Politics and government news for greater San Diego

Council President Joe LaCava discusses city fees, budget deficits

by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego Nov. 18, 2025, 1:25 p.m.Nov. 18, 2025, 1:25 p.m.

Border Patrol SUV at the U.S.-Mexico border.

San Diego Border Patrol introduces new Chief Patrol Agent

by City News Service Nov. 17, 2025, 11:08 a.m.Nov. 18, 2025, 1:52 p.m.

Trees along the coastline in Encinitas

Commission changes may signal pro-development shifts at coastlines

by Nadia Lathan • CalMatters Nov. 16, 2025, 2:56 p.m.Nov. 16, 2025, 2:56 p.m.

Lake Mead

Less water, more problems – California, 6 states miss key Colorado River deadline

by Rachel Becker • CalMatters Nov. 15, 2025, 6:55 p.m.Nov. 15, 2025, 9:37 p.m.

Superior Court building

County seeks applicants to serve on the 2026-27 Grand Jury

by City News Service Nov. 12, 2025, 11:33 p.m.Nov. 12, 2025, 11:34 p.m.

Point Loma residents chime in on state passing Prop. 50

by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego Nov. 11, 2025, 1:50 p.m.Nov. 11, 2025, 1:50 p.m.

City’s proposal for more housing could overturn OB Historic District decisions

by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego Nov. 11, 2025, 1:38 p.m.Nov. 11, 2025, 1:38 p.m.

Issa gets another Democratic challenger in redrawn 48th District

by Andrew Keatts • Times of San Diego Nov. 11, 2025, 6:00 a.m.Nov. 11, 2025, 6:24 a.m.

Activist groups against higher-density housing launch united front

by Dave Schwab • Times of San Diego Nov. 10, 2025, 1:17 p.m.Nov. 10, 2025, 1:18 p.m.

California Republican political signs

California GOP increasingly isolated, irrelevant after Prop. 50

by Maya C. Miller • CalMatters Nov. 10, 2025, 11:41 a.m.Nov. 10, 2025, 11:41 a.m.

A man in a suit stands in front of two American flags.

Trump pardons allies accused of aiding efforts to overturn 2020 election

by Associated Press Nov. 10, 2025, 7:58 a.m.Nov. 10, 2025, 7:58 a.m.

San Diego International Airport holiday travel. Photo by Chris Stone

80 flights cancelled out of San Diego over weekend, more expected

by Staff and Wire Reports Nov. 10, 2025, 7:40 a.m.Nov. 10, 2025, 7:40 a.m.

A homeless tent near the freeway. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego)

California’s strategies for the unsheltered show signs of shifting

by Marisa Kendall • CalMatters Nov. 9, 2025, 11:30 a.m.

Airliner takes off from San Diego

Uncertainty continues for travelers as shutdown-related flight delays drag on

by Staff and Wire Reports Nov. 9, 2025, 8:01 a.m.Nov. 9, 2025, 8:02 a.m.