From league finals to CIF, Metro runners are ready for the chase … and beyond

The Star-News offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. While participation numbers have taken a bit of a hit this season, especially in the girls ranks, cross country continues to draw runners to the starting line. The Metro Conference held its annual league championship meet...

Southern California aging expert uses own knowledge to fight off cancer

Danielle Glorioso’s success story is one centered around a single word.   As the executive director of the University of California, San Diego’s Stein Institute for Research on Aging, she knows a thing or two about healthy aging and teaching older people resilience.  However, while spreading her knowledge, she was going through years of “unexplained” […]

Temperatures reached over 90 degrees amid lockdowns at Donovan state prison, records confirm

In September, officials at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility locked down parts of the prison during a brutal heat wave. Several incarcerated people said staff restricted their access to ice water and cooler areas as a result, even as their cells became dangerously hot. Now, state prison officials have...

Chula Vista Elementary warns teachers of ‘potential changes’ to arts education program

Chula Vista Elementary School officials reviewing its visual and performing arts program have told the teachers union about potential arts education changes, but Giovanna Castro, the district’s director of communications, told inewsource that at this time “there is no final proposal to redesign the program.”. That’s a departure...

‘Global Conference for Israel’ at Chula Vista's Gaylord Pacific prompts protests

A multiday “Global Conference for Israel” in Chula Vista is prompting protests from some groups in the San Diego community. The conference began Thursday and runs through Sunday at the Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center. On Thursday, there was a significant security presence both around and inside...

California’s ocean temperatures reach stunning highs for November

Thanks to El Niño, scientists are marveling at the scope and scale of a weather event unfolding along California’s coast that’s never occurred before – at least not in recorded history. A marine heat wave is making the Pacific Ocean feel more like Florida, with astounding temperatures double digits above normal. “We have never seen […]

California Missions Road Trip: 21-Mission Itinerary

A California missions road trip is the oldest road trip in the state. Between 1769 and 1823, 21 Spanish missions were built along El Camino Real, the Royal Road, from San Diego to Sonoma — about a day’s journey, roughly 30 miles, apart. Today you can drive the whole chain in seven days, visiting the oldest building in San Francisco, the largest mission church in California, the chapel where Junípero Serra is buried, and the site of the Bear Flag Revolt.

Marine Group Boat Works Announces Major Facility Upgrades, Strengthening Cabo Location as the Region’s Premier Shipyard

Marine Group Boat Works (MGBW), a leading full-service shipyard and marine services provider, is proud to announce significant upgrades and service enhancements at its Los Cabos facility. These improvements reinforce Marine Group’s commitment to delivering world-class infrastructure, expanded capabilities, and unmatched customer support for vessels operating throughout Baja California.

New investigation finds UCSD sent hundreds of cadavers to the military

For years, families donated their loved ones' bodies to UC San Diego for the purpose of medical and scientific research. But records obtained by the Times of San Diego found the university sent hundreds of bodies to the military. This reporting follows up on an investigation by student journalists at...

Former Chula Vista Schools Director Alleges Favoritism in Union Leader’s New Job

The Chula Vista Elementary School District is poised to award a senior administrative job to the leader of the district’s teachers union following an election in which the union backed the candidacies of some school board members who now will have final say over whether she gets the new job.

Ina Garten Talks Simply Ina Tonight at Jacobs Music Center

Ina Garten is due at Jacobs Music Center tonight for an onstage conversation about "Simply Ina," the cookbook she built around make-ahead work and, in her own phrasing, barely cooking. Downtown San Diego is one stop on a short tour that also takes her through Brooklyn, Boston, Costa Mesa and Chicago.

‘I'm not working for free': San Diego rideshare drivers concerned over new airport fee

Point Loma begins quest for Div. II football title

POINT LOMA – After receiving a coveted first round bye, Point Loma’s Pointers begin their quest for a CIF championship on Nov. 13 in a quarterfinal home game against Mater Dei Catholic of Chula Vista. The Pointers finished the regular season with a 7-3 record after a 17-13...

Bird Rock’s Wayfarer Bread & Pastry is Coming to North County

Wayfarer Bread & Pastry, the Bird Rock bakery with lines around the block, is expanding for the first time. The plan is a first North County location by the end of 2027, with Encinitas and Oceanside on the list of possible spots. It’s the start of a bigger idea, too:...

Can a jetty prevent sewage from Tijuana?

In the early 1900s, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a massive jetty from the shore of North Island almost 1.5 miles into the mouth of San Diego Bay. The Zuniga Shoals Jetty Project was designed to create a deepwater port for vessels to enter and exit. But, it took over a decade to complete, cost far more than anticipated and, according to the San Diego History Center, was an epic failure: “…the rock structure did not solve the harbor’s problems.”

The B-52s & DEVO bring ‘Cosmic De-Evolution’ to San Diego

Avant-garde artists DEVO and The B-52s brought their Cosmic De-Evolution Tour to Chula Vista’s North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 30th, 2026. This outdoor venue — tucked between downtown San Diego and the Mexican border — attracted an eclectic pre-Halloween crowd this night, many of whom wore costumes celebrating the bands.

Nonprofit steps in after Valley Center Veterans Day ceremony canceled

Roses for Veterans plans a community gathering to honor more than 400 veterans buried at Valley Center Cemetery.

Neighbors push back on City Heights housing project

The City Heights Community Planning Group voiced its disapproval of a proposed housing project on 44th Street due to a lack of onsite parking. Documenter Jennifer Hua was at the group’s latest meeting and took notes on the conversation. The owner plans to build a 23-unit apartment complex in...

Hospital Staff Plans Wedding in Under 36 Hours for Groom Who Had to Undergo Emergency Surgery

“It took a village, and that village delivered,” the hospital told PEOPLE