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The suspect, Fuller Jones, 45, of San Diego, is scheduled to appear Tuesday in federal court in San Diego.

Chargers fan Dan Jaregui's attempt to auction off his two Boltman suits drew interest on eBay, but he didn't get a single bid.

Getting inoculated for diseases such as whooping cough and measles used to be a childhood rite of passage that few questioned. Now with shifting parental attitudes about vaccine safety, a growing number of California children are entering kindergarten without shots.

Faced with a projected deficit of $12.5 million in the 2011-12 fiscal year, Chula Vista’s leaders are considering whether to make deep service and program cuts now so residents won’t have to shoulder the full impact later on.

Candidate says he's gotten traction from his hunger strike

Imperial Beach residents may finally be getting a new shopping center.

If all goes to plan, a four-mile extension of state Route 52 will open early next year, connecting the coast to state Route 67 in Santee. The lead Caltrans engineer on site answers a few questions about the mammoth public-works project.

The Serra Mesa Food Pantry, which has served nearly 700 people since opening in May, has expanded its operations to include distribution on the fourth Saturday of every month.

Dan Malcolm says good water quality means good business

A move to alter the historic Spreckels mansion in Coronado is again on hold.

They had nothing to do with the fateful city decisions in 1996 and 2002 to sweeten retirement benefits, they point out. But for many residents and taxpayers, the idea of writing $12,000 checks to former city workers every month for the rest of their lives is untenable.

Old downtown San Diego library gets no love as new landmark is set to rise

A helicopter went down in San Diego Bay just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday.

The California Republican Party faithful avoided controversy and pushed Sunday for unity as delegates wrapped up their three day state convention in downtown San Diego and eagerly began counting down to the Nov 2 election.

Key votes in 1996 and 2002 boosted top 20 city of San Diego retirements by 176 percent on average. Boosted pensions and the subsequent economic recession created a $2.1 billion pension deficit that has hamstrung the city.

The charge doesn't show up on taxi meters, so some passengers are loathe to pay it. The airport has imposed the 50-cent levy even though MTS wouldn't sign off.

Six years after a trusted-traveler program was launched to help speed up border crossings for pedestrians, C and lack a clear understanding of how the system works, according to a new poll.

The administrator says there's no problem with the wine-and-cheese fundraiser at his home, but an expert says, "It might appear to some people as pay-to-play."

But as the saying goes, “Houston, we have a problem.”

Escondido City Manager Clay Phillips’ compensation package exceeds $327,000 a year and provides him more than 14 weeks of paid time off every year, according to his contract and several amendments.