Celebrating Pride this weekend in San Diego? Make sure to bring water By Gary Robbins July 17, 2024 at 1:19 p.m. Temperatures could reach the mid-70s by the time the parade begins and jump to 80...
Health | UCSD hospitals make U.S. News honor roll for second straight year By Paul Sisson July 16, 2024 at 8:52 a.m. UC San Diego again makes the honor roll in U.S. News Best Hospitals report.
Health | Why did it take eight years for the state to fine a San Diego-area hospital for causing baby’s death? By Paul Sisson July 15, 2024 at 7:07 a.m. California Department of Public Health said delay was caused by unspecified 'operational challenges'
San Diego County coastal waters turn unusually cool due to upwelling By Gary Robbins July 14, 2024 at 5:31 a.m. The wind-driven chill, which is known as upwelling, is most common in the spring. But...
Restaurants, Food and Drink | The Dish: 27 local restaurants win Wine Spectator awards, plus six new restaurant openings By Pam Kragen July 16, 2024 at 7:47 a.m. Also this week, new restaurant and bar openings in North Park, Pacific Beach, the Gaslamp...
Economy | Expect more star power at San Diego Comic-Con this year By Phillip Molnar July 6, 2024 at 6:11 a.m. San Diego Comic-Con is expected to have Hollywood actors this year, after none in 2023
Music and Concerts | The San Diego concerts you definitely don’t want to miss this week By George Varga July 5, 2024 at 6:05 a.m. Our picks include Harry Connick Jr. at The Shell, The Artistocrats at Ramona Mainstage, and...
Video games and ancient Greece fuse at Opera Nero’s summer festival By Beth Wood June 30, 2024 at 6:02 a.m. The San Diego company will conclude its 13th season with performances in Balboa Park and...
Things to do | San Diego Street Scene: Our readers share their favorite memories of the homegrown music festival By George Varga June 30, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. The festival, which ran from 1984 to 2009, featured everyone from James Brown, Sheryl Crow...
Opinion: Older Californians are up against Mother Nature By Joe Garbanzos June 28, 2024 at 10:48 a.m. Older adults are fed up with the California homeowners insurance market crisis. AARP, a nonprofit,...
Theater | Cygnet Theatre set to light the fuse for ‘tick, tick … BOOM!’ By David L. Coddon June 28, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. The musical by the late Jonathan Larson was inspired by his lack of career success...
S.D. Arts and Culture Newsletter: ‘Paradise’ musical comedy defies explanation By David L. Coddon June 27, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Looking for things to see, do, watch and enjoy around San Diego and beyond over...
Theater | Review: Loud Fridge’s zombie Shakespeare comedy is clever, funny and free By Pam Kragen June 27, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. The world premiere play "Twelfth Night of the Living Dead" examines the gender duality in...
Crime and Public Safety | Former sheriff’s watchdog to head San Diego police oversight commission By Lyndsay Winkley June 26, 2024 at 10:27 a.m. City Council members unanimously approved Paul Parker's appointment as executive director of San Diego's Commission...
Local News | This downtown preschool has ordinary activities and extra-ordinary students By Blake Nelson June 23, 2024 at 6:02 a.m. Around a dozen kids, most of whom have been homeless, graduated this week from a...
World Ballet Festival brings Tiler Peck and much more to San Diego By Marcia Luttrell June 23, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Producing a star-studded ballet production is not unlike the sensation of a roller coaster ride...
Check out these classical, world music and art exhibits in the coming week By Pam Kragen June 21, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Mainly Mozart and Jewish Arts festivals are under way, and Music en la Calle returns...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Where to go for Fourth of July fireworks, parades and festivities: a guide for San Diego County By Linda Mcintosh July 3, 2024 at 8:58 a.m. From the Big Bay Boom to Star Spangled Extravaganza and a host of firework shows...
Arts and Culture Newsletter: 'Women Work Together' in new exhibit By David L. Coddon June 20, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Good morning, and welcome to the U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter. I’m David L. Coddon,...
Restaurants, Food and Drink | San Diego’s 32 most anticipated new restaurants this summer By Pam Kragen June 22, 2024 at 3:28 p.m. From fine-dining to fast food, and wine bars to coffeehouses, lots of high-profile eateries are...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Things to do | How to explore and eat your way through San Diego County on the Coaster By Carlos Rico June 24, 2024 at 9:20 a.m. Ride the Coaster commuter rail service and find cafes, beaches, parks, music venues and other...
