A new leader took the helm of San Diego Community Power this month, just as the young public energy provider rolled out cleaner power to thousands of customers in five San Diego cities and the…
Morning Report: The Three Routes to Vacation Rental…
Vacation rental opponents hold up banners outside of a City Council meeting. / Photo by Adriana Heldiz San Diego’s busy summer tourism season arrived this weekend but long-sought rules to regulate the city’s booming vacation-rental…
IB Closed Due to Sewage-Contaminated Runoff
The Imperial Beach shoreline was closed to beachgoers on Memorial Day after recent rainfall pushed sewage-contaminated runoff from the Tijuana River into local beaches. The water contact closure, initially issued on Nov. 29, was expanded on…
As Quest for Information Continues, Targets of Secret…
A fourth deadline has come and gone for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide detailed information about a secret surveillance program tied to the Central American caravans that traveled to the U.S-Mexico border.U.S.…
Morning Report: More Than One Westview High Teacher…
Westview High School / Photo by Adriana Heldiz Earlier this year as part of our investigation into sexual misconduct in public schools, we detailed how a Westview High School teacher sent sexually suggestive text messages…
Environment Report: There’s So Much Plastic, It’s Falling…
The remnants of a plastic doll lay alongside the Tijuana River. / Photo by Sam Hodgson It is raining plastic, according to federal researchers. A new paper by the U.S. Geological Survey finds that plastic…
‘You’re Going to Die’ Mar Vista Student Threatened…
Parents of a Mar Vista Academy student say their child was sent messages through a gaming system over the weekend, threatening to kill him at school on Monday.For several months, Mayra Ruiz said she and…
In Case You Missed It: San Diego Weekend…
To help make sure you stay informed on the most shared and talked about stories in San Diego County, each Saturday we'll revisit five stories from the previous week and capsulize them in this digest…
Imperial Beach Moves Closer to Banning Single-Use Plastics
Sylvia Velasquez enjoys serving up soup and other Mexican cuisine with a little love and laughter at El Amigo Mexican and Seafood in Imperial Beach.But she says the city's proposed single-use plastic ban ordinance, that…