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Four of San Diego’s 10 most-ticketed “daylighting” intersections have unmarked curbs yet parking citations are being issued by the hundreds. This content San Diego hasn’t painted these curbs red but hands out hundreds of parking tickets at them appeared first on inewsource .
Developers say the two-story homes on 17 acres currently just outside Escondido would help the city with its housing needs. This content Neighbors are nervous about plans for Escondido to annex county land for 140 new homes appeared first on inewsource .
Predictive gambling markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket have allowed insiders to profit from sensitive information. This content Insider trading has spiked on betting markets. San Diego County hopes to get ahead of it appeared first on inewsource .
Renovations centered around accessibility. However, it led to a closure of a boxing program at the center. This content San Ysidro rec center gets a makeover appeared first on inewsource .
License agreements among San Diego County, ICE and CBP allowed federal agents to use firing ranges in county control for years. No longer. This content San Diego County sheriff, supervisors at odds over gun range use by CBP appeared first on inewsource .
Balboa Park is the city's “crown jewel," but it's shadowed by massive deferred maintenance and not enough funding. This content Iconic Balboa Park has a billion-dollar problem appeared first on inewsource .
inewsource was the first to report the county was allowing immigration agencies to use the San Diego Regional Firearms Facility on Alta Road. This content San Diego supervisors to vote on ending ICE, border agents’ use of firing range appeared first on inewsource .
A high-voltage powerline through San Diego County called Golden Pacific Powerlink would be SDG&E’s largest project ever. This content SDG&E wants to put a powerline through Anza-Borrego State Park. Opposition is mounting. appeared first on inewsource .
National City officials relied on its reserves for years, and at this pace, they could run dry by 2030, the new city manager says. This content He has 3 years to save National City from a state takeover. Here’s how he plans to do it. appeared first on inewsource .
Poway Unified's Del Sur Elementary has delayed the first day of school. Elevated levels of mold spores were found in classrooms — again. This content Del Sur Elementary’s first week of school delayed following mold concerns appeared first on inewsource .
Oceanside voters are being asked to approve a new half-cent sales tax on top of a sales tax extension they approved in the last election. This content Oceanside may raise sales taxes to fix a crumbling pier and build police, fire stations appeared first on inewsource .
HOME SICK, our massive reporting project in the Tijuana River Valley, received a National Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation. This content inewsource receives prestigious national innovation award appeared first on inewsource .
Chula Vista staff said the Eastlake project also includes limiting hours and looking further at market demand and the impact on traffic. This content Chula Vista self-storage project moves forward — without access road that neighbors hated appeared first on inewsource .
Imperial County is reviewing options after an appeals court said it erred in approving Controlled Thermal Resources’ Hell’s Kitchen project. This content Court rules Imperial County unlawfully approved Salton Sea geothermal and lithium plant appeared first on inewsource .
San Diego County school districts received additional state funding as several face rising costs and declining student enrollment. This content Once at risk of going broke, San Diego school district touts comeback appeared first on inewsource .
A San Diego County inspection report faults Otay Mesa Detention Center operator CoreCivic for not disclosing suspected tuberculosis cases. This content Secrecy over tuberculosis causes health concern at immigration detention center in San Diego appeared first on inewsource .
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office does not answer 911 calls fast enough. North County supervisor candidates say they want to fix that. This content How San Diego County supervisor candidates would fix the sheriff’s slow 911 call times appeared first on inewsource .
Plans to turn this corner of the Salton Sea into a tech hub of national importance are encountering questions and delays. This content ‘Lithium Valley’ sounded like the next California gold rush. Why hasn’t it panned out? appeared first on inewsource .
San Diego County officials aim to help nearly 10,000 households over the next year with a food distribution program to offset federal cuts. This content San Diego County held the first of nearly 100 free food giveaways on Saturday. Here’s why appeared first on inewsource .
Some San Diego residents haven't recovered from flooding in 2024. What's new with their lawsuits? And is the city ready for a winter storm? This content San Diego neighborhoods flooded in 2024. Can the city handle a super El Niño storm? appeared first on inewsource .
CoreCivic expects to use proceeds from immigration detention facility sales to the Department of Homeland Security to buy back stock. This content CoreCivic’s sale of immigration detention centers to ICE could be an investor windfall appeared first on inewsource .
The caregivers, nearly all of them Filipino, are each owed six-figure sums tied to unpaid wages from working at residential care homes. This content These San Diego caregivers are owed $2 million in stolen wages. They’ve been waiting years. appeared first on inewsource .
San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre was set to introduce a proposal that could have helped workers recover stolen wages. This content San Diego workers are owed $30M in unpaid wages. So why did Aguirre stall her reforms? appeared first on inewsource .
The number of San Diego County residents using food stamps has dropped substantially. Experts say new rules and longstanding fears are why. This content In San Diego, fewer people are getting food stamps but food distribution lines are longer appeared first on inewsource .
San Diego officials eye sites where libraries, operations yards and more now sit. “No housing is being built” there at this time, they said. This content Affordable housing on city-owned land? San Diego wants feedback. appeared first on inewsource .
