Andrea Lopez-Villafaña

Andrea Lopez-Villafaña covered the neighborhoods of San Diego for The San Diego Union-Tribune. She graduated from San Diego State where she worked for the university's student newspaper, The Daily Aztec. She was previously with San Diego CityBeat and La Prensa San Diego.

San Diego Unified School District is building an elementary school in Mission Valley. The School Names Committee is considering several names for the school.

What’s in a school name? This group knows it can be complicated.

October 5, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — As San Diego Unified builds a 500-student elementary school campus in Mission Valley next fall, a group of volunteers is reviewing several proposed names that will either pay tribute...

Eric Flores holds his Shar-Pei Luna at a pop up dog fair at Memorial Park in Logan Heights on Saturday, September 25, 2021. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Rodriguez started organizing this events because she lost her dog and in her search for her puppy, she realized that low income neighborhoods need more resources for their pets. She wants to eventually push for a dog park in Logan Heights.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker for The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Primero, perdio a su perro. Luego abogo por un parque para perros en Logan Heights

October 1, 2021 at 8:42 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — En una mañana reciente, decenas de propietarios de mascotas de Logan Heights se reunieron con sus pequeños y grandes amigos peludos de cuatro patas en un parque del vecindario...

First, she lost her dog. Then she advocated for a pet owners, dog park in Logan Heights

October 1, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — On a recent morning dozens of Logan Heights pet owners ed their small and large furry, four-legged friends at a neighborhood park for free pet health services, brought to...

A screenshot from a video of San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria lip-synching about city issues left by former Mayor Kevin Falconer to a parody of Mark Morrison's 1996 "Return of the Mack."

Mayor Gloria’s lip-syncing video gets mixed reviews

September 30, 2021 at 9:54 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — A video featuring Mayor Todd Gloria, City Council , and some city staff lip-syncing about city issues left behind by former Mayor Kevin Faulconer is drawing criticism and chuckles...

A student walks to class at the San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus, September 11, 2019, in Calexico, California.

SDSU recibe 15 millones de dolares para investigar la disparidad sanitaria de los latinos

September 30, 2021 at 7:19 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — La San Diego State University tiene previsto utilizar una subvención de 15 millones de dólares para impulsar la investigación sobre las disparidades sanitarias de los latinos y, al mismo...

SDSU gets $15 million to research Latino health disparities

September 30, 2021 at 6:36 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego State University is planning to use a $15 million grant to boost research into Latino health disparities while building a pipeline of scientists who will focus on...

Ruqiya Abdi (r), 47 and Hindi Mohamed (l), 50 are both receiving help from the Somali Family Services to apply for food stamps.

Nonprofits serving San Diego’s residents could be eligible for more than $4.2 million in federal funding

September 29, 2021 at 1:06 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Nonprofits serving San Diego's low- and moderate-income communities will be eligible for millions of dollars in federal funding for programs, operations and facility needs, city officials announced Friday. The...

Nonprofits serving San Diego’s residents could be eligible for more than $4.2 million in federal funding

September 28, 2021 at 5:10 a.m.

Spring Valley, CA - September 22:
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 in Spring Valley, CA., Sandra Mendoza (m) and Elizabeth Castro (r) met with Renee Escamilla, the owner of La Presa Market to give out bags of free times to give to customers who may need the items and assistance with vaccination information or making an appointment. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Tasas de vacunacion de los latinos de San Diego aumentan por encima de la mayoria de grupos etnicos

September 27, 2021 at 1:07 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Hace unos seis meses, los activistas de la salud y de la comunidad de San Diego hicieron sonar las alarmas sobre las crecientes tasas de infecciones por coronavirus en...

842675-sd-me-black-artsculture_NL September 18, 2021 Chula Vista, CA A young boy walks by "mural alley" near 63rd and Imperial as Kimberly Phillips-Pea leads a tour down Imperial Avenue in the Encanto neighborhood to highlight arts projects where a group of local artists would like the city to officially designate the area as a Black arts and culture district. The district would run from 61st to 68th street along Imperial Avenue in an area they say is already celebrated for its rich history, but they would like it to be official to bring greater prosperity to the area. © 2021 Nancee Lewis / Nancee Lewis Photography

San Diego group wants to create a Black arts district, to share and preserve culture

September 27, 2021 at 5:35 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — On a recent morning, artist Kim Phillips-Pea led two women on a walking tour of a gray city block in Encanto that a couple of decades ago was a...

San Diego’s Latino vaccination rates rise above most other ethnic groups

September 26, 2021 at 7:27 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — About six months ago, San Diego's health and community advocates were sounding alarms over soaring rates of coronavirus infections in largely Latino neighborhoods, especially in South County. Hoping to...

The Poway Unified School District office.

Poway Unified will keep board meetings virtual after anti-mask protests

September 21, 2021 at 3:16 a.m.

POWAY — After a group protesting mask-wearing mandates disrupted a Poway Unified School District board meeting earlier this month, district officials announced that future meetings will take place strictly online for the...

