An increase in social contact, modeler warns, would be just the thing to cause infection rates to explode as strain achieves dominance
The state will accelerate vaccine eligibility based on age under new plan announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Weather conditions to clear up by this weekend with clear skies predicted throughout much of the region starting Saturday
Former Deputy Aaron Russell, 24, is charged with second-degree murder in the May 1 shooting death of Nicholas Bils, 36, after Bils slipped out of the back of a state parks patrol car
After announcing in 2018 that it would return to San Diego with an initial 10 new sailings, the cruise line now says it will suspend all San Diego voyages until at least April of 2023
Operating the shelter for three more months will cost the city $15 million
Presentation to board showed such harm reduction programs can be cost-effective and reduce addiction
Tenants would still need to pay back rent.
Among his latest executive orders, President Biden signs one seeking to better track hate crimes against Asian Americans
All cities in the in the S&P Dow Jones index showed notable gains.
Under the plan, 10 million doses would be distributed each week for the next three weeks, up from the current 8.6 million
National politics
President Joe Biden has ordered the Department of Justice to end its reliance on private prisons and acknowledge the central role the government has played implementing discriminatory housing policies
President Biden had his first call with Vladimir Putin, raising concerns about Alexei Navalny’s arrest while pressing Putin on bounties on U.S. troops
A federal judge has barred the U.S. government from enforcing a 100-day deportation moratorium that is a key immigration priority of President Joe Biden
The Senate is moving forward with a power-sharing agreement in the evenly-split chamber after Republican leader Mitch McConnell backed off his demand that Senate Democrats preserve the procedural tool known as the filibuster
Coronavirus
Here are the latest statistics on COVID-19 cases in the county
Here is the latest COVID-19 data from our local hospitals
Interactive maps of COVID-19 cases in San Diego County
Here are the latest demographic data on COVID-19 cases in the county
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Here are the latest demographic data on COVID-19 vaccinations
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County health officials don’t know the total number of immunizations that have occurred so far
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Ian Hirschohn and Kathy Harvey were slain in summer 2020 in Hirschohn’s longtime vacation home in El Socorrito, a tiny beach town in Baja California
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Vixiano Chestertal is accused of stabbing the 20-year-old victim on Jan. 18, according to Oceanside police.
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Three squatters were found inside the home on Groveland Drive near Euclid Avenue, which was reported on fire around 12:20 p.m.
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The robbery happened about 12:20 p.m. Jan. 7 at a U.S. Bank on Scripps Ranch Boulevard
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San Diego police said the shooting appears to be gang related
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Surveillance video showed three men using crowbars to smash the main window at the business shortly after midnight
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U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is announcing a restoration of relations with the Palestinians and a renewal of aid to Palestinian refugees
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The CHP has reopened I-8 in both directions between Alpine and El Centro and will be escorting vehicles for about an hour, a CHP spokesman said
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The 55-year-old man was found at a bar in the area where he got separated from a group Sunday
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More dining news: Updates from Juniper & Ivy, Suzy Q’s Diner, AleSmith and Original 40 Brewing
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Amanda Gorman captivated the world with her poem at President Joe Biden’s inauguration.
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Century Club chairperson Barbara Savaglio is first woman in guiding role
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San Diegan made history as the first woman and the first openly gay legislator to lead the state Senate
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From Mildred L. Greene and Anna Prieto Sandoval to Dianne Jacob and Lorena Gonzalez, San Diego has been home to many notable political leaders
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Below are names of all the women elected or appointed as city council members, mayors, county supervisors, members of the state Legislature and members of Congress representing the people of the San Diego region by the year they first took office.
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I am confident that SDG&E is the most qualified to meet the region’s environmental and service expectations, as well as the needs of Community Choice Aggregation programs that are preparing to launch.
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State must accept a real shutdown while we have a chance.
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In fact, you may have it in hand, just not turned “on.”
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Dictators worldwide have replaced microphones and bullhorns with Siri and a keyboard.
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Here’s how Donald Trump threatened democracy, botched the COVID-19 response, failed to fight climate change and became the worst U.S. president ever.
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We asked: In light of President Donald Trump’s Twitter, Snapchat and Facebook accounts being suspended and Parler being shut down, where would you draw the line at what’s acceptable on social media and who should draw that line?
Racial Justice Commentary
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Assemblymember Shirley Weber authored Assembly Bill 3121 to study and develop reparation proposals for African Americans. Because of Dr. Weber’s vision and leadership, California stands as a pioneer for the entire nation.
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America is guilty of multiple crimes towards Black America, yet has not paid its debt, has not paid restitution.
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Hear from new Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove on being traded to his hometown team, growing up a Padres fan and embracing the rivalry with the Dodgers, his “SD” tattoo, success last year and much more.
Padres Talk: Spring Training Delays?
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Work stopped under Biden’s executive order
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Founded in 2016, Airspace helps manage the shipping of time-sensitive items ranging from aircraft parts to human organs
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California will switch to an age-based eligibility approach for COVID-19 vaccinations. Many questions remain, but it could mean people over 50 would be the next focus.
