Gustavo Solis

Gustavo covered the South Bay for The San Diego Union-Tribune. He was born in Mexico City and grew up in San Diego. Before working for the Union-Tribune, Gustavo covered Harlem for a now-defunct website called DNAinfo. Before that, he covered immigration for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs where he won multiple awards for writing and reporting.

Chula Vista comparte con oficiales de inmigracion y otros los datos del lector de placas

December 7, 2020 at 11:49 p.m.

Durante los últimos tres años, el Departamento de Policía de Chula Vista ha permitido a otros organismos policiales —incluido el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE)— tener ...

Chula Vista gives immigration officials, others access to license plate reader data

December 14, 2020 at 7:06 p.m.

For the last three years, the Chula Vista Police Department has allowed other policing agencies — including Immigration and Customs Enforcement — to access the data it has collected from...

Una nueva demanda alega anos de discriminacion en contra de negros en Southwestern College

November 30, 2020 at 8:41 p.m.

Han pasado 18 meses desde que los investigadores de la University of Southern California expusieron "un clima palpable de antinegros en el Southwestern College" que incluía que a los empleados...

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2019 file photo, marijuana grows at an indoor cannabis farm in Gardena, Calif. On Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, cannabis stocks are flying high this month after voters in four states ed measures clearing the way for sales of marijuana to adults. That alone is projected to boost the market for legal cannabis sales in the U.S. by 20%. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Chula Vista faces a third cannabis dispensary lawsuit

December 2, 2020 at 11:43 p.m.

In what appears to be a growing trend, a third marijuana dispensary is suing Chula Vista.All three lawsuits have been filed by companies whose applications for a cannabis business license...

New lawsuit alleges years of anti-Black discrimination at Southwestern College

November 30, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

It has been 18 months since researchers from the University of Southern California exposed “a palpable climate of anti-Blackness at Southwestern College” that included Black employees being called racial slurs...

Oral Nunis with his youngest son, Jabez.

Wrongful death suit filed for man who died after being detained by Chula Vista police

November 25, 2020 at 2:31 p.m.

The family of a man who died after being detained by Chula Vista police officers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit, saying the officers’ use of force directly led to...

Site of a future six-story affordable housing complex with 131 units at 1105 National City Blvd.

131 unidades de vivienda asequible seran construidas en National City

November 24, 2020 at 6:01 p.m.

Los promotores están construyendo un complejo de departamentos de 131 unidades de vivienda asequible en National City al otro lado de la calle de la sede del Ayuntamiento.Y mientras el...

Veterans Park could get significant upgrades if Imperial Beach gets a $7.9 million state grant.

Imperial Beach seeks $7.9M in grants to enhance Veterans Park

November 24, 2020 at 10:30 p.m.

Imperial Beach is seeking nearly $8 million in state grants to revitalize Veterans Park.The City Council authorized staff last week to submit an application for $7.8 million. If approved,...

131 affordable housing units coming to National City

November 24, 2020 at 4:45 p.m.

Developers are building a 131-unit affordable housing apartment complex in National City across the street from City Hall.And while the City Council is excited about the number of affordable units...

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Second marijuana dispensary sues Chula Vista over its license application process

November 23, 2020 at 10:03 p.m.

A second cannabis company is suing Chula Vista after the city rejected its busines license application. If successful, this lawsuit could prevent the city from awarding any licenses to storefront...

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a measure Tuesday that supervisors hope will help provide behavioral health services to individuals when they interact with the criminal justice system.

Condado de San Diego aprueba desarrollo en Otay Ranch, activistas amenazan con demandas

November 20, 2020 at 9:21 p.m.

A pesar de las objeciones del fiscal general del estado y de los activistas medioambientales, la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Diego aprobó un gran desarrollo en una...

CHULA VISTA, CA - AUGUST 28: Jorge Angel Llamas (left) does a self swab Covid-19 test under the supervision of RN Karen Barringer (right) at the San Diego County Aquatica Testing Site on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 in Chula Vista, CA. (Eduardo Contreras / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Chula Vista fortalece la aplicacion de reglas por COVID

November 19, 2020 at 12:30 a.m.