Jorge Olvera, 13, and his sister Mariana Olvera, 12, receive COVID-19 vaccines from vaccination tech Richelle Alfonso and clinical tech Huong Davenport at a pop-up vaccination site at SeaWorld San Diego on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Those who got vaccinated received two tickets to the park’s Halloween nighttime event, Howl-O-Scream. The one-day vaccination site inoculated over 60 people.

San Diego Unified to discuss potential vaccination mandate for staff and eligible students

September 18, 2021 at 4:38 p.m.

Leaders of San Diego's largest school district plan to discuss mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for employees and eligible students 12 and older, officials said. San Diego Unified School District board ...

San Diego Unified to discuss potential vaccination mandate for staff and eligible students

September 18, 2021 at 4:40 p.m.

Grace Winn was allegedly sexually assaulted by a teacher while she was a student at Francis Parker School from 2014 to 2016.

Former student sues Francis Parker, alleging failure to report sexual abuse by teacher

September 18, 2021 at 6:38 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — A lawsuit filed Wednesday on behalf of a former Francis Parker School student claims s at the private K-12 school failed to report instances of sexual abuse by a...

San Diego Unified to discuss potential vaccine mandate for staff, eligible students

September 17, 2021 at 12:11 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — Leaders of San Diego's largest school district plan to discuss mandating vaccines for employees and eligible students who are ages 12 and older, officials announced Thursday. San Diego Unified...

Left: A vendor sells Lucha Libre masks at the Mujeres Brew House in Logan Heights. Right: A papier-mache Lucha libre figure in Romeo's law office.

Al volar en mallas brillosas, luchadores mexicanos dan una muestra de la lucha libre a los sandieguinos

September 14, 2021 at 5:35 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Los cuerpos de los luchadores vestidos en licra golpean estruendosamente sobre un ring de madera contrachapada, estremeciendo a las docenas de aficionados que se agolpan en una cervecería de...

Anti-masking protesters disrupt Poway Unified school board meeting

September 13, 2021 at 4:45 p.m.

The Poway Unified Board of Education ended its Thursday meeting early after a group of people protesting mask-wearing mandates interrupted the proceedings, officials said.The board was expected to discuss its...

Flying through the sky in metallic tights, Mexican luchadores expose San Diegans to lucha libre

September 13, 2021 at 4:11 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Lycra-clad wrestlers' bodies slam thunderously onto a plywood floor ring, drowning out dozens of screaming fans who had packed into a Logan Heights brewery on a recent Saturday.The crowd...

Flying through the sky in metallic tights, Mexican luchadores expose San Diegans to lucha libre

September 13, 2021 at 3:27 a.m.

838135-sd-me-opportunity-fair_NL September 10, 2021 San Diego, CA Human Resources biz partner Tom Solomon (left) with Falck San Diego (which will begin providing EMS services for the county in Nov of 2021) chats with Arione Price (who is looking for a job), her wife Junoria Price (center) and cousin Deona Dorsey who works with the San Diego Workforce Partnership as San Diegans had the opportunity to connect with local job recruiters, service providers, and get access to vaccines and rental assistance at an Opportunity Fair Friday morning at the Mountain View Community Center. The event was hosted by Council District 9 office, the county and the San Diego Workforce Partnership. Residents in these neighborhoods have long-complained that the city does little to host important events in the communities that provide resources. © 2021 Nancee Lewis / Nancee Lewis Photography

Grupos llevan la feria de empleo a los barrios con alto nivel de desempleo

September 11, 2021 at 11:34 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Rosalinda Valdez no había considerado una carrera como despachadora del 911 hasta el viernes, cuando se detuvo en una feria de empleo y recursos al aire libre destinada a...

Groups bring job fair to neighborhoods with high unemployment

September 11, 2021 at 10:55 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Rosalinda Valdez had not considered a career as a 911 dispatcher until Friday, when she stopped by an outdoor employment and resource fair intended to provide people, such as...

Anti-masking protesters disrupt Poway Unified school board meeting

September 11, 2021 at 1:36 p.m.

POWAY — The Poway Unified Board of Education ended its Thursday meeting early after a group of people protesting mask-wearing mandates interrupted the proceedings, officials said.The board was expected to discuss its...

San Diego, CA - August 31:
On Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 in San Diego, CA., at San Diego County istration meeting, the audience responds during public comments ing a no vote on Agenda Item 19. The board was voting on “Declaring health misinformation a public health crisis.” (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diego County launches campaign to target medical misinformation

September 8, 2021 at 2:45 p.m.

San Diego — San Diego County will ramp up efforts to counter medical misinformation after the Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 to declare medical misinformation a public health crisis. The board on...

San Diego County launches campaign to target medical misinformation

September 2, 2021 at 4:19 a.m.

