The Latest Breaking News from San Diego

San Diego, L.A. ban plastic foam

San Diego and Los Angeles join hundreds of municipalities nationwide that are phasing out polystyrene

Salon · Dec 14, 2022

6 people accused of taking orders from Mexican Mafia face kidnapping, gun and drug charges in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A three-month investigation in southeastern San Diego resulted in charges against five men and a woman who authorities say planned violent crimes, sold drugs and stored guns in a house at the direction of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, officials announced Tuesday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 14, 2022

Swag, gift card or ‘Hamilton’ tix? This San Diego startup is reinventing worker rewards

Money is such an awkward topic. Most people who get a $250 gift card from their boss aren’t rushing to brag to coworkers or post pictures of the money on social media.

Tribune News Service · Dec 13, 2022

Jackass star Bam Margera rushed to hospital and put on a ventilator

Jackass star Bam Margera is said to be battling pneumonia and has been put on a ventilator after being taken to a hospital in San Diego earlier this week

Daily Mirror · Dec 9, 2022

Editorial: ‘Parents first’ conservatives mostly lost, but their school board bids should be a wake-up call

In dozens of school board races statewide, conservative candidates ran on a “parents first” platform that seeks to ban the teaching of America’s history of racism, referred to as “critical race theory,” and rein in government control over education. They had limited success on the Nov. 8 ballot, with scattered…

Los Angeles Times · Dec 9, 2022

How Zoom has helped Major Baseball adjust to free agency since the pandemic

SAN DIEGO — It was Tuesday afternoon, just about halfway through Major League Baseball's first in-person winter meetings in three years, and Andrew Friedman wasn't sure how to assess the three-day affair.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 9, 2022

Ben Frederickson: After beating Astros in bold strike for Contreras, Cardinals should pivot to starter

SAN DIEGO — Great job, Cardinals.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 8, 2022

Dylan Hernandez: Dodgers' puzzling offseason strategy can be justified by signing Shohei Ohtani next year

SAN DIEGO — Back in the city where their season ended, the Dodgers resorted to familiar behavior this week. Like their hitters in October, their executives froze in the batter's box at baseball's winter meetings.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 8, 2022

Padres get free agent shortstop Xander Bogaerts

SAN DIEGO — The third try was the charm.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Xander Bogaerts Deal Makes It Clear the Padres Are Now the Red Sox

After a decade in Boston, the 30-year-old shortstop accepted a reported 11-year, $280 million deal with San Diego.

Sports Illustrated · Dec 8, 2022