An investigative report by The Navarro Report Staff For more than a year, San Diego County fought in court to keep secret what its own investigators had already documented: a […]
South County’s Political Order Gets Scrambled Days Before the Filing Deadline
SAN DIEGO — A wave of last-minute retirements, entrances, and withdrawals has upended the political landscape across San Diego County’s southern, border-adjacent cities just as candidate filing closed for November’s […]
SANDAG’s New Boss Inherited a Mess. Is He Cleaning It Up — Or Just Consolidating Control?
By Jose Navarro, MBA When Mario Orso took over as CEO of the San Diego Association of Governments in June 2024, he inherited an agency in genuine crisis: a toll-collection […]
U.S. Issues Security Alert for Mexicali, Suspends Consular Activity Across the Border from Calexico
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says the warning, based on U.S. intelligence, involves a possible criminal group; officials report no confirmed imminent threat. CALEXICO — The U.S. government issued a security […]
District 2 Showdown: What Bailey and Crosby Are Actually Offering on Jobs and Homelessness
SAN DIEGO — August 23, 2026 With Councilmember Jennifer Campbell termed out, San Diego’s District 2 — stretching from Clairemont and the Midway District through Ocean Beach, Mission Beach, Old […]
San Diego’s Economy Attracts Capital, But Affordability Strain Deepens
SAN DIEGO — August 22, 2026 San Diego’s regional economy continues to draw investment capital and outperform state and national labor market benchmarks, even as a widening affordability gap threatens […]
USS Abraham Lincoln Heads Home to San Diego After Record 272-Day Deployment
SAN DIEGO The USS Abraham Lincoln is finally steaming home to Naval Base San Diego after a deployment that stretched to more than 270 consecutive days at sea, the longest […]
Not in My Backyard, Not on My Fairgrounds: Del Mar’s Affordable Housing Deal Collapses After Two Years
By Jose E. Navarro | The Navarro Report | San Diego After two years of on-again, off-again negotiations, the deal to build state-mandated affordable housing on Del Mar Fairgrounds property […]
Padres Coach’s ICE Detention Puts a Face on a Crackdown Already Reshaping Latino San Diego
By The Navarro Report When federal agents detained San Diego Padres minor-league catching coordinator Oswaldo José Pirela at the El Paso International Airport before dawn on Sunday, they arrested a […]
New City Ordinance Bars Children Under 12 From Riding E-Bikes
San Diego | Monday, August 17, 2026 A new City of San Diego ordinance took effect August 13, prohibiting children under 12 from operating Class 1, 2, or 3 electric […]