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San Diegans cry, hug, outside damaged homes after stunning flash floods in normally balmy city

San Diego experienced its fourth-wettest day in nearly 175 years due to a heavy rainstorm.

Residents were caught off guard and saw their homes and vehicles damaged by flash floods. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

Raging waters sweep away vehicles and flood homes in San Diego. See the devastation

San Diego experiences severe flash floods due to record rainfall

Mayor declares a state of emergency and urges residents to stay safe [ more ]

The Sacramento Bee

San Diego police officer and suspect shot in supermarket parking lot during investigation

San Diego police sergeant shot and injured while investigating possible stolen vehicle

Suspect also taken to hospital [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

5 months ago

San Diego police sergeant shot, suspect dead in shootout in 4S Ranch parking lot

A San Diego police sergeant was shot in the head and the suspected gunman is dead after a confrontation in a shopping center parking lot.

The sergeant is in serious condition but expected to survive. [ more ]

www.ocregister.com

5 months ago

San Francisco

How one city hacked California housing law to build ADU apartment buildings'

San Diego's ADU Bonus Program allows landlords to build a bonus unit if they construct an ADU and keep the rent low for certain income groups.

The program allows for a maximum of five units on one property in designated transit priority areas.

Projects under the ADU Bonus Program can include between four and seven additional units. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

3 years ago

LA real estate

Former Charger Philip Rivers hands off San Diego estate for $3.675 million

Philip Rivers has sold his home in San Diego for $3.675 million after joining the Indianapolis Colts.

The Spanish-style home, originally listed for $4.199 million, sits on more than an acre of grounds with a saltwater pool and a putting green. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

35 years ago

Los Angeles

San Diego OKs 400 Apartments in Revival Area

The San Diego City Council has approved the designs for a new $52 million apartment and retail project called the Courtyard.

The project will consist of two buildings, one 41 stories high and the other 11 stories high.

Construction is expected to start in early next year, with completion set for 1991. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

38 years ago

LA real estate

Work Begun on Two Buildings for Military

Work has started on two U.S. Navy buildings in San Diego valued at a total of about $17.5 million.

The projects include an Applied Instruction Building and a new barracks at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot. [ more ]

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Sacramento Bee

1 month ago

Group shoots man in leg in attack on hiking trail after midnight, California cops say

Hiker shot by three men on hiking trail near San Diego

Ghost gun found near the trail [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

2 months ago

Falls off US-Mexico border wall in San Diego injure 11 in one day, 10 are hospitalized

Ten individuals hospitalized after falling from the border wall, including parents with children under 11 years old.

Significant increase in trauma cases seen by healthcare providers due to the heightened border wall. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

2 months ago

Woman seriously hurt in 25-foot fall off cliff onto rocks, California rescuers say

Woman in her 20s injured in 25-foot fall off Sunset Cliffs in San Diego.

Efficient teamwork led to successful rescue of the woman by firefighters, lifeguards, and helicopter crew. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

2 months ago

Border Patrol releases hundreds of migrants at a bus stop after San Diego runs out of aid money

Struggle of San Diego coping with migrant influx

Makeshift aid for migrants in need [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

5 Marines killed in helicopter crash identified as troops in their 20s

Five Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed during a storm in San Diego.

The Marines were assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 and were all in their 20s. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

5 Marines aboard helicopter that crashed outside San Diego are confirmed dead, military says

Five U.S. Marines died in a helicopter crash in San Diego during stormy weather.

This is the second fatal crash involving a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion in Southern California in the last six years. [ more ]

Electronic Frontier Foundation

1 month ago

Privacy professionals

San Diego City Council Breaks TRUST

The San Diego city council voted to cut provisions of the TRUST ordinance aimed at ensuring transparency in law enforcement surveillance technologies.

Law enforcement advocates, including police unions, influenced the cutting of certain accountability provisions from the TRUST ordinance. [ more ]

Boston.com

US news

N.H. Marine among 5 killed in helicopter crash

"We have been confronted with a tragedy that is every service family's worst fear," said Lt. Col. Nicholas J. Harvey, commanding officer of the squadron.

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles

'Thousand-year storm' leaves San Diego reeling from punishing rainfall, floods

Severe flooding caused by a historic rainfall event devastated communities in southeastern San Diego, forcing hundreds of rescues and causing millions of dollars in damage.

The amount of rainwater dumped during this storm was unprecedented and overwhelmed the city's drainage system, according to the San Diego Mayor. [ more ]

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles

San Diego County officials applaud Mexico groundbreaking of wastewater treatment plant

Mexico is building a replacement wastewater treatment plant in Baja California to reduce sewage discharge into the ocean.

The new plant will use an oxidation ditch system and have a capacity of 18 million gallons per day. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

San Francisco

San Diego Storm Floods Roads and Closes Schools

Flash flooding hits San Diego area, with up to three inches of rain in three hours

San Diego experiences one of the top 10 wettest days in its climate records [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

San Francisco

San Jose considering sanctioned encampments as interim options face long wait lines, timelines

San Jose's mayor is considering sanctioned encampment sites as a solution to address the city's homeless population.

The concept is inspired by San Diego's successful implementation of safe sleeping sites. [ more ]

Entrepreneur

Austin

Apple Is Forcing Dozens of Employees to Relocate: Report | Entrepreneur

Apple employees in San Diego were told to relocate to Austin, Texas or face termination.

The employees affected are part of a team focused on improving Apple's Siri voice technology. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

Body found in freezer at San Diego home may have been woman missing for years, police say

The body found inside a chest freezer in a San Diego home has been identified as an 81-year-old woman who lived there.

The woman may have been missing or dead for up to nine years. [ more ]

The Sacramento Bee

Woman found beaten, stabbed and burned 42 years ago now identified, California cops say

A body found 42 years ago in San Diego has been identified through DNA testing as Elaine Armstrong of Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The unidentified woman's remains were discovered in 1981, and she was known as 'The Bag Lady' because she carried her clothing in a paper bag. [ more ]

The Sacramento Bee

These California cities are the worst in US for parking availability and cost, study shows

San Francisco and San Diego are ranked as two of the worst cities in the US for car parking in terms of cost and availability.

San Francisco is the second most expensive city for parking at $300 a month, but has the most top-rated parking lots. [ more ]

The Sacramento Bee