Documentary on civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer part of celebration for women’s equality By Lisa Deaderick August 23, 2024 at 6:29 p.m. Sixty years ago, at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer...
News | More than 900 homes proposed near Oceanside’s El Corazon Park By Phil Diehl August 23, 2024 at 6:55 p.m. A Utah-based developer has submitted preliminary plans for the Moon Valley nursery property along Oceanside...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY ‘The bible of surfing’ returns: Surfer magazine is back 4 years after it shut down By Natallie Rocha August 23, 2024 at 5:49 p.m. Surfer magazine relaunched with a special print edition Friday.
Courts | Family called police twice in days before Point Loma family slayings By Alex Riggins August 23, 2024 at 11:37 p.m. William Bushey, 60, is accused of killing Laurie and Brett Robinson and wounding his 85-year-old...
La Jolla Light | Stella Maris parents and students protest cell tower planned near school By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 23, 2024 at 3:58 p.m. Demonstrators and school officials hope to get across that 'this is not what we want'
Crime and Public Safety | Crews douse brush fire in Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve By Teri Figueroa August 23, 2024 at 5:51 p.m. The fire was reported just before 2:30 p.m. not far from the Guy Fleming Trail
Crime and Public Safety | Suspected ringleader of Carlsbad outlets theft crew arrested By Kristina Davis August 23, 2024 at 12:54 p.m. A Lake Elsinore man is suspected of leading a crew allegedly responsible for stealing more...
Community events in San Diego County: From Ukrainian Festival to Family Day at the races By Linda Mcintosh August 23, 2024 at 11:35 a.m. CARDIFF Trail cleanup The Cardiff Farmers Market, in collaboration with We Clean Trails, will hold...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla artist Becky Guttin brings her variety of materials to showings at S.D. Airport and Museum of Art By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 23, 2024 at 11:29 a.m. People in Your Neighborhood
Courts | El Cajon man’s first-degree murder conviction reduced by appeals court By City News Service August 23, 2024 at 12:20 p.m. Gustavo Rojas Salgado, 29, was convicted by an El Cajon Superior Court jury for the...
Pet of the week: Stray cat who had kittens and needs a home By Linda Mcintosh August 23, 2024 at 10:26 a.m. Animal: Winnie, 2-year-old, 6-pound, female, domestic longhair cat. Where: Rancho Coastal Humane Society, 389 Requeza...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Things to do | ‘Breaking culture in San Diego is thriving’: Where to learn the dance form featured in the Olympics By Carlos Rico August 23, 2024 at 5:32 p.m. A guide for breaking classes in San Diego, and what to know about the moves,...
Crime and Public Safety | Passenger killed in suspected DUI crash in Oceanside By Kristina Davis August 23, 2024 at 9:25 a.m. The suspected driver, 20, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter following...
Courts | Imperial Beach man accused of conspiring to bring weapons to Capitol breach By City News Service August 23, 2024 at 12:15 p.m. Joshua Youngerman is charged in a new indictment with conspiracy to impede or injure officers...
La Jolla Light | Bird Rock, Village and Torrey Pines Road home projects get La Jolla DPR approval By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 23, 2024 at 8:01 a.m. The three proposals call for an accessory dwelling unit and two new houses
Music and Concerts | Steve Miller, after collaborating with Eminem, on tour with Journey and Def Leppard By George Varga August 23, 2024 at 9:15 a.m. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee is still going strong at 80
Chef Tara Monsod is cultivating the French nouveau at Le Coq in La Jolla By Pamela Kragen August 23, 2024 at 12:54 p.m. The stylish modern French steakhouse is anything but stuffy in its fresh-minded approach to classic...
Theater | Vantage Theatre’s world premiere play ‘Best Laid Plans’ to explore triumphing over adversity By David L. Coddon August 23, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. Robert Salerno's play, which co-stars Blake Stadnik of the TV series "This is Us," brings...
News | No Band-Aid for the Ocean Beach Pier: City won’t reopen crumbling icon before full renewal project By Emily Alvarenga August 23, 2024 at 2:33 p.m. An engineer’s report said emergency repairs were ‘a costly proposition and may not have sufficient...
Courts | San Diego man who recorded police smashing car window sues city alleging unlawful search By Alex Riggins August 23, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Nick Hoskins contends four SDPD officers violated his Fourth Amendment rights by shattering his window...
