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2500 - How does an engineered material arresting system impact aviation safety?

Wed, 09 Sep 2026
2499 - Family of Islamic Center shooter sues mental health facility

Tue, 08 Sep 2026
2498 - How much money is the city leaving on the table by keeping beach parking free?

Fri, 04 Sep 2026
2497 - San Diego law students are clearing the way for formerly incarcerated people to practice law

Thu, 03 Sep 2026
2496 - NC teen indicted for filming Mosque attack charges considered “new” as far as far-right extremism

Wed, 02 Sep 2026
2495 - An update on May’s Islamic Center of San Diego attack

Tue, 01 Sep 2026
2494 - ICE arrests hit record number in Trump’s second term

Mon, 31 Aug 2026
2493 - An assembly bill looks to help trans people forced out of the military

Fri, 28 Aug 2026
2492 - New reporting reveals Balboa Park needs nearly $1 billion for repairs

Thu, 27 Aug 2026
2491 - We look into the potential impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling on mail-in ballots

Wed, 26 Aug 2026
2490 - Brace yourself for heat all this week

Tue, 25 Aug 2026
2489 - All Middle Eastern and North African community members are counted as white on the U.S. census

Mon, 24 Aug 2026
2488 - MLB’s official approval of Padres sale also brings some inherited issues

Fri, 21 Aug 2026
2487 - EPA promises to bring urgency to New River crisis

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
2486 - ICE is no longer permitted to utilize two county firing ranges

Wed, 19 Aug 2026
2485 - County Supervisors to decide whether ICE agents can continue using two county firing ranges for training

Tue, 18 Aug 2026
2484 - Democrats demand accountability in carrier controversy

Mon, 17 Aug 2026
2483 - As the window to locate survivors dwindles, local Colombians are stepping up

Fri, 14 Aug 2026
2482 - What we know from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s San Diego visit

Thu, 13 Aug 2026
2481 - Hundreds of thousands of California ride-share drivers could soon form a union

Wed, 12 Aug 2026
2480 - San Diego students across the county are heading back to school

Tue, 11 Aug 2026
2479 - Rebate aims to make EVs more affordable

Mon, 10 Aug 2026
2478 - The county has now confirmed a fourth human case of West Nile virus

Fri, 07 Aug 2026
2477 - After two viral incidents at Sunset Cliff, SD Police are upping enforcement

Thu, 06 Aug 2026
2476 - California Democrats are divided on a ballot measure to tax billionaires

Wed, 05 Aug 2026
2475 - The cost of extreme heat for San Diegans

Tue, 04 Aug 2026
2474 - Tens of thousands ordered deported after missing rescheduled hearings

Mon, 03 Aug 2026
2473 - What’s new in the city’s expanded effort to clear up encampments along freeways

Fri, 31 Jul 2026
2472 - Why did the USS Fort Worth only serve half of its lifespan?

Thu, 30 Jul 2026
2471 - New polling shows race for 48th congressional seat is tight

Wed, 29 Jul 2026
2470 - We dug into the origins of San Diego’s upzoning

Tue, 28 Jul 2026
2469 - A lesson in South County politics

Mon, 27 Jul 2026
2468 - Comic-Con 2026 by the numbers

Fri, 24 Jul 2026
2467 - Comic-Con is here, but for how long?

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
2466 - U.S. Justice Department charges UC San Diego’s medical school of racial discrimination

Wed, 22 Jul 2026
2465 - Thousands more San Diego-based troops are in the Middle East as the war intensifies

Tue, 21 Jul 2026
2464 - Why you shouldn’t let cyclosporiasis stop you from eating your fruits and vegetables

Mon, 20 Jul 2026
2463 - An effort to change how California primaries are held could land on the ballot

Fri, 17 Jul 2026
2462 - Two resolutions voice concern over proposed SDG&E projects

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
2461 - California is considering added protections for those facilitating gender affirming care and abortions

Wed, 15 Jul 2026
2460 - Massive solar and battery storage project now awaits a County Board of Supervisors vote

Tue, 14 Jul 2026
2459 - Many DACA recipients are losing their status due to lengthy processing delays

Mon, 13 Jul 2026
2458 - Local leaders gather to highlight bill that addresses housing affordability

Fri, 10 Jul 2026
2457 - Southeast San Diegans lose a half-century fight over an Emeralds Hills property

Thu, 09 Jul 2026
2456 - CA lawmakers are considering ending tax break for ICE Detention Center

Wed, 08 Jul 2026
2455 - How not-renewing The North American Trade Agreement impacts our cross-border economies

Tue, 07 Jul 2026
2454 - The city of San Diego’s Measure C hasn’t led to new services to address homelessness

Mon, 06 Jul 2026
2453 - Descendants of Early San Diego look to preserve their history

Thu, 02 Jul 2026
2452 - New state housing law calls for more homes near certain transit stops

Wed, 01 Jul 2026
2451 - San Diego City Council votes to establish an affordable housing preservation fund

Tue, 30 Jun 2026

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