National City is about to open its first shelter, a big expansion of homelessness services in South County By Blake Nelson June 16, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. The nonprofit in charge, The San Diego Rescue Mission, continues to extend its reach despite...
Five new San Diego restaurant openings and reopenings By Pam Kragen June 14, 2024 at 4:36 p.m. Five San Diego restaurants have opened, or reopened in recent days. Here’s a look: XOXO...
Entertainment | San Diego County Fair starts its 20-day run in Del Mar By Paul Sisson June 14, 2024 at 4:36 p.m. By noon Wednesday, the June gloom had burned off and a long line had already...
News | San Diego is a top spot for border crossings. How many people arrive only to become homeless? By Blake Nelson June 8, 2024 at 11:01 p.m. For the past few years, Catholic Charities has had shelter space for about 1,800 asylum...
News | UCSD Health says it will expand offerings at ‘East Campus’ hospital By Paul Sisson June 7, 2024 at 11:44 p.m. UC San Diego Health has had big plans for its "East Campus Medical Center" since...
News | SANDAG narrows possible routes for Del Mar train tunnel to three choices By Phil Diehl June 4, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. San Diego County's regional planning agency released three possible routes this week for the proposed...
Local News | Japanese bazaar downtown brings together different strands of culture, celebrates community By Roxana Popescu June 3, 2024 at 9:10 p.m. SAN DIEGO — There was a little bit of everything for those who showed up at...
News | The trouble with nurdles, the plastic pollution you may not know about By Phil Diehl June 3, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. Nurdles are everywhere. Never heard of them? They are the raw form of plastic resin...
News | The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon returns this weekend. Avoid traffic headaches and plan your route. By Kristina Davis May 31, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Leaving the house Sunday morning? You're going to want to plan ahead.The Rock 'n'...
News | San Diego will again try to close the Golden Hall homeless shelter downtown By Blake Nelson May 28, 2024 at 11:56 p.m. Nobody new is being admitted to San Diego's Golden Hall homeless shelter as the city...
News | County warns of TB exposure on trolley Blue Line By Paul Sisson May 29, 2024 at 1:35 p.m. People who traveled on the San Diego Trolley Blue Line between Jan. 27 and Feb....
News | Effort to train 1 million in bystander CPR crosses 100,000 mark By Paul Sisson May 29, 2024 at 1:28 a.m. High school students practiced hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation in downtown San Diego on Thursday, their efforts...
Local Politics | San Diego County to open new affordable housing for older adults amid overwhelming demand By Blake Nelson May 28, 2024 at 8:30 p.m. More than 120 new apartments are opening this week for low-income older adults, the first...
News | Why won’t San Diego publicly share detailed data about who’s enrolled in homelessness programs? By Blake Nelson May 25, 2024 at 11:37 p.m. Last year, in mid-October, a U.S. military veteran joined a program for homeless residents in...
News | Street sign in Linda Vista unveiled in remembrance of Howard Wayne By Rob Nikolewski May 26, 2024 at 12:07 a.m. SAN DIEGO — About 50 friends, family members and Linda Vista residents turned out Saturday morning for...
News | San Diego leaders respond to ‘promising’ and ‘troubling’ report showing a continued rise in homelessness By Blake Nelson May 23, 2024 at 12:15 a.m. Local and federal officials expressed cautious optimism Wednesday about new statistics showing only a small...
News | County, UCSD Health start negotiations on East Campus mental health unit By Paul Sisson May 22, 2024 at 9:06 p.m. For the second time in nearly two years, county supervisors unanimously supported significantly expanding mental...
News | Homelessness is up throughout San Diego County, but not by as much as you might think By Blake Nelson May 23, 2024 at 8:34 p.m. The number of people living outside or in vehicles rose in Escondido, Encinitas and El...
News | Still no vote scheduled for the mayor’s plan to turn an empty warehouse into a large homeless shelter By Blake Nelson May 20, 2024 at 6:17 p.m. An effort to convert an empty warehouse near the airport into a massive homeless shelter...
News | San Diego’s biggest medical provider is all in on robot-assisted surgery By Paul Sisson May 18, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Sharp HealthCare is among 11 medical providers worldwide to gain early access to the next...
