Podcasts by San Diego News Fix

Both sides of Prop. 30, which would tax millionaires to fund climate programs from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.260226

Proposition 30 would increase personal income tax on Californians who earn more than $2 million per year. The money would be used to fund programs to reduce air pollution and prevent wildfires. Su...

Prop. 31 would ban the sale of flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes and flavored vapes from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.257337

Proposition 31 would ban the sale of flavored tobacco in California, including flavored vaping products and menthol cigarettes. People would still be able to have these items, but they couldn't buy...

Hear from California's candidates for governor, Gavin Newsom and Brian Dahle from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.254877

Today you're going to hear from gubernatorial candidates Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and his Republican challenger, State Sen. Brian Dahle. Both candidates met with The San Diego Union-Tribune ...

Meet California attorney general candidates Rob Bonta and Nathan Hochman from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.251859

Today you're going to hear from candidates for California attorney general. First you'll hear from incumbent Rob Bonta, a Democrat, then Nathan Hochman, a Republican. Both candidates met with The ...

Meet Nathan Fletcher and Amy Reichert, candidates for San Diego County supervisor District 4 from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.248743

There are two candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot running for San Diego County supervisors District 4, which includes Clairemont, Linda Vista, Hillcrest, North Park, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and many commu...

Meet Jim Desmond and Tiffany Boyd-Hodgson, candidates for San Diego County Supervisor District 5 from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.245003

There are two candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot running for San Diego County supervisors District 5, which covers North County. Republican incumbent supervisor Jim Desmond is being challenged by Dem...

The Backstory: Why we write a story of homicide rates every year from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.203766

Union-Tribune public safety editor Dana Littlefield; public safety reporter David Hernandez; managing editor Lora Cicalo; and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss the latest Union-Tribune’s anal...

The San Diego Asian Film Festival returns Nov. 3-12 from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.175314

The 23rd annual San Diego Asian Film Festival begins this week. The fest features 130 films, from 30-plus countries in 30-plus languages at four venues. The festival kicks off this Thursday with i...

Remembering loved ones on Día de Muertos from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.171699

In honor of Día de Muertos, we're bringing you something special today. Día de Muertos means Day of the Dead. It's a Mexican holiday with Catholic and indigenous roots that honors the deceased lov...

Getting Native Americans registered to vote in San Diego from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.168135

Indigenous voters are consistently underrepresented in American elections. California’s eligible voting population is 3 percent Indigenous, which is among the highest rates nationwide. But Native ...

Happy World Jellyfish Day to all who celebrate! from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.165278

Nov. 3 is World Jellyfish Day! Jellyfish are more than 600-million-years old, making them one of the oldest life forms on the planet. They were even around before dinosaurs. To celebrate, and le...

Haven't yet voted? No problem. We have voter guides for that. from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.161905

Election Day is right around the corner. Tuesday, Nov. 8 is the last day to cast your ballot, but if you haven't done so, don't worry, our guides to help you make your decision. Bella Ross is a com...

The Backstory: Preparations for Election Day coverage from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.158143

Union-Tribune watchdog and government editor Sam Schulz; political columnist Michael Smolens; managing editor Lora Cicalo; and editor and publisher Jeff Light talk about what we can expect on Elect...

Meet Maritza Garcia, Logan Heights activist and artist from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.152352

Maritza Garcia is an activist with the Environmental Health Coalition, who grew up in Logan Heights and now fights for cleaner air in her neighborhood. She's also an artist who makes crochet clothi...

Seaport San Diego reimagines the waterfront. Will they need public money? from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.148744

Hear from 1HWY1 developer Yehudi “Gaf” Gaffen about his vision for Seaport San Diego, the project timeline, and whether or not it will need public funding.

Voting myths debunked and other election curiosities from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.145222

Today, as we await results, we're going to talk about what happens to your ballot after you cast it, how votes get counted and we're also gonna do some mythbusting. Adriana Heldiz is a multimedia ...

A&E writer Karla Peterson recalls highlights from her 37-year journalism career from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.098055

After 37 years, arts & entertainment columnist Karla Peterson is retiring from the Union-Tribune. In her time here, she covered pop culture, Comic-Con, the community and more. This week is Karla's ...

Your guide to holiday events in San Diego from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.095344

The holidays are here and so are a ton of holiday events around the region. Abby Hamblin is the community guides editor at the U-T.

Latino and LGBTQ activist Nicole Murray Ramirez now has an honorary street in Hillcrest from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.091905

Latino and LGBTQ activist Nicole Murray Ramirez is living San Diego history, and this weekend, he'll get an honorary street name to prove it. Starting Saturday, Dec. 3, the corner of Harvey Milk an...

The Backstory: El Cajon alleges county hotel voucher program leads to more crime from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.088061

A county hotel voucher program known as the Regional Homeless Assistance Program had been running and expanding for about two years with little controversy until El Cajon recently blamed it for a s...

Meet Ron Salisbury, San Diego poet laureate from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.084241

​Meet Ron Salisbury, the city of San Diego's first-ever poet laureate. Ron served as poet laureate from 2020 through this year, writing poems and acting as an ambassador to the art form city-wide. ...

Sports editor Jay Posner reflects on his 34 years at the Union-Tribune from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.080995

After 34 years, sports editor Jay Posner is retiring. Jay started the job ion 1989 as a reporter. Since then, he's covered all things San Diego sports related. He even had a stint as editor of the...

A 101-year-old veteran stationed at Pearl Harbor recalls the aftermath of the attack from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.077359

Dec. 7 is National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, in honor of the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. On this day in 1941, 2,403 service members and civilians were killed during a Japanese attack ...

San Diego County DA will not file charges in alleged SDSU gang rape case from 2023-12-12T20:31:46.073572

This summer, an alleged gang rape case involving SDSU football players and a then-17-year-old girl was reported by the Los Angeles Times. Since then, it's been one of the most watched criminal cas...

Doing Dry January? Here's a guide to mocktails in San Diego from 2023-12-12T20:31:45.991260

It's January, and for many that means the beginning of Dry January. But just because you're not drinking alcohol, doesn't mean you can't have a an interesting drink. Community guides reporter Carlo...

San Diego business stories to watch in 2023 from 2023-12-12T20:31:45.988448

2023 is here, and the Union-Tribune business team has compiled a list of 12 stories to watch this year. Business reporter Phillip Molnar has more.

Your guide to an epic year in San Diego in 2023 from 2023-12-12T20:31:45.984186

To help make this year your best yet, the U-T guides team has put together a mega guide called "How to have an epic year in San Diego in 2023." It includes things like a San Diego bucket list, best...

PedWest border crossing is set to reopen from 2023-12-12T20:31:45.980088

The PedWest crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border will reopen on Jan. 9, after being closed for almost three years, since the pandemic began. Reporter Alexandra Mendoza has more.

More storms headed for San Diego, and the drought is far from over from 2023-12-12T20:31:45.976429

San Diego and California in general have been pummeled with rain recently. How long will it continue and what does this mean for the drought? U-T reporter Gary Robbins has more.

'I lost a soccer jersey signed by Pelé' from 2023-12-12T20:31:45.972219

Pelé was a Brazilian soccer player who, by all accounts, changed the game. Ricardo Campo is the president of the San Diego Loyal soccer team, and once had the opportunity to spend a week with Pelé ...

The Backstory: The San Diego Union-Tribune stops running ‘Dilbert’ from 2023-12-12T20:31:45.891102

Hundreds of newspapers across the country – including The San Diego Union-Tribune – have either stopped or will stop running the “Dilbert” comic strip after its creator made racist comments during ...

The Backstory: The reasons why prosecutors opted not to file criminal charges in SDSU rape case from 2023-12-12T20:31:45.876022

Rarely, if ever, is the public made aware of the reasoning behind a District Attorney’s Office’s decision not to file charges in a case. The Union-Tribune obtained an audio recording of a meeting b...

The Backstory: The Poway case being heard by the Supreme Court from 2023-04-30T01:00

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a case from Poway Unified School District that tackles a contentious area of social media — when, and if, public officials can block people from t...

The Backstory: The Union-Tribune’s Community Voices Project from 2023-04-23T01:00

The Union-Tribune’s Community Voices Project is an online platform for civil discourse about news of the day and matters of the community. It brings dozens of thought leaders together with the goal...

The Backstory: Behind the Union-Tribune’s 72 Hours project from 2023-04-16T01:00

San Diego County, like many places nationwide, faces a mental health crisis. For three days last year, nearly two dozen journalists with The San Diego Union-Tribune followed patients, police, clini...

The Backstory: Customers are steamed over SDG&E’s rate-hike proposal from 2023-03-19T01:00

San Diego Gas & Electric is making a case before the California Public Utilities Commission to increase rates starting next year. SDG&E says it needs money for critical projects, like wildfire safe...

The Backstory: What determines where a story runs in the newspaper? from 2023-02-26T02:00

In this episode, we’re taking a closer look at a couple of recent stories that had a lot of people talking. First, allegations that Padres beat writer Kevin Acee misquoted Padres pitcher Nick Marti...

The Backstory: How the deaths of three sisters affected those making humanitarian water and supply drops in San Diego County from 2023-02-19T02:00

The number of migrants who have died or gone missing trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has sharply increased in recent year from an estimated 371 in 2020, to nearly 600 in 2021, to more than t...

The Backstory: The controversy surrounding Scripps Mercy’s new chief of staff from 2023-02-12T02:00

Scripps Health announced last month that physicians at Scripps Mercy Hospital named a new chief of staff. The announcement of Dr. James Grisolia’s selection praises the neurologist’s accomplishment...

The Backstory: Santee residents debate transgender policy from 2023-01-29T02:00

Protests have taken place in Santee over the last couple of weeks after a 17-year-old girl complained about seeing a transgender woman in the women’s locker room at the Cameron Family YMCA. The inc...

Farewell from the San Diego News Fix from 2023-01-22T23:00

Hi everyone, Kristy from the News Fix here. Yesterday was our last official episode, but today I just wanted to come on and say thank you for listening. I've been honored to host this podcast, brin...

The Backstory: The real cost of child care in California from 2023-01-22T02:00

California has several subsidized child care programs that help families pay for child care and fund many of the state’s tens of thousands of child care providers. But that aid reaches only a small...

Meet Captain Liz Clark — surfer, sailor and environmentalist from 2023-01-20T23:00

Captain Liz Clark is from Point Loma, and learned to surf and sail here before going to college at UC Santa Barbara and setting out on a 12-year sea voyage, sailing around the world mostly by herse...

San Diego may fare better than other cities in coming recession from 2023-01-20T02:22:11

San Diego economists say a recession is definitely coming, but they also say our region may weather it better than most. Business reporter Phillip Molnar attended the San Diego County Economic Rou...

The history of Lunar New Year and where to celebrate around San Diego from 2023-01-19T02:02:30

Lunar New Year is Sunday, Jan. 22. Each year is represented by an animal on the Chinese zodiac calendar, and this year, it's the rabbit or the cat, depending on who you ask. Carlos Rico is a commun...

In California, subsidized child care is chronically underfunded from 2023-01-18T04:08:13

State-subsized child care often does not cover the true cost of child care. That's the top-line finding from the second report in a new series about child care from U-T reporter Kristen Taketa.

Birch Aquarium sees its first-ever pregnant male seadragon from 2023-01-15T14:00

For the first time ever, the Birch Aquarium is home to a pregnant male seadragon. Leslee Matsushige is the aquarium's resident seahorse expert.

The Backstory: New sports editor joins the Union-Tribune team from 2023-01-15T02:00

Union-Tribune publisher and editor Jeff Light, and managing editor Lora Cicalo introduce us to Ryan Finley, the U-T’s new sports editor. Ryan Finley joined the paper Jan. 9. He succeeds Jay Posner,...

More high-rise and backyard units could be coming to San Diego from 2023-01-14T02:00

A controversial proposal to allow high-rise housing and backyard apartments in San Diego made progress Thursday when it was approved by a key committee. David Garrick covers the city of San Diego f...

Highlights from Mayor Todd Gloria's State of the City address from 2023-01-13T03:09:22

Mayor Todd Gloria gave his 2023 State of the City address Wednesday, where he highlighted housing, homelessness, infrastructure and more. U-T engagement editor Bella Ross was there.

Del Mar Fairgrounds could be getting a makeover. Here's what's in store. from 2023-01-12T02:25:47

The Del Mar Fairgrounds could be getting a makeover. Tuesday, the state institution that governs the land voted to hire a consultant to come up with ideas for possible improvements. U-T business re...

Child care support in California falls short from 2023-01-11T02:00

Child care can be one of the most expensive aspects of having children. In San Diego, the going rate is $1,500 per month for infant care. In California, help paying for childcare is available, but ...

SDG&E natural gas prices are doubling. Here's why. from 2023-01-10T02:00

As gas prices are dropping around the country, SDG&E natural gas prices are expected to double this month. Rob Nikolewski covers energy at the Union-Tribune.

U-T Opinion announces its 2022 San Diego Person of the Year from 2022-12-31T01:00

Welcome to the San Diego News Fix. Each year, the U-T Editorial Board chooses a person of the year. Editorial and Opinion Director Matthew T. Hall discusses this year's pick.

Border Patrol leaves hundreds of migrants at bus stations across San Diego County from 2022-12-30T02:00

Amid airline cancellations and low shelter space, Border Patrol has been dropping off migrants at bus stations around San Diego without help to reach their final destinations. Kate Morrissey covers...

Without a pathway to residency, Afghan war allies could face deportation from 2022-12-29T02:00

The Afghan Adjustment Act was supposed to create a pathway to permanent residency for Afghans who helped the United States during the 20-year war. Supporters of the bill hoped it would be included ...

Southwest Airlines flights to and from San Diego are canceled or delayed from 2022-12-27T23:30

All but one Southwest Airlines flight coming in or out of San Diego was canceled Monday. More than 2,700 Southwest flights were canceled across the nation due to extreme weather, and the airline is...

In San Diego and beyond, 2022 was the year of jazz from 2022-12-24T02:08:50

After being sidelined by the pandemic, jazz made a comeback in San Diego in 2022. George Varga is the U-T's music critic. He shares the year's highs and lows, best concerts, albums and more.

Holiday travel: what to know before leaving San Diego from 2022-12-23T02:00

Before you head out of town for the holidays, we have some advice for you. U-T tourism reporter Lori Weisberg has more.

Visiting Julian? Here are the best things to eat, drink and do from 2022-12-22T02:09:10

Julian may be known as an autumn and winter escape from San Diego, but this small town offers visitors more than enough to keep busy all year long. Community guides reporter Maura Fox visited recen...

Last-minute, sustainable, local holiday gift ideas from 2022-12-21T02:30

If you're shopping for the holidays or just in general, U-T community engagement editor Bella Ross has tips on ethnical, eco-conscious shopping.

'It's really going to change my life': UCSD student teacher reacts to strike agreement from 2022-12-20T02:00

After a five-week strike, the University of California and United Auto Workers, the union that represents graduate student workers, have reached a tentative labor agreement. Beatrice Waterhouse is ...

Meet Todd Kent, co-founder and CEO of Boochcraft from 2022-12-19T07:00

Todd Kent is the CEO of Boochcraft hard kombucha, which was founded in Ocean Beach, San Diego. Todd is a serial entrepreneur who cares about healthy living and taking care of the planet.

The Backstory: Many questions remain in SDSU gang-rape case from 2022-12-18T02:00

After months of review, the District Attorney’s Office announced on Dec. 7 that it would not file criminal charges against three former San Diego State University football players accused of gang r...

Review board blames entire Sheriff's Department for drug overdoses in jails from 2022-12-17T01:01:20

Drugs are a problem in San Diego County jails. According to a study by Analytica Consulting, a person incarcerated in a San Diego jail is twice as likely to die from a drug overdose than a person i...

Coastal restaurants face new outdoor dining rules from 2022-12-16T02:00

Restaurants near the beach will soon have to rethink their outdoor dining setups. The California Coastal Commission approved a new regulation Wednesday that would require coastal restaurants to rep...

While gasoline prices fall, natural gas costs rise from 2022-12-15T02:00

There's good news and bad news when it comes to gas. Gasoline prices are at their lowest prices this year, but natural gas, the stuff that heats homes, is up. Rob Nikolewski covers energy at the Un...

Two men charged with Tijuana photojournalist Margarito Martínez's murder from 2022-12-14T02:53:43

Tijuana photojournalist Margarito Martínez was killed outside his home on Jan. 17. Almost a year later, partial justice has been served, as two men were charged with his murder in Baja California s...

Green bins for composting are on the way to San Diego homes from 2022-12-13T01:01

The green bins we've heard so much about will start making their way to San Diego homes starting in January. The bins are meant to collect food scraps and yard waste for composting, as mandated by ...

Meet Justin Brooks, co-founder of the California Innocence Project from 2022-12-11T08:00

My guest this week is Justin Brooks, director and co-founder of the California Innocence Project. The Innocence Project provides free legal services to the wrongfully convicted. It was founded in...

The Backstory: Covering National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day from 2022-12-11T02:00

On Dec. 7, the nation observed National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. It was 81 years ago that a surprise aerial attack by Japan pushed the U.S. into World War II. Union-Tribune feature writer John...

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise in San Diego County from 2022-12-10T02:00

Coronavirus hospitalizations are on the rise throughout the nation, and the same goes for San Diego County. Paul Sisson covers health at the Union-Tribune.

1 in 4 San Diegans experience food insecurity. Here's how you can help. from 2022-11-30T02:00

In San Diego County, 1 in 4 residents are nutrition insecure. The issue has improved slightly since 2021, but there's still a lot of work to be done. Anahid Brakke is the President & CEO of the San...

Did hotel vouchers for the homeless really increase crime in El Cajon? from 2022-11-29T03:00

In the past two years, the number of homeless people using hotel vouchers in El Cajon has skyrocketed. The numbers went from one or two in years prior to just under 250 in 2021 and more than 600 at...

Your guide to San Diego-centric holiday gifts from 2022-11-23T23:51:40

It's hard to believe it, but the holidays — and shopping season — are upon us. To help you with gift-giving, the Union-Tribune arts & entertainment team has created a guide to the best presents to...

Report: Colorado Springs shooter is related to a San Diego politician from 2022-11-22T01:39:22

Saturday night at Club Q, an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, five people were killed and several others injured by a lone gunman. The victims are Ashley Paugh, Raymond Green, Kelly Loving, Da...

The Backstory: The race riot that rocked the Navy 50 years ago from 2022-11-20T02:00

Union-Tribune feature writer John Wilkens; enterprise editor Kristina Davis; managing editor Lora Cicalo; and publisher and editor Jeff Light look back at a Black vs. White race riot aboard the air...

The Backstory: The challenges of covering the Nov. 8 election from 2022-11-13T02:00

Union-Tribune watchdog and government editor Sam Schulz; political columnist Michael Smolens; and managing editor Lora Cicalo recap the Nov. 8 election and take a closer look at some of San Diego C...

Here's where San Diego election results stand from 2022-11-11T02:16:25

The San Diego Registrar of Voters has updated election results as of 5 p.m. Thursday.

Here are the results of the 2022 general election in San Diego so far from 2022-11-10T01:15:19

The 2022 general election is over, and results on a number of exciting races are trickling in. Michael Smolens, political columnist at the Union-Tribune, shares some of the results and surprises.

The Backstory: Moderating contentious and rowdy community election forums from 2022-10-30T01:00

Union-Tribune editorial and opinion director Matthew T. Hall; managing editor Lora Cicalo; and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss the U-T’s sometimes contentious and rowdy community election f...

San Diego home prices fall at rates not seen since the Great Recession from 2022-10-29T01:28:02

San Diego home prices are dropping at a pace not seen since the Great Recession. But San Diego isn’t alone. The entire nation is experiencing a slowdown brought on by rising mortgage rates. Phill...