San Diego, CA - August 30: From left, Valentina Zapata, 9, watches as her sister, Paloma, 3, has her temperature checked before heading to her first day of school at the San Diego Cooperative Charter Schools on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 in San Diego, CA. The school is kindergarten through eighth grade and has a total of 460 students. Students' temperatures will be checked daily before entering the campus. Last year, the school had zero COVID-19 transmissions on campus. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Masks, COVID tests color students’ first day for San Diego Unified

September 1, 2021 at 9:50 p.m.

San Diego Unified welcomed back tens of thousands of students Monday for its first day of school, marking the first time the district is open for full-time in-person learning since...

A San Diego County resident gets assistance filing her taxes from nonprofit Dreams for Change on Feb. 6, 2018, at Plaza Bonita Mall. This year much of the assistance had to be online rather than in-person because of the pandemic.

A pesar de COVID, organizacion ayudo a familias de bajos ingresos de San Diego a obtener 28 mdd en devoluciones de impuestos y creditos

August 27, 2021 at 7:02 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Hace muchos años, Maricruz Peraza-Aranda ayudó a preparar los impuestos de los trabajadores agrícolas de bajos ingresos en el Valle Imperial como voluntaria de un programa gratuito de preparación...

Despite COVID, groups helped San Diego’s low-income families to $28 million in tax refunds, credits

August 27, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Many years ago, Maricruz Peraza-Aranda helped prepare taxes for low-income farm workers in Imperial Valley as a volunteer for a free tax preparation program. But last March, the substitute...

San Diego, CA - August 24: Residents of this building in San Ysidro have complained about it being infested with vermin and mold. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

‘Estoy infestado de ratas y cucarachas’. Fiscal de la ciudad busca cerrar propiedad en San Ysidro, con una multa de 1 mdd

August 26, 2021 at 9:54 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — La Oficina de la Fiscal de la Ciudad de San Diego está pidiendo a un juez que cierre un edificio de departamentos y comercios de San Ysidro y que...

‘I am infested with rats and roaches.’ City Attorney seeks to close San Ysidro property, $1 million fine

August 25, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Attorney's Office is asking a judge to shut down a San Ysidro apartment and commercial building and to fine the owners up to $1 million...

Hillcrest, CA - August 19: Park Boulevard, in Hillcrest, CA. {({photographer} / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

City wants help naming LGBTQ+ historic spaces in Hillcrest

August 20, 2021 at 9:10 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — City officials are asking residents to help identify and designate properties in Hillcrest as historically significant to the neighborhood's LGBTQ+ community. The city launched an online survey in late...

Lluvia Ugarte, 18, poses with her awards and front yard banner that she received from the San Diego Youth Council that is part of their 25 Most Remarkable Teens in San Diego project. Lluvia received the “Courage to Overcome Family Situation” award and is currently going to San Diego State University to study biology.

Conoces a un adolescente extraordinario? El Condado quiere reconocer a los jovenes de San Diego

August 19, 2021 at 4:03 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Funcionarios del condado quieren nuevamente reconocer a más de una docena de jóvenes residentes en San Diego que han sobresalido en la escuela, que devuelven a su comunidad o...

Know a remarkable teen? Public Defender wants to honor young San Diegans

August 18, 2021 at 9:50 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — County officials are setting out again to honor more than a dozen young residents in San Diego who are excelling in school, giving back to their community, or dedicating...

Nueva libreria ofrece un espacio para el aprendizaje y la creacion de comunidad en Barrio Logan

May 25, 2022 at 5:03 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — En el interior de un extravagante edificio con forma de triángulo en Barrio Logan hay estanterías del suelo al techo repletas de libros.La librería, Libélula Books & Co., recientemente...

Border Patrol uses spike strip to stop car in suspected human smuggling attempt

August 16, 2021 at 10:03 p.m.

OTAY MESA — Border Patrol agents stopped a car in Otay Mesa early Monday morning and detained five people believed to be unauthorized immigrants from Mexico, officials said. At approximately 8:30 a.m....

New bookstore is providing a space for learning, community building in Barrio Logan

August 16, 2021 at 6:44 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Nestled inside a quirky triangle-shaped building in Barrio Logan are floor-to-ceiling shelves stuffed with books. The bookstore, Libélula Books & Co., recently opened its doors, and owners Jesi Gutierrez...

Mia Linson, 15, of Carlsbad has been sewing face masks ever since her father, a doctor, told her about the shortage of protective equipment for health care workers.

Home seamstresses mask up

August 13, 2021 at 9:03 p.m.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic caused global supply issues with surgical face masks for hospital workers, officials from local health care organizations discouraged home seamstresses from donating their own hand-sewn crafts.Early...

Timothy Parker, owner of Chula Vista Brewery, walks outside of his business on Third Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. Parker recently filed a complaint against the city because it forced him to remove his outdoor seating space.

Chula Vista business owner says city’s order to remove outdoor dining a ‘slap in the face’

August 11, 2021 at 10:19 p.m.

CHULA VISTA — The owner of a popular Chula Vista brewery filed a complaint with the city Tuesday alleging it unfairly demanded the business remove its outdoor dining space, while other businesses...

SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 06: Richness Catlin,12, uses her recently installed broadband connection before school at her home on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 in San Diego, CA. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Sin conexion? San Diego utiliza espacios publicos para reducir la brecha digital en los vecindarios

August 9, 2021 at 12:18 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — El año pasado, cuando Teresa Williams se enteró de que la pandemia estaba cerrando las escuelas y enviando a los niños a casa para que aprendieran en línea, la...

No connection? San Diego uses public spaces to bridge digital divides in neighborhoods

August 9, 2021 at 12:21 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — Last year when Teresa Williams learned the pandemic was closing schools and sending kids home to learn online the single mother instantly worried about her 12-year-old daughter, Richness. She...

San Diego, California - August 06: State Sen. Ben Hueso speaks at the old Logan Heights Library during a news conference on Friday, Aug. 6, 2021 in San Diego, California. The state recently announced that $2.4 million will go toward renovating the the beloved library.(Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

California bookmarks $2.4 million to renovate old Logan Heights Library

August 7, 2021 at 12:02 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — More than $2 million in state funding has been allocated to renovate the 94-year-old Logan Heights library building, officials announced Friday. State Sen. Ben Hueso and San Diego Mayor...

Jessica Avila from the Fern Street Circus and a man juggle during the "Open House" event in Chicano Park in Barrio Logan on June 26, 2021.

Malabaristas y payasos regresan a los vecindarios de San Diego en las presentaciones de Fern Street Circus

August 5, 2021 at 11:37 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Los contorsionistas, acróbatas y malabaristas del Fern Street Circus volverán a sorprender a los niños y las familias cuando el circo se prepare para su gira anual por los...

Jugglers, clowns return to San Diego as Fern Street Circus resumes neighborhood tours

August 5, 2021 at 7:10 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Contortionists, acrobats and jugglers from Fern Street Circus will wow children and families once again as the circus prepares for its annual tour across San Diego's neighborhoods. The City...

SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 03: San Pasqual Academy graduate and employee Natasha Strain speaks along with ers during the announcement of the lawsuit against the County of San Diego over the closing of San Pasqual Academy during a press conference at the Encore Event Center on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 in San Diego, CA. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Group sues San Diego County, state social services to keep San Pasqual Academy open

August 4, 2021 at 5:01 p.m.

ESCONDIDO — A group of employees, former students and ers of San Pasqual Academy filed a lawsuit Tuesday, Aug. 3, against San Diego County and the state of California for refusing to...

Group sues San Diego County, state social services to keep San Pasqual Academy open

August 4, 2021 at 6:48 p.m.

ESCONDIDO — A group of employees, former students and ers of San Pasqual Academy filed a lawsuit Tuesday against San Diego County and the state of California for refusing to license and...

Council OKs Gloria’s $293 million infrastructure plan for public safety, road repairs, parks and more

August 3, 2021 at 3:12 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council voted Monday to approve a $293 million plan that would fund a variety of infrastructure improvement projects across the city, including road repairs, equipment...

Men wearing traditional charro attire attend the the charreria competition at Rancho La Laguna in San Ysidro on June 20, 2021.

‘Vestirse de charro es vestirse de Mexico’: Los charros de San Diego preservan el pasado vaquero de Mexico

August 6, 2021 at 7:27 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Vestido con chaparreras de cuero, una camisa bordada y un moño azul marino alrededor del cuello, Raudel Jiménez ajusta la estampa de la Virgen María dentro de la banda...

Mayor Todd Gloria ed bike advocates and community to celebrate the opening of the 30th Street Bikeway - a 1.5-mile route of protected bike lanes from Polk Street in North Park to Juniper Street in South Park.

Hundreds ride in North Park’s new protected bikeway, Mayor Gloria pushes to replicate project across city

August 1, 2021 at 11:45 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Wearing bike helmets and ringing their bike bells, hundreds of cyclists crowded a busy intersection in North Park Sunday to celebrate San Diego's completion of 1.5 miles of protected...

‘Vestirse de charro, es vestirse de Mexico:’ San Diego’s charros preserve Mexico’s cowboy past

August 3, 2021 at 8:30 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Dressed in leather chaps, an embroidered shirt and a navy blue bow around his neck, Raudel Jimenez adjusts the Virgin Mary prayer card inside the band of his sombrero...

Coronado, CA - July 27: Marely Ramirez a member of the InclusioNado steering committee makes a public acknowledgement of the disrespect and pain caused by the tortilla tossing incident that occurred during the CIF championship game Orange Glen of Escondido and Coronado High at Coronado Unified School District in Coronado, CA. (Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Grupo Coronado: Es hora de disculparse y de curar desavenencias del incidente de las tortillas

July 28, 2021 at 8:31 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Mientras los funcionarios de la junta escolar de Coronado apelan las sanciones impuestas al equipo de baloncesto de Coronado High tras el incidente de las tortillas el mes pasado,...

