‘coming-ofage’ lens. Howard is the founder of Windsor Film Company. His debut feature “Riley,” which he wrote, produced and directed, premiered in 2023.

San Diego’s main water seller OK’d a less-doomy price increase than the region was expecting, setting it at 14 percent on Thursday. To make that work, the San Diego County Water Authority will have to find $2 million it can cut from its budget and delay some anti-earthquake-related upgrades to its biggest aqueducts. Those cuts save ratepayers from an anticipated 18 percent beginning January 1.

We’re all supposed to be aware and alert when were on the road, but there are some things that no one could ever imagine happening to them. For example, when a family was traveling home down a freeway through San Diego, they probably weren’t expecting a scofflaw fleeing police to use their modified Jeep Gladiator as an unintentional launch ramp to briefly go airborne.

The MLB Trade Deadline is less than a week away, and while the market has yet to fully kick off, rumors are ever present, and the latest rumors could point to a trade between the San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers. MLB Network Insider and New York Post columnist Jon...