Ocho meses después de la pandemia y ante el número récord de nuevos casos de COVID-19, Chula Vista está aumentando el acatamiento de las órdenes de salud pública.Marlon King, coordinador...

San Diego County approves Otay Ranch development, activists threaten lawsuits

November 19, 2020 at 12:13 a.m.

Despite objections from the state attorney general and environmental activists, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved a large development in a fire-prone area northeast of Chula Vista. The...

Chula Vista to get tough on COVID enforcement

November 18, 2020 at 11:59 p.m.

Eight months into the pandemic and faced with record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, Chula Vista is ramping up enforcement of public health orders.Marlon King, Chula Vista’s emergency services coordinator,...

The view from Proctor Valley Road southwest of Jamul and northeast of Chula Vista on May 14, 2019. The stretch of land is the location of a proposed 1,119-home development known as Otay Ranch Village. The area has burned about once every 18 months on average over the last century and was the scorched by the Harris Fire in 2007, one of California's most destructive wildfires ever recorded.

Condado debe reevaluar riesgo de incendio forestal para proyecto de Otay Ranch, dice el fiscal general del estado

November 13, 2020 at 5:44 p.m.

El fiscal general de California, Xavier Becerra, pidió a la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de San Diego que detenga una gran urbanización en el sur del condado debido a...

Imperial Beach City Council candidate Jack Fisher.

Dos nuevos integrantes se preparan para unirse al consejo municipal de Imperial Beach

November 13, 2020 at 1:47 a.m.

Más de una semana después del día de las elecciones, un ganador sale de una reñida carrera por el Ayuntamiento en Imperial Beach.Jack Fisher tiene actualmente una ventaja de 103...

County needs to reassess wildfire risk of proposed Otay Ranch project, state AG says

November 13, 2020 at 1:02 a.m.

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is asking the San Diego County Board of Supervisors to hold off on a large South County development because of wildfire concerns.In a letter submitted...

This June 5, 2017, photo shows a marijuana leaf in the vegetative room at Alaska Cannabis Cultivators in Fairbanks, Alaska. Voters in parts of Alaska will decide in local elections on Tuesday, Oct. 3, whether to ban commercial cannabis operations, including retail stores and cultivation facilities. (Eric Engman/Fairbanks Daily News-Miner via AP)

First legal cannabis business opens in Chula Vista

November 12, 2020 at 1:40 a.m.

The first legal marijuana operation in Chula Vista opened for business last week.Grasshopper Delivery, which delivers cannabis products to South County residents, officially opened its doors Nov. 1. This is...

Two fresh faces prepare to Imperial Beach City Council

November 12, 2020 at 1:12 a.m.

More than a week after Election Day, a winner is emerging from a tight City Council race in Imperial Beach.Jack Fisher currently has a 103-vote and 3-percentage point lead over...

Abre el primer negocio legal de cannabis en Chula Vista

November 12, 2020 at 12:15 a.m.

El primer negocio de marihuana legal en Chula Vista abrió sus puertas la semana pasada.Grasshopper Delivery, que entrega productos de cannabis a los residentes del sur del condado, abrió oficialmente...

First legal cannabis business opens in Chula Vista

November 11, 2020 at 10:26 p.m.

Coronado mayor cruises to re-election

November 6, 2020 at 8:24 p.m.

Coronado's mayoral election was over before it began. Incumbent Mayor Richard Bailey ran unopposed throughout most of the campaign — at least until local resident Kirk Horvath launched a last-minute...

Steve Padilla declares victory in Chula Vista City Council race

November 6, 2020 at 8:14 p.m.

Councilman Steve Padilla declared victory over retired Navy veteran Henry Martinez in Chula Vista's District 3 election. "I am humbled and grateful to be elected once again by the people...