Coronado group: It’s time to apologize to Escondido, heal rifts from tortilla incident

July 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — As Coronado school board officials appeal the sanctions levied against Coronado High's basketball team following the tortilla incident last month, and various community continue debating it, one group...

Half of San Diego’s new appointees are women, 70% are people of color on boards, commissions

July 26, 2021 at 3:57 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Mayor Todd Gloria announced about half the volunteers he appointed to the city's more than 45 board and commissions are women and 70 percent are people of color.Some are...

On Tuesday the Ocean Beach Pier was reopened to the public after closing because of the spread of the coronavirus. The city of San Diego reopened all piers and boardwalks to the public.

California envia 250 mdd a San Diego para proyectos municipales, el muelle de Ocean Beach y los sin techo

July 22, 2021 at 11:03 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Se espera que San Diego reciba más de 259.4 millones de dólares del presupuesto estatal recientemente aprobado de 262 600 millones de dólares para financiar proyectos y programas en...

San Diego, CA - July 15: Yvette Roman poses next to her work of art she named "Titeres" outside Hilltop Liquor in San Diego, CA.(Brittany Cruz-Fejeran / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Pintan las cajas de servicios en Sherman Heights para darle color al vecindario

July 22, 2021 at 3:06 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Una tarde mientras limpiaba el garaje de su difunto abuelo, la artista Yvette Roman encontró baratijas, recuerdos y juguetes que él había guardado durante años. Uno de esos hallazgos,...

State sends $250M to San Diego for citywide projects, Ocean Beach Pier and homelessness

July 22, 2021 at 12:48 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego is expected to receive more than $259.4 million from the state's recently approved $262.6 billion budget to fund projects and programs throughout the city. The funding will...

Sherman Heights’ painted utility boxes bring color to neighborhood

July 21, 2021 at 2:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — While cleaning out her late-grandfather's garage one afternoon, artist Yvette Roman found random trinkets, mementos and toys he kept in storage over the years. One of those finds, a...

Sherman Heights’ painted utility boxes bring color to neighborhood

July 21, 2021 at 11:33 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — While cleaning out her late-grandfather's garage one afternoon, artist Yvette Roman found random trinkets, mementos and toys he kept in storage over the years. One of those finds, a...

SAN DIEGO, CA-JULY 18, 2019: People ride a 70-foot-tall Ferris wheel at Fox Fan Park during Comic-Con on July 18, 2019, in San Diego, California. (Photo By Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)

Celebraran feria familiar gratuita en el sureste de San Diego

July 13, 2021 at 6:43 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Las familias en el sureste de San Diego tendrán la oportunidad de saborear los algodones de azúcar, montarse en una rueda de la fortuna y disfrutar de presentaciones musicales...

Free family carnival is coming to southeastern San Diego

July 12, 2021 at 8:21 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Families coming to southeastern San Diego will have an opportunity to stuff their faces with cotton candy, ride a Ferris wheel and enjoy musical performances from local artists at...

The Central Commerical Maintenance Assessment District provides trash cans and maintenance to the sidewalks and streets in the neighborhoods of Logan Heights, Sherman Heights, Grant Hill and Stockton.

San Diego takes over management of Logan Heights maintenance district

July 11, 2021 at 7:12 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — The city of San Diego decided not to renew a management contract with a local nonprofit after months of complaints from some Logan Heights property owners about poor service...

Julia Orozco models next to a lowrider bicycle during the "Open House" event in Chicano Park in Barrio Logan on June 26, 2021.

El Parque Chicano cobra vida con eventos mensuales para jovenes y familias

July 4, 2021 at 10:58 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — La vibrante historia, la cultura y el arte del Parque Chicano y de la comunidad latina de San Diego se expondrán en su totalidad casi todos los fines de...

Lucy Neves, a recordable document specialist with the County of San Diego, performs a ceremony for Arnold Babcock and Jackeline Sengsourya at the County of San Diego's "marriage hut" outside the County istration Center on April 29, 2020 in San Diego, California. The couple had a ceremony planned, but with their venue shuttered they went ahead and got married at the hut, which has been in service to conduct weddings during the coronavirus pandemic, on Wednesday.

El uso de la barraca de aperitivos del condado para las bodas de la epoca de la pandemia recibe un premio

July 4, 2021 at 8:59 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Miles de parejas de San Diego que esperaban contraer matrimonio en 2020 vieron cómo sus planes se desmoronaban cuando la pandemia del COVID-19 cerró locales, iglesias y edificios del...

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 1: Bicyclists ride on 30th Street at University Ave. in the 30th Street Protected Bikeways Mobility Project on Thursday, July 1, 2021 (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Q&A: North Park’s bikeway project should be complete this month. How will it impact the community?

July 4, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Next week, construction crews will begin striping the road along 30th Street in North Park for the city's newest protected bikeway project. Known as the 30th Street Protected Bikeways...

County’s use of snack shack for pandemic-era weddings earns award

July 6, 2021 at 4:45 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Thousands of San Diego couples who were looking forward to tying the knot in 2020 saw their plans crumble as the COVID-19 pandemic shut down venues, churches and county...