Local Politics | Dr. Wilma Wooten, San Diego County’s public health director, wins statewide award By Paul Sisson May 14, 2024 at 11:55 p.m. Citing her 23 years of service as San Diego County's public health director, the California...
News | ‘She made certain that her city had the very best’: Hundreds mourn Joan Jacobs in a park bearing her name By Blake Nelson May 15, 2024 at 12:09 a.m. SAN DIEGO — Decades ago, Irwin Jacobs turned down a teaching job at a new university in...
News | Months after flooding caused a last-minute evacuation, residents move back to downtown homeless shelter By Blake Nelson May 10, 2024 at 1:46 a.m. SAN DIEGO — Hundreds of people have returned to a homeless shelter downtown months after severe flooding...
News | CDC director spotlights mental health approach at Family Health Centers of San Diego By Paul Sisson May 8, 2024 at 2:38 a.m. In the world of health care reform, the word "upstream" means investing in early intervention,...
News | San Diego council members skeptical of new shelters amid possible cuts to existing homelessness programs By Blake Nelson May 7, 2024 at 2:39 a.m. Several San Diego City Council members have expressed deep hesitation about advancing two of the...
News | Sen. Blakespear says coastal railroad is at a climate crossroads. ‘The data is clear and the message more urgent.’ By Phil Diehl May 5, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. NORTH COUNTY — A coordinated, multi-agency effort is essential to save Southern California's coastal rail corridor from...
News | A study praised efforts helping people pay rent. Researchers have questions about other homelessness spending. By Blake Nelson May 4, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. A limited study from a local government watchdog has found that money spent preventing homelessness...
News | St. Paul’s Senior Services cuts ribbon on apartment building after $20 million renovation By Lauren J. Mapp May 4, 2024 at 12:02 a.m. St. Paul’s Senior Services held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday to mark the official reopening of...
News | Prebys Foundation awards $7 million in grants to 14 San Diego researchers By Paul Sisson May 6, 2024 at 11:51 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Fourteen San Diego researchers will each receive $500,000 grants as part of a new...
Things to do | San Diego stores: Jimbo’s adds DoorDash, and one man’s digital nightmare leads to free jazz in May By Roxana Popescu May 1, 2024 at 8:50 p.m. On demand groceries, plus discount codesIf you shop at Jimbo's and Vallarta Supermarkets in San...
News | They shared their experience with mental illness in last year’s 72 Hours project. Here’s how 3 are doing. By Blake Nelson April 29, 2024 at 5:39 p.m. More than a year ago, in Rancho San Diego, Bruce Wollitz got a phone call.A...
Local News | Crime survivors hold vigil for lost loved ones at Chula Vista park By Phil Diehl April 28, 2024 at 1:50 a.m. CHULA VISTA — Rickie Brown of City Heights lost her 19-year-old, 6-foot-6 son, Rance Brown to a...
News | If the warehouse shelter doesn’t happen, the San Diego Housing Commission would like some money back By Blake Nelson April 26, 2024 at 5:15 p.m. The San Diego Housing Commission is not happy.It also sees a potential fix.If a recent...
News | Local water agencies facing 39 percent hike in costs for wholesale water By David Garrick April 26, 2024 at 10:44 p.m. SAN DIEGO — County water officials say the amount they charge local agencies for wholesale water must...
News | 51 people indicted in connection with ‘open-air’ drug market in East Village By Caleb Lunetta April 26, 2024 at 12:46 a.m. SAN DIEGO — A year-long police investigation into a drug-dealing operation in the East Village resulted in...
Local News | Legal Aid Society of San Diego names Midtown office building after longtime CEO By Linda Mcintosh April 26, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. The nonprofit Legal Aid Society of San Diego has named its Midtown office building in...
News | San Diego rejects proposal to limit corporate, labor union money in city elections with public financing By David Garrick April 25, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. SAN DIEGO — An effort to limit corporate and labor union money in San Diego city elections...
News | Debt, deferred maintenance slow deal to rescue Tri-City Medical Center By Paul Sisson April 21, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Plans made in the fall had UC San Diego Health running financially distressed Tri-City Medical...
News | Thousands of people seeking help did not get a police response. That’s a good thing. By Tammy Murga April 20, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Three years ago, the county launched a pilot program to replace ill-equipped law enforcement officials...
