Tijuana River pollution has caused asthma, stomach illness and other ailments for decades. Now officials are floating a billion dollar plan to clean it up.

This California desert region was touted as the ‘Saudi Arabia of lithium.’ Years later, projects are behind schedule and workers are waiting for jobs.

As thousands are deported, San Diego County supervisors want to kick ICE off their firing range.

As thousands are deported, San Diego County supervisors want to kick ICE off their firing range.

As thousands are deported, San Diego County supervisors want to kick ICE off their firing range.

As a “super El Niño” season gains steam, San Diego County contends with aging stormwater systems and century-old dams.

With world-renowned cultural campuses, San Diego is one of the country’s top 100 arts communities, but can it hold its position amid shrinking arts investment and rising costs?

A surf camp buses kids to other beaches, and junior lifeguards travel up the coast from this California beach town plagued by cross-border sewage.

Fish caught of the coast of California one day end up on patron's plate the next day at some of the best restaurants in town.

California’s fishing fleet is shrinking. An apprenticeship aimed at reviving it showed the obstacles to sustaining locally caught fish.

A million-square-foot data center became a lighting rod in this rural county. Residents and local leaders are fighting back.

San Diego County wants an ethics commission and fiscal watchdogs. LA County is adding more supervisors. Both want better budgets. How California counties are updating their charters.

San Diego County wants an ethics commission and fiscal watchdogs. LA County is adding more supervisors. Both want better budgets. How California counties are updating their charters.

Billions of gallons of sewage have entered San Diego communities through the Tijuana River. Local leaders are speeding up plans to clean up the river and protect public health.

San Diego County rolls out its first ever arts grant program: “The arts are not a luxury; they are a public good.” It aims to support individual artists, binational and black arts.

San Diego is cutting arts, parks and libraries to fill a $146 million budget hole amid inflation and lackluster local taxes; Los Angeles and San Francisco face similar plights

California’s first new conservancy in more than 15 years will oversee restoration, manage habitat and improve air quality at the deteriorating Salton Sea

Riverside County Sheriff and California governor candidate Chad Bianco focused on claims from an activist group when he kicked off a voter fraud inquiry.

Leading Democrats are throwing personal jabs to distinguish themselves in a crowded primary for the competitive district that could tilt who controls Congress.

A judge sealed the warrants allowing a sheriff to seize more than 600,000 ballots. News organizations say the public has a right to see what's in them.

Students in this California beach town face headaches, asthma, rashes and brain fog, as schools contend with sewage pollution from the Tijuana River.

Students in this California beach town face headaches, asthma, rashes and brain fog, as schools contend with sewage pollution from the Tijuana River.

Korean War pilot Royce Williams battled Russian jets in the longest historic dogfight, kept secret for half a century. At 100 years old, he earned the Medal of Honor.

The Tijuana River in San Diego has sickened surfers, swimmers and Navy SEALS for decades. A new report explores ways to clean it up.

Escondido City Council declined to cancel a contract to share its firing range with ICE, after a meeting where hundreds of protestors came against the agreement.

The Escondido City Council on Wednesday will discuss an agreement that allows ICE officers to share its police firing range.

Federal immigration officials blocked two San Diego County Supervisors and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla from inspecting the detention center.

Federal immigration officials blocked two San Diego County Supervisors and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla from inspecting the detention center.

The former chief operating officer of the nonprofit Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego was arrested last week and accused of taking more than $134,000 in public funds.

San Diego teachers cancelled a strike after reaching an agreement with the district to invest in special education staffing and services.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's visited the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego as polls showed declining support for President Trump's immigration policies since the killing of protesters in ...

State and federal leaders gathered in San Diego on Thursday to tout their efforts to clean up the polluted Tijuana River.

The Washington Post has laid off one-third of its staff, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage.

In a wide-ranging press conference, Gavin Newsom touted his drug enforcement efforts and immigration response while blasting the Trump administration.

San Diego teachers rallied this week in anticipation of a plan to strike next month over staffing and services in special education.

Immigration agents escalated their presence in San Diego in the second half of 2025, where they made hundreds of arrests as part of President Trump's crackdown.

San Diego is suing the federal government for building fencing on city land near the Mexican border, arguing the fence damages sensitive habitat and trespasses on city property.

Nearly 70% say the new fees will make them visit the park less often. But city’s claim that money is needed to avoid budget cuts sways some.

For the first time ever Balboa Park in San Diego imposed parking fees and residents, tourists and park employees are united in opposition.

The governor is proposing no new money toward local journalism next year despite promising $70 million in 2024, the latest in the state’s ever-diminishing commitment to helping a hurting industry.

The commission accused John Levy of blocking public access to the beach, removing shorebird habitat and illegally installing a pickleball court. It fined him $2.4 million for those offenses.

The commission accused John Levy of blocking public access to the beach, removing shorebird habitat and illegally installing a pickleball court. It fined him $2.4 million for those offenses.

The traditional posadas during Christmas time have taken a more cautious feel as ICE raids on Latino communities have increased In San Diego.

The traditional posadas during Christmas time have taken a more cautious feel as ICE raids on Latino communities have increased In San Diego.

As Tijuana River sewage has contaminated neighborhoods, the federal government has pledged two-thirds of a billion to clean it up. Will California follow?

A former surfer turned San Diego County supervisor, Pamela Aguirre is leading the fight to save the Tijuana River from years of pollution.

Longtime California Rep. Darrell Issa is reportedly considering running for Congress in Texas in the aftermath of redistricting efforts by both states.

Eleven Democrats are vying to unseat Rep. Darrell Issa, a San Diego Republican, after California’s redistricting measure turned his reliably red district into a slightly blue one.