Today is the last day to board the Cuauhtemoc in San Diego
The Mexican Navy's tall ship closes three days of free public tours at 8 p.m. tonight before sailing on. No reservation is needed at 1492 N. Harbor Drive.
June Ashford · Oct. 4
Padres drop the NLDS opener 3-2 as France's possible go-ahead homer dies on the Milwaukee roof
William Contreras homered in the seventh for the winning run, and Ty France's ninth-inning drive struck a roof cable and was caught for an out. Game 2 is Sunday in Milwaukee, with Michael King facing Logan Henderson.
Sadie Whitaker · Oct. 4
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Aztecs storm back from 17-3 down to stun Texas State 31-29 in their first Pac-12 game
San Diego State trailed by 14 at halftime Saturday at Snapdragon Stadium, then outscored the Bobcats 28-12 in the second half to snap a three-game losing streak.
Tessa Lindqvist · Oct. 4
Padres open the NLDS in Milwaukee tonight, with Robbie Ray staring down Jacob Misiorowski
San Diego swept the Cubs, Milwaukee rested with the best record in baseball, and the Padres, who took four of six regular-season meetings, now face Milwaukee in the postseason for the first time. Game 1 starts at 5:30 p.m. PT on FS1; the series shifts to Petco Park for Game 3 on Tuesday.
Sadie Whitaker · Oct. 3
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The county's new consumer protection unit opens with three lawsuits: online platforms and ghost guns
Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer announced the launch of the Consumer Fairness and Public Protection division, the county's first dedicated civil enforcement office, with lawsuits targeting two online platforms over child safety and a manufacturer over ghost-gun parts. She details the cases Monday at the County Administration Center.
Ansel Pritchard · Oct. 3
ACLU sues San Diego over license-plate cameras, calling the system mass surveillance
Vernon Doyle · Oct. 1
Chamber opposes 92 percent hike in city's per-employee wage fee
Vernon Doyle · Sept. 30
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Border · Analysis
The border crossing that keeps slipping
SANDAG has talked about a phased opening as early as late 2027. Its own business case says early 2028. Either way, the region is still waiting.
Stanton Webb · Sept. 20
San Ysidro's motorcycle lane had a rough first day
Stanton Webb · Sept. 16
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Miramar is the city's front porch to the military
The 2026 air show ran September 25 through 27 at the Marine Corps air station in the middle of the city. For a weekend, the fence line disappeared.
Daniel Torrance · Sept. 28
A submarine's new homeport is Point Loma
Daniel Torrance · Sept. 17
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Science · Analysis
Illumina's long road back
The sequencer maker reported $1.159 billion in second-quarter revenue, up 9.5 percent. The GRAIL saga is over. The recovery is not.
Rhea Nair · Sept. 28
A national rare-disease center, in San Diego's backyard
Rhea Nair · Sept. 27
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Coast · Analysis
Holding the bluffs while the railroad plans its exit
SANDAG has spent two decades and five stabilization projects keeping the Del Mar bluffs under the tracks. Phase 5, at roughly $88 million, buys time for the permanent fix: moving the rails off the bluffs entirely.
Olive Bramwell · Sept. 28
The river that keeps closing the beaches
Olive Bramwell · Sept. 27
Culture
All storiesPadres drop the NLDS opener 3-2 as France's possible go-ahead homer dies on the Milwaukee roof
William Contreras homered in the seventh for the winning run, and Ty France's ninth-inning drive struck a roof cable and was caught for an out. Game 2 is Sunday in Milwaukee, with Michael King facing Logan Henderson.
Sadie Whitaker · Oct. 4
Today is the last day to board the Cuauhtemoc in San Diego
June Ashford · Oct. 4
Aztecs storm back from 17-3 down to stun Texas State 31-29 in their first Pac-12 game
Tessa Lindqvist · Oct. 4
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Why San Diego needs a Chronicle
A new daily record for America's eighth-largest city.
The Editorial Board · Sept. 28
Column
The housing math does not care about your feelings
San Diego must permit 13,500 homes a year. The arithmetic does not negotiate.
Harold Vance · Sept. 28
Column
The border is San Diego's economic engine. Start treating it like one.
More than 130,000 legal crossings a day, and we still make people wait in line for hours.
Harold Vance · Sept. 27
Column
The trolley proved San Diego can build big things. Remember that.
Eleven miles, nine stations, $2.1 billion, on time. The city did the hard thing once.
Harold Vance · Sept. 26
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