Halloween and Día de Muertos events abound this weekend from 2022-10-28T01:35:29

A big holiday weekend is upon us! Halloween is Monday and Día de Muertos is Tuesday, and celebrations for both have already begun. Joining me to share what's going on this weekend is Abby Hamblin...

San Diego County sheriff candidates on jail deaths, surveillance and more from 2022-10-27T02:41:01

Two candidates are running for the job of San Diego County sheriff. Last night, the San Diego Union-Tribune opinion team held an in-person forum at the San Diego Central Library with candidates Jo...

Chula Vista mayoral candidates on housing, taxes, trash and more from 2022-10-26T01:47:53

Two candidates are vying to represent Chula Vista as mayor. Last night, the San Diego Union-Tribune opinion team held an in-person forum at the Chula Vista Public Library with candidates John McCa...

Public school students'math scores fell nationwide since the pandemic began from 2022-10-25T01:13:26

The Nation's Report card is in, and math grades in the shadow of the pandemic aren't looking so good. National standardized test scores for 2022 were released Sunday, showing a steep decline in ma...

The Backstory: An accusation of gang rape: A football team and 7 months of silence from 2022-10-23T01:00

Union-Tribune public safety editor Dana Littlefield; public safety reporter Teri Figueroa; managing editor Lora Cicalo; and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss the allegations of a horrific gan...

Political columnist Michael Smolens on the races to watch in the 2022 election from 2022-10-19T00:44:36

Voting in the 2022 general election is underway. In San Diego County, voters will choose leaders in national, state and local races. Michael Smolens, political columnist at the Union-Tribune, tells...

Join us for an in-person forum with San Diego County candidates from 2022-10-18T01:00

To help you make your decisions in the 2022 election, the U-T opinion section has been publishing candidate Q&As, video interviews and endorsements. We're also hosting in-person and virtual forums...

Meet the candidates for San Diego school board Sub-District B from 2022-10-15T01:03:48

Today we're talking about the San Diego Unified school board race in Sub-District B, which covers Tierrasanta, Kearny Mesa and San Carlos. We have two candidates, early education commissioner Sha...

Meet the candidates for San Diego school board Sub-District C from 2022-10-14T02:00

Today we're talking about the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education race in Sub-District C, which represents coastal San Diego. We have two candidates, educator/parent Cody Petterson...

The Backstory: Introducing the Festival of Journalism from 2022-10-13T01:00

This Saturday, Oct. 15, is the first-ever Festival of Journalism, hosted by the Union-Tribune, Voice of San Diego, KPBS and the SDSU School of Journalism and Media Studies. The free, one-day event...

Meet the candidates for San Diego County treasurer-tax collector from 2022-10-12T01:00

There are two candidates running for treasurer-tax collector in San Diego County. One is incumbent Daniel McAllister, first elected in 2002, and he's challenged by chief financial officer Greg Hod...

Meet the candidates for San Diego County assessor/recorder/county clerk from 2022-10-11T01:55:35

There are two candidates on the Nov. 8 ballot running to be the next San Diego County assessor/recorder/county clerk: Chief deputy assessor Jordan Marks and chief financial officer and former San D...

Meet the candidates in the San Diego region's top races from 2022-10-10T01:00

The Backstory: A surge of investors are buying homes in San Diego County from 2022-09-30T07:00

Welcome to the San Diego News Fix, the Backstory, where we take you behind the scenes in our newsroom to show you how we got the story and how decisions are made. Today we are joined by Jeff Light...

Hear from both sides of Prop. 29, which would require a doctor at dialysis clinics from 2022-09-30T04:51:20

Voting in the 2022 election begins on Oct. 10, and this week the San Diego News Fix podcast is focusing on state ballot measures. Proposition 29 is back on the ballot, and it has to do with kidney...

Prop. 28 would require California to fund arts and music education from 2022-09-29T01:00

California Proposition 28 would take require the state to set aside money for arts and music education, and it's expected to generate up to $1 billion per year, with an emphasis on lower-income sch...

Hear both sides of Prop. 27: Allowing online sports betting throughout California from 2022-09-28T02:00

This week the News Fix is focusing on California ballot measures. Today you're going to hear about Prop. 27, which would allow online and mobile sports betting throughout the state. Under Prop. 27...

Hear both sides of Prop. 26: Sports betting at tribal casinos from 2022-09-27T01:16:56

This week the News Fix is focusing on statewide ballot measures. Today you'll hear more about Prop. 26, which would allow in-person roulette, dice games and sports wagering on tribal lands, as wel...

Rep. Juan Vargas and opponent Tyler Geffeney on the border, immigration and more from 2022-09-26T02:36:35

Continuing our coverage of the 2022 general election, today you'll hear from both candidates in the race to represent California's redrawn 52nd Congressional District, which includes southern San D...

Rep. Sara Jacobs and opponent Stan Caplan on the issues from 2022-09-24T18:31:12

Continuing our coverage of the 2022 general election, today you'll hear from both candidates in the race to represent California's redrawn 51st Congressional District, which includes central San Di...

The Backstory: Our 2022 general election guide from 2022-09-24T00:25

The 2022 general election takes place Nov. 8th, and voting starts a month before. To help you prepare, the San Diego Union-Tribune opinion section has created a voter guide, endorsement guide and m...

Rep. Scott Peters and challenger Corey Gustafson on the U.S.-Mexico border from 2022-09-22T02:37:48

California's 50th Congressional District covers parts of San Diego County, including Escondido, San Marcos, Rancho Bernardo, La Jolla, Hillcrest and Coronado. Republican business owner Corey Gusta...

San Diego Spirits Festival celebrates 13 years of top-shelf drinks from 2022-09-22T00:39

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, the San Diego Spirits Festival is back Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24th and 25th. Now in its 13th year, the festival will take place at the newly...

How Mike Levin and Bryan Maryott differ on nuclear power and climate change from 2022-09-21T01:12:49

Today we're focusing on California's 49th Congressional District, which represents northern San Diego County and part of southern Orange County. Democratic incumbent Mike Levin is seeking a third ...

Election 2022: California's 48th Congressional District from 2022-09-19T07:00

California’s 48th Congressional District is a newly redrawn district, which covers much of East San Diego County. Stephen Houlahan is a Democratic registered nurse and former Santee City Council m...

Meet Supervisor Nora Vargas, the first Latina to hold the title from 2022-09-19T01:43:48

Nora Vargas is a San Diego County Supervisor for District 1, which includes the South Bay, and she's the first Latina to hold the job. Before taking this seat in 2021, Supervisor Vargas worked wi...

The Backstory: Mexican journalists to be recognized in second Baja Journalism Contest from 2022-09-18T01:00

Union-Tribune en Español editorial director Lilia O’Hara; Rafael Fernández de Castro, director of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at UC San Diego; Union-Tribune managing editor Lora Cicalo; and...

Live Nation'Club Pass'gets you into all fall concerts at two venues from 2022-09-17T01:32

If you're a fan of live music and saving money, this segment is for you. Live Nation has just announced a new, so-called "Club Pass," where you pay a one-time fee for access to fall concerts at Hou...

Three San Diego sites renamed to remove Indigenous slur from 2022-09-15T23:59:38

NIMBYs and YIMBYs clash over neighorhood planning group changes from 2022-09-15T00:33:01

San Diego is making changes to the city’s 42 neighborhood planning groups. The changes are meant to encourage diverse membership and improve organization, but critics say it's a developer-driven ef...

A new homeless shelter offers mental health treatment on site from 2022-09-14T01:36:15

A new homeless shelter opened in San Diego this week. Located in the Midway District, the shelter has 150 beds, and it's the first in the region to offer mental health and addiction services on sit...

San Diego sues to get out of 101 Ash Street, Civic Center deals from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.474605

San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott filed suit Tuesday to void the city’s lease-to-own agreements for 101 Ash Street and Civic Center Plaza. The action came hours after the Union-Tribune reporte...

CIF strips Coronado HS of its championship title for throwing tortillas from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.471669

After flinging tortillas at Orange Glen High School’s mostly Latino basketball team, Coronado High School has been stripped of its regional championship title. The California Interscholastic Feder...

Wildlife sightings, Coronado-Orange Glen reactions and more from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.434504

Wildlife is creeping into urban neighborhoods in San Diego. Is it happening more or are we just now noticing? Plus, a parent from Orange Glen High School reacts to the news that Coronado HS has los...

San Diego's eviction moratorium is extended, but not without opposition from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.425402

San Diego’s eviction moratorium is more strict than the state guidelines and it’s now being challenged in court.

Still dragging from COVID-19? Your Apple Watch might have some answers from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.419368

If you had COVID-19 a few months ago but you’re not quite 100 percent, your Apple Watch or FitBit might hold the answers as to why.

A new task force addresses sexism in San Diego's craft beer industry from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.416884

On May 11, Brienne Allan, a brewer from Massachusetts, turned to Instagram after a bad day at work. While she was on the job, two men had questioned her expertise, and she wondered if other women ...

The California Dream isn't dead, and there's a new study to prove it from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.414259

The California Dream is still alive and well, despite reports of mass exodus. A new UC San Diego survey asked more than 3,000 Californians for their views, and two-thirds said they feel pretty goo...

Want to see a theater production? You might need proof of vaccination from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.374283

Following cues from Broadway, a San Diego theatre company will ask patrons for proof of vaccination.

UC San Diego wins a $20 million grant to study artificial intelligence from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.371321

A new research institute led by UC San Diego has been awarded $20 million from the National Science Foundation. The goal is to study artificial intelligence optimization.

The San Diego Convention Center returns from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.333516

Since the pandemic began, the San Diego Convention Center hasn’t exactly been a convention center. Over the past 15 months, it served as a socially distanced shelter for homeless people, then a she...

It's redistricting time. Here's what that means. from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.323167

Every 10 years, following the census, city council districts are redrawn to reflect demographic changes. Tom Hebrank, chair of San Diego's redistricting commission, joins us.

Firefighting equipment was sabotaged prior to Bonhomme Richard blaze from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.320478

New documents unsealed by the courts give more insight into the fire that broke out last year on the Bonhomme Richard, and the person accused of starting the fire.

'They were shooting, they were firing, and they didn't care who it hit' from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.220379

When a San Diego-based woman of Afghan descent returned to her home country to teach photography, she didn't expect to risk her life fleeing from it. Aria shares her story with U-T community opinio...

San Diego County joined a community choice energy program. Here's what that means. from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.209942

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to join San Diego Community Power, a local community choice aggregation organization, which will choose power sources and buy energy.

COVID-19 death rates have doubled in San Diego County from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.207156

San Diego County has declared COVID-19 misinformation a public health crisis. The number of COVID-19 deaths doubled this week. And UC San Diego Health is also seeing a rise in breakthrough cases am...

Mingei International Museum reopens after a 3-year renovation from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.204643

After being closed for three years, the Mingei International Museum is reopening this weekend in Balboa Park. The folk art museum underwent a $55 million dollar renovation. And to celebrate, admiss...

Want a high-paying job? Here are the jobs expected to grow the most from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.202246

San Diego County has struggled to recover economically during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a higher unemployment rate than the nation. However, there is strong growth in high-paying professions, and...

What we know about the Navy helicopter crash that killed 5 from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.194334

A Navy helicopter crashed 60 miles off the coast of San Diego last week. More details have emerged as to why.

Here's what we know about the mother and child who fell at Petco Park from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.104639

A woman and her 2-year-old son died Saturday after they fell from the third level of Petco Park just before a game started. It's still unclear what happened, but police are calling the fall suspici...

Cruise ships return to San Diego for the first time since the pandemic from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.099360

Cruise ships have returned to the San Diego bay for the first time in more than 17 months. They've changed the look of the Embarcadero, with their massive presence as well as the tourism they bring.

School board meetings across California have intensified during COVID from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.096301

School boards across California have reported a surge in unruly behavior at meetings, particularly as they've implemented mask rules and vaccine mandates. Richard Barrera is the president of the Sa...

More lightning storms are headed for San Diego from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.092861

An intense electrical storm lit up San Diego on Monday. U-T reporter Gary Robbins surveys the damage and shares a forecast.

Supervisors take stance against placing sexually violent predators in San Diego County from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.090475

San Diego County leaders said they’d oppose the placement of sexually violent predators in the county until the state process of placing them is changed.

San Diego scientists race to develop an HIV vaccine from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.087538

A team at Scripps Research in La Jolla is working with Moderna to test an HIV vaccine.

Terminal 1 at San Diego International Airport is getting an upgrade from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.084244

Construction on the long-awaited expansion of Terminal 1 at the San Diego International Airport could start as early as next month.

Border Patrol has a ‘shadow police unit’ that protects agents when they kill from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.016194

A letter sent to Congress alleges that Border Patrol has a shadow police unit that covers up wrongdoing when agents kill or use excessive force. The letter was written by the Southern Border Commun...

San Diego's best California burritos, ranked from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.012482

California burritos are the quintessential San Diego good. Union-Tribune reporter Lauren J. Mapp set out in search of the city's best.

Anti-vax anger turns to racism, hate speech at county meeting from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.009165

Public comments made during the county’s COVID-19 updates have featured hours of angry yelling for months now, but statements made Tuesday crossed a particularly nasty line.

Post oil spill, tarballs continue to wash up on beaches from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.006439

A month after an oil spill off the coast of Huntington Beach, tarballs continue to wash up on North County beaches, inspiring cleanups and new legislation.

'He'and'she'will no longer appear in San Diego city laws from 2022-05-04T03:45:10.003003

San Diego has become the fifth city in the U.S. to ban the use of the pronouns “he” and “she” in future laws. Oakland, Berkeley, Boston and Portland have adopted similar policies.

The U.S.-Mexico border is now open to travelers from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.993042

U.S. land borders opened to nonessential travelers Monday for the first time since March of 2020. Here's what you need to know.

Researchers look for signs of Omicron variant in San Diego from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.917157

Is San Diego's housing market cooling down? from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.913468

San Diego typically has the No. 2 or 3 biggest gains in the nation. Its rank hasn’t been this low since summer 2020.

Alpine school district is creating an academy for unvaccinated students from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.910689

Alpine superintendent said regardless of parents’ views on the COVID vaccine, students shouldn’t lose the chance to attend school in person.

Where to catch the best holiday events in San Diego from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.900969

The holidays are here. Catch the best in lights, libations and more with advice from Pacific Magazine Editor Nina Garin.

Lack of public restrooms in San Diego cause health crises from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.897186

A lack of public restrooms can become a public health problem. San Diego saw this in 2017 and 2018, when Hepatitis A sickened 600 people and killed 20. And the problem has come up again this year, ...

The SDSU stadium in Mission Valley now has a name from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.893789

The SDSU stadium in Mission Valley now has a name. The $45 million deal is among the largest in the country for collegiate stadiums.

Barrio Logan growth plan fights pollution and gentrification from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.890701

San Diego's new Barrio Logan growth plan protects against pollution and gentrification. The legislation could be used as a template for other communties to do the same. Plus, the San Diego City Cou...

News Fix will return Jan. 10 from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.825279

News Fix is on a short break. We'll return Monday, Jan. 10.

What scientists are saying about the new Omicron variant from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.724887

A third of all coronavirus cases recorded in San Diego County since the pandemic began have occurred since Christmas day. And now there's a new variant of Omicron.

Sabrina Goosby comes from a long line of community builders from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.721312

Sabrina Goosby's family moved to San Diego in the late 1800s, becoming an early Black family to settle the region. Sabrina has advocated for foster children in San Diego for more than 30 years.

Happy Lunar New Year! from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.711455

2022 is the Year of the Tiger. Chris Chan, a member of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, shares Chinese history in San Diego and give tips on how to celebrate.

700,000 residents are about to get a new electricity provider from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.708425

If you live within the city limits of San Diego, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Encinitas or Imperial Beach, you are about to get a new electricity provider.

Encampments are a growing sign of homelessness. Here's what's being done. from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.705291

In Downtown alone, a recent count revealed that the number of people sleeping on the streets has doubled.

Celebrating Black history in San Diego from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.702754

February is Black History Month, and to celebrate, we're taking a look at San Diego's unique story. Shelby Gordon is the marketing manager of the San Diego History Center.

Thirty years later, DNA testing complicates a gruesome murder case from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.699805

Thirty years after Claire Hough was murdered, a new round of forensic testing pointed to two suspects. One of them was familiar to the police.

Are'safe villages'the solution to homelessness in Downtown San Diego? from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.691802

Homelessness has worsened in San Diego during the pandemic. Now, a local nonprofit is proposing a new solution for temporary housing.

Unarmed mental health pros can now respond to 911 calls from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.631724

People experiencing a mental health crisis in San Diego County can now call a crisis hotline or 911 in certain cities to seek help from mental health professionals without police intervention. Lynd...

San Diego Unified School District will soon have a new superintendent from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.627215

The San Diego Unified School District will soon have a new superintendent. Dr. Lamont Jackson of San Diego Unified has been filling in as interim. He and finalist Dr. Susan Enfield of Highline Publ...

San Diego women who made history from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.624096

March is Women's History Month, and there's no better way to learn about it than with Felicia Shaw, executive director of the Women's Museum of California, based right here in San Diego.

Goodbye, Seaport Village. Hello, Seaport San Diego. from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.615750

Developer 1HWY1 released a long-awaited plan this week for Seaport San Diego, a sprawling, $3.5 billion project that will reimagine and replace the Seaport Village bayside development.

More than 4,000 San Diego apartments will open in 2022 from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.613023

San Diego is poised to have one of its biggest apartment construction years of the last decade with towers rising throughout the county.

Meet Greg van Eekhout, sci-fi and fantasy author from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.610491

Greg van Eekhout is sci-fi/fantasy author who writes for adults and middle-grade readers. Some of his books include "Cog" and "Voyage of the Dogs," and his latest book, "Weird Kid," just came out i...

Meet the candidates for California's Assembly District 80 from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.607962

A special election for California's Assembly District 80 will soon be underway. Former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez announced her departure in January, making way for a new representative. Democra...

Lamont Jackson is San Diego Unified School District's new superintendent from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.604981

​The San Diego Unified School District has chosen a new superintendent. Dr. Lamont Jackson was chosen unanimously by the Board of Education. He will lead the district, which is second largest in Ca...

In El Cajon, nurses will soon respond to 911 calls from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.396212

Every year, El Cajon residents call 911 about 16,000 times. But officials say about a third of those calls aren’t true emergencies and don’t require ambulances and fire trucks. The city council vo...

San Diego considers another eviction moratorium from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.392545

San Diego will consider an additional moratorium Monday to stop residents from being evicted. Reporter Phillip Molnar has more.

Meet Josephine'Josie'Talamantez, co-founder of Chicano Park from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.390059

Josie was born and raised in Logan Heights and co-founded Chicano Park in 1970. She's the founder of the highly anticipated Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center, which will open this summer. Rec...

The Backstory: Border City: Violence, beauty and belonging in Tijuana from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.387126

Union-Tribune managing editor Lora Cicalo and former Union-Tribune reporter Sandra Dibble discuss “Border City,” a new podcast premiering on April 5 from The San Diego Union-Tribune presented by th...

Remembering Cesar Chavez from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.383928

​Cesar Chavez was a labor organizer and civil rights activist, and in California and beyond, he's an icon. Organizer Pedro Anaya reflects on Chavez's legacy in San Diego and how it influenced him.

Introducing'Border City,'a new podcast from the Union-Tribune from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.374455

Border City is a different kind of story about the U.S.-Mexico border, told by a reporter who has spent more than 25 years trying to understand the dynamics of Tijuana, Mexico, and its relationship...

San Diego now has a board to keep an eye on surveillance tech from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.371380

Who is watching San Diego? A new privacy advisory board at the city of San Diego will weigh in on all future surveillance decisions, making sure they're legal, equitable and transparent.