SAN DIEGO, CA 8/1/2018: Chula Vista mayoral candidate Hector Gastelum. Photo by Howard Lipin/San Diego Union-Tribune/Mandatory Credit: HOWARD LIPIN SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE/ZUMA PRESS

Hector Gastelum losses Otay Water District reelection bid

November 6, 2020 at 8:17 p.m.

Election results show Hector Gastelum is struggling to keep his seat on the Otay Water District board of directors.The incumbent, who has repeatedly courted controversy by posting sexist and racist...

A bicycle rider enjoying the low tide in Imperial Beach cruises his bike near Imperial Beach Pier.

Election results show 2 close City Council races in Imperial Beach

November 6, 2020 at 8:21 p.m.

Union representative Matthew Leyba-Gonzalez defeated Will Nimmo in Imperial Beach's historic District 4 City Council election.Imperial Beach transitioned from at-large elections to district elections. Historically, City Council live in...

Renderings of the billion-dollar hotel and convention center slated for the Chula Vista Bayfront. Port of San Diego

El proyecto Chula Vista Bayfront sigue avanzando

November 2, 2020 at 5:39 p.m.

Los desarrolladores esperan poner la primera piedra del hotel y centro de convenciones de Chula Vista a mediados del próximo año, según una actualización de la comisionada del Puerto de...

Chula Vista Bayfront update: ‘Before we know it, it will be opening’

November 1, 2020 at 8:01 p.m.

Developers expect to break ground on the Chula Vista bayfront hotel and convention center by the middle of next year, according to an update from San Diego Port Commissioner Ann...

Some Trump ers in Coronado woke up to find these signs on their lawn. The signs read, "Racism Lives Here Make America Great Again"

Una campana aparece en Coronado, senala como racistas a seguidores de Trump

October 29, 2020 at 11:55 p.m.

Algunos partidarios de Trump en Coronado se despertaron para encontrar que alguien había puesto carteles en sus céspedes que decían, Racism Lives Here Make America Great (El racismo vive aquí...

National City considers issuing pension obligation bonds

October 29, 2020 at 6:15 p.m.

National City is considering borrowing millions to pay for rising pension costs by issuing a pension obligation bond.The City Council voted unanimously to begin the formal process. However, the vote...

‘Racism Lives Here’ campaign signs appear in Coronado

October 29, 2020 at 10:24 p.m.

Some Trump ers in Coronado woke up to find that someone had puts signs on their lawns that read, “Racism Lives Here Make America Great Again.”The Coronado Police Department received...

San Diego has millions of dollars in parking meter funds that have not been spent.

Coronado moves forward with plan to replace parking meters with license plate readers

October 28, 2020 at 8:24 p.m.

Coronado plans to more than double parking violation fees — from $24.50 to $57.50 — for motorists who park along Orange Avenue longer than the two-hour limit. The higher fine...

A union backs employees’ run for office in San Diego’s South Bay

October 29, 2020 at 5:47 p.m.

Two labor union employees running for office in the South Bay are getting criticized for the amount of money their employer — Laborers’ International Union of North America, or LiUNA,...

National City hires new city attorney

October 26, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

National City is getting a new city attorney.The City Council voted unanimously this week to hire Charles Bell Jr., who most recently worked as assistant city attorney in San Luis...

Chula Vista Police Department adds public information specialist with Measure A money

October 26, 2020 at 3:11 a.m.

The Chula Vista Police Department will use Measure A funds to hire a new public information specialist and IT technician.Because neither position was included in the original Measure A expenditure...

Coronado anuncia las actividades de Halloween adaptadas a COVID

October 23, 2020 at 8:35 p.m.

Coronado está reemplazando el trick or treat de puerta a puerta por una opción drive-thru. A principios de este mes, la ciudad publicó una lista de lo que se debe...

U.S. Soccer construira un nuevo campo en Chula Vista

October 23, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.

La U.S. Soccer Foundation convertirá las canchas de basquetbol del parque Valle Lindo, en la Brandywine Avenue y Sequoia Street, en un campo de futbol.Originalmente, el plan era construir cuatro...

Coronado announces COVID-friendly Halloween activities

October 23, 2020 at 7:25 p.m.