La Jolla Light | Medical machina: UCSD students work with humanoid robot to practice English and diagnostics By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 22, 2024 at 5:55 p.m. RIA answers questions about symptoms and gives linguistic feedback to students who speak a native...
Crime and Public Safety | Man accused of killing 2 in Point Loma home charged with murder, attempted murder By Caleb Lunetta August 23, 2024 at 11:39 p.m. William Bushey, 60, was arrested after San Diego police arrived at the home on Zola...
Oceanside accepts $11.4M to house people in Route 78 homeless encampments By Phil Diehl August 22, 2024 at 3:38 p.m. Carlsbad will share the state grant for programs to place people in permanent housing over...
Crime and Public Safety | 20-year-old woman shot in arm in Barrio Logan By City News Service August 22, 2024 at 8:02 p.m. The victim was standing at the intersection of Vesta Street and Dalbergia Street when a...
Courts | Rolando vocational school exec sentenced in child care benefits fraud By City News Service August 22, 2024 at 12:24 p.m. Mohamed Muriidi Mohamed, president of the UMI Learning Center, participated in a scheme that took...
Restaurants, Food and Drink | The Dish: 5 new restaurants and a new chef at Books & Records By Pamela Kragen August 23, 2024 at 6:20 a.m. Now open: Trattoria da Sofia in Kensington, Tortuga and Ace Porter in East Village, Spinnaker...
Greek food, music and dance at annual festival in Cardiff at church with golden dome By Linda Mcintosh August 22, 2024 at 2:15 p.m. Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Encinitas will turn its campus into a...
Arts & Culture Newsletter: San Diego Symphony to celebrate Sondheim By David L. Coddon August 22, 2024 at 5:31 a.m. This week: Rapper Common in Del Mar, film fests for both children and cat fans,...
As Tijuana sewage keeps spilling over border, federal agency OKs repair and expansion contract for aging plant By Tammy Murga August 21, 2024 at 7:48 p.m. The contract is for $42 million, but the full project cost — including design, construction,...
Chula Vista OKs pay raises for hundreds of city workers By Tammy Murga August 21, 2024 at 4:58 p.m. The new contract will give its union and non-union workforce wage increases totaling about 15...
Courts | Man gets 75 years to life in prison for El Cajon killing By City News Service August 22, 2024 at 5:48 p.m. Chantell Tompkins, 39, was sentenced Tuesday for the Aug. 25, 2021, shooting death of 30-year-old...
Crime and Public Safety | Son arrested on suspicion of shooting mother, killing two others in Point Loma By Caleb Lunetta August 23, 2024 at 7:47 a.m. The victims were found inside and outside of a home on Zola Street near Point...
Crime and Public Safety | 75-year-old man found dead inside Boulevard home ID’d By Caleb Lunetta August 21, 2024 at 3:53 p.m. Arthur Stephen Andreatta was found inside his home Saturday suffering from a head injury
Crime and Public Safety | Driver being chased by San Diego police dies after crashing on SR-94 By Karen Kucher August 21, 2024 at 5:22 p.m. The crash occurred shortly after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday after the suspected hit-and-run driver lost control...
As complaints mount at troubled Carlsbad apartments, city council moves to intervene By Phil Diehl August 21, 2024 at 2:56 p.m. The council wants to have Windsor Pointe management replaced after the police chief saw what...
Sports | San Diego Seals star Austin Staats reportedly arrested on suspicion of assault By Ryan Finley August 22, 2024 at 6:16 a.m. The Aug. 11 arrest took place in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, near Austin Staats' hometown, The...
News | As San Diego homelessness spending tops $230M, budget experts call for comprehensive plan, transparency By Blake Nelson August 24, 2024 at 2:00 a.m. The rare overview of local spending across multiple agencies comes as the City Council prepares...
Courts | Former Tri-City Medical Center operating room director found guilty of burglary, sex crime By Teri Figueroa August 21, 2024 at 1:01 p.m. The prosecutor said Gary Johnson showed up at hospital staffer’s home in April with a...
Crime and Public Safety | Jewelry store owner fires gun during heist in Rancho Bernardo By Caleb Lunetta August 21, 2024 at 3:13 p.m. A store owner fired a round from a gun when a robber smashed some glass...