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's La Jolla flagship reopens from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.328762

After a serious and seriously stunning renovation, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's flagship location in La Jolla is now open. Karla Centeno is the director of education and engagement wi...

Meet Roosevelt Williams III, CEO of Young Black&N Business from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.278422

Roosevelt Williams III is the president and CEO of Black & N Business, a business networking group here in San Diego that seeks to elevate the "overlooked and underserved."

The Backstory: 72-hour multimedia project will explore mental health crisis in San Diego County from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.276337

Union-Tribune topics editor Tarcy Connors, managing editor Lora Cicalo, and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss an upcoming Union-Tribune multimedia project exploring the status of mental healt...

Mexico says a cartel killed journalists in Tijuana. Tijuana journalists have doubts. from 2022-05-04T03:45:09.273848

Two Mexican journalists were killed in Tijuana in January. Photographer Margarito Martinez was shot on Jan. 17 as he was leaving his home. Six days later, reporter Lourdes Maldonado was shot outsid...

Happy San Diego Book Crawl to all who celebrate from 2022-04-30T00:07

Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day across the nation, and to celebrate, 11 local booksellers have organized the 2022 San Diego Book Crawl. The crawl begins on Saturday, April 30. Kris Nelson is the ow...

Patrick Henry High School reinstates some advanced courses from 2022-04-29T01:00:15

Patrick Henry High School has been quietly cutting honors courses. The principal said she did it to boost equity, but after backlash from students and parents, the school is partially reversing cou...

San Diego home prices are up 29 percent. Are we in a bubble? from 2022-04-28T01:04:12

San Diego home prices are rising at a rate not seem since the housing boom of 2004. Prices rose 29.1 percent year over year in February. Union-Tribune real estate reporter Phillip Molnar has more.

City of San Diego bans flavored tobacco from 2022-04-27T02:00

The San Diego City Council voted 7-2 Monday to ban flavored tobacco within city limits. Locally, bans have been passed by Imperial Beach, Encinitas, Solana Beach and San Diego County.

The city of San Diego is considering'ranked voting'elections from 2022-04-25T12:00

​The city of San Diego is considering changing the way we choose elected officials. A proposed November ballot measure would change city elections to a system called "instant runoff" or "ranked cho...

The Backstory: U-T reporters take an in-depth look at the sale of Tailgate Park from 2022-04-24T12:00

Union-Tribune growth and development reporter Jennifer Van Grove, lead Watchdog reporter Jeff McDonald, managing editor Lora Cicalo, and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss the sale of Tailgate...

Meet Jeeyoon Kim, concert pianist, author, podcaster from 2022-04-23T02:03:05

Jeeyoon Kim is a San Diego-based concert pianist who is known for connecting with audiences with her emotional performance style. She's played renown stages such as Carnegie Hall in New York City a...

At the San Diego Asian Film Fest's Spring Showcase,'every movie is for everybody' from 2022-04-23T01:06:01

​The San Diego Asian Film Festival's Spring Showcase is underway. The festival features 15 films across many genres, and it's taking place at Ultrastar Cinemas Mission Valley through April 18. Bria...

Chicano Park turns 52 — an anniversary with a special meaning from 2022-04-22T01:00

Chicano Park is celebrating its 52nd anniversary this year. The park is a National Historic Landmark and is home to the highest concentration of chicano murals in the world.

EarthFair returns to Balboa Park, now with solar cars and cannabis from 2022-04-21T01:00

After two years off due to the pandemic, EarthFair will return to Balboa Park on Sunday, April 24th. The 31st annual festival will feature exhibitors, food courts and beer gardens, a parade, live e...

San Diego County Fair games and rides will go on after claims of a rigged process from 2022-04-20T01:00

Rides and games will be at the San Diego County Fair this year after all. The status of the midway had been in jeopardy since April 5th when a judge issued an injunction blocking a contract that wo...

San Diego Zoo is preparing for possible arrival of bird flu from 2022-04-18T07:00

As a highly contagious avian flu spreads across the country, officials at the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park are taking steps to try to prevent any of the 3,700 birds in their care fro...

The Backstory: Reporting on the police shooting that killed Yale-trained scientist from 2022-04-18T01:00

Union-Tribune public safety reporters Lyndsay Winkley and David Hernandez, public safety editor Dana Littlefield, managing editor Lora Cicalo, and editor and publisher Jeff Light discuss the fatal ...

Meet John Highkin, co-founder of Fern Street Circus from 2022-04-17T01:00

​John Highkin is the executive director of Fern Street Community Arts, which is best known for its namesake event, the Fern Street Circus. John founded the organization with his wife, Cindy Zimmerm...

San Diego is creating a Black arts and culture district from 2022-04-16T01:00

​Much like Little Italy or the Convoy District, a Black Arts and Culture District in San Diego is in the works. Eight blocks on Imperial Avenue in Encanto would be designated to celebrate Black art...

A new transportation plan promises a faster link to San Diego airport from 2022-04-15T01:44:31

Three years after laying out a plan to link public transit to the San Diego International Airport, regional planners are changing course with a new idea for a so-called people mover that would run ...

Study finds high number of ‘excess deaths’ in San Diego County jails from 2022-04-14T03:00

San Diego County jails have the highest number of inmate deaths among California’s largest systems, according to a new study commissioned by the civilian review board that oversees the Sheriff's De...

La Jolla Point will close for six months a year during pupping season from 2022-04-13T01:00

The California Coastal Commission apporved the city of San Diego’s request for a permit to close Point La Jolla to the public during sea lion pupping season. Reporter Ashley Mackin-Solomon has the ...

San Diego’s largest high school eliminated honors courses and parents are outraged from 2022-04-12T01:28:22

Patrick Henry Highschool in San Carlos has been quietly cutting advanced, honors and gifted education courses, and some parents are upset. Kristen Taketa is the Union-Tribune's education reporter.

The Backstory: Is there a double standard when covering conflicts around the world? from 2022-04-11T02:00

Union-Tribune director of photo and video Samuel Hodgson, deputy editorial and opinion editor Laura Castañeda, managing editor Lora Cicalo and editor and publisher Jeff Light talk about the photos ...

Meet Carmela Prudencio, artist, activist and curator from 2022-04-10T02:00

Carmela Prudencio is one of those people with a lot of talents and a passion for giving back to the community. She's an artist, activist, an arts curator, as well as a marketing director for Pacifi...

State of the County targets homelessness, housing, child care from 2022-03-31T02:00

During the State of San Diego County speech, Board of Supervisors Chairman Nathan Fletcher outlined new plans on homelessness, housing, child care and more.

Local leaders are in D.C. lobbying for infrastructure money from 2022-03-30T01:00

Regional leaders are lobbying in Washington for a central transit hub, a new border crossing and other infrastructure. Reporter David Garrick has more.

Southern California grocery workers authorize a strike from 2022-03-29T02:00

​Grocery store workers in Southern California have voted to authorize a strike if supermarkets don’t raise their wages. The vote could lead to walkouts at some Albertsons, Vons, Pavilions and Ralph...

The Backstory:'Pro-democracy'coverage and dealing with misinformation from 2022-03-28T02:00

Union-Tribune publisher and editor Jeff Light, news editor David Clary, Local section editor and readers’ representative Adrian Vore, growth and development reporter Jennifer Van Grove, and crimina...

Meet Su-Mei Yu, founder of Saffron Thai and host of Savor San Diego from 2022-03-27T03:19:12

Su-Mei Yu is the founder of Saffron Thai restaurants in San Diego. She opened her first location on India Street in 1985 and went on to open two more locations, write cookbooks and host "Savor San ...

Local farmers co-op focuses on food equity, climate change from 2022-03-26T02:01:47

During the pandemic, small farms in the San Diego region were having trouble selling their produce. So a group of small farmers banded together to create Foodshed, an equity focused co-op committed...

The BA.2 subvariant is in San Diego. Here's what you should know. from 2022-03-25T02:32:27

BA.2 is a subvariant of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. It's surging in Asia and Europe, and it's now present in San Diego. Dr. Ayal Oren is a professor of epidemiology at San Diego State U...

There's a new sheriff in town from 2022-03-24T01:00

San Diego County has a new interim sheriff. Assistant Sheriff Anthony Ray will serve until a new sheriff takes office next year. Journalist Kelly Davis has more.

San Diego is crafting a ballot measure to end free trash pickup from 2022-03-23T01:00

A century-old law in San Diego guarantees free trash pickup for most single-family homes. It's called the People's Ordinance and it's been in place since 1919. But that could change.

Paleontologists discover new San Diego saber-toothed catlike species from 2022-03-22T01:19:48

Forty-two million years ago, when the San Diego region was much more lush and tropical than it is today, a small bobcat-like creature roamed the rainforest terrain. Now that creature has a name.

Meet Tasha Williamson, founder of Exhaling Injustice from 2022-03-20T17:00

Tasha Williamson is a former mayoral candidate for the city of San Diego, a well-known community activist and just recently she founded her own nonprofit, Exhaling Injustice. She became an activist...

Revisiting the Heaven's Gate cult case, 25 years later from 2022-03-19T02:09:28

It's been nearly 25 years since members of the Heaven's Gate cult died in a mass suicide event in San Diego County. Caitlin Rother was a journalist at the Union-Tribune at the time and wrote about ...

The San Diego Latino Film festival celebrates cinema and culture from 2022-03-18T01:00

The San Diego Latino Film Festival is celebrating its 29th year. More than 200 films are showing at the AMC Mission Valley theater through Saturday, as well as music and food events.

PFAs chemicals are highly toxic — and they're found in San Diego from 2022-03-16T07:00

​PFAs are highly toxic chemicals, and they're found in processed food, hair products, cookware and more. ​SDSU professor George Jiracek explains why they're present at San Diego airports, and why t...

Here's what you're paying for when you buy a gallon of gas from 2022-03-16T01:18:26

Gas prices are the talk of the town right now, as prices are soaring. The average gas price in San Diego today is $5.77. Our energy reporter Rob Nikoleski looked into gas prices and what exactly we...

Crime is up in San Diego, but the city is still among the safest from 2022-03-15T00:34:48

Despite a recent jump in crime here locally, San Diego is still a relatively safe city. But the reason for that isn't always clear. Political columnist Michael Smolens explains why.

Meet Laila Aziz, activist and prison abolitionist from 2022-03-12T17:00

Laila Aziz is the director of operations for Pillars of the Community, which works to improve the lives of Southeast San Diegans. She is a prison abolitionist, a community activist, and just someon...

Meet San Diego's phenomenal women, a special project from the U-T from 2022-03-12T00:40:55

For this episode, during Women's History Month, I want to introduce you to a project from the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Women's Museum of California. It's called Phenomenal Women, and it high...

Ukranians seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border from 2022-03-11T01:53:17

As the Russia-Ukraine conflict intensifies, some Ukrainians are seeking asylum at the San Ysidro port of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border.

San Diego County is drafting a gender equity law and wants input from 2022-03-10T02:23:38

San Diego County is working on an ordinance to improve the lives of women and girls. It’s called CEDAW, which stands for the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.

Ammar Campa-Najjar's Complex Family History Spans Continents And Generations Of Middle East Strife from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.182742

Over the past month, caught in the most competitive race of his political career and with his family dynasty hanging in the balance, Rep. Duncan Hunter embraced a campaign strategy that has been...

As The Midterms Near, The Union-Tribune Asks, Who Are San Diego's Voters? from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.179648

As the midterm elections near, reporters and editors at the Union-Tribune have been asking this questions: Who are we as voters?
San Diego County has usually been a political anomaly. Ther...

Big Changes Coming To Seaport Village from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.176259

San Diegans would be forgiven, perhaps even applauded, for avoiding Seaport Village. Aside from the view, the 38 year-old waterfront property’s best pitch to consumers involves chain restaurants...

What you need to know about today's election from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.167739

San Diego County voters may play a role in determining the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives. The U-T's Daniel Wheaton interviews political columnist Michael Smolens about wh...

What San Diegans Should Take Away From The Midterms from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.165310

The 2018 midterm elections are set to begin a new phase in the Trump presidency, with a Democrat-controlled House of Representatives. San Diegans elected Mike Levin to replace Darrell Issa.
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San Diego's City Races: A Democratic Supermajority in the City Council and Measure YY from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.162622

San Diegans elected a Democratic supermajority to the City Council, and approved a billion dollar school bond to San Diego Unified School District.
The UT's Daniel Wheaton speaks with repo...

Coronado remembers Justin Meek, who died at the Thousand Oaks shooting from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.159927

When a gunman shot up a Thousand Oaks bar packed with college students late Wednesday night, 23-year-old Justin Meek was among those killed. He died trying to save others, a family member said....

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Border Dispatch: Who's Leading The Caravan? from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.087930

A "Border Dispatch" edition of San Diego News Fix: Many of the migrants came to the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum, but not everyone knows how. Getting accurate and useful informati...

Border Dispatch: Americans Canceling Visits To Baja Tourist Spots Amid Migrant Crisis from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.083183

Tourist destinations in Baja California, from hotels and restaurants to medical and dental offices, complain of lost business since the arrival of Central American asylum-seekers.
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Family Seeking Return Of Nazi-looted Masterpiece Gets New Day In Court from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.080054

The Cassirers have been trying for almost 20 years to get back a Pissarro painting that even the museum holding it admits was taken by the Nazis in 1939. A trial next week will explore what the ...

Border Dispatch: Some Residents In Tijuana Neighborhood Wary Of Migrant Newcomers from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.077766

Border Dispatch: Residents of a working-class neighborhood in the outskirts of Tijuana are wary of their new neighbors – a group of 2,300 Central American migrants sleeping in a makeshift shelte...

Border Dispatch: Teenage Caravan Members Traveled Fled Gangs, Abusive Families from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.075082

Border Dispatch: Teenage caravan members tell of threats from gang members, abusive families, preferred taking to the road than staying in their countries.

Border Dispatch: Turmoil At The Border Concerns Families Whose Children Cross Daily For School from 2022-03-07T00:59:57.068527

Border Dispatch: Convinced that an American education in English is key to a prosperous future, many children who are U.S. citizens and living in Mexico cross the border daily to go to public an...

Here's What To Look Forward To In The Arts This Year from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.990734

Anew year is a time for new beginnings, and this year, there’s a whole lot of “new” headed our way. Our hometown orchestra, the San Diego Symphony, is welcoming its new music director, Rafael Pa...

Trump's Trade War Contributes To Commercial Boom For Tijuana from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.987192

Trump's trade war contributes to commercial boom for Tijuana, as companies seek to leave China and its rising tariffs.
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Law Requires Police To Record People's Demographics Without Asking from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.975953

For months, San Diego Police Department and other large law enforcement agencies have been making assumptions about sexual orientation, gender and other characteristics of the people they stop a...

Border Dispatch: New Mexican President, New"Free Zone"at Border from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.973052

Mexico’s new, left-wing populist president is ringing in the new year with a dramatic economic plan for border communities aimed at attracting new investments and creating jobs that could potent...

More Problems At The San Onofre Nuclear Plant from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.968027

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will question representatives of Holtec International on Jan. 9 about canisters the New Jersey-based company manfactured to store spent nuclear fuel at the...

Border Dispatch: Can Trump make the military build the wall? The answer is maybe. from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.964672

As the government shutdown enters its third week, President Donald Trump has changed his strategy for getting funding for the border wall. The administration has been arguing that the crisis at...

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Border Dispatch: How Meth Is Staining Tijuana In Blood | Gary Coronado&Kate Linthicum from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.758615

It seemed like everyone in Christian Castillo’s life was getting killed or running from death.
Two neighbors on his block were gunned down, along with the taco vendor at the end of the str...

There's another Donald Trump Jr. -- Tijuana's Mayor | Wendy Fry from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.675666

He's called migrants criminals.
He's worn a MTGA hat (Make Tijauna Great Again).
And he's running for reelection.
The U-T's Daniel Wheaton interviews reporter Wendy Fry about J...

More Questionable Spending From Alpine Rep. Duncan Hunter | Morgan Cook from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.672885

It’s been a rough few months for Alpine Congressman Duncan Hunter.
Last year, he was indicted on 60 of counts of misspending campaign funds, charges he and his wife Margaret have pleaded n...

California Released A List Of Low-Performing Schools, Here's Why | Kristen Taketa from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.669685

California for the first time released a list of its lowest-performing 8 percent of public schools in the state, but some experts are skeptical that education leaders will use this new informati...

San Diegans Can Now Live In Their Cars, Which Is A Big Win For The Homeless | David Garrick from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.588972

San Diego City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal a 35-year-old law that has made it illegal for people to live inside vehicles.
Supporters of the repeal say they hope it ...

Stunning End To Zahau Case As Family Settles, Wipes Out Jury Finding | Greg Moran from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.586040

In a surprise move, the $5.1 million judgment and jury finding that blamed Adam Shacknai for the death of Rebecca Zahau in a Coronado mansion eight years ago was wiped out and the entire case di...

Poway Offers To Help Homeowners Build Granny Flats | J Harry Jones from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.572350

Poway’s leadership has decided to explore a concept proposed by its mayor that could lead to the city building and paying for granny flats in the backyards of residents.
Under the proposal...

Border Dispatch: Funding The Wall Could Cut San Diego’s Military Funds | Andrew Dyer&Charles Clark from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.489647

While the president’s former attorney Michael Cohen made headlines testifying before Congress Wednesday, a few senior defense officials were grilled in the same building at another Congressional...

SDSU West Is Starting To Take Shape | Jennifer Van Grove from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.478947

The city of San Diego and San Diego State University have signaled that they are serious about making a deal on the Mission Valley property where the university plans to build a new football sta...

Federal Firearms Agents Target Jeweler And Sheriff's Captain In Raids | Jeff McDonald from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.475717

The affidavits filed by federal agents to secure search warrants for San Diego jeweler Leo Hamel and others have been sealed by a judge, along with any inventory of what was seized earlier this ...

Squatters? In My Neighborhood? It's More Common Than You Think | Peter Rowe from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.469317

After two years working and living in Germany, Carrie and Scott Packard were itching to move back into their four-bed, two-bath Carlsbad home. They just couldn’t wait.
But they had to.
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How Freedom Of Information Laws Keep Governments Accountable | Lauryn Schroeder from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.464058

The San Diego Union-Tribune is one of the many news organizations that participates in Sunshine Week, which will begin next week. Here's a preview of what is coming.

San Diego Scientists Believe They've Discovered A New Species Of Killer Whales | Gary Robbins from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.456359

San Diego scientist who led an expedition into dangerous waters off Chile collected tissue samples that could prove the existence of a graceful new species of killer whale, ending decades of mys...

Documents Show Attorneys, Journalists And Advocates Monitored By Border Officials | Kate Morrissey from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.450058

Documents published Wednesday indicate that the federal government has monitored a group of journalists, attorneys, advocates and activists who interacted with a migrant caravan that arrived in ...

"The Conrad"Brings In A New Era for The Music Scene | George Varga, Michael James Rocha from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.369481

The new performing arts center, also known as The Conrad, caps an ambitious and unprecedented effort to build a permanent home for the La Jolla Music Society and, in the process, reinvent the 51...

Border Dispatch: Both Sides Of The Border Brace For Possible Shutdown | Wendy Fry, Michael Smolens from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.364291

With President Donald Trump visiting Calexico on Friday, both sides of the border brace for a possible shutdown.

San Diego Loses Another Football Team | Tom Krasovic from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.361400

Of late, San Diego is having rotten luck with pro football.
Not even two years since the NFL team’s relocation from Mission Valley was complete, the new San Diego Fleet got grounded Tuesda...

This Hospital Recorded Women Getting Surgery, Now They're Suing | Paul Sisson from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.358930

Sharp Grossmont Hospital faces growing outrage over video recordings inadvertently made during sensitive surgeries inside its women’s center in 2012 and 2013.
A new lawsuit, filed late las...

