News & Politics
Sports and taxesTorrents of political cash to support passage of the sales tax measure backed by San Diego mayor Todd Gloria and his fellow Democrats on the city council have begun pouring in from out …
The Wave, San Diego County's first municipal water park, opened in Vista in 1994. Over the years, the costs to maintain it have ballooned. An assessment finds it will take somewhere between $6,100,000 and $16,800,000 …
If the scent of lumpia and the thump of bass-heavy rap tracks about Filipino culture caught your attention while driving along the 805 or 54 freeways recently, you were within earshot of the "Party With …
From paper to policeIs the Union-Tribune, cast off last summer by Los Angeles billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong , about to get a long-hoped-for second life? So believe an ever-hopeful few, as the paper advertises for new …
Hundreds of BMX riders and their families, from parents to grandparents, wonder why Chula Vista BMX suddenly shut down just over a week ago. I reached out to the world-renowned BMX (bicycle motocross) track via …
Ocean Beach hasn't built much multifamily housing in recent years, and now an apartment planned at the southwest corner of Point Loma Ave. and Ebers Street is on hold.The San Diego Planning Commission last week …
Quid pro ArsenaultThe prospect of riches from high-end real estate continues to attract wealthy investors, who come up with major money for so-called independent political committees boosting elected officials here.For example, developers of North County’s …
This summer has been tumultuous for Caltrans and MTS vehicles. On the afternoon of August 25, chaos erupted on University Avenue and 30th Street when an MTS bus traveling eastbound was forced to pull over for …
As more cities get tough on homeless living outside, sharpening their codes to keep people from "camping" in public places, others feel forced to do the same to ward off an influx of unhoused visitors.Escondido …
I.V. hatersA new report by the California State Auditor’s office on violations of the federal Clery Act, an crime disclosure law, has singled out the Imperial Valley Community College District for failing to fully report …
Last week, scenes reminiscent of a Cheech and Chong flick played out at the Four Points Sheraton just west of Serra Mesa, where oversized joints were passed around, and petite women casually out-smoked jovial, green-friendly …
The El Cajon City Council has approved 132 new condos on a lot on East Main Street that could hold 209 units.Lennar's townhomes are expected to fill a need for moderate-income workforce housing, which company …
The lights of a thousand electronic slot machines flash and glow in the cavernous entrance hall of Harrah’s Resort Southern California in Valley Center. The games have names like Buffalo Gold, Treasure Ball, and Dragon …
Palomar’s Petco pleasuresThe people who run Palomar College have long been allies of Southern California utility giant Sempra Energy, notably around the time the San Diego-based firm became the subject of an August 17, 2023 …
There’s a buzz in San Diego—celebratory and argumentative—about last week’s Olympics in Paris, particularly the face-off between Australian breaker Rachael “Raygun” Gunn and San Diego’s Logan “Logistx” Edra.The debate surrounding breaking (breakdancing) and its place …
There are over 9,000 parcels in Carlsbad's single-family residential zone where up to 25 backyard chickens can be kept. Surprisingly, it's neighbors in one of the city's few agriculturally-zoned neighborhoods who are calling for limits. "Chicken …