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...

El Niño’s impact on San Diego’s coastline

With El Niño expected to influence Southern California’s weather this winter, coastal communities across San Diego County are preparing for the possibility of more powerful storms, damaging surf and worsening beach erosion. Recent storms and large waves have already taken a toll on parts of the county’s coastline,...

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...

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...

County charter, sales tax measures lead by 3 points, supporters declare win

ENCINITAS — Two San Diego County ballot measures appear to be well on their way to passing, with a proposal to revise the county charter and expand Board of Supervisors term limits and a half-cent sales tax increase each ahead by more than 3 percentage points. Measure A, which...

Oceanside sales tax inches closer to 'no' in new results

A new sales tax in Oceanside is still too close to call, but opponents may be breathing slightly easier than supporters after election results released Thursday evening. The new results show “no” on Measure S ahead by 440 votes after it had a 382-vote edge in the final tally on election night. More than 45,000 ballots have been tallied so far.

City of San Diego helps senior citizens prepare for potential Super El Niño

The City of San Diego launched a series of public service workshops today to distribute free sandbags and provide El Niño safety information to residents, particularly seniors.

Over 2,000 SDG&E customers lose power in North County

More than 2,000 San Diego Gas & Electric customers in North County experienced power outages on Thursday morning, with service scheduled to be restored by 4 p.m.

GOP Troubles Spread to Statehouse Races

California Democrats funneled tens of millions of dollars into legislative races to protect their supermajority and recapture their 2024 losses. They accomplished that, and then some. The GOP’s troubles spread like wildfire down the California ballot as statehouse Republicans were set ablaze in the political catastrophe. So much so that...

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.

tightest such contest in county

The race for Encinitas mayor remained the closest mayoral contest in San Diego County on Thursday, Nov. 5, with challenger Rimga Viskanta regaining the lead over incumbent Bruce Ehlers by just 73 votes, according to unofficial results from the county Registrar of Voters. Two City Council races continued to show...

San Diego already killed the mileage tax once—Sacramento wants it back

San Diegans already beat the mileage tax once. We may have to do it again. A few years ago, SANDAG wrote a charge on every mile you drive into the region’s long-range transportation plan. I fought it, and so did thousands of you. People packed meetings, filled in boxes and said plainly that they would not pay a new […] The post San Diego already killed the mileage tax once—Sacramento wants it back first appeared on Valley Roadrunner .

In California, some towns are already dealing with impacts from El Niño

California is already facing severe impacts from El Niño, mostly in the form of coastal flooding. From San Diego to the Bay area, many cities have been dealing with flooding off and on over the past few weeks. And climate scientists say that it's just a preview of what's to come this winter as El Niño continues to unfold. KQED's Ezra David Romero joins us now from San Francisco. Hi, Ezra.

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.

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

Lopez leads by just 13 votes in National City council race

Cindy Lopez widened her lead over Luz Molina for National City’s District 1 City Council race in the latest election results released Friday evening — by 10 more votes. She’s now up 13 with 1,765 counted. Lopez is a National School District board member. Molina is an...

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...

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.