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    Homeowners ask judge to block proposed San Diego trash fee, calling it an unlawful tax

    San Diego residents ask questions about a new trash fee proposal during a forum on Monday, April 7, 2025 in San Diego, California.   (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
    Their lawsuit alleges the proposed fees violate a state law that limits charges to cost-for-service.
    San Diego residents ask questions about a new trash fee proposal during a forum on Monday, April 7, 2025 in San Diego, California.   (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
    People fish off the Shelter Island Pier on San Diego Bay a clear, sunny afternoon on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.  (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Expect unseasonably warm weather this week across San Diego County

    Police investigate after an officer-involved shooting on Dawes Street in Pacific Beach on May 8. (Meg McLaughlin / U-T file)

    San Diego police officer who shot man allegedly armed with axe in Pacific Beach identified

    Mission Bay Park seen on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 in San Diego, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    In May budget revision, Gloria pulls back on police cuts but sticks with cuts to parks, libraries

    By David Garrick
    May 14, 2025 at 12:07 p.m.
    If the mayor's budget is adopted, this would be the first time in many years...
    Curtis Williamson, 16. (Courtesy of San Diego County Crime Stoppers)

    Reward offered in teen’s 1997 Mission Bay drowning death, ruled a homicide

    By City News Service
    May 14, 2025 at 10:02 a.m.
    Curtis Williamson, 16, was killed during a large fight at Crown Point Shores Beach
    Police investigate along Dawes Street near the Pacific Beach Taylor Branch Library on Thursday following an officer-involved shooting. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    San Diego police shoot man allegedly wielding axe in Pacific Beach

    By Caleb Lunetta
    May 9, 2025 at 11:49 a.m.
    The suspect had threatened library patrons with the weapon prior to the shooting, authorities say
    Phyllis Brady, Carole Wagoner and Diane Martin. (Milan Kovacevic)

    Pacific Beach Woman’s Club raises $23K through High Tea

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    April 30, 2025 at 5:13 p.m.
    The Pacific Beach Woman’s Club held its fourth annual High Tea fundraiser on April 26...
    Pizza will be among offerings during the Coast of PB Restaurant Walk on May 14. (Getty Images)

    Coast of PB Restaurant Walk returns on May 14

    By Reyna Huff
    April 30, 2025 at 10:51 a.m.
    Discover PB is once again hosting the annual Coast of PB Restaurant Walk on from...
    Ahi poke taco and a local white sea bass taco, both from Nico’s Fish Market. (Courtesy of Nico Gibbons)

    On the Menu: Nico’s Fish Market offers fresh caught local fish daily in Pacific Beach

    By Regina Elling
    April 29, 2025 at 2:33 p.m.
    As a youngster growing up in San Diego, Nicholas “Nico” Gibbons fell in love with...
    To report a non-emergency crime, call the San Diego Police Department at 619-531-2000 or 858-484-3154. In an emergency, dial 911. (File)

    Police investigating shooting at Mission Bay public restrooms

    By Karen Kucher
    April 29, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.
    One person was injured in the shooting on Vacation Isle Tuesday
    People paddle board near De Anza Cove in Mission Bay as the sun sets on a warm, winter day on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    San Diego’s grand plan to revamp Mission Bay stalls over impasse with Coastal Commission

    By David Garrick
    May 1, 2025 at 7:21 a.m.
    Seven months ago, the state agency asked for more details. The city is still preparing...
    Liz Gary, left, teaching how to make vegan spring rolls during her free vegan cooking class on April 13 in the Pacific Beach/Taylor Library. (Sierra Knoch)

    Learn easy vegan cooking in free classes at the Pacific Beach Library

    By Sierra Knoch
    April 27, 2025 at 8:33 a.m.
    The Pacific Beach Library is offering free monthly vegan cooking classes through June.
    (Getty Images)

