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.

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:...

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.

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...

San Diego needs more third spaces

Two years ago, I stood in the City Council Chamber amongst San Diego council members as they unanimously approved Phase 2 of the Mira Mesa Community Park improvements; a $55 million project in the neighborhood of Mira Mesa. The same project has since been completed and reopened on October 1,...

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...

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.”

New homeless service campus slated for downtown

Construction began yesterday on the new Downtown Rady Center, a 200,000-square-foot campus dedicated to helping move people from homelessness to housing. The center will connect people with shelter, housing and supportive services to help address barriers to housing. It will include more than 200 housing opportunities, a health clinic, case management, food assistance and other services. Construction is expected to last at the downtown site through 2028, when the campus is slated to open.

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” […]

5 Things Never to Do With a Clothes Dryer, According to Fire Officials

Fire officials list 5 dryer mistakes: no lint filter, overloading, running it unattended, boxes nearby and drying solvent-soaked clothes.

Kobey's Swap Meet, other businesses express concern over Midway Rising approval

San Diego Council Certifies Environmental Review for Midway Rising, Clearing Path for 4,254 Homes and New Arena

San Diego City Council certified the Midway Rising EIR, clearing the way for 4,254 homes (2,000+ affordable), a 16,000-seat arena, retail

Affordable housing coming to Hillcrest

Construction began Tuesday on a 97-unit development on the corner of University Avenue and Herbert Street. Known as Hillcrest Hall, it will remain affordable for 55 years for qualifying low-income San Diegans, which right now includes households earning between $47,250 and $110,200 for a family of three. The development is...

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...

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.

Friday's wet weather causes flight delays, impacts events around San Diego area

Wet weather pushed through the San Diego area Friday morning, causing flight delays and impacting local events. More rain is possible throughout the day and into the weekend.

Golden Hill Cafe Loses Customers as Construction Crews Hog Street Parking

At Golden Hill Cafe, the lunch and breakfast crowd has been thinning out, and staff say they know exactly why: construction crews building a new apartment complex down the block have been parking their trucks and vans in the street spaces customers used to count on. Trudi Erickson, who has worked at the cafe for 36 years, put it bluntly: “My customers can’t find a place to park.”

Rock 105.3’s Eddie Pappani on Life After the Second Mic

"I've never been the host. I've always been the second mic. But I kind of knew I could do it. I just never got the opportunity to do it." The post Rock 105.3’s Eddie Pappani on Life After the Second Mic appeared first on Barrett Media .

South Bay residents push back on SDG&E proposed rate hike

CHULA VISTA (KGTV) — People in Chula Vista pushed back Thursday against the proposed rate hike of 8.6% by SDG&E. Outside Chula Vista City Hall, South Bay residents expressed frustration and anger. Diane Swartz is a retired senior citizen who lost her husband eight years ago. She's living on...