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Students visiting a financial aid office and information window at Miracosta College.(File photo courtesy MiraCosta College)

California scrambles to offer new financial aid grants for short-term job training

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters June 12, 2026, 11:00 a.m.June 11, 2026, 5:33 p.m.

Federal financial aid is the engine of the country’s higher education system, pouring billions in student loans and grants into California.

New South Bay ferry service opens between Chula Vista and downtown San Diego

by Staff and Wire Reports June 1, 2026, 8:33 a.m.June 1, 2026, 10:43 a.m.

Steve Egger looks over what scientists call "the Saturn hot spot," a section of the Tijuana River where the contaminated water splashes out of pipes and creates pools of foam near his home Friday, March 6, 2026, in San Diego. (Photo by Gregory Bul/AP Photol)

Children are sick and people can’t breathe; how local leaders are responding to a sewage pollution crisis

by Deborah Brennan • CalMatters May 10, 2026, 1:00 p.m.May 8, 2026, 1:50 p.m.

Arts

A ‘moment of whimsy’ – Fern Street Circus returns to spread joy during free Neighborhood Tour

by Mireya Miner • Times of San Diego April 23, 2026, 9:15 a.m.April 23, 2026, 10:04 a.m.

A large sewer pipe discharges filthy water into a stream.

Headaches, rashes, more: Sewage pollution continues to plague South Bay schools

by Deborah Brennan • CalMatters March 26, 2026, 8:53 a.m.March 26, 2026, 8:53 a.m.

Life

High heat, broken pump lead to elevated ‘sewer gas’ smells in South Bay

by City News Service March 20, 2026, 12:08 p.m.March 20, 2026, 12:09 p.m.

Polling places are open for early voting throughout San Diego County.

School district bows out, leaving Chula Vista short of polling places, but another district steps up

by JW August • Times of San Diego March 11, 2026, 3:25 p.m.March 12, 2026, 3:23 p.m.

A large building on a corner lot with the initials "NSD" in the corner of the lawn.

South Bay’s National School District honored by state for green initiatives

by Jennifer Vigil • Times of San Diego Feb. 12, 2026, 4:10 p.m.Feb. 12, 2026, 4:10 p.m.

People indoors holding signs advocating for fair contracts.

South Bay Union teachers vote to authorize strike

by Andrea Figueroa Briseño • inewsource Jan. 22, 2026, 4:52 p.m.Jan. 23, 2026, 12:06 p.m.

Foam runs through water in sediment around a flowing river with pipes spewing rust colored water into the flow.

Supervisors call for pipe project at hotspot for Tijuana River Valley pollution

by Mireya Miner • Times of San Diego Jan. 22, 2026, 4:34 p.m.Jan. 22, 2026, 4:34 p.m.

The White House in Washington D.C. as seen across a broad expanse of lawn.

Trump issues second pardon for South Bay businesswoman convicted of fraud

by Greg Moran • inewsource Jan. 16, 2026, 7:23 p.m.May 21, 2026, 11:33 a.m.

Third Avenue in Downtown Chula Vista

Life

Chula Vista receives $1m in housing grants from city, state

by City News Service Jan. 5, 2026, 1:40 p.m.Jan. 5, 2026, 1:40 p.m.

An owl flaps its wings in front of a Living Coast Discovery Center sign

Life

Search underway for Living Coast’s next executive director

by Brooke Binkowski • Times of San Diego Jan. 5, 2026, 12:22 p.m.Jan. 5, 2026, 12:23 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.