IMPERIAL BEACH–Between September and December, the region’s shoreline will be enhanced with more than 1.4 million cubic yards of high-quality sand, equal to about 120,000 truckloads. The goal is to restore eroded beaches, support local tourism, and preserve recreational opportunities. San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), which is coordinating the $28.5 million Regional Beach Sand […]

SAN DIEGO–State Route 905, a newly-built highway designed to accommodate the growing volume of trucks carrying goods between the United States and Mexico, will open to motorists July 30. A grand opening celebration was held today on the freeway that connects the Otay Mesa Port of Entry – the only commercial crossing between San Diego […]

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Department of Animal Services is alerting the public that a dog from the County shelter in Bonita has tested positive for canine influenza. Canine influenza was first recognized in Florida in 2004 and has been spreading steadily across the United States. While this disease has been reported in California, this […]

SAN DIEGO–This Saturday, San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) will waive tolls for all users of the South Bay Expressway (State Route 125 toll road) between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. as part of its festivities celebrating toll reductions. SANDAG will host a celebration of the toll reductions from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., June […]

SAN DIEGO–Supervisor Greg Cox has won a national award for his leadership efforts to create parks and open spaces in San Diego County. Cox won the “Outstanding Public Official” award from the National Association of County Parks and Recreation Officials (NACPRO), an affiliate of both the National Association of Counties and the National Recreation and Park […]

CORONADO–A 6-year-old potentially exposed elementary school students and staff to pertussis at a Coronado preschool and kindergarten program, says County Health and Human Services Agency officials. This latest case brings the region’s total of whooping cough cases to 27 for 2012. The child was up-to-date on immunizations and attends Early Childhood Development Center in the […]

CHULA VISTA–The City of Chula Vista has been a local and national leader in implementing programs aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enacting climate protection policies. Chula Vista, the second largest municipality in San Diego County, is one of the largest solar generators in our region. According to California Solar Initiative data, Chula Vista […]

SAN DIEGO–U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews continue their search for the missing crewmember of the sailboat Aegean, west of the Coronado Islands in Mexico. Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Sea Otter have searched throughout the night, along with a Coast Guard C-130, and a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter search and rescue helicopter crew […]

SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego Department of Environmental Health has expanded the water contact closure area at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge shoreline north to include the Imperial Beach shoreline, north to Carnation Ave, including Camp Surf. Sewage-contaminated runoff in the Tijuana River has been entering the Tijuana Estuary as a result of […]