News | New task force targets crime in homeless encampments. Four have been convicted so far. By Blake Nelson April 20, 2024 at 2:39 a.m. San Diego law enforcement leaders have convicted four people of drug offenses with the help...
Local News | San Diego man’s neighborhood book party turns into countywide celebration to inspire kids to read By Linda Mcintosh April 19, 2024 at 3:27 a.m. Hundreds of youngsters and their families from across San Diego are counting the days until...
News | San Diego directs more money to its first safe sleeping site, though few have found permanent housing By Blake Nelson April 18, 2024 at 4:51 p.m. San Diego leaders have directed hundreds of thousands more dollars to the city's first designated...
News | Homelessness in San Diego County has now risen every month for 2 straight years By Blake Nelson April 17, 2024 at 3:40 p.m. One evening last September, Patrick Gilligan drove to a rest area north of Oceanside.He parked...
News | TB exposure reported at Father Joe’s Joan Kroc Center By Paul Sisson April 16, 2024 at 9:16 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Anyone who visited the Father Joe's Joan Kroc Center from Oct. 13, 2023, to...
News | Environmental concerns raised by rocket flights over San Diego County By Phil Diehl April 14, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. Plans by SpaceX and other companies to boost the number of rocket launches sometimes seen...
Local Politics | Why is it taking so long to expand San Diego County’s mental health capacity? By Paul Sisson April 13, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. All leaders at all levels have agreed since Tri-City Medical Center closed its mental health...
Things to do | This downtown San Diego doughnut mainstay is expanding – and relocating – to an office high-rise By Lori Weisberg April 12, 2024 at 1:59 a.m. After more than a decade, Donut Bar is leaving behind its cramped quarters on B...
News | Two women arrested after homeless man dies more than week after assault on Gaslamp street By Teri Figueroa April 11, 2024 at 8:17 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Two women were arrested in the East Village this week, several days after a...
Things to do | UCSD in talks to buy former museum building at downtown Santa Fe Train Depot By Pam Kragen April 10, 2024 at 4:06 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Last month, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego closed both of its downtown...
News | A top San Diego official largely wants government out of homeless services. Here’s what he hopes comes next. By Blake Nelson March 31, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. When Eric Dargan took over more than a year ago as San Diego's chief operating...
News | Young renters get leg up over homeowners in power struggle to become neighborhood voice for Hillcrest By David Garrick March 26, 2024 at 12:05 a.m. SAN DIEGO — A group of mostly young renters is one step closer to ousting a group...
Local News | Clairemont man shares music, faith and guitars around the neighborhood and across borders By Linda Mcintosh March 24, 2024 at 12:01 p.m. SAN DIEGO — In a workshop in his backyard in Clairemont, Jimmy Craig is fixing up old...
News | State says it will not investigate Scripps Chula Vista maternity ward closure By Paul Sisson March 25, 2024 at 1:58 a.m. Calls for the state to investigate the impending closure of maternity services at Scripps Mercy...
News | Proposed ordinance change would restrict abortion protestors in San Diego By Paul Sisson March 25, 2024 at 4:44 p.m. In the coming weeks, the San Diego City Council will consider an ordinance that would...
News | Sharp, UCSD affected by computer outage that briefly diverted ambulance deliveries By Paul Sisson March 21, 2024 at 3:18 a.m. Several San Diego-area hospitals were caught up in a computer outage early Wednesday evening that...
Entertainment | Navy SEAL Museum to take over Museum of Contemporary Art’s downtown location By Pam Kragen April 9, 2024 at 3:07 p.m. DOWNTOWN — After 31 years downtown, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego on Friday officially exited...
News | Full passenger train service returns Monday between San Diego and Orange counties By Phil Diehl March 19, 2024 at 9:57 p.m. Full passenger train service between San Diego and Orange counties is expected to resume Monday...
News | Critics of a proposed homeless shelter by the airport are laying the groundwork for a legal challenge By Blake Nelson March 18, 2024 at 4:18 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Critics of a planned homeless shelter near the airport have created a nonprofit that...
News | San Diego County advances plans for sleeping cabins, safe parking for homeless residents By Blake Nelson March 15, 2024 at 10:17 p.m. County officials have advanced two proposals to bolster the number of beds and parking spots...
Local Politics | San Diego County may be on the hook for $24 million (or more) after feds cap COVID emergency housing help By Blake Nelson March 14, 2024 at 10:48 p.m. San Diego County could be stuck paying out tens of millions of dollars for housing...