    Trevor Branch, Spencer Morton named Mission Bay High’s top graduates for 2025

    By Cyril A. Reinicke
    April 26, 2025 at 12:45 p.m.
    Mission Bay High School has announced Trevor Branch as valedictorian and Spencer Morton as salutatorian...
    Pacific Beach author Kristi Hong, whose real name is Stephanie Chen, holding her new romance novel “The Teacher’s Match.” (Courtesy of Kristi Hong)

    Kristi Hong’s new romance book was inspired by a Pacific Beach school

    By Elaine Alfaro
    April 25, 2025 at 5:21 p.m.
    A Pacific Beach elementary school has served as inspiration for author Kristi Hong’s first romance...
    Holding police appreciation yard signs are Marcella Teran (Pacific Beach & Mission Beach Neighborhood Watch Coordinator) kneeling in front, with Denise Friedman (PB Town Council), Ronda Kirlin, Steve Ritz, Rob Hall (Say San Diego), Jan Cronin (Retired Senior Volunteer Patrol), Lindsay Weiner and Jim Menders (Graffiti Buster Committee). (Courtesy of Marcella Teran)

    Pacific Beach residents can show police appreciation

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    April 24, 2025 at 2:09 p.m.
    Pacific Beach residents can show their appreciation for the San Diego Police Department by displaying...
    (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

    Pacific Beach students earn college recognition

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    April 24, 2025 at 1:09 p.m.
    Students from the Pacific Beach and Mission Beach area have been recognized by their colleges...
    Kiwanian Tony Bayona, teacher Karen Clifford, honoree Johnie Gail Nguyen and parents Lindsay and Johnny Nguyen. (Jim Moore)

    Pacific Beach Kiwanians honor a Sessions Elementary student for leadership

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    April 24, 2025 at 11:51 a.m.
    The Pacific Beach Kiwanis Club recently honored a student from Sessions Elementary through its “Student...
    Volunteers from Pacific Life Church ready to begin graffiti removal in Pacific Beach during the 12th annual clean-up in 2022. (File photo B.J. Coleman)

    Pacific Beach Town Council discusses alcohol licenses, parking meter fees

    By Steven Mihailovich
    April 24, 2025 at 10:27 a.m.
    Alcohol licenses, parking meter fees and graffiti were among the topics discussed during the Pacific...
    Overgrown, dry brush lines the 47th Street Canyon in City Heights on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    San Diego is still failing to overhaul how it manages brush to prevent fires

    By David Garrick
    April 24, 2025 at 9:54 a.m.
    Years after an audit called for major changes, most of its recommendations still haven't been...
    Mission Bay High School’s “Mediums of Mental Health” team members Tegan Grzyb, Yemaya Bruce and Natalie Chen recording a podcast to destigmatize the conversation around teens and young people seeking help with mental health issues. (Gloria Cota)

    Mission Bay High’s Mediums of Mental Health continues its work in Pacific Beach and beyond

    By Cyril A. Reinicke
    April 24, 2025 at 1:46 p.m.
    Mission Bay High’s Mediums of Mental Health team has expanded its outreach efforts to more...
    A look at the intersection of Main Street, Schley Street and 26th Street on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in San Diego. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    San Diego OKs sweeping plan to make streets safer and residents less car-dependent

    By David Garrick
    April 23, 2025 at 11:28 a.m.
    The mobility master plan the council approved Tuesday would add neighborhood shuttles, roundabouts, sidewalk improvements,...
    generic-arrest-crime-scene-08_8a72d9

    Pacific Beach crime log – March 2025

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    April 22, 2025 at 11:48 a.m.
    Reported crimes in the 92109 ZIP code during March 2025 according to crimemapping.com.
    The San Diego Police Department’s Police Plaza in San Diego on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    ‘Grievous mistake’: Residents, council slam Gloria’s cuts to police, parks, arts, libraries

    By David Garrick
    April 23, 2025 at 4:06 p.m.
    Some council members objected in particular to the mayor's plan to cut library and recreation...
    A woman with a dog at Grape Street Dog Park in South Park on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    City park problem? Broken EV charger? Now you can complain to San Diego about it

