San Diego News Fix

Measure B ended the city’s existing police review board and replaced it with a new, more powerful Commission on Police Practices. But the commission can't add new members yet, and the current board is unable to keep up with a growing workload.

California’s mask mandate expires Wednesday. With cases dropping, masks won’t be required in most places. School is one exception.

San Diego experienced some of the highest inflation in the country in January. It reached its highest point since 1982, with electricity, gas, food and car prices leading the surge.

Kirby Brady is the chief innovation officer at the City of San Diego, where she uses data with the goal of improving our lives. Kirby is the point person behind the "Get it Done" app, where San Diegans can report problems with city property. It's where you'd go to request a new trash bin, report graffiti, get help with scooter issues, and more.

The 27th annual Writers Symposium by the Sea takes place Feb. 22-15 at Point Loma Nazarene University. Dean Nelson, founder and host, previews this year's offerings.

When four journalists were killed in Mexico last month, the spate of deaths highlighted a problem. AP correspondent Elliot Spagat has covered Mexico for 30-plus years and says the problem is getting worse.

The San Diego City Council has approved a package called “Homes for All of Us” that’s meant to incentivize building while also changing the rules for accessory dwelling units, or ADUs.

Homelessness has worsened in San Diego during the pandemic. Now, a local nonprofit is proposing a new solution for temporary housing.

Thirty years after Claire Hough was murdered, a new round of forensic testing pointed to two suspects. One of them was familiar to the police.

February is Black History Month, and to celebrate, we're taking a look at San Diego's unique story. Shelby Gordon is the marketing manager of the San Diego History Center.

In Downtown alone, a recent count revealed that the number of people sleeping on the streets has doubled.

If you live within the city limits of San Diego, Chula Vista, La Mesa, Encinitas or Imperial Beach, you are about to get a new electricity provider.

2022 is the Year of the Tiger. Chris Chan, a member of the San Diego Chinese Historical Museum, shares Chinese history in San Diego and give tips on how to celebrate.

Sabrina Goosby's family moved to San Diego in the late 1800s, becoming an early Black family to settle the region. Sabrina has advocated for foster children in San Diego for more than 30 years.

A third of all coronavirus cases recorded in San Diego County since the pandemic began have occurred since Christmas day. And now there's a new variant of Omicron.

The City of San Diego's new rules for short-term rentals were supposed to go into effect on July 1, but now it might be delayed until later this year to give the California Coastal Commission a chance to weigh in.

Catalytic converter thefts increased five-fold in San Diego County in 2021. Here's how one city is responding.

The future of rooftop solar is at a crossroads in California. Soon, the California Public Utilities commission will vote on a proposal that could change the rules for people who own rooftop solar. 

High profile San Diego civil rights attorneys sued Sheriff Bill Gore last year over how he handled COVID-19 inside county jails. Now, as infections and deaths continue to climb, the lawyers are asking a judge to grant an immediate injunction to force the sheriff to improve COVID protocols.

Another Tijuana journalist was shot to death Sunday night, becoming the second journalist to be killed in the city in less than a week. Reporter Lourdes Maldonado was discovered dead in her car Sunday, one week after photojournalist Margarito Martinez was killed in a similar fashion.