Coronado is replacing door-to-door trick-or-treating with a drive-by option.Earlier this month, the city outlined a list of Halloween dos and don’ts during the COVID-19 pandemic.“We want to celebrate Halloween, but...

SDSU y Chula Vista se unen para estudiar la tecnologia que podria predecir los accidentes de auto

October 22, 2020 at 10:41 p.m.

Chula Vista quiere averiguar dónde ocurren los accidentes de auto antes de que sucedan.La ciudad se está asociando con la Research Foundation de San Diego State University para llevar a...

U.S. Soccer to build field in Chula Vista

October 25, 2020 at 1:11 a.m.

The U.S. Soccer Foundation is converting the basketball courts on Valle Lindo Park, at Brandywine Avenue and Sequoia Street, into a soccer field.Originally, the plan was to build four soccer...

SDSU and Chula Vista team up to study technology that could predict car crashes

October 25, 2020 at 1:11 a.m.

Chula Vista wants to find out where car accidents happen before they actually happen.The city is teaming up with the San Diego State University Research Foundation to conduct a study...

Hay tres asientos disponibles en el Distrito de Agua de Otay, incluyendo el de Hector Gastelum

October 21, 2020 at 8:55 p.m.

La elección de noviembre presenta tres puestos vacantes en el consejo de istración del Distrito de Agua de Otay. Esas campañas presentan nueve candidatos, incluyendo tres titulares.El distrito proporciona agua,...

3 seats up for grabs in Otay Water District, including Hector Gastelum’s

October 22, 2020 at 2:18 p.m.

November’s election features three open seats on Otay Water District’s board of directors. Those campaigns feature nine candidates, including three incumbents.The district provides water, recycled water and sewer services to...

Former congressman blasts growing influence of outside money in local elections

October 16, 2020 at 8:14 p.m.

Brian Bilbray, a former Imperial Beach mayor, San Diego County supervisor and U.S. Congressman, is criticizing the growing influence of outside money in Imperial Beach elections and he scolded elected...

Acusan al senador estatal Ben Hueso de atribuirse las demandas del fiscal general contra Trump

October 15, 2020 at 6:05 p.m.

La semana pasada los votantes registrados en South Bay recibieron por correo material de campaña del senador estatal Ben Hueso, que se presenta para un puesto en la Junta de...

State Sen. Ben Hueso accused of taking credit for Attorney General’s lawsuits against Trump

October 15, 2020 at 10:39 p.m.

Last week, ed voters in the South Bay received campaign mailers from state Sen. Ben Hueso, who is running for a seat on the county Board of Supervisors, touting his...

SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 13: PacerOs Showgirls International in the Midway District on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 in San Diego, CA. (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Are strip clubs allowed to open during the pandemic? Sort of, but not really

October 15, 2020 at 7:52 p.m.

**The county health department delivered a cease-and-desist order on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after this story was published. Read the updated article here.**Last weekend’s stabbing of Padres outfielder Tommy Pham outside...

Are strip clubs allowed to open during the pandemic? Sort of, but not really

October 14, 2020 at 1:43 p.m.

Last weekend’s stabbing of Padres outfielder Tommy Pham outside a Midway District strip club has raised questions about whether the clubs are allowed to operate during the pandemic.The answer, it...

Estos son los candidatos a la junta del Distrito Escolar de Primarias de Chula Vista

October 12, 2020 at 8:51 p.m.

Dos asientos están en juego en el Distrito Escolar de Primarias de Chula Vista (CVESD) y siete candidatos compiten por los votos de los residentes.El consejo escolar supervisa 49 escuelas...

Chula Vista continues to wait on mandatory energy-efficient upgrades

October 14, 2020 at 3:57 p.m.

In 2017, Chula Vista adopted what it calls an “ambitious” climate action plan that proposed a series of recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in San Diego County’s second-largest city.One...

Find out who is running for the Chula Vista Elementary School District board

October 12, 2020 at 1:01 p.m.

