Effort to pair people with unclaimed vaccines well-utilized by law enforcement agencies in region
State list does not include the two Chula Vista ZIP codes with the most COVID-19 cases
Board member faces recall effort after school board reopening debate revealed racial tensions
Homeless man had a knife. Was he drawing it on police, or surrendering his weapon?
There are plenty of other vaccines that require multiple shots. The exact timing of those shots isn’t key, and waiting longer can actually help
Nearby businesses are concerned about traffic, others are upset project would demolish historic Scottish Rite Center
Clean Energy Alliance offers lower power generation costs — but Solana Beach will pay more
The ruling means restaurants and gyms remain under purple tier restrictions, for now
New platform includes processors and software to power high resolution wireless audio on mobile devices
‘They come in all grumpy with low self-esteem, and when they come out they’re a whole new person’
It’s the first time apes have been immunized against the coronavirus
Case rate must be at certain level; high-contact outdoor sports, all indoor sports will require testing
National politics
The $400 unemployment supplement included in a pending economic aid package will stop in August, not September, as some Senate Democrats had hoped
The bill, which faces long odds in the Senate, aims to impose new national requirements weakening restrictive state voter ID laws, mandate automatic voter registration and expand early and mail-in voting
President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress are jamming their agenda forward with a sense of urgency
Many questions remain unanswered about the failure to prevent the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, even after six congressional hearings
Coronavirus
Here are the latest statistics on COVID-19 cases in the county
In a bid to vaccinate 1.9 million San Diegans against COVID-19 by July, the county and local health systems have launched immunization sites throughout the region. Check out this map to find the location nearest you and schedule an appointment.
Here are the latest demographic data on COVID-19 cases in the county
Here is the latest COVID-19 data from our local hospitals

Thursday, March 4
11:30 a.m. | Together San Diego
Guest Roberto Alcantar will talk to us about the San Diego Latino Health Coalition’s goal is to reduce COVID-19 infection rates, increase access to vital information, increase participation in COVID-19 testing and contact tracing, and most importantly, save lives.
San Diego News Fix
Police became eligible to get vaccines in San Diego County last weekend, but it turns out, most who wanted shots had already gotten them. David Hernandez has the story.
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Padres fans happy to see baseball in person in Peoria
Amazon is constructing a 3.4 million square feet warehouse in San Diego County
Taurino and Silvia Rivera had four biological sons, and through their ministry at Fe Esperanza Y Amor church, they left behind many more who considered them parents
Port was affected for about three hours
As the president looks to undo his predecessor’s immigration policies, he is hoping for cooperation from a Mexican counterpart who was a contributor to them
Some 80,000 Mexicans disappeared in the last 15 years. Many are thought to be among the thousands of corpses that pass through morgues without ever being identified
Opening of area on border might happen in June
Through her character in “Raya and the Last Dragon,” Tran fights for a better world
The Southern fusion comfort food restaurant owned by the San Diego hospitality company Good Time Design
After an eight-month, pandemic-related delay, the restaurant recently opened the shopping center in Mission Valley
Ballast Point will be hosting an expanded Victory at Sea Days celebration from Feb. 28 through March 7
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