Local Politics | ‘Please, I ask you to help us’: After pleas by flood victims, county OKs nearly $10 million more in relief By Emily Alvarenga March 13, 2024 at 5:11 p.m. After hearing from dozens of flood victims impacted by the historic Jan. 22 storms, the...
News | Tips sought after motorist rams man in East Village, drives several blocks with him on hood By Teri Figueroa March 13, 2024 at 9:06 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Authorities are trying to identify a pair accused of crashing a Corvette into a...
Business | Why do men in San Diego earn almost $10,000 more than women for full-time jobs? By Roxana Popescu March 12, 2024 at 8:01 p.m. Half of San Diego workers could get a 15 percent salary boost if one thing...
Local News | Del Mar signs agreement to negotiate for affordable housing at fairgrounds By Phil Diehl March 7, 2024 at 3:54 a.m. Del Mar — The Del Mar City Council approved an exclusive negotiating agreement this week with...
News | San Diego mayor met twice with Chinese officials in lead-up to zoo’s agreement to acquire pandas By Karen Kucher March 7, 2024 at 3:00 a.m. SAN DIEGO — San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria met twice in January with Chinese officials as the...
Local News | Del Mar drops idea of task force to monitor railroad tunnel plans By Phil Diehl March 6, 2024 at 10:42 p.m. DEL MAR — The Del Mar City Council has dropped a proposal by two of its members...
News | Security guard among two killed in shootout at Grantville complex filled with SDSU students By Teri Figueroa March 6, 2024 at 11:06 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Authorities on Wednesday released the names of two men — including a security guard...
News | Amtrak to resume limited service through San Clemente on Wednesday as repairs continue to protect tracks By Phil Diehl March 7, 2024 at 12:41 a.m. Amtrak will resume limited passenger service Wednesday through the area below a San Clemente landslide...
News | Two men plead guilty to manslaughter in La Jolla house party shooting By City News Service March 5, 2024 at 7:50 p.m. SAN DIEGO — Two men charged in a drive-by shooting at a La Jolla house party that...
News | Six more places along rail line in San Clemente could be at risk; emergency repairs could top $200 million By Phil Diehl March 6, 2024 at 12:52 a.m. Emergency repairs could cost $200 million over the next year along a 7-mile stretch of...
News | Despite felony pleas, Cardenas siblings may remain politically active behind the scenes By Jeff McDonald March 3, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. Felony guilty pleas, a state suspension of the company they ran and a pledge by...
News | New exposures show need for more treatment of latent tuberculosis By Paul Sisson April 15, 2024 at 5:49 p.m. Newly announced tuberculosis exposures at San Diego City College are a reminder that the disease...
News | East Village man accused of entering apartment and stabbing stranger 40-plus times ordered to face trial By City News Service February 29, 2024 at 7:58 p.m. SAN DIEGO — A man who allegedly killed a fellow resident of an East Village apartment complex...
News | Man arrested on suspicion of arson after vehicles torched in Fox 5 San Diego parking lot By Caleb Lunetta February 28, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. SAN DIEGO — An alleged arsonist who investigators believe set fire to three vehicles in the...
Local News | Construction begins on barrier wall along railroad beneath San Clemente landslide By Phil Diehl February 27, 2024 at 11:49 p.m. Construction began Monday on a barrier wall below a San Clemente landslide that has stopped...
News | Few homeless people have been detained under San Diego’s camping ban. The number prosecuted is even lower. By Blake Nelson March 1, 2024 at 5:39 p.m. There's no question San Diego's camping ban has made an impact.Its passage last summer corresponded...
News | Navy names a new ship after former Camp Pendleton Marine James D. Fairbanks By Gary Robbins February 22, 2024 at 7:35 p.m. A Navajo-class, ocean-going tug under development by shipmaker Austal will bear the name of James...
Local News | San Diego’s proposed flood prevention tax gets one step closer to November ballot By David Garrick February 22, 2024 at 12:43 a.m. SAN DIEGO — San Diego moved one step closer Wednesday to asking city residents to begin taxing...
News | Workers remove soil, debris from railroad right-of-way allowing San Diego freight trains to resume runs through San Clemente By Phil Diehl February 16, 2024 at 11:45 p.m. Freight trains to and from San Diego resumed traffic Thursday night below a slow-moving landslide...