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Coronado Shoreline Reopened After Meeting State Health Standards
The Coronado coastline was reopened to the public Tuesday following an improved water quality sample, the county Department of Environmental Health and Quality announced. On Sunday, the county said the Coronado Beach area was closed due to excessive bacteria levels. Late Monday afternoon, DEHQ officials said that samples met state health standards.
Guide to the Best Fireworks Shows in San Diego on July 4, 2024
The annual Big Bay Boom — arguably the best Independence Day fireworks display in America — returns at 9 p.m., July 4, 2024, on beautiful San Diego Bay. Fireworks will be discharged simultaneously from four barges placed strategically around the bay — off the shorelines of Shelter Island, Harbor Island, the North Embarcadero, and the South Embarcadero.
Firefighters Battle 1,000-Acre McCain Fire Along I-8, Lift Evacuation Orders
Firefighters continued working Tuesday to subdue a wildfire that has spread over about 1,000 open acres in the rural southeastern reaches of San Diego County, threatening back-country neighborhoods and cultural relics while forcing hundreds of people from their homes. The blaze erupted at about 3:30 p.m. Monday when a car...
5 Parked Vehicles Spray-Painted With Swastikas in El Cajon
El Cajon Police are asking the public for help Tuesday in tracking down whoever spray-painted five parked vehicles with swastikas and other hate speech. The vandalism occurred between 1:30 and 3 a.m. Thursday in the 1300 block of Greenfield Drive, according to Lt. Will Guerin of the El Cajon Police Department.
SD Police Seek Help Finding Assault Suspect During Attack in Gaslamp Quarter
San Diego police sought public help Tuesday tracking down the person who assaulted a security guard, leaving the victim partially paralyzed, during an altercation in the Gaslamp Quarter. At about 3:30 a.m. June 16, a fight broke on the sidewalk in the 500 block of F Street, San Diego Police...
Chula Vista Meet Qualified 7 for Olympic Trials — So How Did They Fare in Oregon?
USA Track and Field, the sport’s governing body, is something like America — with national and local leadership. But instead of states, USATF has associations. One is the San Diego-Imperial Association, which held its annual outdoor championships June 8 at the Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center. Also...
SD Lawmakers Praise Court’s Immunity Ruling as ‘Decisive,’ Blast as Making President a King
The Supreme Court’s ruling Monday on the scope of a president’s immunity from criminal prosecution drew praise from Republican Rep. Darrell Issa, but was sharply criticized by two Democrats in the San Diego County congressional delegation. “The Supreme Court today decisively applied decades of settled precedent and agreed...
Pianist Gustavo Romero Takes Deep Dive into Chopin at Athenaeum Summer Festival
For 24 years, the Athenaeum in La Jolla has presented Summer Festivals featuring Gustavo Romero performing the complete piano repertoire of a specific composer. Up this year: Frédéric Chopin, the 19th century master of the Romance period. The four concert series begins July 7, continuing on Sundays through...
Los Angeles Federal Judge Approves Settlement for Truck Drivers Out of San Diego, LA
A Los Angeles federal judge has signed off on a $4.2 million settlement between long-haul truck drivers out of ports in Los Angeles and San Diego who drove for STG Logistics, one of the world’s largest trucking companies. The class action suit, removed to federal court in February 2023,...
San Diego County Issued 11,673 Housing Permits Last Year — Most Since 2005
The city of San Diego has reached a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to tackle the housing crisis by permitting more units in 2023 than in the past 17 years, Mayor Todd Gloria‘s office announced Monday. In 2023, the county issued a total of 11,673 building permits, marking...
Fast-Moving Wildfire Prompts Road Closure, Widespread Evacuations in Jacumba
Flames engulfed a vehicle on Interstate 8 in the rural southeastern reaches of the San Diego area Monday and spread into adjacent brushy terrain, where it soon blackened hundreds of acres and prompted widespread evacuations. The blaze erupted about 3:30 p.m. on the westbound side of the freeway, near McCain...
Near Record-Breaking Temperatures Expected in San Diego County for July 4 Holiday Weekend
Just in time for the Fourth of July holiday, temperatures will soar across Southern California this week and bring “dangerously” hot temperatures reaching into the triple digits in some areas. An excessive heat warning will be in effect through 11 p.m. Monday, with dangerously hot conditions and near...
Wildfire in Southeast San Diego County Forces Boulder Oaks Campground Evacuation
A wildfire scorched dozens of open acres in the southeastern reaches of San Diego County Monday, forcing an evacuation of a back-country campground but causing no reported structural damage or injuries. The blaze erupted about 10:30 a.m. near the intersection of Kitchen Creek Road and Old Highway 80, south of...
‘Burglary Tourism’: 3 Members of Foreign Crime Group Sentenced for Carlsbad Home Break-in
Three men who local prosecutors say were part of a foreign burglary crew that broke into a Carlsbad home were sentenced Monday to state prison terms. Prosecutors say the defendants, who hail from Chile and Italy, operated much like other foreign theft groups whose members enter the U.S. through the ESTA Visa Waiver program, then target homes in wealthy neighborhoods.
Biden Administration Wins Partial Nix of Court Pact on Child Migrant Detention
A federal judge in Los Angeles partially terminated a nearly 30-year-old settlement agreement that established minimum standards for housing unaccompanied migrant children in detention facilities. U.S. District Judge Dolly Gee in a written order on Friday said a rule adopted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in...
20 Stuck on Incredicoaster in California Adventure at Disneyland in Anaheim
About two dozen roller coaster riders at Disneyland have an incredible story to tell on Monday. Disneyland employees rescued 20 passengers from a ride at the Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim on Sunday. The Incredicoaster ride broke down on its track at about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the...
Red, White, and Blue Lights: Drive Safe This Fourth of July
Be careful: in preparation for the Independence Day holiday, the California Highway Patrol is launching a statewide enforcement effort aimed at keeping the public safe on our roads. With unsafe speed being the main contributor to crashes in California, the CHP will focus on speed control and promoting safe driving...
San Diego, Dr. Seuss Foundations Award $1.3M to Support Early Childhood Care, Education
San Diego Foundation and the Dr. Seuss Foundation have awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to local nonprofits supporting early childhood education and care for San Diego families with young children ages 0 – 5. “Access to affordable, quality care, education, and mental and behavioral health resources is...
Opinion: Everyone Deserves Access to Top-Flight Behavioral Healthcare
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently announced that they will launch a pilot program that could help many people with mental health conditions and substance use disorders secure the coordinated care they need to overcome their health challenges. Innovation in Behavioral Health, or IBH, will kick off this...
South Bay Plastic Surgeon, Carlos Chacon, 49, Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Patient’s Death
A South Bay plastic surgeon charged in the death of a patient during a breast augmentation operation at his clinic pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and as part of his plea, agreed to a three-year prison term and a lifetime suspension of his California medical license. Carlos Chacon, 49,...
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