    By David Garrick
    April 22, 2025 at 12:46 p.m.
    The city is expanding the types of gripes its popular Get It Done app can...
    Waiting for the hunt to begin. (Milan Kovacevic)

    Pacific Beach children have fun at rec center’s annual egg hunt

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    April 15, 2025 at 8:25 p.m.
    Photos from the Pacific Beach Recreation Center's 2025 Spring Egg Hunt.
    Fifth grade leadership team members Clara Aquilar, Kendra Livingston, Emily Conner and Delaney Earp creating a poster for PB Elementary School’s spirit week. (Cyril A. Reinicke)

    Pacific Beach Elementary to honor penguins, their school mascot

    By Cyril A. Reinicke
    April 15, 2025 at 12:03 p.m.
    Pacific Beach Elementary students are gearing up to honor their school’s mascot — and real-life...
    San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria delivers his annual State of the City speech in January. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Gloria proposes deep cuts to libraries, arts, recreation to close gaping budget deficit

    By David Garrick
    April 15, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.
    The $112 million in proposed cuts would eliminate nearly 250 jobs. But police and fire...
    Dwayne Bullock, left, speaks before the San Diego City Council as it considers a proposed monthly fee the city may start charging single-family homes on July 1. The meeting was held at the Civic Theatre in Downtown on Monday, April 14, 2025, in San Diego, California. (Alejandro Tamayo / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    On split vote, San Diego council advances nearly $48-a-month home trash pickup fee

    By David Garrick
    April 18, 2025 at 4:19 a.m.
    But council members expressed reservations and criticized the independent budget analyst's much lower initial estimate...
    Dylan Carneiro, daytime manager at Mountain Spirits Liquor Store on Main Street in Julian, picks up bottles that fell in the back store room from the 5.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the area Monday morning.  (John Gastaldo / For The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Magnitude 5.2 earthquake northeast of San Diego shakes most of Southern California

    By Gary Robbins
    April 15, 2025 at 1:00 a.m.
    The temblor's epicenter was immediately south of the Elsinore fault zone
    Ian Ralph, assistant management analyst of environmental services, left, answers questions from Point Loma resident Renee Kuerbis about a new trash fee proposal that the City will soon vote during a forum on Monday, April 7, 2025 in San Diego.   (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    San Diego cuts trash pickup price after residents balk. Here’s what it could now cost.

    By David Garrick
    April 9, 2025 at 5:46 p.m.
    To reduce the proposed fees, the city is not eliminating or scaling back any of the...
    San Diego officials are scrambling to figure out how to fix or replace the 43-year-old Mission Beach lifeguard station, which is in such bad shape structurally that it’s been declared a threat to public health and safety.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Can the Mission Beach lifeguard tower be saved?

    By David Garrick
    April 22, 2025 at 4:01 p.m.
    City officials say the dilapidated structure poses 'an imminent threat to public health and safety'...
    Judy Trussell, Marilyn Brennan and Toni Laurence at the PBWC’s High Tea in 2023. (Criselda Yee)

    Pacific Beach Woman’s Club High Tea to raise scholarship money

    By Regina Elling
    April 4, 2025 at 7:36 p.m.
    The Pacific Beach Woman’s Club hosts its fourth annual High Tea fundraiser on Saturday, April...
    Pictured are South Shores Park and Fiesta Island on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Ana Ramirez / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Mission Bay leaders pump the brakes on city effort to develop long-toxic shoreline

    By David Garrick
    April 4, 2025 at 6:10 p.m.
    'People are walking around with knowledge there is toxic waste somewhere under the ground in...
    (Getty Images)

    Shoreline Community Services to hold annual Black Tie Bingo fundraiser

    By Reyna Huff
    April 3, 2025 at 7:30 a.m.
    Shoreline Community Services’ annual Black Tie Bingo fundraiser will be held April 25 at the...
    Pacific Beach Woman’s Club members at their organization’s 130th anniversary celebration on March 5. (Courtesy of Ellen Citrano)

