Outdoors: Comings and goings at Secret Spring
A wildlife camera at this remote spring in Palomar Mountain records a variety of animals.
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Chula Vista council unanimously adopts $661 million budget
The Chula Vista City Council approved its largest budget in recent memory, with a $661 million operating and capital improvement budget for fiscal year 2026-27, a $43.8 million increase over the prior year’s spending plan.
San Marcos artist designs coin for U.S. Mint to celebrate country’s 250th anniversary
A collectable coin issued by the U.S. Mint this year to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was designed by San Diego area artist Chris Polentz
High costs for fuel, insurance force hiring freeze for transit district
Transit district has no service expansions planned for the next five years
Plastic pellets are small in size, but a much bigger headache for the environment
Local environmental organizations participate in the International Plastic Pellet Count through the end of the month to document the issue of plastic pellet pollution
Should owners of vacant second homes be heavily taxed? San Diego voters get to decide
Measure A, on the June ballot, seeks to tax San Diego second homes without a full-time resident up to $10,000 a year. Corporate-owned dwellings would face an even higher levy.
Michael Smolens: San Diego trash fee deal gets everybody off the hook, somewhat
The city avoided a devastating budget hole, while fee repeal advocates sidestepped their own political risks.
How three men struck San Diego’s surprise deal on trash fees and Balboa Park parking
The deal simultaneously resolves two of the most fiercely controversial issues facing the city, eliminates the push for a ballot measure that could have posed a major threat to city finances and could help rebuild many San Diegans’ trust in City Hall.
Giant inflatable artworks have taken over The Hague
The BlowUp Jubilee features 24 inflatable artworks in parks, on buildings and even in a train station.
New interactive exhibit opens Sunday onboard Battleship Iowa in San Pedro
The Iowa’s immersive “Life of A Sailor” display, the product of two years’ research and work, is laid out amid several areas below the ship’s main deck and aims to bring to life the U.S. Navy, its sailors and its storied history through 250 years.