inewsource Archives - Times of San Diego

A person in a blue jacket and sunglasses claps in front of a billboard displaying an offshore drilling scene at sunset. The billboard reads, "Enjoy Your New Sunset - Stop Offshore Drilling: WildCoast.org." The mood is urgent and environmental-focused.

‘Enjoy your new sunset.’ A California campaign against offshore oil drilling targets Trump

by Philip Salata • inewsource May 2, 2026, 9:00 a.m.May 1, 2026, 10:16 a.m.

Last year, the Trump administration announced plans to open up California’s coast to off-shore oil and gas drilling.

A sanitation worker in an orange uniform stands on the back of a white garbage truck on a suburban street, surrounded by trees and greenery.

Here’s how to get help paying your San Diego trash fee

by Roman Fong • inewsource and San Diego Documenters May 1, 2026, 8:30 a.m.April 29, 2026, 8:06 a.m.

A blue SUV on a rural highway with road construction barrels and a hilly landscape.

Tech

Secret license plate readers are tracking drivers in San Diego and beyond. Who owns the cameras?

by Sofía Mejías-Pascoe • inewsource Feb. 14, 2026, 2:05 p.m.Feb. 14, 2026, 2:16 p.m.

Sergeant Gregory Bovino during an interview at El Centro Border Patrol headquarters on Feb. 25, 2025. (Kevin Clancy, CalMatters and Evident Media)

Crime

Minneapolis made the Border Patrol’s Bovino infamous. Now he’s back in Imperial County

by Sofía Mejías-Pascoe • inewsource Feb. 8, 2026, 9:30 a.m.Feb. 8, 2026, 7:47 a.m.

Lorie Hearn, outgoing editor and CEO of local investigative news outlet inewsource, standing in front of a newsroom. (Photo courtesy Rick Griffin/Marketink)

MarketInk: Investigative journalism outlet inewsource names new editor, CEO

by Rick Griffin Jan. 18, 2026, 3:00 p.m.Jan. 18, 2026, 2:00 p.m.

A police officer operating a drone in a parking lot with police vehicles in the background.

Crime

Drones offer eyes in the sky for law enforcement — here’s how San Diego County uses them

by Sofía Mejías-Pascoe • inewsource Jan. 18, 2026, 2:00 p.m.Jan. 18, 2026, 3:26 p.m.

A diverse group of people participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the San Ysidro Health: Macias Family Health Center.

New health care clinic in National City offers centralized services

by Crystal Niebla • inewsource Jan. 17, 2026, 3:35 p.m.Jan. 17, 2026, 3:07 p.m.

A group of people holding protest signs advocating for schools, walking beside a building.

South Bay Union will close 2 more schools

by Andrea Figueroa Briseño • inewsource Dec. 18, 2025, 7:57 a.m.Dec. 18, 2025, 7:57 a.m.

Conceptual rendering of a modern urban street with cars, pedestrians, trees, and contemporary buildings.

Chula Vista is one step closer to building a university

by Crystal Niebla • inewsource Oct. 20, 2025, 11:30 a.m.Oct. 20, 2025, 9:51 a.m.

Elevated highway above a homeless encampment with tents, near apartment buildings and trees.

Life

San Diego could lose $40 million for homeless housing amid HUD cuts

by Jake Kincaid • inewsource Oct. 17, 2025, 7:51 a.m.Oct. 17, 2025, 7:51 a.m.

Life

Effort to declare Marina Village surplus land, opening it up to housing, implodes

by Greg Moran • inewsource Oct. 15, 2025, 8:03 a.m.Oct. 15, 2025, 8:03 a.m.

Some San Diego ADUs being used illegally for short-term rentals, investigation shows

by Cody Dulaney and Charis Johnston • inewsource Sept. 21, 2025, 6:00 a.m.Sept. 19, 2025, 4:03 p.m.

Youngest SD Journalist of the Year cites plight of immigrants at SPJ awards dinner

by Ken Stone • Times of San Diego June 27, 2025, 4:25 p.m.June 28, 2025, 7:37 a.m.

Skull made up of fentanyl pills

Life

Nonprofit news organization inewsource, a Times of San Diego partner, named Pulitzer finalist

by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego May 6, 2025, 11:17 a.m.