Border Dispatch: Trump Visits Calexico, Says U.S. Is"Full"| Kate Morrissey, Kristina Davis from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.356345

President Donald Trump met with law enforcement during a visit to Calexico Friday, emphasizing the “absolute emergency” on the border and warning that the asylum system drawing a surge of migran...

San Diego County Struggles To Fund Special Education | Kristen Taketa, Deborah Brennan from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.353843

Special education — which serves students with a wide range of issues, from learning disabilities to autism to hyperactivity disorder to blindness — is driving some San Diego-area districts to s...

Anti-Semetic Hate Crimes Are On The Rise | Lauryn Schroeder from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.278981

There were more than 1,500 hate crimes reported in the United States in 2017, according to the FBI, and anti-Semitic crimes like Saturday’s synagogue shooting in Poway made up nearly two-thirds ...

SDSU Religion Class Studies Evil | Gary Robbins from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.276671

She wants her course to be timely. But Angela Feres had a pained look Wednesday when she stepped before her students at San Diego State University to talk about the nature of evil.
“This i...

A Short History Of San Diego's Jewish People | Peter Rowe from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.274034

For Jews, San Diego County can seem to be one of the Promised Land’s happier suburbs.
In 1850, a German immigrant named Louis Rose became the area’s first known Jewish settler. His long re...

Religious leaders offer prayers of ‘faith, tolerance’ for Poway, as services begin | Sam Hodgson from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.271110

It's been nearly a week since a gunman killed a woman and injured three others at a Poway synagogue.
The response from San Diego's interfaith community was strong and clear: We will not le...

What's Next For The Horse That Got Disqualified From The Kentucky Derby | Bryce Miller from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.267559

Maximum Security won the Derby on Saturday, only to be stunningly disqualified by track stewards. No previous Kentucky Derby winner has been disqualified before being draped with the signature g...

SeaWorld's Revenues Continue Upward Trajectory, Here's Why | Lori Weisberg from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.185157

Attendance at SeaWorld Entertainment parks continued its more than year-long upward streak, with visitation growing to more than 3.3 million during the first quarter of 2019 — an increase of nea...

Rent Control Bill Advances, And New Bathrooms May Come To Balboa Park | Phil Molnar, Jen Van Grove from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.172476

There might be a limit on how much a landlord can raise your rent if new legislation is signed by the governor.
An Assembly bill from a San Francisco Democrat would stop landlords from rai...

Border Dispatch: Asylum Court Cases Overwhelming San Diego's Court | Kate Morrissey from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.137

Local judges are pushing back on what they see as potential due process violations in the implementation of the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocols.
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Addison Nets San Diego's First Michelin Star | Michele Parente from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.133358

San Diego joined the world’s dining elite Monday, when the city’s first Michelin star was awarded to the luxurious Carmel Valley restaurant Addison.
At a ceremony for the inaugural Micheli...

This 97-Year-Old WWII Veteran Jumped Out Of A Plane To Commerate D-Day | John Wilkens from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.128423

Re-enacting a parachute jump he made 75 years ago in the early hours of D-Day, retired Coronado school teacher Tom Rice, 97, invaded Normandy again Wednesday.
The tandem jump, strapped to ...

Learning How to Confront Hate From Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein | Kristina Davis, Mark Platte from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.089859

When asked to reflect on the tragedy that forever changed Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein 39 days ago, he thinks back to advice he received from a spiritual leader as a 17-year-old student of the Jewish...

New Crime Data Shows Community Crime Hot Spots | Lyndsay Winkley, Greg Moran from 2022-03-07T00:59:56.086901

From 2014 through 2018, violent crime has doubled — or more — in about 17 percent of all census block groups in the city. That’s an increase from the previous five-year period examined in the fi...

Retiring Asst. DA Had Launched Secret Investigation Into His Daughter's Ex | Greg Moran from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.964046

Late last year just weeks before he retired, former San Diego County Assistant District Attorney Jesse Rodriguez ordered a secret investigation — using district attorney staff — into the ex-boyf...

Court Martial: Jury Deliberations Begin In Gallagher Case from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.960883

Prosecutors and defense attorneys in a nationally watched war crimes trial at Naval Base San Diego made final arguments Monday, and now the fate of a decorated Navy SEAL is in the hands of seven...

Court Martial: Gallagher Found Not Guilty Of War Crimes from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.957693

Navy SEAL Chief Edward Gallagher was acquitted Tuesday on all murder charges, witness intimidation charges, and assault charges related to a 2017 deployment in Iraq.
“I’m happy. I’m thankf...

USC To Pay UCSD $50M And Apologize For Raiding Alzheimer's Program | Gary Robbins, Bradley Fikes from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.954776

The University of Southern California has agreed to pay UC San Diego $50 million and to publicly apologize to the school for the way it wrested control of its prestigious Alzheimer’s Disease Coo...

What We Can Learn From The July 4th Quake | Gary Robbins from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.951506

Southern California, Nevada and northern Mexico were jolted Thursday by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that erupted near Ridgecrest, a small desert city northeast of Los Angeles, the US Geological S...

Education Roundup: Racism at Southwestern and Charter School Pay | Kristen Taketa from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.948500

San Diego Union-Tribune Education Reporter Kristen Taketa discusses her latestet stories on racism at Southwestern Community College and why charter school executives make so much money.
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City Council OK's Plan To Build More Middle And Low-Income Housing | David Garrick from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.864589

San Diego approved two much-anticipated pieces of housing legislation Tuesday: the city’s first incentive focused on housing for moderate-income residents, and new regulations that aim to boost ...

Oceanside Sinkholes Relocate Elementary Students | Deborah Brennan from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.860803

Students and staff at Garrison Elementary School in Oceanside will be relocated to San Luis Rey School when school starts in August because of sinkholes that appeared on campus earlier this year...

Fallout From The Gallagher Case Continues | Andrew Dyer from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.856830

Even though the war crimes trial of Edward Gallager is over, and he has been cleared of nearly all charges, the trial still looms over the Navy. Earlier this week, President Donald Trump rescind...

Border Dispatch: El Paso Shooting Rattles The Region | Wendy Fry from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.851418

The massacre of 20 people Saturday by a man who traveled 650 miles to a Walmart in El Paso, reportedly with the intention of shooting “as many Mexicans as possible,” marks what appears to be one...

5 Democratic Candidates Came To San Diego To Make Their Pitch To Latinos | Charles Clark from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.848284

Five Democratic presidential candidates who visited San Diego on Monday honed in on gun safety, healthcare, immigration reform and hateful rhetoric as key topics during the annual UnidosUS confe...

SDSU West's Traffic Impacts Likely To Be Bigger Than Expected | Jennifer Van Grove from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.845717

At build out in 2037, San Diego State University’s Mission Valley campus will create 45,174 new car trips per weekday on area roads, according to the latest traffic analysis. As many as 19,099 m...

Border Dispatch: Mexicali Shelters Lack Accountability, Oversight | Gustavo Solis from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.842771

Migrants say they've become targets for abuse.
Story: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/border-baja-california/story/2019-08-06/asylum-seekers-report-theft-exploitation-in-mexicali...

Gang Crimes Spike In San Diego | Greg Moran, Lyndsay Winkley from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.760067

After a year of declines, gang-related crime in San Diego has spiked in recent months with the city logging twice as many homicides as the same time last year and 20 percent more gang-related cr...

Union Jack Raises Questions On How Far HOA Regulations Can Go | John Wilkens from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.757740

Shannon Glover came from England to San Diego almost 30 years ago for a uniquely American reason: She fell in love with Tom Cruise and “Top Gun.”
Now she’s in a dispute that pits the count...

San Diego Wants To Hire 200 Firefighters In 5 Years | John Wilkens, Karen Kucher, Sam Hodgson from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.755099

The San Diego Fire-Rescue Department has a chronic understaffing problem.
Now it has a plan of attack: It aims to add more than 200 firefighters over the next five years.
The idea is...

Poll: Todd Gloria Leading In Mayor's Race, Many Undecided | David Garrick from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.752197

Assemblyman Todd Gloria leads Councilwoman Barbara Bry by more than a two-to-one margin among likely voters in the race to become San Diego’s next mayor, according to a Union-Tribune/10 News pol...

Border Dispatch: 25 Years Later, How Operation Gatekeeper Changed The Border | Kristina Davis from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.664167

Operation Gatekeeper was unveiled on Oct. 1, 1994. The strategy was to deter migrants from illegally crossing in the first place — and, for those who remained undeterred, to encourage them to cr...

CalFire Begins Fight Against Invasive Grasses | Joshua Emerson Smith from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.660754

Highly flammable nonnative plants have increasingly played a major role in Southern California’s struggles with wildfire — providing kindling along roadsides and around homes that turn sparks in...

Poll: Republicans Split On Who To Support In CA-50 Michael Smolens from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.594338

A new poll of likely voters in the crowded and widely watched 50th Congressional District race shows indicted incumbent Duncan Hunter facing an uphill climb to re-election, trailing three candid...

Why Downtown San Diego's Public Restrooms Are Bleak | Peter Rowe from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.591849

n life, the only certainties are death, taxes and the fact that — often at an inconvenient, gut-clenching moment — everyone needs a place to do their business.
"Sir, relax," Herb...

Border Dispatch: How Fixers Help Make Tijuana News Happen | Gustavo Solis from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.589535

Whenever the foreign press drops in to cover a big international story — be it a natural disaster in Southeast Asia, a civil war in Africa, or a humanitarian crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border — t...

Why Ocean Beach's Screwball Peanut Butter Whiskey Is In Legal Crosshairs | Kristina Davis from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.587059

Exuding the bohemian irreverence of its Ocean Beach roots, Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey comes with its own warning: “a night with Skrewball is bound to get a little nutty.”
The same cou...

Why SDSU West Is Taking So Long To Start | Jennifer Van Grove from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.583993

Almost a year ago, San Diego voters approved Measure G, allowing for the sale of the former Qualcomm stadium site to San Diego State University. Plans for an expanded campus are underway, but th...

San Diego's Energy Grid May Soon Become Greener Thanks To A CCA | Rob Nikolewski from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.533542

San Diego’s plan to create community energy choice options is moving forward, with the possibility of having more than 700,000 new customers. Community choice energy offers the chance to purchas...

San Diego's Bishop Voted To Allow Married Priests In The Amazon | Peter Rowe from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.530618

The summit was in Rome, the focus was on the Amazon.
But for Bishop Robert McElroy, leader of San Diego’s diocese and one of only three Americans among the 185 delegates to the Vatican’s P...

Forget The LA Chargers, Rumormongers Are Suggesting The London Chargers | Tom Krasovic from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.528224

Chargers owner Dean Spanos is giving no thought to relocating from Los Angeles and is fully committed to the team’s L.A. venture.
That was the clear, firm message Tuesday from Chargers spe...

Did The NCIS Go Too Far In Its Public Arrest Of 16 Marines? | Andrew Dyer from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.490839

The July mass arrest of 15 Camp Pendleton Marines in front of their 800-person battalion may have violated their rights and threatens to upend the case, attorneys for two of the accused told the...

The Latest On The Shooting At The Otay Mesa Church's Chicken | Lyndsay Winkley from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.487905

The woman who was killed when a shooter opened fire on a Church’s Chicken in Otay Mesa had just gotten married, family members said Thursday.
Maribel Ibañez, 28, was one of three people st...

Border Dispatch: Migrants Given False Court Dates, Wrongfully Sent Back To Mexico | Gustavo Solis from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.482958

Asylum seekers who have finished their court cases are being sent back to Mexico with documents that contain fraudulent future court dates, keeping some migrants south of the border indefinitely...

Duncan Hunter changes his plea to guilty, will resign | Morgan Cook, Jeff McDonald, Michael Smolens from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.437560

After years of denials and claims he was the target of a political witch hunt, Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, is scheduled to appear in federal court Tuesday morning to plead guilty in a sweeping...

Special Episode: Duncan Hunter pleads guilty to misspending campaign finance funds from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.435085

Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, admitted his guilt Tuesday in a yearslong campaign-finance scandal and now awaits his sentence.
The U.S. Marine veteran all but ended his political career dur...

SDPD, Sheriff respond to report showing racial discrepancies in stops | Lyndsay Winkley from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.432750

A recent analysis of a year’s worth of stops by San Diego police and county sheriff’s deputies found that black people across the county are searched, arrested and subjected to force at higher r...

Ballast Point sold for the second time in four years | Peter Rowe, Jennifer Van Grove from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.430058

For the second time in four years, Ballast Point — a San Diego craft beer pioneer that became one of the areas’s largest breweries — has been sold.
Kings & Convicts Brewing Co., a tiny...

Televangelist opens his $190 million Bible-themed retreat | Lori Weisberg, Jennifer Van Grove from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.427047

Welcome to Legacy International Center, a $190 million Bible-themed resort rooted in a vision that 88-year-old pentecostal preacher Morris Cerullo says was handed down by God. Widely known for h...

2019 was the year that San Diego's dining scene shone | Michele Parente from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.343259

Christmas came early to San Diego this year.
Back in January, we made our first visits to the recently opened restaurants Jeune et Jolie in Carlsbad and Fort Oak in Mission Hills. Simply p...

San Diego International Auto Show arrives with auto industry in flux | Rob Nikolewski from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.341097

As car buffs ring in the new year with the 2020 edition of the San Diego International Auto Show with the latest makes and models, the auto industry seems to be going in multiple directions at t...

Border Dispatch: Inside San Diego's criminal immigration court | Kristina Davis from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.338609

ourtroom 2A looks unlike any other in the San Diego federal courthouse.
In the courtroom designated to handle the flow of migrants being criminally prosecuted under the Trump administratio...

Judge: Operators of GirlsDoPorn required to pay models they defrauded | Pauline Repard from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.335583

Nearly two dozen women won $12.7 million in a fraud lawsuit against the owners and operators of a San Diego-based pornographic website, GirlsDoPorn, a Superior Court judge ruled Thursday.
...

A Possible Purple Line becomes a transit hot potato | Joshua Emerson Smith from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.278623

A long-envisioned Purple Line trolley remains in limbo as transit officials work through the details over how and whether to build the rail connection between downtown Chula Vista and the city o...

Hunter sets resignation date, but questions remain | Charles Clark, Michael Smolens, Morgan Cook from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.275901

Rep. Duncan Hunter, the Republican from Alpine who on Dec. 3 pleaded guilty to a felony involving campaign spending, said he will officially resign this coming Monday.
He notified House Sp...

How San Diego military members are feeling about Iran | Andrew Dyer from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.272997

About 15 community activists and religious leaders gathered in front of Balboa Park’s Natural History Museum Wednesday to ask Congress to step in and limit President Donald Trump’s authority to ...

Stuck in Wuhan as coronavirus spreads, 3 San Diegans wait | Joshua Emerson Smith from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.164050

San Diego resident Yanjun Wei traveled with her two small children to the city of Wuhan to celebrate the Chinese New Year with her parents.
Now the family is holed up in a high-rise apartm...

Can hobbyists help bring fabric stores back from the brink? | Brittany Meiling from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.161782

Fabric stores that sell threads, buttons and materials for making clothes are dwindling in San Diego, with owners shuttering their shops citing waning interest from customers.
The disappea...

Debate continues over the ethics of keeping elephants in captivity | John Wilkens from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.159120

Much remains unknown about elephants, too — witness the death in December at the zoo of 48-year-old Tembo. A “sudden change” in the African pachyderm’s condition prompted keepers to euthanize he...

Americans potentially exposed to coronavirus in quarantine at Miramar | Andrew Dyer, Paul Sisson from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.156826

Two facilities at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar have been readied to house hundreds of Americans returning from China due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.
Dr....

PETA claims victory after SeaWorld says no to trainers riding atop dolphins | Lori Weisberg from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.149040

SeaWorld Entertainment says it is ending the longstanding practice of trainers riding astride dolphins in marine park shows, a move that comes nearly a year after animal-rights activists began p...

It's time for San Diego to claim its title as a"pizza town"| Michele Parente from 2022-03-07T00:59:55.146324

From traditional thin-crust Neapolitan to square pies and top-of-the-line toppings, pizza perfection can be found throughout the county, whether from a mom and pop, red-sauce Italian eatery or a...

What you need to know before voting in California's primary | Charles Clark from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.982332

Nearly 300,000 voters had returned their mail ballots to the San Diego County Registrar of Voters as of Friday morning.

Yet Michael Vu, the county’s Registrar of Voters, is encouraging mor...

Looking back on how Super Tuesday has changed in the Trump era | Micheal Smolens from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.977452

The San Diego Union-Tribune's political columnist, Michael Smolens, discusses the state of play as the first results of Super Tuesday come in.

Special Episode: U-T reporters recap Super Tuesday's key races from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.965708

J Harry Jones, Lori Weisberg, Charles Clark, Sam Hodgson and Micheal Smolens discuss the most important election results after California's primary.

J Harry Jones on Measures...

SDPD releases body cam footage of an officer involved shooting | Teri Figueroa from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.961520

San Diego police on Wednesday released body-worn camera video of an officer fatally Listen

Coronavirus update: What we know so far | Gary Robbins from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.956939

Science reporter Gary Robbins discusses how San Diego is responding to the coronavirus outbreak.

How this homeless advocate helped"defeat"Measure C | Gary Warth from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.946074

Michael McConnell, who led the only campaign against Measure C, isn’t gloating over the election results that as of Sunday showed the initiative failing to reach its required two-thirds threshol...

Coronavirus update: Capt. to Navy -"Sailors don't need to die"from virus | Andrew Dyer from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.869672

The captain of the San Diego-based aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, in port in Guam fighting a coronavirus outbreak among its crew, says that unless the Navy takes immediate action to isolat...

Coronavirus update: Empty Convention Center turned into homeless shelter | Gary Warth from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.866561

The San Diego Convention Center officially became the city’s newest emergency shelter on Wednesday, a move that aims to slow the spread of COVID-19 among homeless San Diegans.

The doors op...

Coronavirus update: Flu numbers suggest social distancing may be working | Paul Sisson from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.863390

Weekly flu report results released Wednesday morning show that both leaders have a goo...

Coronavirus update: Understanding the data behind the pandemic | Lauryn Schroeder from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.860568

San Diego County Health officials have been releasing a trove of data in relation to the coronavirus pandemic. This data, however, has its caveats.

Coronavirus update: Survivors describe what its like to have COVID-19 |Morgan Cook from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.857376

In the days after the March 3 primary, Democratic political insiders met to socialize and organize for what was expected to be a bruising November contest.

They were unaware that a far mor...

Coronavirus update: More tests are available countywide, but not enough to test everyone | Paul Sisson from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.852190

San Diego County’s collective COVID-19 testing capacity now exceeds 1,200 per day, with significantly more resources poised to come online in the next few weeks.

But, while the group of pe...

Coronavirus update: What schools are doing to prevent"Zoombombing"| Kristen Taketa from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.791342

Zoom is one of the most popular videoconferencing tools being used during the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers nationwide are using it to hold remote classes while schools remain physically closed. Listen

California schools might reopen as early as July | Kristen Taketa from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.728265

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to start next school year earlier, as soon as late July, but San Diego school leaders emphasize that’s not going to happen unless a lot of other things happen first — inc...

COVID-19 is infecting Latinos more than white people. Here's why. | Andrea Lopez-Villafaña from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.694944

In San Diego County there's a racial disparity in who is testing positive for COVID-19. As of Thursday afternoon, 52 percent of all cases were among Hispanic and Latino people, despite being onl...

Introducing:"Name Drop" from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.692704

“Name Drop San Diego” is a new, weekly podcast from The San Diego Union-Tribune that celebrates the people who have shaped San Diego and been shaped by it.

Each episode, you’ll ge...