Two seats are up for grabs in the Chula Vista Elementary School District and seven candidates are competing for residents’ votes.The school board oversees 49 schools and serves nearly 30,000...

<p>Coronado Unified School District has borrowed $20,520,000 since 2007, with underwriting, bond counsel and other fees totaling $450,509, or fees of 2.20 percent.</p>

COVID-19, budget woes, and racial inclusivity dominate Coronado Unified school board race

October 11, 2020 at 7:01 p.m.

In Coronado, five candidates are competing to fill two empty seats on the local school board.None of the candidates are incumbents, so this election guarantees that there will be new...

LGBT activist Coyote Moon, 66, poses for a photo in front of City Hall of National City. She is pushing for the removal of a law created in the 1960s that prohibits impersonating a member of the opposite sex.

El travestismo esta prohibido en National City, pero una activista pidio cambiar esa ley

October 8, 2020 at 11:26 p.m.

Una vieja ley de National City, enterrada en su Código Municipal, prohíbe a cualquiera "hacerse pasar por un miembro del sexo opuesto".La ciudad aprobó la Sección 10.32 en 1966 y...

Did you know cross-dressing is outlawed in National City?

October 8, 2020 at 10:22 p.m.

There’s an old law in National City, buried in its Municipal Code, that prohibits anyone from “impersonating of the opposite sex.”The city ed Section 10.32 in 1966 and made...

Imperial Beach elegira a dos concejales en esta eleccion

October 8, 2020 at 6:18 p.m.

La histórica elección de noviembre dará finalmente a los residentes de East Imperial Beach un representante en el consejo de la ciudad.Durante décadas, los del consejo han vivido en...

2020 election: two City Council seats up for grabs in Imperial Beach

October 8, 2020 at 8:39 p.m.

November’s historic election will finally give east Imperial Beach residents a City Council representative.For decades, council have mostly lived on the more affluent part of town in west Imperial...

Chula Vista gets a new COVID-19 testing site and this one is free

October 7, 2020 at 11:20 p.m.

There is a new and free COVID-19 testing site in Chula Vista.Mayor Mary Casillas Salas and county Supervisor Greg Cox opened the drive-up site at the South Chula Vista Library...

COVID-19 and housing allocation take center stage in Coronado’s City Council election

October 5, 2020 at 2:36 p.m.

Coronado’s City Council election is largely focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic and the San Diego Association of Government’s allocation of nearly 1,000 new housing units in the small coastal community.Two...

Steve Padilla, concejal de Chula Vista, se postula para el senado estatal

October 2, 2020 at 8:44 p.m.

El concejal Steve Padilla está pensando en ser senador estatal.Padilla, que se presenta a la reelección en Chula Vista, formó un comité exploratorio para estudiar la posibilidad de presentarse a...

Chula Vista’s Steve Padilla mulls state Senate run

October 5, 2020 at 6:18 p.m.

Councilman Steve Padilla is thinking about being a state senator.Padilla, running for re-election in Chula Vista, formed an “exploratory committee” to look into running for higher office in 2022, which...

Medida I: Imperial Beach decidira un aumento al impuesto sobre las ventas en noviembre

October 1, 2020 at 8:53 p.m.

En noviembre, los residentes de Imperial Beach tendrán la oportunidad de decidir si quieren aumentar el impuesto sobre las ventas en un 1 por ciento para ayudar a la ciudad...

Measure I: Imperial Beach voters to decide on proposed sales tax increase

October 1, 2020 at 10:57 p.m.

In November, Imperial Beach residents will have a chance to decide if they want to raise the sales tax by 1 percent to help the city generate $1.3 million a...

In this 2018 photo, Imperial Beach Mayor Serge Dedina surveys the Tijuana River Valley.

Gobernador de BC y alcalde de IB inician guerra de palabras por derrames de aguas residuales transfronterizos

September 28, 2020 at 7:53 p.m.

El alcalde de Imperial Beach y el gobernador de Baja California están en una disputa pública por los derrames de aguas residuales transfronterizos.El Gobernador Jaime Bonilla ha dado tres conferencias...

