Important races to watch in the California general election

Candidates for Governor and various local offices across California and San Diego County are making final campaign pushes ahead of the general election scheduled for Tuesday, November 3.

A Look at Who Built the San Diego Bluegrass Community

Have you ever been curious as to why bluegrass music and culture is so prominent in San Diego? There’s more bluegrass going on in San Diego than in many other parts of the U.S., including more than in the much larger Los Angeles area. There are many reasons for this phenomenon, but one of them is undoubtedly the prominence of key bluegrass and folk stars with ties to our area. Here is a rundown on a few:

San Diego Report Examines Homelessness Governance

A staff report on San Diego County's homelessness governance is set for review Monday. It concerns the Regional Task Force on Homelessness, a private nonprofit, and is scheduled for presentation to the San Diego Local Agency Formation Commission. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that a staff report on the region's...

Normal Heights Theater Hosts North County Adults Returning to Stage in ‘Oliver!’

Three full casts will share performances of “Oliver!” this November at Adams Avenue Theater in Normal Heights. Solana Beach Community Theater and HeyJoJo Productions are presenting the Nov. 12 through Nov. 15 run with parents, grandparents, teachers and longtime performers among the cast, including adults returning to the stage.

County officials issue health warning for local beaches after weekend rain

Health officials issued an advisory Sunday for all San Diego County beaches and bays due to recent rainfall. “Beachgoers are advised that rain brings urban runoff, which can cause bacteria levels to rise significantly in ocean and bay waters, especially near storm drains, creeks, rivers and lagoon outlets, and may cause illness,” the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health and Quality said.

Santee trick-or-treaters brave the rain for Halloween celebrations

Despite rainy weather, residents in Santee continued their Halloween festivities, including a neighborhood block party on Pebble Beach Drive.

California homeowner's panel replacement plans grow into a $46,400 solar-and-battery quote

"I looked into a couple of those and they refused to put it in writing."

El Niño rains increase flood risk at Lake Hodges, home of California’s most dangerous dam

San Diego’s Lake Hodges already has an “extremely high” flood risk. Regulators fear a dam breach would cause “considerable loss of human life” where more than 1,000 people live. But as El Niño threatens torrential rain this winter, the downstream danger could be even greater.

East Village housing project has two published unit counts

The published unit counts for 16th & Island differ, and the sources do not explain why. BuildSD’s project page, dated February 20, 2026, describes a 102-unit development: 101 affordable homes and a manager’s residence, then listed as under review. In a later account, the San Diego Reader reported that Father Joe’s Villages had broken ground on the $47 million project and described it as containing 124 affordable apartments.

Elvira Station and Rose Canyon’s early railroad history

Rail travel was once an important part of getting around San Diego and connecting the region’s communities. However, a photograph of a Rose Canyon train wreck around 1915 shows one of the risks that came with traveling by rail. The California Southern Railroad completed its track through Rose Canyon...

San Diego County issues beach advisory following weekend rain

Health officials issued an advisory Sunday for all San Diego County beaches and bays due to recent rainfall.

San Diego sees first rainy Halloween in nearly 40 years

Lurch the skeleton conducts concert in San Diego!

Lurch, the gigantic hand-less skeleton, was observed conducting an organ concert today in San Diego’s Balboa Park!. Lurch stood on the stage of the Spreckels Organ Pavilion as San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez played Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor and other musical selections!

SD County Supervisors advance lobbying ban, insider trading policy

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to advance an "anti-corruption" measure that would feature a ban on post-employment lobbying and restrictions on using betting platforms.

Rain or shine, San Diego families decorate and prepare for Halloween block party

San Diego families are decorating their homes and getting ready for trick-or-treaters, even with rain in the forecast.

Concerns over safety of aging Lake Hodges Dam as El Niño rains approach

San Diego officials are considering several options to address safety concerns regarding the aging 108-year-old Lake Hodges Dam, including lowering its spillway or constructing a new $500 million facility.

A cemetery in San Diego celebrates Día de Muertos by moonlight among the spirits

Colorful marigolds and decorative cut-paper banners called "papel picado," skulls and skeletons and the early stages of altars dot La Vista Memorial Park’s rolling grassy hills and gravesites. The scent of those marigold flowers, called cempasúchil, is what many people believe helps the spirits of the dead find their...

Explore ‘The Future is a Verb’ – Where San Diego Artists Reshape Found Objects Into Something New

The future usually gets talked about like weather, something that arrives whether we are ready for it or not. The artists in ‘The Future is a Verb’ treat it as a material instead, something you can cut, weld, and reshape. The show fills the second-level gallery at UC...