What it is like to be homeless during COVID-19 | Gary Warth from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.690162

While county residents are told to stay inside during the COVID-19 outbreak, thousands of people still have no home in which to shelter. Instead, they are sleeping in doorways, in canyons and so...

ER usage is down during COVID-19. That's not good news. | Paul Sisson from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.687612

County data show that the total number of daily emergency visits for all local hospitals since mid-March, when stay-at-home orders took effect, has dropped 40 percent on average when compared to...

Are San Diego’s retail stores actually reopening Friday? | Brittany Meiling from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.683109

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Monday announcement about the reopening of some retail businesses by Friday had both shoppers and shop owners anticipating a swift change in San Diego County.

But conce...

Cruise ships plan to set sail in the fall. Should they? | Lori Weisberg from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.679881

In recent weeks, mammoth ocean liners have been moving in and out of San Diego’s downtown harbor, a welcome sign, in normal times, of a thriving cruise industry pumping tens of millions of dolla...

What it's like to be tested for COVID-19 | Gary Warth from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.677772

Publicly funded testing for COVID-19 in San Diego County had been reserved for people who had been referred to a testing site by a medical provider. That changed Tuesday when new state-fund test...

Name Drop San Diego — Jon Foreman from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.675351

Jon Foreman is a musician, writer, surfer, philanthropist and San Diego local. In this episode, he talks about the early days of Switchfoot, how he stays creative, his favorite surf spots and mo...

San Diego joins protests following the death of George Floyd | Kate Morrissey from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.595121

After spending most of the afternoon in a standoff with police in downtown San Diego, protesters calling for justice for black people killed by police found a place to breathe.

They sudden...

SDPD bans the carotid restraint | Lyndsay Winkley, Teri Figueroa from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.592570

On the heels of protests over the death of George Floyd, the San Diego Police Department announced it would stop using a controversial neck restraint that a U-T analysis found is disproportionat...

Unrest in America: Where San Diego stands | Andrea Lopez-Villafaña from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.589814

San Diego's protests following the death of George Floyd continue. The region is not immune to police brutality and racism, communities reporter Andrea Lopes-Villafaña discusses the state of thi...

San Diego Sheriff calls in National Guard in La Mesa | David Hernandez from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.580779

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore has requested the help of the California National Guard to support police in La Mesa and deputies around the county amid continuing protests calling for racial...

The politics of policing in San Diego | Michael Smolens from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.578159

Mayor Kevin Faulconer and his appointed police chief, David Nisleit, on Monday announced SDPD will immediately stop using the carotid restraint.

The neck hold used to subdue people has com...

So you want to defund the police? | John Wilkens from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.575530

Protest signs are meant to be provocative, but these were especially so: “Abolish the police.”

They showed up in San Diego and across the country over the past two weeks as thousands of Am...

San Diego youth emerge as protest organizers | Lyndsay Winkley from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.572398

When Ariel Gibbs arrived last Sunday morning at the Hall of Justice, the place where her protest was set to begin in downtown San Diego, she paused and turned to a friend.

“Wow,” she said....

San Diego County beaches score well on beach"report card"| Deborah Brennan from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.467823

Ten San Diego beaches scored perfect marks, while one Mission Bay location failed to make the grade, on the 30th annual “Beach Report Card” by the nonprofit Heal the Bay.

The annual report...

The politics and policy of San Diego County's COVID-19 response | Michael Smolens from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.465559

Ahead of Independence Day weekend, many indoor activities and businesses were shuttered across the state.

While San Diego was not among those counties initially closed, current COVID-19 t...

Why most COVID-19 deaths happened in South Bay | Lyndsay Winkley from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.462902

South Bay communities, particularly those that are low income and with large Latino populations, continue to be the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis of COVID-19 ...

What you need to know about San Diego's 3-week shutdown | Lori Weisberg from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.460044

With per-capita infection rates above state thresholds for seven straight days, public health officials confirmed Monday that a fresh set of sure-to-be-unpopular restrictions will start Tuesday....

The ethics of human challenge trials | Gary Robbins from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.457490

She doesn’t think of herself as a risk-taker. But April Simpkins of San Diego says she’s willing to help test a COVID-19 vaccine by allowing herself to be directly exposed to the novel coronavir...

Faulconer proposes new plan for San Diego's energy agreement | Rob Nikolewski from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.444098

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer’s office has come up with four key recommendations for negotiating a new agreement that allows one utility the exclusive right to use the city’s public right-of-w...

Do you surf? You might be hanging out with baby sharks | Deborah Brennan from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.336314

We’re about one week away from “Shark Week” but, as it turns out, it’s always Shark Week along the San Diego County coast.

It’s been a fact of life that these creatures live ...

What we know about the servicemen lost at sea | Andrew Dyer from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.333423

The nine service members killed in a sinking amphibious transport near San Clemente Island Thursday were young men, ages 18 to 23, junior in rank and assigned to the same unit, the Marines said....

What went wrong in the purchase of 101 Ash St. | Jeff McDonald, David Garrick from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.288459

Cybele Thompson, the career real estate professional San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer recruited in 2014 to manage the city’s portfolio of property and leases, has become the latest o...

WFH not working? Here's what this one reporter did to fix that | Brittany Meiling from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.281540

Reporter Brittany Meiling discusses her column about why she leased out commercial office space during the pandemic: Listen

San Diego City stalls on deal with SDG&E I Rob Nikolewski from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.269717

City leaders are hotly debating who should provide gas and electric services to San Diegans. The city’s so-called franchise agreement with San Diego Gas & Electric is expiring in January after 5...

Indoor businesses begin to re-reopen | Brittany Meiling, Gary Warth from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.191567

Despite cries from some to go faster and others to go slower, Dr. Wilma Wooten largely stuck with the state’s new rules announced Friday allowing a wide range of businesses to resume varying lev...

Poll: Bry leads Gloria 37-34 in SD mayor's race from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.189322

Councilwoman Barbara Bry and Assemblyman Todd Gloria have nearly even support among likely voters in their runoff to become San Diego’s next mayor, according to a San Diego Union-Tribune/10News ...

Audit details inappropriate payments approved by SANDAG head | Jeff McDonald from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.186756

The executive director of the San Diego Association of Governments, the county’s leading transportation and planning agency, approved hundreds of thousands of dollars in severance payments to fo...

Will a new heat wave bring rolling blackouts? | Rob Nikolewski from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.184502

With an intense heat wave bearing down across California throughout the Labor Day weekend, the state’s grid operator has Listen

What we know about the Valley fire so far | Teri Figueroa from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.182057

While skies were overcast and temperature cooler in East County Tuesday morning, officials warned that a wildfire that has scorched more than 17,000 acres and destroyed nearly a dozen homes and ...

Poll: Ammar Campa-Najjar (D), Darrell Issa (R) in statistical dead heat in CA-50 | Charles Clark from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.179447

With Election Day two months away, a poll released Tuesday shows the race for the 50th Congressional District is anyone’s game, with Republican Darrell Issa and Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar in a ...

How different school districts are planning to get students back in the classroom | Kristen Taketa from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.065039

More than five weeks after the first schools in San Diego County were allowed to reopen, most of San Diego County’s school districts have either reopened or have opening dates set for October. Listen

Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis | Gary Robbins from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.057283

President Donald Trump said late Thursday night that he and his wife, Melania, have tested positive for COVID-19 and that they have gone into quarantine. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/new...

Special Election Episode: Voting 101 from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.046876

If you're a registered voter in San Diego County, you'll be seeing a ballot in your mailbox this week. On the first special election episode of San Diego News Fix, Daniel Wheaton speaks with pol...

San Diego's bitter divorce from a homeless service provider | Gary Warth from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.043650

The city of San Diego has terminated its contract with the service provider running its Housing Navigation Center downtown.

City officials said they will take it over next month and rename...

Will the health equity score keep San Diego in the red COVID tier? | Paul Sisson from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.040267

Starting with Tuesday’s test, an additional score is now being published. This new number, dubbed a “health equity metric,” calculates a test positivity rate for the most disadvantaged quartile ...

Poll: Gloria, Bry in virtual dead heat for SD mayor | David Garrick from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.037648

Assemblyman Todd Gloria and Councilwoman Barbara Bry are in a virtual dead heat among likely voters in the runoff for San Diego mayor, according to a San Diego Union-Tribune/10News SurveyUSA pol...

New report explains the causes behind the Aug. blackouts | Rob Nikolewski from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.035081

A report from three key state groups analyzing what caused a pair of blackouts in mid-August largely conformed to reasons previously cited by California’s grid operator — that a...

Discrepancies in Georgette Gómez tax filings | Andrew Dyer from 2022-03-07T00:59:54.032449

San Diego City Council President and Congressional candidate Georgette Gómez reported no salary on her federal tax filing in 2017 despite earning more than $90,000 from her job on the council. G...

"Defend East County"Facebook group gets deactivated | Andrew Dyer from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.872967

Facebook removed, then republished, then again removed the 22,000-member Defend East County group from its social media site Saturday.

The group’s founder and administrator Justin Haskins ...

Election 2020: What we know so far from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.870645

Politics reporter Charles Clark discusses the early returns, plus a longer update from Daniel Wheaton

With votes still being tallied, the"blue-ing"of SD County seems to be complete | Micheal Smolens from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.867696

Political columnist Michael Smolens discusses the local results.

If COVID cases don't decrease, SD will be in the Purple Tier next week | Paul Sisson from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.790512

An out-of-bounds score in the state’s weekly reopening report creates the possibility that San Diego County could fall to the most-restrictive tier in the COVID-19 ranking system next week.

What happens to schools if we fall to the Purple Tier| Kristen Taketa from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.787002

Thanks to persistently high COVID-19 case rates, San Diego County is days away from Listen

What to make of the Pfizer vaccine news | Jonathan Wosen from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.783593

Pfizer Inc. said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine may be a remarkable 90% effective, based on early and incomplete test results that nevertheless brought a big burst of optimism to a world despe...

San Diego County surpasses 1,000 COVID deaths | Gary Warth from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.746155

On Tuesday, San Diego County reached a grim milestone, reporting on the first day of a new month that COVID-19 deaths have now passed 1,000.

It is impossible, at the moment, to say exactly...

How the Convention Center homeless shelter became an unlikely success story | Gary Warth from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.743225

About half of the 900 homeless people sheltered at the San Diego Convention Center are scheduled to move out of the venue and into permanent homes next week with the remainder expected to leave ...

Fire danger expected to continue this weekend | Alex Riggins from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.737646

Santa Ana wind conditions may spark fires countywide in the next few days.

SDG&E power shutoffs may soon return as wildfire conditions persist | Rob Nikolewski from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.735353

Tens of thousand of SDG&E customers lost power late Wednesday evening and Thursday morning as Santa Ana winds combined with dry weather conditions led to high wildfire risk. By Friday, the numbe...

COVID-19 exposure app set to launch this week | Lyndsay Winkley from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.733221

The smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system that was piloted by UC San Diego and other state universities will be made available to all Californians this week.

State officia...

How teachers continue to solider on during the pandemic | Kristen Taketa from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.730784

Distance learning is a constant fight to find all their students and just have them come to class. They’re trying anything from jokes to poetry to being more forgiving in grading.

Read mor...

How a controversial land swap -- of protected lands -- almost occurred in East County | Joshua Emerson Smith from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.728084

A controversial and unprecedented land deal that would have allowed a housing development on 219 acres of ecologically prized land in San Diego County was defeated Tuesday.

The California ...

Who gets the vaccine next? | Greg Moran from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.662691

As state leaders wrestle with plans for who gets vaccinated and in what order, they have received hundreds of comments asking for priority in line

Read the story: Listen

BLM activists fear they missed the moment in 2020. Will 2021 be different? | Alex Riggins from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.660154

Ten days after George Floyd died under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer, more than 2,000 Listen

Questions remain in alleged murder of Butterfly Farms owner | Pam Kragen from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.657996

Monday would have been Tom Merriman’s first day back at work at Butterfly Farms. Instead, the nearly 8-year-old education and resear...

Front-page editorial condemns insurrection, President Trump | Matthew T. Hall from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.655316

Jan. 6, 2021, will be remembered as the day American democracy died. Now the revival is up to all of us.

The peaceful transfer of U.S. presidential power dating back to George Washington a...

Is this $5 billion water project a pipe dream? from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.641

News Fix is back after a short break, now with headlines, opinion coverage and a new host.

In today's episode, environment reporter Joshua Emerson Smith explains a controversial pipeline p...

An earthquake fault line through San Diego is worse than we thought from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.578084

If you look at a map of San Diego, the Rose Canyon earthquake fault basically runs down Interstate 5 from La Jolla to downtown San Diego. Scientists are now saying the fault is larger and more a...

San Diego pays women, workers of color significantly less than white men from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.575212

A first-ever pay equity study at the City of San Diego revealed that women there make less than men and non-White city workers make less than White city workers. David Garrick explains. Plus, Ke...

Six Dr. Seuss books cease publication due to racist content from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.564960

Dr. Seuss books are known around the world, and they hold a special place in San Diego history because the author is from La Jolla. Yesterday the Seuss Foundation announced it will discontinue s...

San Diego area police got COVID-19 vaccines before they were eligible from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.562445

Police became eligible to get vaccines in San Diego County the last weekend of February, but it turns out, most who wanted shots had already gotten them. David Hernandez reports. Plus, deputy op...

Apes at the San Diego Zoo are getting COVID-19 vaccines from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.559158

Apes at the San Diego Zoo have been vaccinated against the COVID-19, and other primates will soon get the shot. Jonathan Wosen explains. Then, business editor Diana McCabe shares a moving story ...

Off-shore windfarms could be built off California's coast from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.488574

Off-shore wind farms -- that is, windmills at sea -- are gaining popularity as a source of green energy. California has considered off-shore wind farms before, but the efforts haven’t gone any...

When might San Diego County reach the orange tier? from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.447008

San Diego is inching toward the orange tier, but when might that happen? We’ll talk to reporter Jonathan Wosen. Then, columnist Charles T. Clark shares his take on reparations.

Gina Champion-Cain sentenced to 15 years in prison for $400M Ponzi scheme from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.437502

Gina Champion-Cain will serve 15 years in prison for her long-running Ponzi scheme. Reporter Lori Weisberg has the details. Then, letters editor Andrew Kleske shares reader thoughts.

Are scooter removal services legal? Bird says no. Scoot Scoop says yes. from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.435135

La Jolla residents are using a service to remove scooters from their property. Scooter companies say it’s illegal. The removal service disagrees. Reporter Elisabeth Frausto has the story. Then, ...

A looks at notable discrepancies between White and minority San Diegans when it comes to police stops and searches from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.432976

A Union-Tribune analysis examined data for nearly 500,000 stops conducted by the two largest law enforcement agencies in the county — the San Diego Police Department and the San Diego Sheriff’s ...

San Diego County's move to the orange tier and California's June 15 reopening, explained from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.430531

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that California will lift most of its coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces on June 15, a move he described as “a full reopening.” And, San Diego ...

Dr. Akilah Weber appears likely to win the 79th Assembly District special election from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.427853

La Mesa Councilwoman Dr. Akilah Weber appears likely to take the 79th Assembly District seat after gaining a slim majority in the special primary election held Tuesday. Politics reporter Deborah...

Name Drop San Diego with guest JoAnn Fields from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.376060

Check out another podcast on the U-T podcast network, Name Drop San Diego. JoAnn Fields is a advocate for Filipinos and other people of color in San Diego, especially in the South Bay.

Pelicans surf — and now we know how they do it from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.334914

Have you ever noticed how pelicans seem to surf just above the waves? A new UC San Diego model explains why. Then, reporter Lauren J. Mapp graduated from SDSU without debt, but at a cost to her ...

Four dead, dozens injured after smuggling boat crashes near Point Loma from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.331971

A boat crash near Cabrillo National Monument on Sunday left four dead and 28 people injured. David Hernandez has the story. Then, Jesse Agler is the lead broadcaster for the Padres and he’s this...

An update on the boat crash near Point Loma from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.329899

?We know more about the passengers on the boat that crashed near Cabrillo National Monument. David Hernandez has the details. Then, Steve Breen will share his sunny forecast for 2021.

The India coronavirus variant is here; Scripps Health is still offline from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.327280

The India variant of the coronavirus has been detected in San Diego County. Reporter Paul Sisson has the details, plus an update on the ransomware attack that shut down the computer systems at S...

San Diego shouldn't worry about a long drought. Here's why. from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.292639

The San Diego region has enough water to weather a multi-year drought. Michael Smolens has the story. Then, Name Drop San Diego is 1! We’ll share some highlights. First, the news.

San Diego County clears the way for tribes to expand reservations more easily from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.282165

A new policy from the San Diego County Board of Supervisors will make it easier for tribes to expand their reservations. Lauren J. Mapp has more. Then, deputy opinion editor Chris Reed reflects ...

How homeless outreach looks in San Diego in 2021 from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.248020

Drug overdoses in San Diego County jails increased sharply from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.245616

In 2018, there were 11 drug overdoses in San Diego County jails, according to records from the sheriff’s department. This year, there have been 53 overdoses.

What life in prison is like for Gina Champion-Cain from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.243109

Gina Champion-Cain, the former owner of Patio restaurants, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for what’s thought to be one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in San Diego County history. Reporter Lor...

'Pride was a riot': San Diego Pride's director on history and the work ahead from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.234488

June is national pride month and July is when festivities take place in San Diego. Fernando Z. López is the executive director of San Diego Pride. We caught up today to talk about Pride’s histor...

San Diegans fear for their loved ones in Afghanistan from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.230775

Now that troops are set to leave Afghanistan, San Diego locals with ties to the country are worried about their loved ones who assisted the U.S. military. Immigration reporter Kate Morrissey has...

San Diego federal judge strikes down California's assault rifle ban from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.226236

For the third time in just over two years, San Diego federal Judge Roger Benitez has struck down California gun regulations. This time, it’s the state’s 30-plus-year ban on the ownership of assa...

'My coming-of-age story was put on pause': A new college grad reflects on the pandemic from 2022-03-07T00:59:53.187500

Congrats to the class of 2021! To mark the occasion, San Diego State University graduate Armando Sepulveda reflects on the ups, downs and unexpected lessons of his senior year during the pandemi...

Meet Jerry McCormick, Emmy-winning journalist, PIO, teacher, Comic-Con devotee from 2022-02-26T21:45:25

Name Drop editions of the San Diego News Fix highlight the fascinating people that make San Diego such a great place to live.  Jerry McCormick definitely fits that bill. He's a communicator, journa...

What's the fuss about pickleball? from 2022-02-26T02:47:03

Pickleball players want more places to play in San Diego. San Diego Parks and Recreation board member Noli Zosa discusses the sport and the prospect of more local courts.

The 101 Ash Street saga continues. Here's the latest. from 2022-02-25T02:21

The city-owned building on Ash Street is still unusable. Three lawsuits are in progress. Here's where the case stands.

What a foot of sea level rise could mean for San Diego from 2022-02-24T03:14:58

A recent scientific report says the U.S. will experience another foot of sea level rise by 2050. That's what the country experienced in the last century, but this time it will be condensed into les...

30th Street bike lanes have been in place for six months. What have we learned? from 2022-02-23T01:56:30

The protected bike lanes along 30th Street in North Park have been open for six months now. The bike lanes are 2.4 miles in length and are welcomed by the cycling community and some businesses. But...

Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick studies drones and human trafficking from 2022-02-18T23:00

Once a week we're featuring a fascinating San Diegan, and this week my guest is Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick. Austin is a professor at University of San Diego who studies politics, culture, technology ...

Sheriff Bill Gore's legacy and the next San Diego County sheriff's race from 2022-02-17T23:00

Journalist Kelly Davis reflects on Sheriff Bill Gore's legacy and highlights key issues and candidates in the November 2022 sheriff's race.