Who should be in charge of Oceanside Harbor? Rash of baseball bat attacks reignites years-old debate By Phil Diehl August 20, 2024 at 5:49 p.m. 'We need a long-term solution to make sure things don't get out of control down...
Courts | Chula Vista man pleads guilty to death threats against DA in Trump case By City News Service August 20, 2024 at 3:40 p.m. Marc Shultz, 67, admitted posting threats on YouTube livestreams against Fulton County District Attorney Fani...
Energy | A solar and battery project will grow next to a garden in National City By Rob Nikolewski August 20, 2024 at 2:10 p.m. $1.2 million in grants will be distributed to projects across the San Diego region
Crime and Public Safety | San Marcos woman hospitalized in crash dies from injuries By City News Service August 20, 2024 at 1:22 p.m. Maria Guadalupe Sanchez, 73, had been hospitalized since Aug. 4 following a head-on crash with...
Crime and Public Safety | More than 5,000 pounds of meth found among produce at Otay Mesa border By Caleb Lunetta August 20, 2024 at 4:49 p.m. The drugs were found hidden inside separate shipments of celery and watermelon aboard trucks at...
Crime and Public Safety | 14-year-old boy struck in Escondido hit and run dies By Teri Figueroa August 20, 2024 at 12:51 p.m. The teenager was found unconscious Aug. 8 on North Fig Street north of East Lincoln...
La Jolla Light | Kiwanis Club welcomes hungry La Jollans for annual pancake breakfast By La Jolla Light August 20, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Photo gallery
La Jolla Light | La Jolla News Nuggets: Woodstock, BirdStock, ‘hoarding’ citation, beach toys, more By La Jolla Light August 20, 2024 at 7:01 a.m. News and events in brief
Crime and Public Safety | Four hospitalized from random baseball bat attacks near Oceanside Harbor By Caleb Lunetta August 19, 2024 at 5:44 p.m. Oceanside police said the assailants instigated fights Saturday night with at least four people before...
Review: Thoughtful new ‘Cleopatra’ play uncovers the hidden story of Egyptian queen By Pam Kragen August 19, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Moxie Theatre and Loud Fridge Theatre Group are co-producing Joy Yvonne Jones' world premiere drama
Crime and Public Safety | Detectives investigating shooting in Lakeside By Karen Kucher August 19, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. The shooting was reported shortly after 12:15 a.m. on Woodside Avenue near Winter Gardens Boulevard,...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla crime and public safety news: Summer staffing, Northern Division captain, blotter By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 19, 2024 at 4:23 p.m. San Diego police say they're preparing to be fully staffed along the coast for the...
Public memorial for artist James Hubbell on Saturday By Pam Kragen August 19, 2024 at 5:49 p.m. The celebration of life for the iconic Santa Ysabel sculptor-designer will take place at his...
Music and Concerts | Review: SummerFest delivers extraordinary concert merging chamber music and tap dance By Christian Hertzog August 21, 2024 at 6:42 a.m. Pianist Conrad Tao and dancer Caleb Teicher dazzle audience at La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest
Theater | Review: La Jolla Playhouse’s ‘Velour’ a drag spectacular with a heart By Pam Kragen August 19, 2024 at 6:02 p.m. Cowritten by Sasha Velour and director Moises Kaufman, it's part drag show and part touching...
Crime and Public Safety | Police investigating Chula Vista school vandalism as hate crime By Karen Kucher August 19, 2024 at 4:40 p.m. Officers were called out to Camarena Elementary School on Exploration Falls Drive to investigate spray...
Crime and Public Safety | Driver killed in Mission Valley crash was Fallbrook resident By City News Service August 19, 2024 at 11:25 a.m. Albert Solis, 28, of Fallbrook was killed over the weekend in a late-night solo car...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Things to do | Hike of the week: Trails at Kate Sessions Park offer a quick nature getaway with coastal views By Maura Fox August 20, 2024 at 8:55 p.m. The easy 0.8 mile loop shows off views of the ocean, Mission Bay and downtown...
Expansion proposed for Oceanside’s therapeutic horse-riding school By Phil Diehl August 19, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. More room needed for classrooms in ranch house built in 1889 near Mission San Luis...
Things to do | Photos: 47th annual America’s Finest City Half Marathon By John Kelley August 19, 2024 at 7:07 a.m. The race starts at the historic Cabrillo National Monument at the tip of Point Loma...
