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:...

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.

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...

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...

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

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.

Formerly homeless veteran finds housing after 11-month journey

A formerly homeless veteran has found housing after an 11-month journey. “I had a desire to reclaim what many of us take for granted."

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” […]

Room additions in San Diego: how the process works, from permit to move-in

For many San Diego families, the house is in the right neighborhood, but the floor plan no longer fits. A growing household, a parent moving in, or a home office that has become permanent can all push the same question: move, or add space? With housing prices where they are, more homeowners are choosing to build onto what they already own.

North County has some of San Diego County’s closest races as election results trickle in

A week after Election Day, still no winner has been declared in a number of races in North County, where some incumbents are at risk of losing their seats. After the latest election results Tuesday, several races remain too close to call. In Encinitas, the races for mayor and the...

Four-star Gaige Weddle honored as a 2027 Navy All-American

Defensive back Gaige Weddle (San Diego, California/ Rancho Bernardo High School) was officially honored as a 2027 Navy All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Road to the Dome tour. Weddle will play in the annual East vs. West matchup inside the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas...

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.”

Mission Bayfest 2026: Day Two

Mission Bayfest 2026 continued to spread musical joy across Mariner’s Point Park in the Mission Beach area of San Diego, California on October 17th, 2026. Day Two was a celebration of Pacific Island and Polynesian influences, with five acts having Hawaiian roots, another all the way from Guam, and another GRAMMY-winning group entirely of Pacific Islander heritage.

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...

San Diego Moves to Close Ethics Gap After Worker Took Vendor Gifts

A San Diego city worker took more than $3,000 in gifts from two vendors, including free construction work at home, tickets to a Las Vegas show and a paid trip to a Bay Area sporting event, while quietly steering those same vendors toward bigger city contracts. The city is now moving to close the oversight gap, with officials proposing to bring roughly 1,000 senior-level classified employees under the watch of the city's Ethics Commission.

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...

Army warrant officer with Surprise ties serves on Navy aircraft carrier

United States Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Mellysa Payne, who has family ties in Surprise, serves as a liaison officer alongside the U.S. Navy aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier operating out of San Diego. A native of San Clemente, California, Payne graduated from San Clemente High School...

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...

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.

Agency overseeing Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to get $1 million from state to study improvements

The money will be used to update a 2022 study to reflect changes since then to things like service schedules and needed infrastructure improvements.