Grammy award nominated singer Andra Day holds up the key to the city as San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe look on Friday, July 2, 2021 in San Diego. (Photo/Denis Poroy)

San Diego-raised, Golden Globe Award-winner Andra Day honored with key to the city

July 3, 2021 at 4:33 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego's elected officials presented award-winning singer and actress Andra Day with the city's highest ceremonial award on Friday and proclaimed July as "Andra Day Month." Mayor Todd Gloria...

A rainbow decal is seen posted on the front door of Hello Birdie Nail & Lash Lab in North Park on Wednesday, June 30. Several North Park businesses have placed these rainbow decals at their storefronts to show of Pride Month.

North Park lanza campana para apoyar a la comunidad LGBTQ durante el mes del orgullo en San Diego

July 1, 2021 at 11:28 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Los negocios de North Park están mostrando su apoyo al Orgullo de San Diego durante todo el mes de julio donando a organizaciones LGBTQ y celebrando la inclusión y...

North Park campaign s LGBTQ community during San Diego Pride month

July 1, 2021 at 5:47 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Businesses in North Park are showing for San Diego Pride throughout July by donating to LGBTQ organizations and celebrating inclusivity and equality with a new campaign in the...

North Park campaign s LGBTQ community during San Diego Pride month

July 1, 2021 at 10:29 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Businesses in North Park are showing for San Diego Pride throughout July by donating to LGBTQ organizations and celebrating inclusivity and equality with a new campaign in the...

Chicano Park comes alive with monthly events for youth, families

June 30, 2021 at 6:31 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — The vibrant history, culture and art of Chicano Park and San Diego's Latino community will be on full display nearly every weekend throughout the summer.The historic park nestled under...

SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 16: Roger Lewis, a member of the nonprofit San Diego Commons, stands on the Island Avenue over in an area (background left) proposed from a freeway lid in the Sherman Heights neighborhood above Interstate 5 on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in San Diego, CA. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

‘How do we make something out of nothing?’ Group proposes freeway lids to reconnect San Diego’s neighborhoods

June 27, 2021 at 7:15 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Across the nation some cities are ripping up aging highways to make room for open spaces that connect — rather than divide — neighborhoods. In San Diego some advocates...

Megan Reynolds from El Cajon shopped at The Black in Ocean Beach on Saturday during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Ocean Beach to spotlight small businesses, vendors and art with community event

June 27, 2021 at 12:18 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — An Ocean Beach business group is holding an event Saturday to encourage residents to shop small and businesses hurt by COVID-19. The Ocean Beach MainStreet Association has organized...

San Diego, CA - April 28: On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in San Diego, CA., John Mireles points out how a closer matching color should have been used to paint over the graffiti vandalism on a business building on Imperial Avenue. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Logan Heights nonprofit could lose city contract after complaints

June 24, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Property owners in Logan Heights pay an additional property tax to fund regular sidewalk sweeping, trash collection, tree trimming and graffiti removal. For nearly a year, though, some property...

Roseanna Rosette, of Filipino and Mexican descent, writes a message on a car before a caravan of cars rallied against anti-Asian hate and in of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Asociacion Empresarial Asiatica de San Diego recibe 150 mil dolares

June 23, 2021 at 8:02 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — La Asian Business Association San Diego recibió recientemente 150 mil dólares para seguir proporcionando recursos gratuitos a las empresas de propiedad asiática y abogar por un desarrollo económico inclusivo...

San Diego Asian business association receives $150,000

June 22, 2021 at 1:44 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — The Asian Business Association San Diego recently received $150,000 to continue providing free resources to Asian-owned businesses and advocating for inclusive economic development and a diverse workforce in San...

SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 16: Five-year-old Amara Fetherston takes her haul of apricots from her family's tree at Vera House Community Garden in the Normal Heights neighborhood on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in San Diego, CA. The garden has been open on the property for 30 years, but the land is now up for sale and residents are scrambling to try to save the garden. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Este podria ser el fin de un jardin comunitario de 30 anos en San Diego

June 21, 2021 at 10:15 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Durante casi tres décadas, los residentes de Normal Heights y de los vecindarios circundantes han plantado y trabajado en un terreno que antes estaba vacío, convirtiéndolo en un próspero...

Verbatim Books, as seen through its windows, is shuttered during the coronavirus pandemic in the the North Park neighborhood on May 4, 2020 in San Diego, California. Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that some retail locations like clothing and book stores could open as early as Friday as the state enters a new phase in its efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

North Park presenta su primera feria del libro para autores y vendedores de libros independientes

June 21, 2021 at 6:54 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Los bibliófilos de San Diego tendrán la oportunidad de apoyar a las librerías independientes y a los negocios locales que se están recuperando de la pandemia en una próxima...

North Park to host its first book fair focusing on authors, independent book sellers

June 21, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego's bibliophiles will have an opportunity to independent book stores and local businesses recovering from the pandemic at an book fair in North Park. The North...