UC San Diego students and faculty are calling on campus leaders to cut ties with Border Patrol and Homeland Security. Here's what sparked the protests. This content A California university is cutting ties with the Border Patrol after student outcry appeared first on inewsource .
National City's ambulance contract with American Medical Response is set to expire by the end of next month. This content San Diego cities are moving ambulance services in-house. Is National City next? appeared first on inewsource .
Little Italy's Our Lady of the Rosary Church lost its long-held curb access to a two-way bike lane. This content Little Italy group, city of San Diego at ‘stalemate’ over bike lane appeared first on inewsource .
A state law limits how much landlords can raise rent in California. Tied to inflation, San Diego area increases will be lower as of August. This content Good news, renters. San Diego County landlords can’t raise your rent as much as before appeared first on inewsource .
The Escondido City Council wants to build a complex with three ice rinks in Kit Carson Park, but residents say it’s the wrong location. This content ‘We’re not an ice sports town.’ Escondido residents oppose ice rink plans at Kit Carson Park appeared first on inewsource .
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Office has failed 911 standards for four years. Here’s what elected county supervisors said – or didn’t. This content The San Diego County sheriff’s 911 pickup times are slow. Do county supervisors care? appeared first on inewsource .
East Chula Vista residents have so far thwarted the self-storage project's proposed access road through a neighborhood cul-de-sac. This content Fired up residents fight back against Chula Vista self-storage project appeared first on inewsource .
San Diego Christian vacated its lease of the Riverview Parkway property in Santee a few weeks ago. Leaders won’t say why. This content What’s going on at San Diego Christian College? appeared first on inewsource .
San Ysidro residents have complained for years about the conditions of a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 5. This content Glow-in-the-dark art: The answer for this San Ysidro bridge? appeared first on inewsource .
The end of a federal housing assistance program is making renters anxious in San Diego as Los Angeles turns to Section 8 housing to help. This content A federal housing program is ending. L.A. got funds to rescue renters. San Diego did not. appeared first on inewsource .
Imperial County won’t build data centers for a year after supervisors extended a moratorium so an advisory board can suggest new policies. This content Imperial County won’t build data centers for a full year, thwarting projects in the pipeline appeared first on inewsource .
In 2025, 1 in 4 911 callers waited more than 15 seconds before a San Diego County Sheriff's Office dispatcher picked up the phone. This content San Diego County Sheriff’s Office has failed to answer 911 calls fast enough since 2022 appeared first on inewsource .
At least a dozen California school districts argue that social media companies knowingly designed products that harm children’s mental health. This content LAUSD, California school districts seek money, changes to social media apps in lawsuits appeared first on inewsource .
The federal government wants to shore up industry along the California coast. Environmental advocates and elected officials are worried. This content Environmental extremism or gold standard? Feds target vaunted California coastal protections appeared first on inewsource .
The largest single piece of federal housing legislation in at least a generation just became law. Here's what it will do. This content Here’s what the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ federal housing bill means for California appeared first on inewsource .
The UC and Cal State systems each got more than $500 million in new public spendi in California's new budget. This content Newsom’s final budget sends more than a billion dollars to University of California, Cal State appeared first on inewsource .
Three affordable housing projects in Hillcrest and City Heights could receive $16.5 million through San Diego’s Bridge to Home program. This content How city funding may help bring hundreds of affordable homes to Hillcrest, City Heights appeared first on inewsource .
Officials approved spending millions of dollars for upcoming projects aimed to upgrade roads, sewage, lines and more. This content From traffic circles to a walking path, see what projects are coming to National City appeared first on inewsource .
Facing a massive shortage of credentialed educators, California is turning to a plan to build a direct pipeline from high school to teaching. This content Short thousands of bilingual teachers, California schools turn to high school students appeared first on inewsource .
Private prison company CoreCivic has sold the Otay Mesa and California City detention facilities to the Department of Homeland Security. This content Feds buy Otay Mesa Detention Center, one other ICE immigration facility for $1.5 billion appeared first on inewsource .
San Diego's short-term rental ordinance allows property owners to obtain a license after carrying out an illegal eviction. This content Months later, San Diego still hasn’t fixed its Airbnb eviction loophole appeared first on inewsource .
A massive bipartisan housing package may soon become law. San Diego housing leaders explain why local renters won't see immediate relief. This content Congress passed a historic housing bill, but San Diego advocates say it won’t do enough appeared first on inewsource .
Oceanside, Escondido and Carlsbad are deploying drone fleets to track illegal holiday fireworks and prevent wildfires. This content Drones vs. fireworks: How San Diego County cities are changing Fourth of July enforcement appeared first on inewsource .
Amid a rise in local ICE arrests, her mom's sudden detention could have derailed this UC San Diego student's commencement. But she prevailed. This content ‘Lo logré, Mamá.’ How a UCSD graduate ‘made it’ after her mother’s sudden ICE detention appeared first on inewsource .
Environmentalists say plans for a tennis sports complex on Chula Vista's bayfront go too far, posing dangers to sensitive habitats. This content Can the Port of San Diego balance a massive new sports complex with endangered wildlife? appeared first on inewsource .