Crime and Public Safety | More than 2,500 pounds of crystal meth found during North County traffic stop By Maura Fox August 18, 2024 at 5:54 p.m. The 24-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of transporting a controlled substance and possessing more...
La Jolla Light | La Jolla merchants group looks to boost participation in events and board election By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 18, 2024 at 7:00 a.m. Nine seats are available in the October election
Entertainment | The Rosin Box Project dance company prepares to turn motion into magic By Marcia Luttrell August 18, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. The Rosin Box Project contemporary ballet company performs new works next weekend in Escondido
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Business | After 32 years of family ownership, Point Loma’s commercial fishing marina drifts toward a port takeover By Jennifer Van Grove August 20, 2024 at 4:18 p.m. Tom Driscoll is getting pushed out of the dilapidated marina that has held the family...
Music and Concerts | Rising violinist Simone Porter comes into her own to La Jolla SummerFest By Beth Wood August 18, 2024 at 6:01 a.m. Violinist Simone Porter, 27, eager to return to La Jolla SummerFest
Survey of nature’s superhero, eelgrass, kicks off Carlsbad bridge project By Phil Diehl August 18, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Study will show how much eel grass could be disturbed by construction
Outdoors | Outdoors: Losing oneself while watching the dinosaurs of the insect world By Ernie Cowan August 18, 2024 at 5:01 a.m. Dragonflies and damselflies dart across a Palomar Mountain pond, providing the perfect setting for a...
Courts | Murder charges dismissed against couple accused in San Diego landlord’s death By Teri Figueroa August 19, 2024 at 2:27 p.m. Cory Skellion, 27, no longer faces criminal charges, while wife Brooklyn Broadway, 25, accused of...
Things to do | Photos: Imperial Beach’s Sun & Sea Festival By John Kelley August 18, 2024 at 1:39 p.m.
Local News | Children take over as the new masters at annual sandcastle contest in Imperial Beach By Jeff McDonald August 17, 2024 at 5:27 p.m. Persistent sewage contamination helped derail the master sandcastle builders competition, and organizers instead hosted a...
Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run in Logan Heights By Phillip Molnar August 17, 2024 at 4:14 p.m. San Diego police said Erick Rios, 31, was identified as the driver who fled the...
Crime and Public Safety | Assailant breaks into parked car and stabs driver in Mission Valley By City News Service August 17, 2024 at 12:12 p.m. The stabbing occurred Saturday morning on Hotel Circle Place, where it dead-ends into the Presidio...
Crime and Public Safety | I-15 freeway guardrail impales car in fatal Escondido crash By City News Service August 17, 2024 at 10:17 a.m. The crash occurred around 2:40 a.m. on the northbound Interstate 15 transition ramp to eastbound...
Crime and Public Safety | Pedestrian struck in Gaslamp Quarter in alleged DUI hit-and-run By Jeff McDonald August 17, 2024 at 9:57 a.m. The driver struck a 24-year-old man who was crossing the street at Seventh Avenue and...
La Jolla Light | ‘Force of nature’: Lynda Forsha to step down as Murals of La Jolla director By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 17, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. Having seen 48 pieces installed since the program started in 2010, Forsha says she's proud...
Enjoy places like Petco Park? Thank the La Jolla preservationist being honored with a lifetime achievement award By Lisa Deaderick August 17, 2024 at 10:41 a.m. Her mother was a talented artist and her dad was a creative engineer, so it...
Snorkelers found a rare deep-sea fish off La Jolla. It took ‘a community effort’ to haul it to shore to study. By Maura Fox August 19, 2024 at 7:10 a.m. The roughly 12-foot-long oarfish — a serpent-like fish commonly found at sea depths of more...
La Jolla Light | Scientists flock to study rare deep-sea fish found off La Jolla Cove By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 20, 2024 at 4:47 p.m. The dead 12-foot oarfish may help provide answers to many different questions
Alta Vista Botanical Gardens marks 25 years since idea took root By Linda Mcintosh August 16, 2024 at 5:47 p.m. In the late 1960s, Paul Smitgen, a retired surgeon, and his wife Martha bought a...
Kumeyaay musician uses her flute as instrument of ‘medicine for the people’ By Lisa Deaderick August 17, 2024 at 12:20 p.m. Raised in a family of musicians, Melissa Little Wolf Villalobos was introduced to Native American...