This could be the end for 30-year-old San Diego community garden

June 21, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — For nearly three decades, residents in Normal Heights and surrounding neighborhoods have planted and toiled in a once vacant lot, turning it into a thriving community garden bounteous in...

North Park to host its first book fair focusing on authors, independent book sellers

June 20, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego's bibliophiles will have an opportunity to independent book stores and local businesses recovering from the pandemic at an book fair in North Park. The North...

796090-sd-me-juneteenth-celebrations_NL June 19, 2021 San Diego, CA San Diegans gathered in various locales to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, which marked the first time the celebration occurred as a national holiday. Hundreds gathered at Memorial Park, on Ocean View Blvd., to celebrate the annual Cooper Family Juneteenth Celebration. Here, Marla Cooper, daughter of the festival founders Sydney (dad) and Thelma (mom) Cooper, leads the flag procession for the opening of the festivities. Celebrations were also held at Ski Beach and Pepper Grove Park. © 2021 Nancee Lewis / Nancee Lewis Photography

San Diegans use Juneteenth holiday to build community, celebrate culture – and educate

June 20, 2021 at 1:16 a.m.

Oliver Taylor finds it difficult to believe that he did not grow up learning about the significance of Juneteenth in school. Juneteenth commemorates the day when the last enslaved Black...

795384-sd-me-northpark-parking_NL June 18, 2021 San Diego, CA North Park residents and business owners lined 30th Street near North Park Way on Friday morning to protest the impending implementation of city designated bike lanes along 30th St. from Adams Ave all the way to Juniper St. Visible in the photo are the curbs which the city painted red on Wednesday night and then on Thursday left 'No Parking" signs the length of the project which will remove over 400 much need parking spaces for residents and merchants alike. © 2021 Nancee Lewis / Nancee Lewis Photography

North Park businesses, residents decry newly painted red curbs for bike lanes

June 19, 2021 at 6:06 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Business owners and residents in North Park Friday protested a stretch of newly-painted red curbs along 30th Street, where the city plans to install protected bike lanes. The city...

The boardwalk in Mission Beach was full of holiday locals, surfers and tourist during the Fourth of July holiday in San Diego. Because of the coronavirus pandemic the typical holiday crowd appears to be less than previous years.

San Diego will double its trash and recycling pickup in Mission Beach this summer

June 19, 2021 at 12:21 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — The city of San Diego is increasing its trash and recycling pickup in Mission Beach to twice a week starting next month, to address an expected uptick in waste...

Maskless engers in the baggage check area at San Diego International Airport on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 as the state retired its Blueprint for a Safer Economy tier system and lifted capacity and physical distancing restrictions for most businesses and activities.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker/The San Diego Union-Tribune)

As pandemic restrictions lift, San Diego begins to unmask

June 16, 2021 at 11:35 p.m.

Though pandemic restrictions fell across the state Tuesday, June 15 did not bring an immediate unmasking in San Diego County.While bar, restaurant and gym patrons seemed the most ready to...

783047-sd-me-quince-party_NL June 5, 2021 San Diego, CA Alexis Osuna celebrates her 16th birthday with her chambelanes (escorts of honor), which was originally planned as a quinceanera last year and was postponed because of COVID-19. Alexis, her family and friend gathered this past Saturday evening at the Encanto VVFW to celebrate in her dress, and enjoy, dinner, dancing and family. © 2021 Nancee Lewis / Nancee Lewis Photography

El negocio de las quinceaneras intenta recuperarse tras los cierres por COVID en San Diego

June 14, 2021 at 5:25 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — El vestido de tul azul real y cubierto de pedrería que Alexis Osuna había planeado llevar a la celebración de su cumpleaños 15 —su quinceañera— estuvo colgado en su...

San Diego’s quinceanera businesses try to recover from COVID closures

June 14, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — The royal blue tulle and rhinestone-covered dress Alexis Osuna had planned to wear to her 15th birthday celebration — her quinceañera — hung in her closet for nearly a...

Arianna Chavez, 22, started an Instagram page during the pandemic that promotes resources for underserved communities in San Diego County.

Una estudiante de UC San Diego se enfrenta a la disparidad con una publicacion de Instagram a la vez

June 14, 2021 at 2:50 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — La estudiante de la Universidad de California en San Diego Arianna Chávez ha pasado los últimos dos años conectando a los residentes de San Diego con información sobre vivienda,...

UC San Diego student takes on disparity one Instagram post at a time

June 14, 2021 at 1:18 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — UC San Diego student Arianna Chávez has spent the last two years connecting residents across San Diego with information about housing, food and COVID-19 health resources using eye-catching videos...

Man hospitalized after being stabbed in Little Italy

June 13, 2021 at 8:44 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — A 25-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen in Little Italy late Saturday night, San Diego police said. A pedestrian on West Grape Street near State Street saw the...

