There are several options facing the board, including holding a special election, appointing someone to replace Nora Vargas or doing both.
Nora Vargas announced on Dec. 20 that she wouldn't serve a second term after winning re-election in November.
CLERB investigates citizen complaints against San Diego County Sheriff's deputies and probation officers.
Terra Lawson-Remer will continue as acting chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
A Superfund designation lets the EPA clean up contaminated areas.
FAST's goals include halting cross-border trafficking of the drug and conducting investigations into fentanyl-related overdose deaths.
The Board of Supervisors' new governing year will start minus one member: Nora Vargas, the former District 1 supervisor.
A few weeks ago, a man in the alley behind our house began screaming. Screaming is not unusual around us, unfortunately.
The Housing Commission isn’t expecting to receive more voucher funding from HUD that could turn the dial anytime soon.
She will step down from the board at the end of her current term on Jan. 6, despite winning a second term in November's election.
Over 100 billion gallons of sewage, trash and contaminated stormwater have flowed across the border and out to sea in the past five years.
Millions in state funding is headed to San Diego County for transportation projects throughout the region.
"To put it bluntly, the picture is not rosy," Chief Financial Officer Joan Bracci told the board.
Imperial Beach will be the latest San Diego County city to enact tenant protections as institutional investors transform the housing market.
Sweetwater officials allege New Alternatives violated students’ rights by not providing them mental health services.
The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted to restrict the use of county resources for federal immigration enforcement.
The vote follows public outcry over numerous deaths in San Diego County jails.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff's own reporting, there have been seven in-custody deaths this year, the most recent being in July.
Property tax payments are expected to generate a record $9.08 billion dollars for the region.
Property tax payments sent after Tuesday incur a 10 percent late fee, but it's free to pay online with an e-check.
The city plans to close several of its homeless shelters at the end of the month.
"This new port-of-entry will strengthen California's world-leading economy, create jobs and support regional communities through trade."
Mayor Todd Gloria faced the wrath and skepticism of Point Loma residents over plans to open a parking lot for people living in vehicles.
San Diego faces a $258 million deficit in the coming fiscal year.
There’s a plan in place to redevelop the entire plaza into market-rate housing, affordable housing and retail space.
Vargas, born in Tijuana and raised in Mexico and the U.S. was the first woman of color and the first immigrant elected to the Board.
More than 2,150 county residents responded to a federal survey about how pollutants in the Tijuana River Valley have impacted their lives.
Measure G would have authorized spending the sales tax proceeds on a number of transit-related operations.
Chula Vista political observers had a nickname for Michael Inzunza during his race to represent the city's third council district:
Voter Ashley Rodriguez in Point Loma voted “no” on both proposed sales tax increases on this year’s ballot.
The story follows Petty Officer 2nd Class Tiara Gray, who died aboard the USS Essex in 2018 off the shores of San Diego.
Qualified San Diego County residents must apply by Jan. 10, 2025.
One of the San Diego Unified school board's most defining qualities over the past decade has been its near-perfect unanimity.
Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas was well on her way Wednesday to capturing a second term.
County Supervisor Joel Anderson had a big lead over challenger Gina Jacobs.
Terra Lawson-Remer led former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer by around 11.5 percentage points in the voting.
Measure G is a proposed half-cent sales tax to fund transit projects, road and highway repairs and transportation maintenance.
San Diego County voters decided on six Assembly seats and one state Senate spot.
The measure would raise the city's sales tax rate by one cent to support general municipal services.
The polls have closed. Patch has real-time election results in San Diego County.