La Jolla Light | ‘The greatest feeling’: La Jolla lifeguards win annual relay By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 16, 2024 at 5:28 p.m. 17 members beat three teams from other districts in a continuous series of competitive events
Courts | Appeals court ruling in San Diego case lifts ban on frequent gun purchases, for now By Alex Riggins August 16, 2024 at 5:04 p.m. The federal appeals court must now consider the constitutionality of state laws that had limited...
Courts | Search for location to house ‘bolder’ rapist continues amid complications By City News Service August 16, 2024 at 3:56 p.m. A defense attorney said Friday he would request a "transient release" should the housing hunt...
Chula Vista committee to draft ideas for citywide outdoor dining By Tammy Murga August 16, 2024 at 2:08 p.m. The City Council subgroup will draft ideas for a policy and recommend them for a...
Crime and Public Safety | Woman killed in Imperial Beach crash ID’d By City News Service August 16, 2024 at 1:28 p.m. A passing motorist spotted Tamara Chambers, 44, lying in the roadway when another vehicle ran...
Local News | Ham on Wry: This year’s thrilling Olympics will be hard to beat By Irv Erdos August 17, 2024 at 7:32 a.m. With triumphs and spectacles, the 2024 Paris Games were a joy to watch.
La Jolla Light | Latest proposal for La Jolla Shores parking gets narrow support from board By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 16, 2024 at 1:05 p.m. The plan would reduce the width of a berm that divides the Kellogg Park parking...
More homeless veterans in San Diego County can get housing vouchers under new policy By Blake Nelson August 16, 2024 at 11:53 a.m. Two changes will allow residents to make larger amounts of money and still qualify for...
Crime and Public Safety | One killed, two injured in crash on I-805 in Chula Vista By City News Service August 16, 2024 at 4:29 p.m. The crash happened about 6:45 a.m. Friday in the northbound lane of the freeway at...
North Park author’s debut novel explores wrestler’s struggle with hope, loss, life and death By Pam Kragen August 16, 2024 at 10:32 a.m. Steve Schlam's 'The Harvesting of Haystacks Kane' is about a 607-pound wrestler facing in his...
English synth-pop pioneer Howard Jones continues to innovate late in his career By Noah Lyons August 16, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. The 1980s hitmaker's tour with '80s pop band ABC arrives Wednesday at the Sound concert...
Health | Rady Children’s nurses approve new contract, cancel five-day strike By Paul Sisson August 16, 2024 at 12:41 p.m. Pact gives every nurse a $1,000 bonus on top of pay increases in next three...
It’s one incumbent and three challengers for two San Marcos council seats By Paul Sisson August 15, 2024 at 7:17 p.m. One incumbent and three challengers will seek the District 3 and District 4 city council...
News | Homeless encampment that drew asylum seekers cleared from Barrio Logan park By Alexandra Mendoza August 15, 2024 at 7:45 p.m. Dozens of people lived in the camp for the past several months but were warned...
Crime and Public Safety | San Diego police looking for potential victims in towing fraud investigation By Caleb Lunetta August 16, 2024 at 12:21 p.m. S&S Towing is accused by alleged victims of towing away cars illegally then demanding cash...
SUBSCRIBER ONLY Business | Michelin-starred culinary star Drew Deckman opens the doors of his North Park restaurant By Pam Kragen August 16, 2024 at 8:41 a.m. Named 31THIRTYONE by Deckman's, the long-awaited, Baja-inspired prix-fixe eatery racked up 3,000 reservations within 96...
La Jolla Light | Booms in Bird Rock: What are the loud nighttime noises heard in some areas of La Jolla? By Ashley Mackin Solomon August 16, 2024 at 10:55 p.m. Residents and police have theories, but the source isn't confirmed
Crime and Public Safety | Two men, both 25, killed in separate motorcycle crashes identified By City News Service August 15, 2024 at 4:32 p.m. Joel Montoya of Valley Center crashed Friday in Ramona, and Terry Ivory of Rancho Cucamonga...
News | Massive new Navy ship leaves San Diego Bay for its first sea trials By Gary Robbins August 16, 2024 at 1:14 p.m. The USNS Robert E. Simanek bears the name of a Marine who shielded fellow Marines...
Four vie for two spots on Vista City Council By Paul Sisson August 15, 2024 at 1:25 p.m. Incumbent Joe Green stepping aside after two terms in District 2