Teen Maria Burritt stands during the 2021 Girl Scout Gold San Diego Award ceremony on Saturday, June 12, 2021. The organization awarded 87 teens with the prestigious award.

San Diego Girl Scouts earn a record number of awards for social projects

June 15, 2021 at 9:31 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Megan Laplante was inspired to raise awareness about bone marrow transplants after learning her brother, who was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, could one day need a transplant...

J-Movell’e “Lil J2” Brown, 6, and Aaron “Lil Giant” Hernandez, 10, perform at the Youth Hip Hop Leadership Summit at The Origin Hip Hop Academy at Youth Hip Hop Leadership Summit on Saturday, June 5.

San Diego nonprofit uses hip hop summit to shed light on fentanyl deaths

June 12, 2021 at 1:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Joseph Johnson has lost friends to fentanyl overdoses and last year almost lost his life.The 35-year-old Spring Valley resident abused pills for years but began using fentanyl during quarantine...

Max Ellorin collects water bottle cases on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Encanto Recreation Center for residents under a boiling-water advisory.

Groups collect, distribute water bottles for residents in parts of city with possibly unsafe water

June 12, 2021 at 7:16 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Thousands of residents in parts of Encanto and the neighboring communities of Broadway Heights, Jamacha and Emerald Hills were told Thursday night to boil their tap water before drinking...

San Diego, CA - June 05:
On Saturday, June 5, 2021 in San Diego, CA., at the San Diego County istration Building, about two-dozen demonstrators set off marching towards Hillcrest. The group is calling attention for Social Justice. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

San Diegans repeat last year’s march, calling again for unity, social justice

June 6, 2021 at 12:13 a.m.

Nearly a year after thousands of San Diegans took to the streets and marched from Waterfront Park to Hillcrest to protest racial injustice in America, a smaller group followed the...

SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 02: VA San Diego Healthcare System Director, Dr. Robert M. Smith gives Congressman Mike Levin a tour of the hospital and its Covid-19 vaccination unit following a press conference at the San Diego Veterans Affairs Medical Center's vaccination clinic on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in San Diego, CA. The tour and press conference were used to tout the American Rescue Plan and the inclusion of funds directed at veterans health care services. (Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

How San Diego’s veterans will benefit from the American Rescue Plan

June 3, 2021 at 1:40 a.m.

SAN DIEGO — Thousands of veterans who lost their jobs, paid medical bills and dealt with other hardships as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will be eligible for financial assistance and...

A young boy walks past a painting of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Juneteenth celebration in Los Angeles. Friday, June 19, 2020. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people be freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Southeastern San Diego senior center reopens to host Juneteenth celebration, resource fair

June 2, 2021 at 9:00 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — After months of shutting its doors because of the coronavirus pandemic, a senior center in southeastern San Diego will welcome back community for its annual Juneteenth celebration. The...

Richard Collato, former president and CEO of YMCA of San Diego County, died on April 28, 2021. He was 77.

Obituary: Richard Collato was champion of San Diego’s YMCA, mentor

May 29, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Richard Collato, who pulled the YMCA of San Diego County from near bankruptcy in the 1980s and built it into the second largest YMCA association in the nation, ed...

San Diego County recently launched a pilot program to provide free menstrual products to women and young girls at 23 county-owned facilitates across the region. Board of Supervisors Vice Chair Nora Vargas and ers spoke about the program on May 28, 2021 at the County istration Building.

San Diego taking on ‘period poverty’ by providing free feminine hygiene products across the county

May 28, 2021 at 11:09 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — San Diego County is providing free menstrual products at public facilities across the region to address economic barriers that most often affect women and girls who are homeless or...

Walkers headed out on to the Ocean Beach pier as waves lapped on the sea wall in Ocean Beach, San Diego, on the first King Tide of the decade on Friday, January 10, 2020.

Ocean Beach Pier partially reopens Friday, as discussions continue about its future

May 27, 2021 at 11:35 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — City officials plan to reopen a portion of the Ocean Beach Pier after months of being closed due to storm damage. The public will be allowed to walk on...

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 31: Grand opening of Encanto Village, which will have 65 affordable housing units, including eight for veterans who were homeless. Friday, July 31, 2020 in San Diego, CA. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Affordable housing units in Encanto may be model for San Diego’s neighborhoods

May 21, 2021 at 11:17 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — Will a new housing development increase traffic and squeeze parking? What kind of people will live in it? How will my neighborhood change?Those questions typically come up in conversations...

The San Diego City Conference has sanctioned Cathedral Catholic High School, which include sa probationary period for the team, the suspension of the school's head coach and the implementation of a restorative education program.

Cathedral Catholic faces sanctions for racist photos aimed at Lincoln High athletes

May 27, 2021 at 3:55 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — A governing body for San Diego high school sports has imposed sanctions on Cathedral Catholic High School's football program in response to players circulating and posting racist photos aimed...

Cathedral Catholic faces sanctions for racist photos aimed at Lincoln High athletes

May 27, 2021 at 3:54 p.m.

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