Marijuana company sues Chula Vista over business license denial

September 26, 2020 at 7:01 p.m.

A marijuana company is suing Chula Vista after the city rejected its business license application. If successful, the lawsuit could put an abrupt halt to the city’s permitting process.The lawsuit,...

Mexican governor, California mayor launch war of words over cross-border sewage spills

September 26, 2020 at 1:01 p.m.

The mayor of Imperial Beach and governor of Baja California are in a public spat over cross-border sewage spills.Gov. Jaime Bonilla has held three separate press conferences this month demanding...

En las elecciones del consejo de Chula Vista COVID-19 es el protagonista

September 25, 2020 at 7:21 p.m.

La carrera por dos asientos en el Ayuntamiento de Chula Vista presenta a dos candidatos que fueron diagnosticados con COVID-19 a principios de este año.Desde que comenzó la pandemia, el...

Chula Vista City Council elections: COVID-19 takes center stage

October 1, 2020 at 8:03 p.m.

The races for two Chula Vista City Council seats feature two candidates who were diagnosed with COVID-19 earlier this year.Since the pandemic began, the rate of COVID-19 cases in Chula...

Living Coast Discovery Center supera la meta de recaudacion de fondos en medio de la pandemia COVID-19

September 21, 2020 at 5:07 p.m.

El Living Coast Discovery Center recaudó 695 mil dólares en agosto, superando el objetivo de 500 mil dólares establecido para mantener el centro a flote hasta que sus programas de...

Living Coast Discovery Center sured fundraiser goal amid COVID-19 pandemic

September 20, 2020 at 11:58 p.m.

The Living Coast Discovery Center raised $695,000 in August, suring the $500,000 goal set to keep the center afloat until its income-generating programs return in 2021.“The outpouring of from...

Police reform in Imperial Beach will be a long and methodical process

September 20, 2020 at 7:01 p.m.

Imperial Beach is re-evaluating how much money it spends on public safety and whether the current policing model is working.A committee tasked with analyzing current spending levels, evaluating police practices,...

Chula Vista pursues pension obligation bonds to deal with rising pension costs

September 19, 2020 at 7:01 p.m.

Chula Vista is moving forward with its plan to issue pension obligation bonds to tackle the city’s rising pension costs, though the deal is not set in stone yet.Over the...

Rendering of the proposed pedestrian plaza along West 19th Street in National City.

National City propone una plaza peatonal bajo el paso elevado de la I-5

September 18, 2020 at 12:28 a.m.

National City quiere convertir un tramo de la West 19th Street que pasa por debajo de la carretera Interestatal 5 en una plaza peatonal que conectaría la ciudad con Bayshore...

UCSD lanzara ensayo de la vacuna para COVID-19 en National City

September 17, 2020 at 10:01 p.m.

La University of California San Diego encabezará un ensayo de la vacuna para COVID-19 en National City.El consejo de la ciudad aprobó esta semana un permiso de uso especial que...

Daughters of mayor, councilman appointed to volunteer commissions

September 17, 2020 at 8:46 p.m.

The adult daughters of Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas and Councilman Steve Padilla were appointed to unpaid volunteer positions on different city commissions Tuesday.Their appointments prompted an interesting discussion...

UCSD to launch COVID-19 vaccine trial in National City

September 17, 2020 at 8:45 p.m.

The University of California San Diego is bringing a COVID-19 vaccine trial to National City.The City Council this week approved a special-use permit that allows researchers to conduct a two-year...

National City proposes pedestrian plaza under I-5 over

September 17, 2020 at 8:44 p.m.

National City wants to convert a section of West 19th Street that es under Interstate 5 into a pedestrian plaza that connects the city to Bayshore Bikeway.First, officials need to...

La alcaldesa de Chula Vista apoya a la oponente del titular en la carrera por el Consejo de la Ciudad

September 22, 2020 at 4:28 p.m.

La alcaldesa de Chula Vista, Mary Casillas Salas, se lanzó a la elección del Consejo Municipal local apoyando a Andrea Cárdenas, la candidata que se postula para desbancar al titular...

