News & Politics
In a 3-2 vote, the Oceanside city council agreed last week to completely halt consideration of clustered housing in South Morro Hills, the city's last remaining farmland.A community plan for the 3,500-acre agricultural region in …
San Diego’s car scene is shifting gears as 80s cars roar back onto the streets. Along with them, two other past trends are making a return: red-colored Club anti-theft devices and a renewed interest in …
Eat out — but don't throw it out. That's what the city of Encinitas has tried to encourage when it comes to dining and plastic leftovers.However, the city's ban on styrofoam and plastic straws in …
As San Diego weighs new options to replace scrapped plans for a 1,000-bed homeless shelter in Middletown, there's another idea not being considered by the city that offers to "end homelessness in 100 days." The idea …
San Diego County taco shops are more than just a place to grab a California burrito or carne asada taco — they’re a late-night tradition, a go-to spot for partygoers looking to refuel after a …
San Diego native plant gardeners take note: Heuchera sanguinea, commonly known as coral bells, no longer belongs in your plot.The popular clump-forming perennial named for its bell-shaped flowers has been removed from the California Native …
Since early February, people in Hillcrest, downtown, and Point Loma have been posting photos and videos of peculiar-looking Waymo taxis gliding through our streets—its exterior adorned with spinning LiDAR sensors, cameras, and high-tech gadgetry.Currently, the …
In case you can't wait: this Friday's Weekend Read will feature Laura McNeal's gripping account of Eddy Tostado's kidnapping in Chula Vista. The story will go live on the San Diego Reader site Friday at 2 …
The new building at 951 Seacoast Drive is touted as a public amenity for everything from ocean-view dining to yoga and birdwatching tours.But to many neighbors of the two-story commercial building, which sits across the …
On February 20, around 10 pm, a man in Escondido was shot in the face by a BB gun, according to 911 Video News. The shots came from a gas station on the 1200 block …
The planning commission last week voted to initiate an amendment to the Uptown Community Plan that opens the door for a developer's project — but only a crack."It's just a way to turn over facts," …
In January, San Diego County’s skies turned into a stage for some high-flying hijinks as drone pilots found themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whether it was interfering with a fire department’s …
High-stakes steakhouseOn October 14 of last year — fewer than three weeks after Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Senate Bill 359 on September 28, allowing the state’s casino owning Native American tribes to sue …
Starting next summer, more cows may be foraging in an area of Cleveland National Forest where grazing has been sporadic and unpermitted since the 2003 Cedar Fire. The proposed Sill Hill grazing allotment near the Cha’chaany …
Gate crashersWhen San Diego airport officials announced a new non-stop flight to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport last month, the San Diego Union-Tribune greeted the news with a puffy write-up. “The new, highly coveted nonstop …
A draft habitat conservation plan has been released for what will be Alpine's first county park — unless a lawsuit filed against the county last month stops it in its tracks. The $43-million-dollar project includes …