National City Archives - Times of San Diego

Pitbull Cruz, now training in San Diego, to defend title on Saturday’s fight card at Pechanga Arena

by Gayle Lynn Falkenthal Sept. 18, 2026, 5:47 p.m.Sept. 22, 2026, 4:44 p.m.

See Mexican superstar Isaac Cruz take on Nestor Bravo, and bouts featuring Mexican silver medalist Marco Verde and Filipino prospect Eumir Marcial.

Ron Morrison

Longtime National City mayor Ron Morrison announces he won’t seek re-election

by City News Service Aug. 10, 2026, 12:45 p.m.Aug. 10, 2026, 12:45 p.m.

Water treatment plant

Opinion: At Sweetwater Authority, water affordability isn’t an accident

by Ditas Yamane and Hector Martinez July 13, 2026, 10:00 a.m.July 14, 2026, 2:11 p.m.

Several young people lined up on a street in front of cars, with four men in the foreground in green shirts. Two of them are holding cans in paper bags and pinching their jerseys, which display a symbol for Mexico.

Fans live, carry, share fútbol in Mexico. They rallied around their team’s World Cup win in a borderland celebration

by Alejandro Maciel • Times of San Diego June 11, 2026, 8:18 p.m.June 11, 2026, 8:29 p.m.

Life

Former Ocean Beach resident is on a hardcore foraging adventure. He’s back with tips on how to live off the land

by Frank Sabatini Jr. • Special to Times of San Diego May 14, 2026, 8:30 a.m.May 13, 2026, 3:21 p.m.

A woman in glasses and a man stand side by side on a stage rehearsing a play. The woman holds a phone and a plastic cup while the man drinks from a cup.

Arts

National City native wrote, stars in play, ‘How We Love,’ steeped in Filipino culture

by Luis Monteagudo Jr. • Times of San Diego March 26, 2026, 3:15 p.m.March 26, 2026, 7:09 p.m.

National City Police Cruiser

Crime

At least 3 stabbed at National City gathering

by City News Service March 16, 2026, 8:20 a.m.March 16, 2026, 10:14 a.m.

Children in a garden, watering plants with small cans

Olivewood Gardens, National School District awarded for living laboratory program

by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Feb. 2, 2026, 5:10 p.m.Feb. 2, 2026, 5:10 p.m.

Crime

Suspected unlicensed driver pleads not guilty in hit-run death of 6-year-old in PB

by City News Service Jan. 27, 2026, 10:23 p.m.Jan. 27, 2026, 10:33 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.

Water floods onto the eastbound Interstate 8

Life

Flooding closes roads, prompts travel warnings across San Diego County

by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Jan. 1, 2026, 11:53 a.m.Jan. 6, 2026, 4:38 p.m.

National City sign

Life

National City offices to close for two-week work furlough

by City News Service Dec. 17, 2025, 10:02 a.m.Dec. 17, 2025, 10:03 a.m.

Pepper Park

California Coastal Commission signs off on National City bayfront plan

by City News Service Dec. 12, 2025, 9:10 a.m.Dec. 12, 2025, 12:30 p.m.

Roosevelt Avenue

Crime

National City said a surveillance tower was stopping prostitution — but now it’s broken with no fix in sight

by JW August • Times of San Diego Nov. 23, 2025, 2:16 p.m.Nov. 24, 2025, 9:09 a.m.