After Flock came to Hillcrest, hate crimes dropped. The community is now divided on whether ALPRs should stay.

In the past decade, the historic LGBTQ+ neighborhood Hillcrest has recorded the highest number of total hate crimes of any neighborhood in the city. However, hate crimes in Hillcrest have dropped since 2025, with other neighborhoods recording more hate crimes than Hillcrest for the first time since 2016. Some Hillcrest residents, business owners and San Diego Police attribute the decline to the introduction of Automated License Plate Readers in July 2024.

Oceanside sales tax measure now has San Diego County's closest election result

The fate of Oceanside’s sales tax measure may come down to the final vote count after Thursday night’s election results left it as the closest of any race in San Diego County. The 2,500 additional ballots counted show “no” on Measure S ahead by a mere 122 votes...

Top 10 weekend arts picks in San Diego: Los Tigres del Norte, video poetry and 'La bola negra'

The Athenaeum Art Center will host the APERTURA showcase this weekend, celebrating “poetry, zines, music and community resources.” The event is a companion project to San Diego Poet Laureate Paola Capó-García’s video poetry exhibition, “Apertura.”. For the initial project, Capó-García collaborated with poets from...

State Funding Prevents Major Metrolink Service Cuts in OC

Metrolink passengers traveling through San Clemente and other parts of Orange County will avoid significant service reductions after the state committed $20 million to help maintain the regional rail system’s operations. The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) announced the funding on Thursday, Nov. 5, preventing service cuts that were...

Hillcrest Hall Breaks Ground, Bringing 98 Affordable Homes to University Avenue

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced that Hillcrest Hall has broken ground, calling it a project that will bring affordable homes to a neighborhood close to jobs, transit, schools and opportunity. The announcement, posted Tuesday, marks a milestone for a development that has been winding through city and housing commission approvals for roughly three years.

Darshana Patel wins California Assembly reelection

Indian American Democrat Darshana Patel has won reelection to the California State Assembly, defeating Republican challenger Carrie Espinoza Villanueva in the Nov. 3, 2026, midterm elections. Patel received 96,942 votes, or 60.2 percent, against Espinoza Villanueva’s 64,091 votes, or 39.8 percent, according to the November 10 election update published by...

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.

State awards $1 million for Pacific Surfliner planning

The agency that oversees Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner service said Wednesday it received $1 million in state funding to update a plan aimed at making passenger rail service more reliable between San Diego, Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. The Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency, known as LOSSAN,...

San Diego Thanksgiving Weekend Guide

Somehow, we’ve reached late November — Thanksgiving weekend, even. So what to do if you don’t want to just get a food coma at home?. We’ve compiled a list of special happenings around town, both on land and the water, for you to enjoy with your loved ones to kick off your holiday season in earnest.

San Diego lifeguard captain sues over chief appointment

A lawsuit has been filed alleging gender discrimination following the appointment of Daniel Orloff as the new San Diego Lifeguards chief.

Inland Empire Rents Set to Climb Fastest in SoCal Through 2029, USC Forecast Finds

Southern California renters should brace for higher bills no matter where they live, but nowhere will the climb be steeper than the Inland Empire, according to a forecast the University of Southern California released Tuesday. Riverside and San Bernardino counties, treated together as a single Inland Empire market in the forecast, are projected to see average annual rent growth of 2.4% over the next three years — the fastest pace among five Southern California markets studied.

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.”

El Niño Just Pushed California’s Ocean to the Highest Levels Ever Recorded, and NOAA Says More Is Coming

Roads flooded, water pushed into homes and businesses, and tide gauges that have been recording for more than a century logged numbers they had never seen before. That was the California coast between Oct. 24 and 30, and NOAA has now explained what made it happen. The NOAA National Ocean...

Holiday Pop-Up Bars in San Diego 2026

Tinsel is up, the cocoa is spiked, and the best holiday pop-up bars in San Diego are officially unwrapping. The post Holiday Pop-Up Bars in San Diego 2026 appeared first on Fabulous California .

San Diego County Fair invites you to ‘peel back the wrapper’ and learn its 2027 theme

The San Diego County Fair has announced its 2027 theme which will explore the agricultural origins and history of chocolate.

San Diego case accusing USAA of overcharging enlisted clients bound for California Supreme Court

The California Supreme Court will take up a class action lawsuit originally filed in San Diego by a group of enlisted USAA policyholders who allege they were overcharged by the insurance company. The lawsuit alleges the firm, formally named the United Services Automobile Association, charged the plaintiffs higher auto insurance...

‘We’ve had enough:’ San Diegans push back against SDG&E’s proposed rate increases

San Diego Gas & Electric faces strong opposition from residents and officials following its proposal to implement significant rate increases beginning in 2028.

Large fire engulfs abandoned ‘nuisance' building in San Diego's Mountain View area

MTS moves to adopt new penalty program for passenger violations

The Metropolitan Transit System board of directors approved a new administrative penalty program for fare evasion and certain passenger conduct violations on Oct. 15, according to a press release from the agency. Under the program, eligible citations will be moved out of the criminal court system and into an administrative review process instead. Riders who receive these citations will pay a fine and can contest it through the agency rather than face a criminal charge. This process is similar to how San Diego handles parking tickets as civil matters and not crimes.

Election 2026: Ehlers closes gap, trails Viskanta by 19 votes

ENCINITAS — Several key races in Encinitas are coming down to the wire. Mayoral challenger Rimga Viskanta’s lead over incumbent Bruce Ehlers narrowed to 19 votes in the latest unofficial returns, down from 73 votes in a Nov. 6 count. Viskanta, a school board trustee, had 13,753 votes,...