45+ min ago (748+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! City Heights is home to diverse families, including immigrant refugee families, who are a crucial part of the San Diego community. For City Heights CDC, which has been part of the neighborhood for more than four decades, the funding couldn't have come at a better moment. "The timing was opportune, and the initial discussion was a small but significant start," said Alexis Villanueva, President and CEO of City Heights CDC. "We've been in the community of City Heights for over 44 years now." This donation will help the CDC to expand its food distribution programs and launch a new Emergency Food Pantry hotline, which will help families with immediate need to get…...

2+ day, 47+ min ago (139+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! If you're headed to San Diego International Airport to catch a flight or pick someone up, expect delays. How does your neighborhood rank in citywide car-crash data? See weekly updates on traffic accidents here. All arriving domestic flights are running behind schedule on Tuesday due to ongoing runway and taxiway construction, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and FlightAware. Average delays are hovering around 50 minutes, and travelers are being advised to check their flight status before leaving for the airport. Will you give today and help us reach our goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional matching funds!...

2+ day, 50+ min ago (674+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! Paul Krueger correctly notes in his commentary last week that the new Home Depot in Mission Valley is a further commercial blot on an overdeveloped and traffic-choked landscape. But his lament sadly is one that city planners voiced and lost seven decades ago when the die was cast turning the agricultural river plain into an urban mecca that overwhelmed businesses in downtown San Diego and in traditional neighborhoods like North Park and East San Diego. The newest Home Depot " similar to the nearly three-dozen hostelries and hundreds of businesses throughout Mission Valley " all owe a debt of thanks to crucial city zoning changes pushed by developer Charles Brown in the…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago (445+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! Sem Parker, a senior at La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, has been selected to be a member of the Bands of America Honor Band in the 137th Rose Parade, it was announced Friday. Sem is the drum major and a trumpeter in LCCHS's Maverick Brigade marching band under the direction of Charles Mekealian. He was selected to the national band by the nonprofit Music for All. "To be part of this opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for students, and a testimony to their dedication to music," said Bands of America Honor Band director Richard Saucedo. "The Rose Parade is one of our country's national pageantry treasures. The 2026 Honor Band…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago (879+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! Federal authorities Friday are considering the death penalty for a man with San Diego connections who is suspected of shooting two members of a West Virginia National Guard unit in Washington, D.C. " killing one and critically injuring the other. During a series of media appearances on Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi told reporters she would seek the death penalty against Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghan national who entered the United States in 2021. According to ABC News, Lakanwal applied for asylum in 2024 and it was granted in April under the Trump administration. "I will tell you right now, I will tell you early, we will do everything in our power to seek the…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago (176+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! An 11-year-old boy who was struck and critically injured this week by a suspected hit-and-run driver has died from his injuries, authorities reported Friday. The collision occurred around 5 p.m. Wednesday in the 400 block of East Washington Avenue, at the intersection of Hickory Street, according to the Escondido Police Department. The boy was first rushed to an area hospital, then later airlifted to Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, where he later died, police said. There were no immediate reports of any suspects taken into custody, but police were actively investigating to run down leads. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the crash to call Officer Paul Smyth at 760-839-4423. Will you…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago (706+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! It will also launch in Pacific Beach at 1560 Garnet Ave., which was previously occupied by Brazilian Bowls. It is a company that refers to itself as "sarcastic disruptors." Yet it earnestly adheres to a creed of compassion, community involvement, and veganism. Add to the business model a name derived from 1969 Grateful Dead song Cosmic Charlie, and you end up with the rapidly growing McDonald's-like chain called Mr. Charlie's. In the coming month or two, the eatery will open at the prime Hillcrest address of 3896 Fifth Ave., at the corner of University Avenue, where Chocolat last resided. It will also launch in Pacific Beach at 1560 Garnet Ave., which was previously occupied…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago (582+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! The man suspected of shooting two members of a West Virginia National Guard unit in Washington, D.C., has a connection to San Diego, the FBI said Thursday. According to a CBS News report, FBI Director Kash Patel said "a search warrant had been executed at the suspect's last known address in Washington state. Based on what was found at the address, law enforcement was able to find people associated with him in San Diego." "During that process, we seized numerous electronic devices to include cell phones, laptops, iPads and other material that is being analyzed as we speak," Patel continued. "Interviews were conducted and are going to be continue to be…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago (215+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! The USS Abraham Lincoln quietly departed from San Diego last week with the Navy releasing little information about its new deployment. The nonprofit U.S Naval Institute reported that the nuclear-powered supercarrier departed Nov. 21 with Carrier Air Wing 9 from Naval Air Station Lemoore and the guided-missile cruiser USS Frank E. Peteresen Jr. from Pearl Harbor. In recent years the Navy has chosen not to announce many carrier deployments, though it still publicizes the giant warships' homecomings. The Lincoln returned for a 162-day deployment in December 2024 and was undergoing routine maintenance and training at Naval Air Station North Island. The new deployment received recognition from former Vice President Mike Pence, who posted a…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago (396+ words) But our comunity journalism can't exist without the support of readers like you. Will you help us reach our fundraising goal? If we reach 100 first-time donors, we'll unlock additional funds! Whether you're into professional wrestling or shop small "til you drop, San Diego County dishes out holiday markets, tree lightings, live music and sports to keep your post-Thanksgiving calendar as full as your stomach. Youth dance company BalletCenter Studios reimagines the holiday classic with Clara & the Nutcracker Soldier at the Joan B. Kroc Theatre in Rolando, following orphan Clara's journey to find family as nursemaids become Sugarplums and a greedy headmistress transforms into the Rat Queen. Performances run Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $32 " $63." Draft Republic in San Marcos wraps up its Wicked pop-up this weekend with an Emerald City-inspired speakeasy serving themed cocktails such as Galinda's juice alongside…...