Peninsula Beacon: October 30, 2026
Peninsula Beacon highlights: City Council pauses data center construction for 45 days amid concerns over a proposed facility at NAVWAR. Stan Kroenke advances Midway Rising plans. Snake Oil renovates and reopens North Chapel in Liberty Station.
Opinion: Con – Are we sacrificing San Diego’s future for Midway Rising developer’s vision?
City leaders should answer fundamental questions about housing demand and more to determine if Midway Rising is the best use for irreplaceable public land.
Opinion: Pro – For Midway community, it’s time to get to work on Midway Rising
The Midway neighborhood has become one of the city’s most visible examples of unrealized potential. Midway Rising will change that.
San Diego congressional Democrats vow legislation to block NAVWAR data center
Four members of San Diego’s congressional delegation revealed they will introduce legislation to stop a proposed data center at NAVWAR.
Annual Jim Krause Memorial Charity Cycling Ride the Point set for Nov. 7
The 13th Annual Jim Krause Memorial Charity Cycling Ride the Point at Liberty Station on Saturday, Nov. 7, to support pancreatic cancer research
Pointers drop two league games as playoffs near
Point Loma High Pointers face Mission Bay for the final game of the season, hoping to end a two-game skid.
Mission Bay flooding continues, raising concerns about winter storms during the holidays
Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service show that tides are approaching record highs at some San Diego beaches.
City council unanimously pauses data center construction, despite little power over NAVWAR proposal
San Diego City Council unanimously approved placing an emergency pause on data centers.
From the Tourmaliners to the Creepy Creeps — This week in live music
The Tourmaliners, Samantha Fish and so much more live music this week in San Diego.
‘Monstrosity,’ ‘trash,’ ‘irreversible harm,’ — elected officials call for pause on “mega” data center
City and state officials oppose placing a 400-megawatt data center on the site of Naval Information Warfare Systems Command in Old Town.
‘That sounds like bad news.’ Text messages reveal how Gloria’s office reacted to its trash fee error
Text messages obtained by Times of San Diego show Mayor Gloria learned of trash fee error three days after residents sounded the alarm.
Sleepwalkers to Tom Jones — This week in live music
Live acts from Tom Jones to Sleepwalkers to Oingo Boingo — this week in live music.
San Diego will seek EMS bids despite questions over former chief’s role with potential bidder
San Diego’s former fire chief could lead his new employer’s bid to take over city EMS services. He initiated the city’s bidding process.
Liberty Station’s Rosin Box Project beckons audience into playful spirit world with ‘Ghost Light Masquerade’
Most ballet audiences watch from their seats. At The Rosin Box Project’s “Ghost Light Masquerade,” they roam the stage, sometimes becoming part of the performance.
Midway Rising moves to full council for approval, with some changes
San Diego City Council committee agreed to move Midway Rising proposal to full city council, with a key change.
Inside San Diego’s early canneries: How fish transformed the waterfront
The waterfront once thrived on a bustling tuna industry, delivering tons of fish to canneries that shipped products across the country.
Kroenke Town: Billionaire Stan Kroenke’s plan to remake the Midway District is already underway
Billionaire Stan Kroenke is closing in on his Midway Rising redevelopment. That’s not the end of his plans for Midway.
Peninsula Beacon: October 16, 2026
Peninsula Beacon highlights: The Midway Rising deal—one of San Diego’s largest redevelopments—featuring a new arena, thousands of homes, and infrastructure on the Pechanga Arena site. Community activists sell 1966 surf posters to fund Ocean Beach Pier replacement.
Lean into ‘spooky aesthetic’ at HalloWomen Spook-tacular, where women rule and costumes are a must
HalloWomen Spooktacular, the brainchild of musician Sara Jade, features an all-female slate of performers Saturday at Winston’s in Ocean Beach.
Celebrated Point Loma High alum sets local speaking event
Dr. Jeffrey Bennett, Pointer Hall of Fame member, will appear at the Point Loma Hervey Library for a discussion on the universe.
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