Who wins will likely come down to experience, name recognition and who can most effectively communicate their plans for District 5.

State Sen. Catherine Blakespear’s push to tighten factory environmental rules was rejected by the governor. But the first-term senator still has something to gain from it.

The county has yet to hold its usual annual address on the state of things, but one supervisor is ready to dish.  Supervisor Joel Anderson, who could soon become the sole Republican on the […]

It was the simplest of mistakes.  The city sent bad billing information on roughly 87,700 customers to the county tax collector’s office. An employee transferring the data from Salesforce into […]

Local business leader refutes allegations that he received $10,000 for illegally approving an Avengers advertisement for the Gaslamp marquee during Comic-Con.

South San Diego County politics are different. Rougher. More personal. And far less predictable than elsewhere.  That’s especially true in two key mayoral races this year.  In Chula Vista,…

Progress is always a battle, but over the years, we have slowly and surely created a public waterfront that finally belongs to the people who live here and all Californians.

Deteriorating infrastructure and cramped quarters at the Vista jail has the Sheriff’s Office insisting a $950 million replacement is a necessity.

There’s good news in the works for a San Diego Unified teacher reporter Jakob McWhinney profiled last week.   For nearly two decades, Stacy Williams worked at TRACE, a school […]

A coalition of labor and advocacy groups are pitching a half-cent sales tax increase to combat Trump administration cuts, address the Tijuana sewage crisis and more.   SEIU Local 221 President…

We're hosting debates between candidates and conversations about some of the most pressing issues in our region.

With Election Day on the horizon, Democrats remain quiet on a popular, albeit controversial measure to tax the state’s billionaires.

In a zeitgeisty race, a socialist outsider is challenging the conservative mayor of El Cajon. The pair will face off in a debate at Voice of San Diego’s Politifest.

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Just months after winning a prestigious local award, Stacy Williams found out she lost her position. The experience has sent her reeling.

At a time when City Hall is unpopular, City Council District 4 candidate Martha Abraham’s supporters hope she can oust incumbent Henry Foster the way his predecessor and mentor, Monica Montgomery…

The chair of the local Democratic Party currently doesn't receive a salary. That could change.

Supervisor Jim Desmond supported a $1.8M feasibility study on cleaning the entire Tijuana River. But he’s against the very thing that could pay for the fix.

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A former chaplain for the organization, confirmed that CLEF had dissolved.

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And: Assembly Democrats kill Newsom’s wildfire deal.

Airbnb's fierce lobbying spending to oppose San Diego Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera's vacation rental tax prompted a new disclosure law for this kind of spending.

Officials promised Chula Vista’s $1.3 billion bayfront resort would bring tourists, revenue and new development opportunities.

Airbnb spent more than $672,000 to help keep a tax on vacation rentals Councilmember Sean Elo-Rivera proposed off the ballot early this year. All of that spending in just four […]

Monarch School, which serves homeless students, was vacated due to mold concerns. A leaker claims staff brought those concerns to leadership at least a year ago.

This post first appeared in the Politics Report. Kalshi this week announced it had entered into a brand partnership with the Padres and three other of the “most beloved teams in […]

Most San Diego public schools have been open for several weeks, despite the sweltering heat.

Supes Paloma Aguirre and Terra Lawson-Remer want the county to pay for treating the entire Tijuana River because, they say, that’s their job.

Officials borrowed nearly $400M to subsidize the $1.3B Gaylord Pacific Resort. This year, officials expect it will cost more to repay the bonds than the Gaylord will generate in tax revenue.

The Christian Law Enforcement Fellowship cut ties with ex-deputy Ricky Fisher after our story published.

County school officials have relocated students and staff from Monarch School in Barrio Logan to alternate locations.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Facing a shrinking budget, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria made few commitments during his annual address to the […]

Local Muslim and Arab leaders say they were blindsided by a city resolution defining antisemitism that they feared could be weaponized against critics of Israel – and that’s just the tip of the…

The county announced the departure of its behavioral health director, Nadia Privara, on the day it released employee misconduct records after a Voice of San Diego lawsuit.

Records of state are vital to reporting. Whether it is those obtained by public records request or those passed along in a dark alley, government documents have led to some of the most earth-shaking…

Tijuana nonprofit Proyecto Tlali volunteers handed out more than 3,100 sandwiches to some of the city’s most vulnerable residents.

Mexico would keep the water, but Arizona’s investment in building desalination would allow the state to draw more Colorado River water.

City leaders proposed a joint powers authority to manage the Civic Center redevelopment. But one key player just doesn’t “see it.”

After two years of negotiations, an agreement to try and build an affordable housing project on Fairgrounds property is no more.

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Our European intern and full-time pedestrian discovered just how often cars cut through sidewalks in San Diego.

There’s a competition to select California’s first state bee – but this group wants the prize to go to one of the state’s 1,600 native bee species.

A surprise retirement announcement, late entrants and a candidate withdrawal are scrambling contests for power in San Diego’s fast-changing border region.

A bill previously related to the disposition of human remains may now shield the Midway Rising project from environmental lawsuits.

National City’s mayoral contest just blew wide open. Mayor Ron Morrison announced last weekend he did not plan to run for re-election. This marks the end of an era for […]

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Mayor Ron Morrison has dominated National City politics for more than three decades. His surprise retirement announcement comes as the city faces urgent questions about its future.

Only one restroom downtown remains open 24/7 - and it’s at a homeless shelter.

The county auto-deleted whistleblower emails before a criminal embezzlement scandal involving an ex-county contractor.