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Both conditions are linked to viral infections in ways that are poorly understood
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School board official has promised to involve the community this time
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Funding will help complete planning for 50-year replenishment project
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Maria Aviles said her James Madison High School 1978 senior class ring was found by a stranger in a New England antique shop
The Alsidnawis came to San Diego in 2016, but they have been separated from son Ahmad for nearly a decade
The festival, held annually in San Diego in partnership with the Museum of Photographic Arts, is happening virtually this year
Biden has abandoned many of Trump’s hard-line immigration policies. But none of the policy changes do much for people fleeing Central America now.
For most San Diegans, the substantial impact of a Biden presidency is months away
Parents, guided by an anonymous tip, searched a private property they call a cartel ‘dump’
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Marines: It is unclear if unidentified man wearing a 1st Maintenance Battalion hoodie on Jan. 6 is active-duty.
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Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III becomes the first Black secretary of Defense and the second member of President Biden’s Cabinet to be approved by the Senate.
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Deployments, fire, loss of life and the pandemic — 2020 challenged local service members at every turn
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The family says the Marine who rescued their trapped baby from a burning car is a hero
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In 1998 San Diego’s own Terrell Davis earned Most Valuable Player honors in Super Bowl XXXII in Qualcomm Stadium.
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In January 1988, a new $264 million Navy hospital was dedicated at Balboa Park.
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Support and simple tasks can ease the stress from increased isolation
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Happy New Year: I wish caregivers a year filled with less stress and more joy, and I hope that caregivers find resources to improve the quality of their lives.
From Carmel Valley to Santee to Little Italy, these three eateries are ready to serve the community
Better known on Instagram as @isbeeracarb, Stone prides herself in being an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion
Known for making cannabis pipes, the Vista glassblower will show off his artistic side on the Netflix competition series
Martin Scorsese directed the Netflix series, one that fills a pandemic need for intellectual conversation
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Software firm, with roots in San Diego, aims to increase access to capital in Black communities.
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The gorillas tested positive for the coronavirus after likely being infected by a zookeeper
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Governor says dropping infection rates influenced his canceling of the weeks-long order, which will allow hair and nail salons to reopen and restaurants to resume outdoor dining
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Study says Californians spent $176 more on electric bills last year
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The famed jazz trumpeter’s La Jolla Music Society concerts will be rescheduled for next season, presumably at an indoor venue
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This week’s theater roundup also includes news from San Diego Musical Theatre and Common Ground Theatre
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San Diego-based Project [Blank] will present a livestreamed performance of “O Mensch!,” set to be performed by local opera singer Jonathan Nussman and pianist Kyle Adam Blair
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A graduate of La Jolla Country Day School, Harvard and Julliard, he gave up playing soccer here as a teen in order to focus on his music. Now the Del Mar-bred violinist/conductor returns for Mainly Mozart’s ambitious Festival of Orchestras
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Wendy Walker worked with the late CNN talk host for two decades and produced King’s show for nearly 18 years
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One of the remaining opening-day attractions Walt Disney oversaw himself, the Jungle Cruise will return with less racially insensitive depictions of other cultures.
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Founder of Escondido nonprofit vows to carry on, since the creatures it rescues have nowhere else to go
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Exploring new cultures will not only provide valuable experiences but will also dispel our unconscious preconceptions about people and foster an open mind.
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San Diego native has not fully regained taste, smell after bout with COVID-19
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Phil Mickelson will play with Xander Schauffele and Jordan Spieth for first two rounds
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For the first time since 2013, BBWAA does not elect new Hall of Fame inductees as Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens fall short of 75-percent threshold
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Australian feeling good about game again in return to Torrey Pines, where he feels right at home
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$407,841 deal goes to Exbon Development Inc. of Garden Grove
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It happened just before 9 a.m. on SR-79 south of SR-76 and Morettis Junction
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Councilman Jack Shu seeks support for resolution addressing environmental concerns
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Guest is part of city councilman’s request for official ‘Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution’
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Holocaust survivors will commemorate their lost loved ones and world leaders will issue pleas for tolerance on Wednesday as the world marks the 76th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau
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No exhibition games and for some teams no action at all for 10 months has made for a sloppy start to the NHL season
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A potent atmospheric river that barreled ashore in Northern California has brought downpours that threaten to unleash debris flows from wildfire burn scars and heavy snow from blizzard conditions in the Sierra
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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles says it has received a $25 million gift from an anonymous donor
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Health workers in Myanmar are receiving the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the Southeast Asian country, five days after the first vaccines were delivered from India
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Hundreds of Holocaust survivors in Austria and Slovakia were poised to get their first coronavirus vaccinations
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticized the country’s hard-liner dominated judiciary over last week’s prosecution of the country’s telecommunications minister
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Six nongovernmental organizations say they are opening the first-class action lawsuit against France for alleged systemic discrimination by police carrying out identity checks
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