A law meant to improve police oversight has weakened it for now from 2022-02-16T23:00

Measure B ended the city’s existing police review board and replaced it with a new, more powerful Commission on Police Practices. But the commission can't add new members yet, and the current board...

California's mask mandate is coming to an end — but not in schools from 2022-02-16T02:41:24

California’s mask mandate expires Wednesday. With cases dropping, masks won’t be required in most places. School is one exception.

San Diego is experiencing some of the worst inflation in the nation from 2022-02-15T02:00

San Diego experienced some of the highest inflation in the country in January. It reached its highest point since 1982, with electricity, gas, food and car prices leading the surge.

Meet Kirby Brady, San Diego's chief innovation officer from 2022-02-12T17:00

Kirby Brady is the chief innovation officer at the City of San Diego, where she uses data with the goal of improving our lives. Kirby is the point person behind the "Get it Done" app, where San Die...

Cornel West, David Brooks, Nadia Bolz-Weber headline writers symposium from 2022-02-12T02:22:09

The 27th annual Writers Symposium by the Sea takes place Feb. 22-15 at Point Loma Nazarene University. Dean Nelson, founder and host, previews this year's offerings.

Journalist deaths in Mexico:'Things haven't changed — they've gotten worse' from 2022-02-11T02:00

When four journalists were killed in Mexico last month, the spate of deaths highlighted a problem. AP correspondent Elliot Spagat has covered Mexico for 30-plus years and says the problem is gettin...

San Diego laws on home-building and ADUs are changing from 2022-02-10T01:12:45

The San Diego City Council has approved a package called “Homes for All of Us” that’s meant to incentivize building while also changing the rules for accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.

Summer's coming and San Diego isn't ready to regulate Airbnbs as planned from 2022-01-29T03:00:46

The City of San Diego's new rules for short-term rentals were supposed to go into effect on July 1, but now it might be delayed until later this year to give the California Coastal Commission a cha...

Catalytic converter thefts are rampant in San Diego County. Carlsbad is fighting back. from 2022-01-28T02:43:24

Catalytic converter thefts increased five-fold in San Diego County in 2021. Here's how one city is responding.

Why is rooftop solar so controversial right now? Here's an explainer. from 2022-01-27T02:35:45

The future of rooftop solar is at a crossroads in California. Soon, the California Public Utilities commission will vote on a proposal that could change the rules for people who own rooftop solar. 

How are jails handling COVID-19 safety? Not well, ACLU says from 2022-01-26T02:05:14

High profile San Diego civil rights attorneys sued Sheriff Bill Gore last year over how he handled COVID-19 inside county jails. Now, as infections and deaths continue to climb, the lawyers are ask...

A second Tijuana journalist is killed in less than a week from 2022-01-25T02:28:49

Another Tijuana journalist was shot to death Sunday night, becoming the second journalist to be killed in the city in less than a week. Reporter Lourdes Maldonado was discovered dead in her car Sun...

Need a good read? San Diegans loved these books in 2021 from 2022-01-22T01:20:12

In 2021, local book lovers turned to the San Diego County library for comfort and distraction. U-T columnist Karla Peterson went to find out what the Top 10 books, e-books and movies were.

What we know about slain Tijuana journalist Margarito Martínez Esquivel from 2022-01-21T02:08:16

​A Tijuana journalist who covered crime and security issues was shot to death Monday outside his home. Margarito Martínez Esquivel, who worked as a journalist and assisted international news outlet...

Overwhelmed Chula Vista hospitals declare'disaster' from 2022-01-20T02:00

A continuing crush of patients in the South Bay became so severe Tuesday that the region’s two main medical facilities declared internal disasters.

Republic Services workers end strike from 2022-01-19T02:00

After a monthlong strike, unionized trash haulers have reached an new contract agreement with Republic Services.

San Diego is'a four-car pileup'away from a blood shortage emergency from 2022-01-17T22:00

San Diego, like the rest of the nation, is experiencing a shortage in blood donations. Medical professionals say we're at a critical level.

Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in San Diego from 2022-01-15T01:29:54

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Reporter Emily Alvarenga shares San Diego events held in his honor. Find a full listing of events online at sandiegouniontribune.com.

A new program targets homeless encampments in San Diego from 2022-01-14T02:46:47

Gov. Gavin Newsom was in San Diego Wedesday to help clean up a homeless encampment and promote a new state program to address encampments. A 2020 count found 7,600 homeless people in San Diego Coun...

Republic Services trash strike enters its fourth week from 2022-01-13T02:00

A strike by the workers of Republic Services trash collection has entered its fourth week in San Diego County. Reporter Tammy Murga explains where negotiations stand and how San Diego and Chula Vis...

Composting becomes mandatory in California this year from 2022-01-12T02:00

Green composting bins will soon be available throughout San Diego. A new law requires residents to sort kitchen scraps from recycling and trash.

How to tell if a COVID-19 testing site is legitimate from 2022-01-11T02:00

With Omicron cases on the rise, more COVID-19 testing sites have popped up around San Diego. Here's how to tell if a site is legitimate.

Drumroll, please: Meet our 2021 Person of the Year from 2021-12-31T01:35:59

The San Diego Union-Tribune’s editorial board has announced its 2021 San Diegan of the Year.

Wait times at the U.S.-Mexico border are way up from 2021-12-30T02:00

Since the border reopened in November to non-essential travel, border waits have swelled to exceedingly long lines that could stifle local commerce and economic recovery.

A medical jet crashed in El Cajon, leaving no survivors from 2021-12-29T02:47:23

A plane crashed on a residential road in El Cajon Monday night, killing all four passengers aboard. Reporter Alex Riggins has more.

Happy Kwanzaa! from 2021-12-28T02:54:49

Kwanzaa is here, and the World Beat Cultural Center in San Diego is celebrating it for the 41st time. Kwanzaa is an African American holiday that begins on December 26th and runs through January 1s...

The best of San Diego theater in 2021 from 2021-12-24T02:00

U-T Features writer Pam Kragen shares a year-in-review of San Diego theater and gives a preview of 2022.

Will COVID-19 treatments work against Omicron? from 2021-12-23T02:08:01

As the Omicron variant of the coronavirus spreads, more testing sites are opening and the Biden Administration plans to give free rapid tests to the public. But questions linger about whether exist...

Judge strikes down SD Unified’s student vaccine mandate from 2021-12-22T02:10:31

San Diego Unified School District’s student vaccination mandate no longer stands. A judge struck it down Monday, saying that the mandate conflicts with state law.

Here's how San Diego County's voting districts changed from 2021-12-21T02:00

San Diego County has approved new voting districts. The districts are redrawn every 10 years after the census is taken, with the goal of improving representation for residents. Reporter Deborah Sul...

Get into San Diego museums and attractions free. Here's how. from 2021-12-18T03:05:29

If you've ever wanted to get into museums and other attractions for free, the San Diego Public Library can help.

Did you make more money in 2020? Many San Diegans did from 2021-12-17T02:11:01

San Diegans saw their income grow faster than ever in 2020, despite the pandemic and challenges related to it.

Do bike lanes in North Park help or hurt businesses? from 2021-12-16T02:00

Bike lanes are always a hot topic in San Diego. On one side, biking reduces pollution and lanes can keep cyclists safe. On the other hand, they’ve proven costly to build and take away parking space...

California's mask mandate starts Wednesday. Here's what you need to know. from 2021-12-15T01:32:45

Masks haven't been required in San Diego County for some time now. As California's statewide mask mandate begins on Wednesday, that will change.

Here's what's in SANDAG's new $160B transit plan from 2021-12-14T01:12:37

The San Diego Association of Governments has approved a new transit plan. Here's what it entails.

Two Omicron cases detected in San Diego County from 2021-12-11T01:20:11

Two cases of coronavirus caused by the Omicron variant have been detected in San Diego County. Reporter Jonathan Wosen discusses the cases and what we know of the variant so far.

Here's how the future sports arena site might look from 2021-12-10T02:59:36

Five proposals vie to rebuild the sports arena site in the Midway District with a new arena and a mix of affordable and market-rate housing. Here's what the area might look like.

San Diego City Council moves forward with vaccine mandate from 2021-11-30T02:45:04

Despite protests from the local police union, the San Diego City Council voted Monday to keep COVID-19 vaccination mandates in place for employees.

An unexpected letter from 2021-11-22T17:00

Twenty-seven years years after stealing the San Diego Union-Tribune, Carolyn Alden decided to apologize. Her remarkable story is about the decisions we make to survive, and the concept of amends, a...

A San Diego fifth grader wrote a letter to Biden — and got a response from 2021-11-20T01:24:21

Today's episode is about a fifth grader in San Diego who wrote a letter to President Joe Biden about climate change — and got a response.

San Diego NAACP condemns'Famous Baby Daddies'segment from 2021-11-19T01:38:35

Members of the San Diego branch of the NAACP stopped in their tracks Tuesday morning as a segment called “Famous Baby Daddies” aired on local TV station KUSI. In it, two famous men were shown on a ...

UCSD ranks ninth in the world for top scientists from 2021-11-18T01:13:44

When it comes to scientists, San Diego has a lot of them. UC San Diego has the ninth-largest group of highly cited researchers in the world, and it’s close to passing UC Berkeley and the Massachuse...

Infrastructure funding could transform San Diego from 2021-11-17T01:49:01

President Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that could bring big changes to San Diego. But local officials say additional local funding is needed to maximize the benefits.

Going to La Jolla? Soon you can take a trolley from 2021-11-16T02:49:07

A new MTS trolley line will begin service this Sunday. It’s called the La Jolla line, and it’s being hailed not just as a way to get around, but a way to encourage more housing development.

San Diego-Tijuana is the 2024 World Design Capital from 2021-11-13T04:24:33

The San Diego-Tijuana region won its bid to become a World Design Capital in 2024. The designation is awarded by a Canadian organization, and it spotlights the winner for a year, with a street fest...

Navy Secretary pledges changes to avoid another Bonhomme Richard from 2021-11-12T02:20:07

Today is Veteran’s Day and Andrew Dyer is here with me. He’s a Navy veteran and the U-T’s military reporter. He’s been covering the July 2020 fire on the Bonhomme Richard warship and its fallout.

It's not a ghost ship, but this sailboat haunts La Jolla from 2021-11-11T02:00

A sailboat anchored off the coast is causing a stir in La Jolla, where residents are calling it a "ghost ship" and questioning its legality.

A disease expert shares the real reason to get your kids vaccinated from 2021-11-10T17:50:43

The FDA has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. Dr. Amaran Moodley with Rady Children’s Hospital explains why kids should get it.

Surprise! California condors can reproduce asexually from 2021-10-29T23:39:13

A scientific team led by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced Thursday that California condors can reproduce without having sex.

Sister of missing Chula Vista woman Maya Millete speaks out from 2021-10-29T01:07:28

Maya Millete went missing in January, and after months of investigation, her husband Larry Millete was arrested in October for her murder. Maricris Drouaillet is Maya’s older sister.

Long hours for low pay: UCSD doctors protest working conditions from 2021-10-28T00:55:03

Resident physicians at UC San Diego Health are protesting working conditions. They say they work long hours at pay that sometimes amounts to less than minimum wage. They say the lack of sleep they ...

A TikTok star is accused of murder in downtown San Diego from 2021-10-27T04:27:18

Ali Abulaban goes by JinnKid on TikTok. He plead not guilty Monday in San Diego Superior court to two counts of murder.

Navy report details what went wrong during Bonhomme Richard warship fire from 2021-10-26T02:10:32

A new report from the Navy shows that the fire on the Bonhomme Richard warship last summer burned for nearly two hours before efforts to put it out began.

San Diego Asian Film Festival is more than just movies from 2021-10-23T00:42:05

The San Diego Asian Film Festival kicks off its 22nd annual event on Oct. 28. Artistic director Brian Hu explains what's in store.

San Diego County is changing the way people vote in person from 2021-10-22T02:00

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted to permanently change the way San Diegans go to vote.

The U.S.-Mexico border is reopening after 19 months from 2021-10-21T02:00

The United States will soon open its Mexico and Canada borders to vaccinated people. The borders have been closed for more than a year and a half, and only so-called essential travelers have been a...

What's going on with the sports arena site? from 2021-10-20T02:00

Developers are once again vying to build on the 48 acres surrounding the arena. Here's what might be built.

In San Diego, trash pickup comes with a heap of inequity from 2021-10-19T01:02:03

Since 1919, single-family homes in San Diego have had fee-free trash pickup, while businesses and most condos and apartments have had to pay. The law is called The People’s Ordinance, and Councilme...

An insect could be the end of citrus in California from 2021-10-16T02:00

Citrus greening is a fatal plant disease that could wipe out an entire industry if left unchecked. Krishna Kannan from CodexDNA is working on a solution.

Inflation in San Diego is higher than most of the nation from 2021-10-15T00:18:04

San Diego had one of the highest inflation rates in the nation in September as everything from food to gas to energy pushed up the price to live here.

Santee plane crash kills two from 2021-10-12T01:49

Two people died after small plane crashed into at least one home near Santana High School in Santee early Monday afternoon.

COVID-19 vaccines are now mandatory for San Diego Unified students over 16 from 2021-09-30T02:00

Students over the age of 16 in the San Diego Unified School District are now required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The deadline to be fully vaccinated is Dec. 20.

San Diego's granny flat rules could soon change from 2021-09-29T01:25:39

San Diego has some of the most lenient rules in the state when it comes to building accessory dwelling units. Councilmember Sean Elo Rivera has a new proposal to change that.

Will California's SB 9 housing law be the death of the suburbs? from 2021-09-28T07:00

California's new housing law won't eliminate single-family homes in San Diego, but it could change the way the city looks.

Will California's SB 9 housing law be the death of the suburbs? from 2021-09-28T07:00

California's new housing law won't eliminate single-family homes in San Diego, but it could change the way the city looks.

Here's where you can get coronavirus vaccine booster shots in San Diego from 2021-09-25T01:29

Looking for a booster shot of the Pfizer vaccine? Learn more who is eligible and where you can get one.

Newsom asked Californians to save water. Instead, San Diego used more. from 2021-09-24T02:00

In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Californians to voluntarily reduce their water usage by 15 percent. A few months later, the state as a whole has barely cut back and Los Angeles and San Diego Count...

Five San Diego restaurants win Michelin Guide Bib Gourmands award from 2021-09-23T08:00

The Michelin Guide's 2021 Bib Gourmand awards include five restaurants from San Diego.

Lonely Planet names San Diego destinations among the best in the U.S. from 2021-09-22T07:12:52

Lonely Planet travel guides has released an “Ultimate United States Travel List.” The guide ranks 500 of the best travel destinations across the U.S., and California — including San Diego — makes q...

San Diego wants to build 10,000 housing units on public land from 2021-09-21T01:27:22

Officials from the city of San Diego want to build 10,000 homes on public land, and they say it can be done faster and cheaper than usual.

Afghan refugees resettle in San Diego with help from students from 2021-09-18T02:00

UC San Diego students are helping to relocate Afghan refugees locally.

Michelin Guide honors five San Diego restaurants from 2021-09-17T00:44:22

The prestigious Michelin Guide has honored five San Diego restaurants with 2021 Plate Awards. A Plate signifies that a restaurant serves “very good food.” It’s also an entry into the Michelin syste...

After the recall election, what's next for Newsom and Elder? from 2021-09-15T18:44:48

The results are in. Gov. Gavin Newsom will remain governor of California. U-T Columnist Michael Smolens discusses the results, as well as what could be next for Newsom and Republican candidate Larr...

Amazon built a warehouse in a Tijuana shantytown. The photos went viral. from 2021-09-15T02:00

Photos of a new Amazon warehouse in Tijuana have gone viral. Right outside a brand-new warehouse is a makeshift settlement, with homes constructed of wood and cardboard.

A preview of the Hotel Del Coronado's $400M makeover from 2021-09-14T03:23:12

The iconic Hotel Del Coronado is undergoing a renovation and key parts are now complete. Business reporter Lori Weisberg has an update on the hotel, as well as its sold-out residential units.

National City is ready to revisit its lowrider cruising ban from 2021-09-11T01:38:37

Cruising in lowriders and other cars has been illegal in National City since 1992. But now, supporters say it’s time to bring cruising back, and the city is willing to consider it.

San Diego prepares for street vendor crackdown from 2021-09-10T02:00

San Diego is considering a crackdown on sidewalk pushcart vendors amid an uproar of complaints about unfair competition and illegal dumping of trash and grease in some neighborhoods.

Here's what it was like to escape Kabul, Afghanistan from 2021-08-31T02:00

#AfghanEvac formed to help people leave the country when the Afghan government collapsed and the Taliban took over. Hear from Asad, a former interpreter, who escaped last week with help from the Sa...

Women's Equality Day marks 101 years of having the right to vote from 2021-08-27T00:53:28

Women's Equality Day celebrates the 19th Amendment, which granted women in the United States the right to vote. Felicia Shaw, executive director of the Women's Museum of California, reflects on how...

Would you pay $95 for a bonfire in La Jolla? Some do, and others are angry. from 2021-08-26T02:25:15

For $95 per person, a San Diego-based company called A Timeless Day will build a bonfire for you in La Jolla. The problem is, some residents are upset by the smoke and the City of San Diego says it...

An airplane landed on I-5 near Del Mar Fairgrounds from 2021-08-25T01:48:18

​It's not every day you see an airplane land on a freeway, but it happened on Tuesday, when a small, single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing on Interstate 5 near Del Mar Fairgrounds.

San Diego Vietnam vets compare Kabul's collapse to Saigon from 2021-08-24T02:00

For some Vietnam veterans, the United States' departure from Kabul, Afghanistan, looks a lot like the fall of Saigon in 1975.

San Diego's median home price dropped in July. Here's why it's not that exciting. from 2021-08-21T02:13:02

San Diego County’s median home price dropped slightly in July for the first time in six months, but experts are saying it's insignificant.

San Diego news, August 20, 2021 from 2021-08-20T06:46:32

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The Metropolitan Water District issued a water supply alert. Here's what that means. from 2021-08-20T00:32:57

For the first time in history, the United States has declared a water shortage on the Colorado River. Then, a day later, the Metropolitan Water District issued a water supply alert, asking Southern...

Rage over COVID-19 mandates boils over during county meeting from 2021-08-19T01:30:30

Last week, San Diego saw a protest against COVID-19 restrictions outside Rady Children’s Hospital. And this week, the protest spread into the county administration center.

'My father is in Afghanistan' from 2021-08-18T02:19:03

Since the government collapsed in Afghanistan and the Taliban took over, thousands of Americans and Afghan allies are awaiting evacuation. Among them is Aleena Nawabi’s father.

San Diegans are helping to evacuate people from Afghanistan from 2021-08-17T02:26:29

Shawn VanDiver is a Navy veteran and the co-founder of the San Diego chapter of the Truman National Security Project. He’s been working to help people leave Afghanistan.

Here's how to catch the Perseid meteor shower in San Diego from 2021-08-14T01:53:58

The 2021 Perseid meteor shower is happening now, and though it might have peaked, there’s still a show to see.

Police are misinformed on the risks of fentanyl overdose from 2021-08-13T02:03:22

Experts say brief skin contact with fentanyl does not cause overdoses, but many police officers believe it does.

The Rady Shell venue is open on San Diego's waterfront from 2021-08-12T02:01:16

After a year of setbacks, the highly anticipated Rady Shell at Jacobs Park is now open. The $85 million venue will be the new outdoor home of the San Diego Symphony, as well as a stage for touring ...

The San Diego judge trying to upend California's gun laws from 2021-08-11T02:07:37

Judge Roger T. Benitez has struck down three California gun laws in the past three years, taking a spotlight in the national gun rights debate.

