Steve Padilla projected to win re-election to California State Senate

California State Senator Steve Padilla is projected to win re-election to Senate District 18, promising to focus on regional issues like the Tijuana River sewage crisis and economic relief during his second term.

The latest results for South County races

A day after Election Day, San Diego County officials have tallied about 700,000 votes. Thousands more are left. Here’s a breakdown of how results are shaping up in the county’s South Bay region. In Chula Vista, incumbents take the lead. Mayor: John McCann handily won against opponent Francisco...

This California Town Put the Center of the World Inside a Pyramid

Felicity is a desert stop built around a legally designated center point and a collection of striking outdoor landmarks. A...

Blue Wave in South County? More Like a Ripple

Across the nation and much of San Diego County, voters this week delivered a sharp rebuke to Republicans and yanked America leftward. Everywhere, that is, except in San Diego’s South Bay. Even as Republicans and conservative-leaning independents lost federal, state and local races around the county, South County moderates...

Live election results: Tamayo concedes Chula Vista mayoral race, paving way for McCann to serve 2nd term

KPBS has called the Chula Vista mayoral race for Republican Mayor John McCann. Francisco Tamayo, the Democrat running against McCann, told KPBS he called McCann Tuesday night to concede after early returns showed McCann leading by a significant margin. Tamayo, an information technology specialist and trustee for the Chula Vista...

Election results: San Diego County Supervisor, Districts 4 and 5

Voters in San Diego County will choose between candidates for the district 4 and district 5 supervisor seats on the upcoming November ballot.

SoCal Concert Lineup: November 6–12

Deftones turn Petco Park into a festival, Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean celebrate 30 years of The Score under the Hollywood Bowl shell, Don Omar opens and Smashing Pumpkins close a huge Kia Forum week, Ricky Martin plays Temecula and Miranda Lambert closes Highland — and Palm Springs Pride fills the desert streets all weekend.

Final segment installed on San Diego's 8-mile Pure Water pipeline

Crews installed the final segment of San Diego's 8-mile North City Pure Water Pipeline, which will carry up to 30 million gallons per day of purified water to Miramar Reservoir. Crews have installed the final segment of the North City Pure Water Pipeline beneath Hoyt Park Drive in San Diego’s...

Things to do this weekend include horse races, Food + Wine festival and more

There’s always something fun to do in America’s Finest City. Our Weekend Events Guide is here to help. Get up. Get out. Play!. Our Weekend Events guide is published every Thursday in our In Your Neighborhood section of NBC7.com. Like our mission always, our guide will do its...

City of San Diego on track to eliminate 'historic' general fund deficit

The City of San Diego is saying that it’s on track to cut its “historic structural budget,” according to a new Five-Year Financial Outlook report.

California Landlord Faces $19.25 Million Settlement Over Tenants' Security Deposits

A $19.25 million settlement has just been announced (October 20th) and awaits court approval in a class action lawsuit between Essex Property Trust and former tenants who claimed that the company withheld security deposits in violation of state laws. According to the Times of San Diego, the former tenants also claimed that they were charged...

Tijuana River Wastewater Chemicals Are Now Detected in San Diego’s Air

A UC Riverside study published in Scientific Reports indicates that wastewater-derived chemicals travel north through the Pacific Ocean and enter coastal air roughly 22 miles from the Tijuana River mouth, challenging how regulators think about pollution boundaries. The Ocean Was Doing the Carrying All Along. The mechanism behind this finding...

South Bay elections: Mayoral races in Chula Vista and National City

Election Day surprise: Group begins formal process to recall Mayor Todd Gloria

Mayor Todd Gloria isn’t appearing on the ballot this Election Day, but an effort to oust him is moving forward. A group led by criminal justice advocate Genevieve Jones Wright published a Notice of Intent on Oct. 29 to recall Mayor Gloria, which now begins the recall process. The...

Coastal Flood Advisory issued for San Diego County

A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for San Diego and Orange Counties, effective from early Friday through Tuesday, with expectations of minor to moderate flooding and dangerous rip currents.

San Diego Weekend Guide Nov. 6-8: Raise a toast

School’s been back in session. The election is (mercifully) over. And we’re done with Dia De Los Muertos and Halloween. It’s fair to ask, “Now what?”. As it turns out, there’s still events literally all over the county – Southwestern College marks a milestone in Chula Vista; Ren Faire enthusiasts get one more weekend of fun in Escondido; foodies and wine enthusiasts are having their own bash at the Embarcadero, and Balboa Park will host a truly fab celebration, just to name a few.