Chula Vista mayor endorses incumbent’s opponent in City Council race

August 19, 2022 at 8:16 p.m.

Chula Vista Mayor Mary Casillas Salas jumped into a local City Council election by endorsing Andrea Cardenas, the candidate running to unseat incumbent Mike Diaz.Salas said Cardenas’ “dedication and commitment...

Chula Vista Police Chief Roxana Kennedy announces the closure of every single illegal marijuana dispensary in Chula Vista during a press conference on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020.

Chula Vista cierra todos los dispensarios de marihuana ilegales

September 14, 2020 at 7:52 p.m.

Después de años de lucha para cerrar los dispensarios ilegales de marihuana en Chula Vista, la ciudad finalmente los cerró todos.Las autoridades anunciaron durante una conferencia de prensa el viernes...

San Diego County Sheriff's SWAT team took a man in to custody after a brief standoff in Imperial Beach that was prompted by an assault on a deputy by a male suspect who them fled and invaded an apartment where he refused to come out. He was taken in to custody after about three hours.

Imperial Beach sopesa metodos policiales alternativos tras el asesinato de George Floyd

September 13, 2020 at 8:21 p.m.

Tras los disturbios civiles por el asesinato de George Floyd, un negro asesinado por un policía blanco de Minneapolis, y el aumento de los gastos de seguridad pública, Imperial Beach...

Imperial Beach weighs alternative policing methods in wake of George Floyd death

September 13, 2020 at 9:23 p.m.

In the wake of civil unrest over the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by a White Minneapolis police officer, and soaring public safety costs, Imperial Beach is...

Chula Vista shuts down every illegal pot dispensary

September 12, 2020 at 2:03 a.m.

After years of struggling to close illegal marijuana dispensaries in Chula Vista, the city has finally shut them down.Officials announced during a press conference Friday that every single illegal pot...

Much of the surrounding area around Lyons Valley Road has been burned during the Valley fire that began on Saturday.

Valley fire has destroyed 30 homes, charred 17,665 acres; some residents allowed to return

September 11, 2020 at 2:41 a.m.

EAST COUNTY — Nature provided some relief Thursday for firefighters in East County, with less severe winds than expected and cooler temperatures ahead as crews continued to make progress against the Valley...

Area resident Chris Miletich along with other residents put out hot spots along Bunny Drive where several structures burned during the Valley Fire in Lawson Valley on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020 in San Diego, CA. Weather forecasts for the evening are predicting high winds which could re-kindle the fires.

Lawson Valley residents saved their homes from the Valley fire

September 10, 2020 at 3:23 a.m.

Saturday afternoon, as the Valley Fire jumped over a ridge on the northeast side of Lawson Valley, residents of this backcountry community east of Jamul watched the inferno head toward...

Felipe Arrieta, who is almost two years old, plays with a ball at an evacuation center at MacQueen Middle School as the Valley Fire burns nearby on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 in Alpine, CA.

Forced to deal with wildfire and COVID concerns, evacuees move from temporary shelters to hotel rooms

September 9, 2020 at 2:37 a.m.

EAST COUNTY — As they sat in the courtyard outside the gym of Steele Canyon High School in Jamul, Craig and Michelle Lawson were thankful for their safety but worried about the...

Morgan Willis sits atop his 2000 VW Eurovan Camper.

Charitable vanlife: Coronado native raises thousands for nonprofit

September 8, 2020 at 11:35 p.m.

When the pandemic forced Morgan Willis to cancel his post-college graduation European trip, the Coronado native bought a camper van, drove north and climbed a mountain.Along the way, he wrote...

Charitable vanlife: Coronado native raises thousands for nonprofit

September 7, 2020 at 5:04 p.m.

When the pandemic forced Morgan Willis to cancel his post-college graduation European trip, the Coronado native bought a camper van, drove north and climbed a mountain.Along the way, he wrote...

Javi Corona, 26, cleans tables at Mariscos Los Cuates, a seafood restaurant located on Third Avenue in Chula Vista, before opening for lunch.