How to vote in Gov. Gavin Newsom's recall election from 2021-08-10T01:48:09

September 14th, a special recall election will take place in CA. That day, voters will decide whether to keep Gavin Newsom as governor, or replace him with one of 46 candidates. Cynthia Paes, the i...

The United States can mandate vaccines, history shows from 2021-07-31T02:13:46

The notion that Americans have a constitutional right to reject vaccinations is simply not supported by history, The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board writes. Chris Reed has more.

San Diego sailor to be charged in Bonhomme Richard fire from 2021-07-30T02:00

A San Diego-based sailor suspected of setting fire to the Bonhomme Richard last year is facing criminal charges in the case, the Navy announced Thursday.

Same-sex marriage is now legal in Baja California from 2021-07-29T02:14:17

Baja’s state constitution was amended last month — during Pride — to recognize the right of same-sex couples to get married.

Sidewalk dining is here to stay in San Diego from 2021-07-28T00:59:47

Outdoor dining could be here to stay in San Diego for restaurants who want to pay the fee.

Is a mask mandate inevitable in San Diego County? from 2021-07-27T02:12:46

Unlike Los Angeles County, San Diego has not reinstated an indoor mask mandate. But quickly rising local case rates are making people wonder whether it’s just a matter of time.

Gov. Newsom's recall, Mayor Gloria's housing plan, San Onofre and more from 2021-07-24T01:16:19

A new poll isn’t looking good for Gavin Newsom. Mayor Todd Gloria rolled out a new housing plan. And San Onofre still needs a place to store nuclear waste.

What was most common item found on beaches? It wasn’t plastic from 2021-07-23T01:11:16

The Surfrider Foundation’s annual beach cleanup report is out, and the most commonly littered item might surprise you.

The Poway synagogue shooter will spend life in prison without parole from 2021-07-22T02:00

John T. Earnest pleaded guilty in San Diego Superior Court on Tuesday to shooting congregants at a Poway synagogue on the last day of Passover in 2019, killing one person and injuring three others.

COVID-19 is on the rise. Expert Eric Topol shares dos and don'ts. from 2021-07-21T02:00

COVID-19 is once again on the rise in the United States. Dr. Eric Topol is a physician-scientist based at Scripps who is a thought-leader on the pandemic and COVID-19 vaccination progress.

Here's what you need to know about masks in San Diego County schools from 2021-07-20T04:32:38

California is still requiring masks for everyone in K-12 schools, but it is leaving it up to school leaders to decide how to enforce that rule. The decision has sown confusion and complaints from S...

Employers bow down to tech workers in a hot job market from 2021-07-17T00:00

The post-pandemic economy has brought on a lot of changes. The price of goods are on the rise, and people looking for jobs have the upper hand with employers who are desperate for help.

San Diego's Climate Action Plan gets a makeover from 2021-07-16T00:00

When the city of San Diego's Climate Action Plan was introduced in 2015. it was considered groundbreaking. But now, an review by the city's auditor says it needs to prioritize projects and establis...

The Navy completes a key report on the USS Bonhomme Richard from 2021-07-14T23:46:42

How did the USS Bonhomme Richard catch fire? With a key Navy investigation complete, we're closer to having answers.

Father Joe dies at 80:'He viewed himself as a beggar, but in a good way' from 2021-07-14T02:04:30

Through his years of advocacy and fundraising, Father Joe Carroll turned a humble downtown charity into a major assistance network that drew national attention.

North Park: Goodbye, parking. Hello, bike lanes. from 2021-07-13T01:44:31

Parking is about to get a little trickier in North Park, as parking spaces are removed to make way for bike lanes. It’s part of a larger plan by the City of San Diego to increase walking and biking...

A new Otay Mesa border crossing? Here's what you need to know. from 2021-06-30T02:17:44

California Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins on Pride, her coming out story and political career from 2021-06-26T01:45:21

Previewing the upcoming Tuesday episode of the Name Drop San Diego podcast, Abby Hamblin fills in as host. Hear from California Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins.

San Diego's median home price is now $725,000 from 2021-06-25T01:50:34

San Diego County’s median home price rose to a record $725,000 in May, representing a 23 percent increase in one year. The median price has not risen so fast in the region since summer 2013, when ...

Man who brought tortillas to Coronado game says there was no racial intent from 2021-06-24T01:39:43

After a championship boys basketball game Saturday, players from predominantly white Coronado HS threw tortillas at players from predominantly latino Orange Glen HS of Escondido. The act was labe...

In the future, you could be charged for every mile you drive from 2021-06-23T00:06:18

The San Diego Association of Governments has a new Regional Transportation Plan. And to pay for it, at least in part, SANDAG is proposing a road charge, where drivers would pay a set price for e...

A new report finds racial disparities in San Diego policing from 2021-06-22T02:01:46

Black San Diegans are stopped and searched at a higher rate than White San Diegans, according to a new study commissioned by the San Diego Police Department.

The Juneteenth Freedom Festival celebrates 50+ years in San Diego from 2021-06-19T01:58:37

For the past 50 years, the Cooper Family of San Diego has been putting on an annual Juneteenth celebration. Sidney Cooper Jr., whose father started the local tradition, shares his thoughts on the n...

Under this proposal, local governments could ignore state housing laws from 2021-06-18T02:30

A new California constitutional amendment proposal would allow local governments to ignore state housing policies. U-T columnist Michael Smolens has more.

Imagine if everything smelled like sewage. That's a reality for some COVID-19 survivors. from 2021-06-17T01:43:03

Imagine if everything you held up to your nose smelled like sewage -- enticing food, your beloved family, everything. That’s what some COVID-19 patients are experiencing for months after they re...

Harassment and discrimination inside San Diego County’s largest employers from 2021-06-16T02:55:13

A new watchdog report from the U-T looks at harassment claims among the region's largest employers. The City of San Diego topped the list, followed by San Diego Unified School District, Scripps ...

Amid violence and low voter turnout, Baja elects its first female governor from 2021-06-15T02:35:23

Dozens of candidates were killed in Mexico’s recent midterm elections. We’ll talk to Vicente Calderón, editor of the Tijuana Press about that, as well as where politics stand now.

California reopens on June 15. Here's what that means. from 2021-06-12T02:00

California plans to fully reopen on Tuesday, June 15, dropping its color-coded tier system that’s ruled life during the pandemic. Lori Weisberg put together a reopening guide about what’s allowe...

Dementia cases weren't expected to top 94,000 for another decade from 2021-06-11T01:07:37

Cases of dementia in San Diego County have increased at a much faster rate than previously expected. More than 98,000 seniors are living with dementia, according to the latest report from The Al...

Another mysterious boom rattles San Diego from 2021-06-10T01:00:08

The third mysterious boom this year shook San Diego Tuesday evening. Was it an earthquake, a sonic boom, just the weather, or something else all together? Reporter John Wilkens has answers.

One year after the death of George Floyd, a look back from 2021-05-28T02:25:33

Charles T. Clark wrote a deeply personal essay for t...

San Diego is giving free COVID-19 treatments, but there aren't many takers from 2021-05-26T01:25:25

San Diego County is giving free COVID-19 antibody treatments to infected patients, but the program hasn’t been as popular as expected. Paul Sisson has more.

A preview of The Shell, a new venue on San Diego's waterfront from 2021-05-25T01:17:34

The long-anticipated Rady Shell at Jacobs Park will soon open on San Diego Harbor. The venue is large, white and shell-shaped -- hence the name -- and capable of holding up to 10,000 concertgoer...

UFOs over San Diego: A Navy pilot tells her story from 2021-05-22T02:00

In 2004, Navy combat pilot Lt. Cmdr. Alex Dietrich spotted a white Tic Tac-shaped object off the coast of San Diego. She shares her experience, as well as advice for San Diegans who have seen UF...

Home prices and rents are on the rise in San Diego from 2021-05-21T01:12:09

San Diego home prices are still on the rise, as are rents. And tens of thousands of people expressed interest in buying a new home in a development that has only 200 units. Phil Molnar covers re...

Outdoor dining is here to stay, but restaurants can't find workers from 2021-05-20T01:07:55

Outdoor dining on sidewalks and parking spaces have been so popular during the pandemic that the city of San Diego wants to keep them indefinitely. The city has extended permits for another year...

Sexism in San Diego's craft beer industry from 2021-05-19T01:15:44

When Brienne Allan asked for stories about sexism in the beer industry, she wasn't expecting ?thousands of messages, but that’s what she got. The stories women shared with her on Instagram range...

The Navy wants to build a massive project on the NAVWAR site from 2021-05-18T01:47:25

The Navy intelligence building on I-5 across from Mission Hills, may soon get a makeover -- and not everyone is happy about it. Jennifer Van Grove has the details.

The Gaslamp Museum is in danger of closing from 2021-05-15T01:21:33

After a year of lost revenue, the Gaslamp Museum in downtown SD is in danger of closing. Rhiannon Luna of the museum has more. Plus, Chris Reed opines on housing, outdoor dining and a UC San Die...

Mayor Todd Gloria is bringing sexy back ... to the streets? from 2021-05-14T00:55:51

When you think of San Diego streets, “sexy” probably isn’t the word that comes to mind, but Mayor Todd Gloria wants it to be. We’ll talk about improvements coming to the city with Michael Smolen...

Enjoy working from home while it lasts. San Diego employers want workers back on the job. from 2021-05-13T01:33:47

Today we’re talking about working from home. At the height of the pandemic, it seemed like this new way of life might be here to stay for certain jobs. But a new report shows most San Diego empl...

Welfare applicants will no longer undergo surprise home inspections from 2021-05-11T23:35:25

For the past 25 years in San Diego County, if you applied for welfare benefits, you'd also be subject to surprise home inspections. The program was called Project 100%, and its goal was to cut d...

After extravagant spending, former CSU San Marcos dean is under criminal investigation from 2021-05-11T00:30

Michael Shroeder, a former dean at CSU San Marcos who misspent hundreds of thousands of dollars on travel, entertainment and dining, is now being investigated by the San Diego County District At...

More than 1 million San Diego County residents have been vaccinated from 2021-04-30T02:00

As of this week, more than 1 million residents of San Diego County have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Paul Sisson has the story. Then, San Diego County is ending gang injunctions. Chris Reed...

Woman killed by man falling from parking garage ‘lived life with zest’ from 2021-04-29T02:00

A 29-year-old woman was walking downtown Sunday when a man plummeted from a parking garage and landed on her. Her injuries were fatal. Karen Kutcher has the story. Then, we asked readers if and ...

A trip to Tijuana for cosmetic surgery ends in tragedy for 3 California women from 2021-04-28T02:30

Three California women went to Tijuana for cosmetic surgery and only two returned home. Wendy Fry has the story. Then, cartoonist Steve Breen shares his latest inspirations.

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Angel Zapata Hernandez died with a knee on his neck, too from 2021-04-27T02:30

24-year-old Angel Zapata Hernandez died on Oct. 15, 2019 after a security officer for the Metropolitan Transit System held him down with a knee to the neck. Like Floyd, Hernandez was pinned down...

April 24 is Indie Bookstore Day. Here's what San Diego has to offer. from 2021-04-24T02:08:47

April 24 is Indie Bookstore Day, a tribute to the mom and pop purveyors of the written word. San Diego is fortunate to be home to more than a few, and Pacific Magazine was kind enough to map the...

The number of homeless people doubled in San Diego County in 2020 from 2021-04-23T02:00

The homeless population in San Diego County nearly doubled in 2020. Reporter Gary Warth has the story. Then, it’s Earth Day. And the UT’s editorial board is taking up a new term to describe what...

San Diegans react to the guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial from 2021-04-22T02:39:13

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts of murdering George Floyd. Kristina Davis shares local reactions. Then, Black Student Union Co-President Arsema Akl...

A combat photographer reflects on the ‘forever war' from 2021-04-21T02:45:15

Nelvin C. Cepeda has been to Afghanistan seven times in his 30 years as a photographer at the U-T. He’ll share his experiences. Then, columnist Charles T. Clark shares his take on the guilty ver...

Here's what San Diego veterans think of leaving Afghanistan from 2021-04-20T03:00

President Joe Biden has announced that the US will pull troops from Afghanistan by September 11th of this year. We asked what San Diego veterans thought about the decision. Then, actor, director...

Entertainment venues are open in San Diego. What are the rules? from 2021-04-17T01:30

With San Diego County in the orange tier, more entertainment venues can reopen. Reporter George Varga will tell us what that landscape looks like. Then, The San Diego Union Tribune Editorial Boa...

FBI raids dozens of illegal casinos in San Diego from 2021-04-16T02:02:12

Dozens of illegal gambling parlors have been busted in San Diego County. Reporter Kristina Davis has more. Then, the opinion team asked San Diegans whether they’d consider leaving California. An...

San Diego unveils a new plan to improve the lives of Black residents from 2021-04-15T03:06:10

Mayor Todd Gloria has unveiled a plan meant to improve the lives of black residents. Reporter David Garrick has more. Then, high school students share their experiences with online learning duri...

San Diego County orders pause of Johnson&Johnson vaccine from 2021-04-14T02:00

The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is on hold in the US after six people who got it also developed blood clots. Jonathan Wosen has the story.

Then we’ll talk to high school junior ...

Biden expelling asylum-seeking families to Tijuana from 2021-04-13T01:16:39

After crossing the border in Texas, asylum-seeking families are being flown to San Diego and released into Tijuana without the chance to apply for help. Reporter Kate Morrissey has the story. Listen

Is arts funding in San Diego equitably distributed? A new analysis takes a closer look. from 2021-04-10T02:28:43

The city of San Diego released a recent analysis of arts funding that was initiated to look for funding gaps, troubling trends or possible inequities. David Garrick, our San Diego government rep...

San Diego home prices top $672,000 for the first time from 2021-03-31T01:50:13

Home prices in San Diego are among the fastest rising in the nation and now they’ve reached a new high. Reporter Phil Molnar will explain. Then, cartoonist Steve Breen discusses his latest inspi...

A preview of the 2021 San Diego Padres season ahead of Opening Day from 2021-03-30T01:55:01

Opening Day for the San Diego Padres is April 1 and fans can't wait to return to Petco Park (with limited capacity due to pandemic restrictions). On this episode, Union-Tribune sports editor and...

San Diego law enforcement stop, search and arrest minorities at a higher rate from 2021-03-27T02:30

A new series from the San Diego Union-Tribune analyzed almost half a million traffic stops made by San Diego police and sheriff’s deputies. Watchdog reporters Lyndsay Winkley and Lauryn Shroeder...

The Brazilian variant of the coronavirus is now in San Diego from 2021-03-26T01:30

The Brazilian variant of the coronavirus has made its way to San Diego. We’ll talk to reporter Jonathan Wosen. Then, reader engagement editor Andrew Kleske shares what stories are getting attent...

Unaccompanied migrant children will soon arrive at the San Diego Convention Center from 2021-03-25T02:24:24

Migrant children will soon be sheltered at the San Diego Convention Center. Immigration reporter Kate Morrissey will share what she knows. Then, columnist Chris Reed talks about mistrust of the ...

Need help finding a COVID-19 vaccine? Twitter bots can help. from 2021-03-24T03:00

San Diego County has expanded the list of those eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, but once you’re qualified, it’s not always easy to find an appointment. Reporter Jonathan Wosen will share some...

A year without powwows has affected San Diego's indigenous communities from 2021-03-23T02:47:39

The coronavirus pandemic began over a year ago, and for indigenous communities, that’s meant a year without powwows. We’ll talk to reporter Lauren J. Mapp about the effect that’s had. Then, this...

For Asians in San Diego, Georgia shootings compound a year of pandemic hate from 2021-03-20T02:45:06

Anti-Asian hate has been on the rise since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, including in San Diego County. We’ll talk to reporter Kristina Davis. Then, more than 3,400 lives have been ...

San Diego guitarist Mark ‘Big Toe’ Goffeney and his ex-wife found dead from 2021-03-19T02:04:15

San Diego musician Mark “Big Toe” Goffeney has died under mysterious circumstances. We’ll talk to music writer George Varga about the case. Then, deputy opinion editor Chris Reed will discuss th...

Now that San Diego County schools can reopen, how soon will they? from 2021-03-18T02:30

Now that San Diego is in the red tier, schools have the green light to reopen. We’ll talk to Kristen Taketa about that. Then, should the Andrew Jackson post office in Rolando be renamed? Charles...

Driver arrested after crash that kills 3 near City College from 2021-03-17T02:30

A crash in a tunnel near San Diego City College left three dead and many others injured. We’ll talk to Teri Figueroa about this developing story. Then, letters editor Andrew Kleske shares reader...

Here's how San Diego scientists have been battling COVID-19 from 2021-03-16T03:04:12

The coronavirus pandemic is changing the way the medical field operates, and some of those changes are being developed right here in San Diego. Reporter Gary Robbins explains. Then, we'll meet t...

What Biden's $1.9 trillion relief package means for San Diego from 2021-03-13T03:14:45

President Joe Biden has signed the American Rescue Plan, and San Diego and other nearby cities will get some of that money. Reporter David Garrick explains. Plus, there’s a special election unde...

Did San Diego police point a gun at an 8-year-old? Depends who you ask. from 2021-03-12T03:00

David Hernandez explains a controversial traffic stop in Hillcrest where police officers may have pointed a gun at an 8-year-old boy. Then, deputy opinion editor Chris Reed will share his take o...

California's new red tier, explained from 2021-03-11T03:05:56

California schools and businesses could open up more next week when California redefines the red tier. Reporter Paul Sisson explains. Plus, Lisa Deaderick, the UT’s social justice columnist, dis...

Crime fell in San Diego in 2020 in all categories but two from 2021-03-10T03:03:27

Crime in San Diego declined by 8 percent in 2020. Property crimes were down across the board, and violent crimes were mostly down, with two important exceptions. Reporter Alex Riggins explains.<...

Asylum seekers are no longer required to remain in Mexico from 2021-02-27T03:01:43

More than two years after the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” program began, a small group of asylum seekers have been allowed into the United States to await their court cases. Kate M...

San Diego Unified schools are set to reopen from 2021-02-26T03:18:09

San Diego Unified School District announced this week that schools would reopen for some in-person learning on April 12. That’s as long as San Diego falls into the red tier and if teachers and s...

San Diego City Council endorses new Airbnb rules from 2021-02-25T02:50:17

After years of trying to regulate short-term rentals, San Diego might have found a compromise. Lori Weisberg explains. Plus, Andrew Kleske shares reader reactions.

When might San Diego reach the red tier? from 2021-02-24T03:32:04

Reporter Jonathan Wosen gives an update on case rate, vaccine rollout and more. Plus, Abby Hamblin introduces a YA author Marisa Reichardt, whose latest book is about vaccines.

When should San Diego police fire pepper balls? There's a policy for that. from 2021-02-23T04:11:26

The San Diego Police Department has implemented a policy that sets parameters on officers’ actions during demonstrations. David Hernandez explains. Plus, community

Andra Day just acted her first role -- and got a Golden Globe nod for it from 2021-02-20T03:36:02

Singer Andra Day of San Diego just starred in her first movie, "The United States vs. Billie Holiday." UT critic George Varga shares her story. Plus, editorial cartoonist Steve Breen talks nonpo...

San Diego's role in the Gov. Gavin Newsom recall effort from 2021-02-19T03:12

Political columnist Michael Smolens on how San Diego politicians factor into recall campaigns against Gov. Gavin Newsom. Plus, editorial writer Chris Reed speculates on what could change Newsom'...

NASA's latest Mars mission has a San Diego tie from 2021-02-18T02:48:39

Thursday afternoon, a $3 billion NASA rover called Perseverance will attempt to land on the Red Planet. Gary Robbins explains. Plus, Andrew Kleske shares reader reactions to the Senate acquittal...

