San Diego News Fix

California is still requiring masks for everyone in K-12 schools, but it is leaving it up to school leaders to decide how to enforce that rule. The decision has sown confusion and complaints from San Diego superintendents and parents.

The post-pandemic economy has brought on a lot of changes. The price of goods are on the rise, and people looking for jobs have the upper hand with employers who are desperate for help.

When the city of San Diego's Climate Action Plan was introduced in 2015. it was considered groundbreaking. But now, an review by the city's auditor says it needs to prioritize projects and establish a budget.

How did the USS Bonhomme Richard catch fire? With a key Navy investigation complete, we're closer to having answers.

Through his years of advocacy and fundraising, Father Joe Carroll turned a humble downtown charity into a major assistance network that drew national attention.

Parking is about to get a little trickier in North Park, as parking spaces are removed to make way for bike lanes. It’s part of a larger plan by the City of San Diego to increase walking and biking and reduce our reliance on motor vehicles.

The California Dream is still alive and well, despite reports of mass exodus. A new UC San Diego survey asked more than 3,000 Californians for their views, and two-thirds said they feel pretty good about where the state is headed and their future in it.

On May 11, Brienne Allan, a brewer from Massachusetts, turned to Instagram after a bad day at work. While she was on the job, two men had questioned her expertise, and she wondered if other women in the craft beer industry had similar experiences. It turns out they had. Thousands of stories poured in, ranging from sexism to racism to sexual assault. San Diego was mentioned more than once, and Jacob McKean, the CEO of Modern Times, stepped down amid numerous allegations. Two months later, the industry is still working on the issue. Nichole Sykes is a veteran of the industry who has written about her experiences in the Union-Tribune. Veronica Beverly works at the Tap Room and is a member of a newly formed task force.

If you had COVID-19 a few months ago but you’re not quite 100 percent, your Apple Watch or FitBit might hold the answers as to why.

San Diego’s eviction moratorium is more strict than the state guidelines and it’s now being challenged in court.

Wildlife is creeping into urban neighborhoods in San Diego. Is it happening more or are we just now noticing? Plus, a parent from Orange Glen High School reacts to the news that Coronado HS has lost its championship title for throwing tortillas.

After flinging tortillas at Orange Glen High School’s mostly Latino basketball team, Coronado High School has been stripped of its regional championship title. The California Interscholastic Federation announced its decision Wednesday.

San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliott filed suit Tuesday to void the city’s lease-to-own agreements for 101 Ash Street and Civic Center Plaza. The action came hours after the Union-Tribune reported that real estate broker Jason Hughes was paid almost $10 million by a middleman company while advising former Mayor Kevin Faulconer on the two deals. Jeff McDonald is a watchdog reporter at the U-T.

Previewing the upcoming Tuesday episode of the Name Drop San Diego podcast, Abby Hamblin fills in as host. Hear from California Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins.

San Diego County’s median home price rose to a record $725,000 in May, representing a 23 percent increase in one year. The median price has not risen so fast in the region since summer 2013, when the market rapidly recovered from the Great Recession. Reporter Phil Molnar has more.

After a championship boys basketball game Saturday, players from predominantly white Coronado HS threw tortillas at players from predominantly latino Orange Glen HS of Escondido. The act was labeled racist by national civil rights groups and local activists and a Coronado coach, JD Laaperi, was fired over the incident. But now, a half-Mexican alumnus of the school has stepped forward to take responsibility.

The San Diego Association of Governments has a new Regional Transportation Plan. And to pay for it, at least in part, SANDAG is proposing a road charge, where drivers would pay a set price for every mile traveled within the state.  Joshua Emerson Smith is an enterprise reporter at the UT. 

Black San Diegans are stopped and searched at a higher rate than White San Diegans, according to a new study commissioned by the San Diego Police Department.