    Pacific Beach Woman’s Club celebrates 130 years

    By Regina Elling
    April 4, 2025 at 7:37 p.m.
    For 130 years, members of the Pacific Beach Woman’s Club have been supporting charitable and...
    A strawberry rhubarb kolache at Kendall’s Kitchen World Cafe. (Robert Ortiz)

    On the Menu: Kendall’s Kitchen World Cafe brings European pastries to Pacific Beach

    By Regina Elling
    April 2, 2025 at 7:54 a.m.
    Kendall's Kitchen World Cafe brings European pastries such as kolache (sweet fruit pastries) and klobasneks...
    “What’s for Dinner?” by Nona Perrin. (Courtesy of Nona Perrin)

    Nona Perrin presents ‘Let’s Get Wild!’ art exhibit at Pacific Beach Library

    By Elaine Alfaro
    April 1, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.
    Pacific Beach artist and resident Nona Perrin is presenting her "Let's Get Wild" art exhibit...
    (Courtesy of Girl Scouts San Diego)

    Pacific Beach Girl Scouts chosen as Emerging Leaders

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    April 1, 2025 at 1:27 p.m.
    Two Pacific Beach Girl Scouts have been named Emerging Leaders by Girl Scouts San Diego.
    Checking out the eggs they collected at Pacific Beach Rec Center’s 2024 egg hunt were Abigail Borg, Harper Murphy, Kayson Barnes, Scarlett Murphy and Sara Barnes. (Milan Kovacevic)

    Pacific Beach Rec Center’s egg hunt is April 5

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    March 28, 2025 at 2:15 p.m.
    The Pacific Beach Recreation Center hosts its annual Spring Egg Hunt from 9 a.m. to...
    Kiwanian Tony Bayona, mother Niki Kypri, honoree Aimilia Elugbadebo, teachers Nancy Peters and Sydney Arthur, honoree Finn Robertson, parents Alyssa and Taylor Robertson with Finn’s sisters Rowan and Maren, honoree Ellie Chen and father Eddie Chen. (Jim Moore)

    Pacific Beach Kiwanians honor elementary students

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    March 27, 2025 at 2:51 p.m.
    The Pacific Beach Kiwanis Club recently honored four students through its “Student of the Month”...
    Shoppers unload groceries outside Smart & Final at the Village Plaza Center on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 in Carlsbad, CA. (Meg McLaughlin / The San Diego Union-Tribune)

    San Diego bans digital-only grocery coupons

    By David Garrick
    March 28, 2025 at 6:33 a.m.
    The City Council voted 8-0 in favor of the new law this week, despite strong...
    (Getty Images)

    Sessions Elementary, Pacific Beach Middle School earn Purple Star honor

    By Cyril A. Reinicke
    March 26, 2025 at 11:48 a.m.
    Pacific Beach Middle School and Sessions Elementary have been named Purple Star Schools due to...
    The City of San Diego has to close a projected $258 million deficit in its fiscal year 2026 budget. (Getty Images)

    City of San Diego’s budget deficit explained to Pacific Beach residents

    By Steven Mihailovich
    March 25, 2025 at 5:12 p.m.
    Pacific Beach residents heard from City of San Diego finance experts details of the city’s...
    Martina Torrez, Armando Rojas, Mireya Inda, Vania Rojas-Earp and Tim Earp. (Milan Kovacevic)

    Pacific Beach community gathers for annual Casino Night and Gala

    By Elizabeth Marie Himchak
    March 25, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.
    Discover PB’s annual Casino Night and Gala drew 120 attendees to the William D. Evans...
    A doctor examines the x-rays of a tuberculosis (TB) patient at a TB clinic. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

    Tuberculosis cases continue to increase in San Diego County

    By Paul Sisson
    March 25, 2025 at 11:11 a.m.
    Local elimination effort works to increase detection of latent infections

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