Encuesta: 60 % de pequenos negocios de Chula Vista pueden cerrar para siempre por COVID-19

September 7, 2020 at 5:04 p.m.

El 60 por ciento de los pequeños negocios de Chula Vista esperan cerrar permanentemente dentro de seis meses debido a la pandemia de acuerdo con sus proyecciones actuales, según una...

Survey: 60 percent of Chula Vista’s small businesses may close forever due to COVID-19

September 7, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.

Sixty percent of Chula Vista’s small businesses expect to shut down permanently within six months because of the pandemic based on their current projections, according to a new survey conducted...

SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 26: Hotel housekeeper Maria de la Cruz on Aug. 26, 2020 in San Diego, CA. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

Faces of unemployment: This Labor Day, 10 San Diegans tell us about unemployed life in the time of COVID

February 1, 2021 at 1:42 a.m.

It was only six months ago that San Diego County's economy was humming, its jobless rate — just 3.1 percent — was approaching an historic low, and many employers were...

Coronado plans to reopen its public library

September 4, 2020 at 8:15 p.m.

Coronado will reopen its public library next week with new health policies that include self-checkout machines and quarantining returned books.While the library has been offering curbside pickup and drop-off services,...

Chula Vista City Council divided over Proposition 15

September 3, 2020 at 7:53 p.m.

The Chula Vista City Council last week weighed in on a statewide ballot measure.Councilman John McCann introduced a resolution to formally oppose Proposition 15, which would raise commercial and industrial...

Chula Vista recibe 3.3 mdd en fondos de la Ley CARES a traves del estado

September 3, 2020 at 5:35 p.m.

La ciudad de Chula Vista ha recibido 3.3 millones de dólares en fondos de la Ley CARES. La ciudad planea utilizar parte de ese dinero para asociarse con organizaciones locales...

Chula Vista gets $3.3 million in CARES Act funding through the state

September 1, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.

The city of Chula Vista has received $3.3 million in CARES Act funding. The city plans to use part of that money to partner with local organizations to help residents...

Los casos de COVID-19 finalmente tienden a bajar en el duramente golpeado South Bay

August 31, 2020 at 3:29 p.m.

El número de nuevos casos de COVID-19 en la duramente afectada South Bay está empezando a disminuir por primera vez desde que la pandemia comenzó a extenderse por todo el...

COVID-19 cases finally trending downward in hard-hit South Bay

August 30, 2020 at 7:01 p.m.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the hard-hit South Bay is starting to decline for the first time since the pandemic began to spread throughout San Diego County in...

Chula Vista raises cannabis business fees. Again

August 26, 2020 at 11:05 p.m.

Chula Vista, which already has the highest cannabis business license fees in the county, raised them even higher Tuesday.The City Council voted to establish a $320 per employee background check...

On Thursday September 12, 2019 two cyclist riding a tandem bike rode through a section of the Bayshore Bikeway connecting Chula Vista to Imperial Beach.

Imperial Beach aprueba carril ciclista desde la bahia hasta la frontera

August 24, 2020 at 10:43 p.m.

El consejo municipal de Imperial Beach aprobó en días pasados un proyecto de infraestructura que conectará el paseo ciclista Bayshore Bikeway con la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.Llamado el...

Imperial Beach approves Bayshore to Border bike path

August 24, 2020 at 6:24 p.m.

The Imperial Beach City Council last weekapproved an infrastructure project that will connect the Bayshore Bikeway to the U.S.-Mexico border.Dubbed the Border to Bayshore Bikeway, the 6.4-mile path will start...

National City revamps its ineffective veterans advisory committee

August 23, 2020 at 11:01 p.m.

National City has a veterans advisory committee that has met only three times since being established in 2017.Part of the problem is that the mayor and City Council took nearly...

Flash flood warning issued for southeastern San Diego County

August 22, 2020 at 10:33 p.m.

The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning in southeastern San Diego County Saturday.Radars show a thunderstorm producing heavy rain near state Route 79. That storm could cause flash...

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