Politics and government news for greater San Diego

A sign at the press conference to demand that activists on an international flotilla be returned safely. (Photo by Adrian Childress/Times of San Diego)

San Diegan arrested on flotilla as accounts of activists’ treatment sparks international outcry

by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego May 23, 2026, 8:00 a.m.May 22, 2026, 6:35 p.m.

Amy Reichert, conservative activist and former board of supervisors candidate

Crime

A local activist profiled mosque shooting suspect over DEI complaints. Her editor unpublished the story after the shooting.

by Dorian Hargrove • Times of San Diego and Andrew Keatts • Times of San Diego May 22, 2026, 3:13 p.m.May 22, 2026, 4:06 p.m.

City slashes trash fees, ends paid parking in Balboa Park to avoid trial and ballot measures

by Dorian Hargrove • Times of San Diego and Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego May 20, 2026, 4:39 p.m.May 20, 2026, 8:53 p.m.

County administration building

Divided county board moves charter reforms to fall ballot, including proposal to allow supervisors a third term

by City News Service May 20, 2026, 4:09 p.m.May 20, 2026, 4:09 p.m.

‘Under the Perfect Sun’ is back — the left’s history of San Diego finds a city still burning with contradictions

by Jesse Marx • Special to Times of San Diego May 20, 2026, 12:29 p.m.May 20, 2026, 12:29 p.m.

Higher and larger housing units will soon come to San Diego transit stops, thanks to Senate Bill 79

by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego May 19, 2026, 4:53 p.m.May 21, 2026, 10:13 a.m.

CAIR executive director Tazheen Nizam speaking at a press conference following a deadly attack at the Islamic Center of San Diego, May 19, 2026. (Brooke Binkowski/Times of San Diego)

Crime

‘Our hero has fallen’ — San Diego Muslims ask for support from wider community following deadly attack

by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego May 19, 2026, 4:50 p.m.May 19, 2026, 6:07 p.m.

The white dome of a mosque beind palm trees with a wide road and police cars

Crime

Islamic Center of San Diego received $892K in state security grants from program now facing budget cuts

by Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego May 19, 2026, 4:26 p.m.May 19, 2026, 4:56 p.m.

Candidates focus on coastal issues at District 2 forum at Mission Bay resort

by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego May 19, 2026, 4:10 p.m.May 19, 2026, 4:30 p.m.

Severely polluted water from the Tijuana River near the Saturn Boulevard hotspot in Imperial Beach. (File photo by Thomas Murphy/Times of San Diego)

California hazardous waste rules criticized as years late, ‘polluter-friendly’

by Dan Ross • Capital & Main May 18, 2026, 3:00 p.m.May 18, 2026, 10:35 a.m.

County Administration Building

County releases recommended 2026-27 budget with eye to stability

by Staff and Wire Reports May 18, 2026, 2:51 p.m.May 18, 2026, 2:51 p.m.

Some voters choose to take their ballots into the San Diego County Registrar of Voter office. Photo by Chris Stone

Voters urged to register by May 18 for primary election

by City News Service May 18, 2026, 8:15 a.m.May 18, 2026, 11:54 a.m.

A man votes at a booth featuring an American flag and the word "VOTE" in bold letters. The setting is a classroom with a colorful bulletin board.

Instan a votantes a registrarse antes del 18 de mayo para poder emitir su voto en las primarias del 2 de junio

by Staff and Wire Reports May 17, 2026, 8:56 p.m.May 17, 2026, 8:57 p.m.

Elderly man in a suit and tie appears thoughtful against a blue world map backdrop. The setting suggests a news or interview context.

MarketInk: After 50 years of covering politicians, ex-KUSI news director Steve Cohen is running for Congress

by Rick Griffin May 17, 2026, 4:00 p.m.May 17, 2026, 3:23 p.m.