San Diego school reopenings and student mental health from 2021-02-17T03:20:07

Education reporter Kristen Taketa outlines San Diego school reopening plans. Plus, a sneak peek of this week's episode of Name Drop San Diego.

Charles T. Clark on ethnic studies, jail deaths from 2021-02-13T04:20:36

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Extremism in the Navy from 2021-02-12T04:00

Navy leaders visited San Diego ships this week to have "stand-downs" with sailors after two racist incidents. Plus, U-T Opinion Director Matthew T. Hall talks media literacy.

In San Diego, racial equity means fewer dirt roads from 2021-02-11T04:35:52

The city is home to 60 miles of dirt roads -- and 70 percent of those are in low-income areas. David Garrick explains. Plus, letters editor Andrew Kleske tells readers how to get published.

Is the port the most misunderstood government entity? from 2021-02-10T03:22:15

The San Diego Unified Port District is super powerful, but little known. Jennifer Van Grove explains. Plus, a chat with Abby Hamblin of the Name Drop San Diego podcast.

A San Diego perspective on impeachment and the GOP's future | Michael Smolens from 2021-01-14T22:16:25

Political columnist Micheal Smolens discusses many of the issues facing congressional Republicans in the coming weeks, as well as how our congressional delegation has responded to the past sever...

Multiple life terms for San Diego man who killed four during 2016 spree | Teri Figueroa from 2021-01-13T22:05:05

A mentally ill San Diego man who admitted to a deadly spree of attacks primarily on homeless men — killing three of them by hammering their bodies with railroad spikes — was sentenced Tuesday to...

So, some gorillas got COVID (and a vaccine update) | Jonathan Wosen from 2021-01-12T22:30:37

Gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park tested positive for the novel coronavirus Monday, marking the first known case of the virus infecting any of the great apes — a group that includes gori...

What the insurrection means for politics and democracy | Michael Smolens from 2021-01-11T22:11:39

The U-T's political columnist explains how the events in Washington have affected our country.

Read his latest column: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/columnists/story/20...

Union-Tribune documentary:"Missing in Mexico"| Wendy Fry, Alejandro Tamayo from 2020-12-31T22:11:05

More than 79,000 people have disappeared in that country, the vast majority since 2006 when former president Felipe Calderón launched Mexico’s war on drugs. Tijuana, a sprawling metropolis of 2....

Looking back at the military's 2020 | Andrew Dyer from 2020-12-30T22:31:01

San Diego based service members faced a number of challenges in 2020. Military reporter Andrew Dyer walks us through this eventful year.

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What the Padres trading spree means for 2021 | Kevin Acee from 2020-12-29T22:03:39

A series of key trades shows that Padres' GM AJ Preller plans on making the team a serious contender next year.

Returned IV: How can the U.S. asylum system be reimagined? | Kate Morrissey from 2020-12-28T22:39:33

The U.S. has always resisted protecting refugees at its border. The incoming Biden administration will have to decide whether to break with that past.

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Here's why cruise ships are docked at the port right now | Lori Weisberg from 2020-12-24T23:38:29

Barred from sailing for the last nine months because of the pandemic, several cruise ships are making their way to San Diego this month, but don’t expect to see thousands of passengers boarding ...

Trump pardons Duncan Hunter, Blackwater contractors convicted in 2007 massacre | Morgan Cook, Andrew Dyer from 2020-12-23T22:44:01

President Donald Trump on Tuesday granted a full pardon to former Republican congressman Duncan Hunter, who had pleaded guilty to illegally spending campaign money for his personal use.

Hu...

Leaked COVID-19 outbreak data reveals more about the pandemic | Lyndsay Winkley from 2020-12-22T22:55:59

Although health officials regularly release information about the number of COVID-19 outbreaks that are being investigated across the county, the specific locations have usually been kept a secr...

For the first time in 800 years, the"Grand Conjunction"appears in the night sky | Gary Robbins from 2020-12-21T22:12:21

The richly luminous planets Saturn and Jupiter will be so close in the sky on Monday night they’ll appear to meld together with a starkness that has not been widely seen on Earth since the 13th ...

From recruit to Marine during the pandemic: Inside the Alpha Co. | Andrew Dyer, Nel Cepeda from 2020-12-18T13:30

Over the past eight months, the Marine Corps, like each military branch, has been forced to adapt to minimize the spread of COVID-19. At its San Diego boot camp, that means quarantines, coronav...

Questions remain on what judge's ruling on strip clubs, restaurants means | Dana Littlefield, Lori Weisberg from 2020-12-17T22:13:20

A San Diego Superior Court judge on Wednesday ruled two strip clubs can remain open and operating during the most recent COVID-19 shutdown orders from the state, in a ruling that appeared to ext...

ICU availability, staffing stretching to manage COVID-19 hospitalization surge | Paul Sisson from 2020-12-16T23:28:17

Severe impacts on local emergency departments have forced paramedics to wait for hours before they can deliver their patients, prompting unprecedented changes to San Diego County ambulance bypas...

Inside the Union-Tribune's Phenomenal Women project | Merrie Monteagudo, Morgan Cook from 2020-12-15T22:39:44

The San Diego Union-Tribune and the Women’s Museum of California are celebrating a century of female achievement in San Diego to mark the 100th year of women’s suffrage in America.

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First shipment of Pfizer vaccines arrive, inoculations set to begin | Jonathan Wosen from 2020-12-15T22:36:21

In total, San Diego County will initially receive 28,275 doses of vaccine. Each dose will be given to hospital health care workers at highest risk of exposure to the coronavirus — including doct...

Overhaul at City Hall w/ reporter David Garrick from 2020-12-11T19:31:43

Todd Gloria takes over as San Diego's first mayor of color while City Council chooses a new president.

Tough choices loom as ICU beds fill up countywide | Paul Sisson from 2020-12-10T22:56:04

A second-straight day with San Diego County’s intensive care beds at 80 percent occupancy prompted questions Wednesday about when crisis measures will be necessary.

While officials with th...

Another COVID-19 side-effect: a rise in D and F grades | Kristen Taketa from 2020-11-30T22:19:20

Schools nationwide and across San Diego County are seeing a surge in poor grades fueled by the pandemic. The trend is in line with school officials’ and national experts’ predictions that school...

Will COVID-19 hamper holiday shopping? | Jennifer Van Grove from 2020-11-25T23:06:37

Already a holiday season like no other, experts are looking into their crystal balls of shopping predictions and coming up with more questions than answers. Still, the consensus seems to be that...

Here's why housing prices are still high despite the pandemic | Phillip Molnar from 2020-11-24T22:58:32

San Diego home prices went up the third fastest in the nation in September and appreciated at a pace not seen in more than six years.

Prices in the San Diego metropolitan area were up 9.5 ...

Black, Latino San Diegans wary of COVID-19 vaccines | Andrea Lopez-Villafaña, Jonathan Wosen from 2020-11-23T23:03:04

Conversations revealed many people of color are concerned that science has been polluted by politics and isn’t being explained to them clearly. Others worry their communities are being used for ...

State curfew and enforcement | Paul Sisson from 2020-11-20T21:46:36

The state curfew requires any county in the most restrictive, “purple” tier of the state’s reopening system — which includes San Diego — to limit “all gatherings with members of other households...

Sheriff Bill Gore criticized for working with ICE | Charles Clark from 2020-11-20T00:44:24

The annual Truth Act community forum took place this week.

The discussion is meant to inform the community of their legal rights when it comes to how local law enforcement age...

Judge orders emergency halt on immigration arrests at San Diego federal court | Kristina Davis from 2020-11-18T21:58:52

A judge has issued an emergency restraining order that prohibits the Trump administration from making civil immigration arrests at the San Diego federal courthouse, saying the widespread practic...

Will BLM increase transparency in the hiring of police chiefs? | David Hernandez from 2020-11-17T21:54:58

Last year, three cities in San Diego County hired police chiefs. All three cities — Escondido, National City and El Cajon — promoted top brass from within their police departments with little pu...

Jahi Turner was 2 when he vanished in San Diego in 2002. His mother still searches for answers | Dana Littlefield from 2020-11-16T22:20:05

For more than a decade, Tameka Jones held onto the idea — a fantasy, really — that her son would come home one day.

She believed it in April 2002 after she got a call from her then-husband...

Sunday listen: A virtual community forum on reparations from 2020-11-15T18:18:58

California Assembly member Dr. Shirley Weber was the featured speaker at a community forum on reparations being held virtually on Nov. 12. Dr. Weber is the chair of the Legislative Black Caucus ...

Surveillance in San Diego | Teri Figueroa from 2020-11-13T22:16:01

The San Diego City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve an ordinance that would govern all surveillance technologies in the city — action rooted in pushback after the city had quietly in...

Local businesses worry the Purple Tier rules may force them to shut down | Lori Weisberg from 2020-11-11T23:09:37

Pandemic-weary businesses, hit with the third shutdown of indoor operations in eight months because of rising COVID-19 rates, fear they may not survive this time around as they watch their custo...

Purple tier COVID-19 rules go into effect 12:01 a.m Saturday | Paul Sisson from 2020-11-10T23:52:04

The day many have dreaded for months has now come to pass. San Diego County fell to the most-restrictive level of the state’s COVID-19 reopening system Tuesday, meaning that restaurants, houses ...

Rebroadcast: San Diego's Haunted History from 2020-10-31T19:00

San Diego Union-Tribune archivist Merrie Monteagudo discusses several local ghost stories. Episode from 2019.

Special Election Episode: What to expect on Election Night from 2020-10-31T15:00

In the final episode of our election series, hear the latest on early voting and how the U-T plans on covering the election.

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How safe is trick-or-treating? | Paul Sisson from 2020-10-30T20:57:20

State and local public health authorities have been very clear that trick-or-treating is strongly discouraged this year due to the ongoing threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

Parents who a...

How BLM chalk art became a political flash point in La Jolla | Lauren Mapp from 2020-10-29T21:04:07

La Jolla residents are calling for the removal of two La Jolla Parks & Beaches Association board members following comments they made about social justice-themed chalk drawings during a Septembe...

New fencing coming to railroad tracks, despite Del Mar's opposition | Phil Diehl from 2020-10-28T23:05:52

North County Transit District plans to install fences along miles of railroad track in three coastal cities by the end of this year, an idea many residents, especially in Del Mar, have fought fo...

How to dismantle a nuclear power plant | Rob Nikolewski from 2020-10-27T21:12:16

They are perhaps the most distinctive features of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station — the pair of containment domes from Units 2 and 3, rising nearly 200 feet above the ground on the nor...

An update on COVID-19 vaccine trials| Jonathan Wosen from 2020-10-26T21:26:13

That urgent desire for a sense of safety and a return to normalcy has fueled an unprecedented search for a vaccine against the worst pandemic humanity has faced in a century.

CEOs of Pfize...

Special Election Episode: Key races part II from 2020-10-24T15:00

On the latest special election episode, Daniel Wheaton and Micheal Smolens discuss key races in the city of San Diego: mayor, city council, Measures B and E.

Visit our electi...

Vista schools reopen | Deborah Sullivan Brennan from 2020-10-23T20:53:10

Nearly 10,000 students returned to class in person this week at Vista Unified School District as campuses reopened after more than a half-year of remote learning. https://www.sandiegouniontribun...

California theme parks threaten legal action over COVID rules | Lori Weisberg from 2020-10-22T21:30:01

Tensions build as theme parks, from Disneyland to Legoland, push to reopen after being closed seven months because of the coronavirus pandemic

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Baseball at 3:10 in Yuma? Youth sports head to Arizona to skirt COVID rules | Mark Zeigler from 2020-10-21T21:20:10

Frustrated with the state of COVID-19 restrictions in California, parents have taken to bringing their children to sporting tournaments in Arizona

That state has a more lax approach to su...

Breaking down San Diego's Measure E | Jennifer Van Grove from 2020-10-20T22:07:31

The freeway-adjacent, mostly industrial town is what supporters of a November initiative, Measure E, view as a classic fixer-upper, meaning with ample investment it could be transformed into a c...

Newly released emails detail origin of 101 Ash St. sale | Jeff McDonald from 2020-10-19T21:34

Mayor Kevin Faulconer began meeting with the former owners of the high rise at 101 Ash Street in 2014, a full year before Sempra Energy vacated the property, according to a new cache of emails r...

Special Election Episode: Key races Part I from 2020-10-17T15:00

On this special election episode of San Diego News Fix, we break down key Congressional races, the County Board of Supervisors and a housing measure in Santee.

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ImmunityBio tests COVID-19 vaccine | Jonathan Wosen from 2020-10-16T20:25:07

ImmunityBio, an El Segundo-based biotech firm headed by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, said Thursday it had received approval from the Food and Drug Administration to begin preliminary testing of the ...

San Diego Unified announces changes to how it grades students | Kristen Taketa from 2020-10-15T22:25:15

Starting this school year San Diego Unified will eliminate non-academic factors, such as student behavior, from academic grades, following a unanimous vote by the school board Tuesday to overhau...

Issa, Campa-Najjar appear in"Defend East County"; both face different kinds of criticism | Charles Clark from 2020-10-14T21:17:31

California’s 50th District Congressional Candidates, Darrell Issa and Ammar Campa-Najjar, stirred controversy after virtual Q&A sessions with the local Defend East County Facebook group.

T...

Trump has called on his supporters to"observe the polls"-- can they do that? | John Wilkens from 2020-10-13T21:14:30

Watching, yes. Interfering, no.

President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to his supporters to monitor election polling places for fraud have raised questions about what is allowed, and what...

Returned Part III: A legitimate fear of death doesn’t always matter in the US asylum system | Kate Morrissey from 2020-10-12T22:54:57

For Central American migrants fleeing gang violence, winning protection in the United States can be particularly difficult

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Special Election Episode: How the U-T's Editorial Board makes endorsements from 2020-10-10T15:00

In preparation for the election, The San Diego Union-Tribune's editorial board is publishing a series of endorsements on many local races. On this special election episode of San Diego News Fix,...

An officer-involved shooting, an Instagram post and a suspended SDPD officer | David Herandez from 2020-09-30T21:11:07

A San Diego police officer has been suspended without pay Listen

Californians can reverse the state's affirmative action ban. Will they? | John Wilkens from 2020-09-29T21:57:42

This summer, it seemed the planets might be aligning to repeal California’s 24-year-old ban on affirmative action.

Widespread street protests over the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd ...

"RADD"biotech hub planned for bay front development | Jennifer Van Grove from 2020-09-28T21:11:13

Hoping to make a splash in downtown’s real estate market, a celebrated biotech office developer has purchased more than 8 acres of waterfront land to create a life science city along San Diego’s...

Downtown construction during a pandemic? Yes! | Phillip Molnar from 2020-09-25T21:45:27

Logic dictates construction during a global pandemic would halt. But, the economic effects of COVID-19 are anything but logical.

The transformation of downtown San Diego’s skyline has con...

How San Diego Black Lives Matter protestors reacted to the Breonna Taylor verdict | Alex Riggins from 2020-09-25T00:19:53

Several hundred people marched through downtown San Diego Wednesday night to protest a Kentucky grand jury’s decision not to indict any Louisville police officers for the fatal shooting of Breon...

Padres win bid to develop Tailgate Park | Jenn Van Grove from 2020-09-23T20:59:45

The San Diego Padres have won the opportunity to turn four city blocks, currently used as a Petco Park parking lot, into an urban square where technology workers commingle with artisans and base...

6 pandemic months: What we learned, what we lost, and what's next | Paul Sisson from 2020-09-22T21:33:18

The COVID-19 pandemic has largely been a story of numbers.

Daily reports tell us the number of new cases, the number of hospitalizations, the number of outbreaks and the number of deaths....

Back to school at UC San Diego — will a COVID-19 outbreak follow? | Gary Robbins from 2020-09-21T21:46:18

San Diego State University is reeling from a calamitous outbreak of COVID-19. Is the same thing about to happen at UC San Diego?

The answer will begin to emerge this weekend as 7,500 under...

Who is Gen Z? Why should we care about them? | Abby Hamblin from 2020-09-18T21:52:42

Generation Z is transforming America's culture and identity. And its members are just getting started. "Hello Gen Z" is a podcast from The San Diego Union-Tribune with the goal of hearing direct...

San Diego's $300M tax revenue loss | David Garrick from 2020-09-17T21:38:23

The COVID-19 pandemic will cost San Diego about $300 million in tax revenue by next summer, including $48 million in hotel tax losses. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/politics/story/20...

Ex-sheriff's captain behind illegal gun sales | Kristina Davis from 2020-09-16T21:18:41

A former sheriff’s captain charged with selling “off roster” guns available only to law enforcement admitted to long-standing corruption in a plea agreement Tuesday. https://www.sandiegouniontri...

Parents of"disappeared"children attempt exhumation of human remains in Tijuana | Wendy Fry from 2020-09-15T22:56:29

A smell of death drapes over the unfinished two-story house on Calle Loma Alta on Tijuana’s eastern side. Neighbors report sometimes hearing screams coming from the abandoned property.

Ins...

North County school districts begin phased reopening | Deborah Brennan from 2020-09-14T22:02:12

North County school districts are moving toward reopening campuses, with phased plans for in-person instruction that focus on the youngest and most vulnerable students first.

Vista, Poway ...

COVID-19 at SDSU | Gary Robbins from 2020-09-11T22:11:28

Union-Tribune reporter Gary Robbins talks about COVID-19 at SDSU and whether the more than 500 cases there will put us back to Tier 1. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/health/story/2020...

Mayor shuts off"Smart Streetlights"until surveillance ordinance is passed | Teri Figueroa from 2020-09-10T22:07:34

San Diego’s controversial Smart Streetlight cameras will be shut off, drawing applause from social justice activists, but removing police access to a tool they say helps solve violent crimes. Listen

How effective is convalescent plasma? | Jonathan Wosen from 2020-08-31T21:31:25

Hundreds of San Diegans have received a COVID-19 treatment that arms those battling the disease with the defenses of past survivors — though it’s still not clear how well it works.

What is...

Will K-12 distance learning drive parents out of the workforce? from 2020-08-28T21:27:06

Working families in San Diego are bracing for distance learning at K-12 schools to start next week. With the pandemic still raging, most students in the region will be logging on rather than sit...

California begins to increase COVID-19 testing capacity | Jonathan Wosen from 2020-08-27T22:01:27

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that the state has contracted with a diagnostics company to conduct up to 150,000 more COVID-19 tests a day.

Under the contract, the state ...

Why CBP is cracking down on cross-border travel | Wendy Fry from 2020-08-26T21:34:54

Northbound border lanes into San Ysidro were nearly empty Tuesday morning after nightmarish 10-hour traffic jams clogged Tijuana’s streets and freeways Sunday through Monday.

Customs and B...

Margaret Hunter sentenced in campaign finance scheme | Morgan Cook from 2020-08-25T21:52:25

Years after a criminal conspiracy was discovered by the Union-Tribune, former Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife Margaret, are now felons.

Margaret’s sentence is 3 years p...

Returned Part II: Who gets asylum? | Kate Morrissey from 2020-08-24T22:07:27

The second part in series that takes a deep dive into the U.S. asylum system to help readers understand what the system was meant to do, how it previously functioned and what it has become. Immi...

Sunday listen: A discussion of race and equity with Ibram X. Kendi, Robin DiAngelo and Wesley Lowery from 2020-08-23T19:38:11

The San Diego Union-Tribune partnered with the National Conflict Resolution Center to hold a discussion on race and equity.

It’s part of the NCRC's “A Path Forward” series, an...

Housing prices go through the roof I Phillip Molnar from 2020-08-21T21:35:08

Home prices in San Diego hit an all-time high last month. The median price tag for a home in July: $634,000. That’s a whopping 9 percent jump over this time last year. That trend extends across ...

Restaurants struggle to deal with pandemic-based Yelp complaints | Pam Kragen from 2020-08-20T22:34:41