GUILTY! Jury Convicts Larry Millete Of Murdering Missing Chula Vista Mother Maya Millete After More Than Five Years

More than five years after Chula Vista mother Maya "May" Millete disappeared without a trace, a San Diego County jury has found her husband, Larry Millete, guilty of her murder, bringing legal accountability in one of the region's most haunting and closely watched criminal cases.

San Diego Bathroom Closures Raise New Public Access Concerns Around Mission Bay Resorts, Fitness Permits

San Diego’s decision to close nearly half of Mission Bay Park’s public restrooms was already drawing criticism as a basic sanitation and public access problem. But with closures near Paradise Point Resort - a city-owned leasehold recently fined $1 million after state officials found it had long suppressed public shoreline access - the cuts may have a quieter, more consequential effect: making public bayfront areas harder to use, harder to permit, and easier for nearby hotels and resorts to functionally dominate.

San Diego Padres Ball Girl Genevieve Ortega-Alves Selected As National League Ball Crew Leader For 2026 MLB All-Star Game

While the San Diego Padres will have limited representation on the field at this year's Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the organization will still be front and center between the lines. Major League Baseball has announced that Padres ball crew member Genevieve Ortega-Alves has been selected as the official National League Ball Crew Leader for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, one of just two Padres representatives chosen for the Midsummer Classic alongside All-Star closer Mason Miller.

Owners Of San Diego Vegan Hotspots Kindred And Mothership Rebound From University Heights Collapse With Hidden Cocktail Chamber 'Throne Room'

The same San Diego restaurateurs who watched their lavish Dreamboat and Vulture experiment implode in less than a year are betting once again that San Diegans will buy into immersive hospitality. Their newest creation, Throne Room, transforms a hidden corner of Kindred vegan bar in South Park into a medieval fantasy cocktail chamber that feels equal parts Quixote, Vulture and cinematic dungeon. 

Asa Bakery Expands Beyond San Diego's East Village With Café Pop-Up At THE LOT La Jolla

One of San Diego's most sought-after bakeries is bringing its signature pastries and handcrafted drinks to the coast. Asa Bakery will take over the walk-up café at THE LOT luxury cinema in La Jolla, giving moviegoers, morning commuters and neighborhood residents a new destination for Japanese-inspired baked goods without making the trip downtown.

Former San Diego Sheriff's Deputy Sentenced To Nearly Five Years In Federal Prison For Crippling Handcuffed Detainee And Covering It Up

A former San Diego County Sheriff's deputy who shoved a fully restrained pretrial detainee headfirst into a holding cell wall, leaving the man with a fractured spine before walking away with a smile and falsely claiming "no force was used," has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison, marking the second federal conviction of a former San Diego sheriff's deputy for violating a person's civil rights in just over a month.

San Diego Approves $44.5 Million To Market Itself As Global Tourism Competition Intensifies - Here's Where The Money Will Go

While most San Diegans never hear about it, a little-known nonprofit quietly controls tens of millions of dollars each year dedicated solely to convincing people to vacation in San Diego. This week, the San Diego Tourism Marketing District approved $44.5 million in tourism marketing investments for fiscal year 2027, funding everything from national advertising campaigns and international tourism promotion to sporting events, food festivals and cultural celebrations projected to generate more than 4.65 million hotel room nights and roughly $110 million in hotel tax revenue for the city.

Car Smashes Through Front Of San Diego Restaurant After High-Speed Crash

A speeding car crashed through the front of a San Diego restaurant Tuesday afternoon after reportedly launching over a roundabout, leaving a gaping hole in the building and extensive damage. Miraculously, it appears no one was seriously injured. Video of the dramatic crash has quickly spread across social media. 

San Diego's First Women's Sports Bar 'One Of Us' Announces Mid-July Grand Opening In Former URBN Pizza Space In North Park

After months of anticipation, San Diego's first bar dedicated to women's sports is finally ready to open its doors. One Of Us will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday, July 16, transforming the longtime home of URBN Coal Fired Pizza in North Park into a venue devoted to women's athletics, coal-fired pizza, craft cocktails and community gathering.

San Diego Police Union Blasts Civilian Oversight Commission As Tensions Over Police Accountability, Media Access And Public Trust Continue To Escalate

San Diego's increasingly contentious debate over policing took another turn this week after the San Diego Police Officers Association publicly accused the city's independent civilian oversight commission of amplifying a "one-sided narrative" about the San Diego Police Department, igniting yet another chapter in a broader struggle over accountability, transparency and who ultimately controls the public conversation surrounding law enforcement.

Juliette Bar & Restaurant Taking Over Former Camino Riviera Space In San Diego's Little Italy

A new European-inspired bar, restaurant and lounge is preparing to take over one of Little Italy's most recognizable hospitality spaces. Juliette Bar & Restaurant is in development in the former home of Camino Riviera and, before that, long-running cantina El Camino. The incoming concept is being launched by a group of Mexican restaurateurs, with San Diego hospitality veteran Matt Spencer of SDCM Restaurant Group remaining involved as a small partner.

Viral Greek Frozen Yogurt Sensation Myka Opens First San Diego Location, Drawing Huge Crowds To La Jolla

One of the world's fastest-growing dessert brands has officially arrived in San Diego, and judging by the lines that wrapped through La Jolla Village over the weekend, locals were more than ready. Myka Greek Frozen Yogurt celebrated the grand opening of its first San Diego location on Prospect Street in La Jolla this past weekend, attracting hundreds of customers eager to try the viral frozen yogurt concept that has become a social media phenomenon across the globe.

San Diego Closes Nearly Half Of Mission Bay's Public Bathrooms As Longstanding Sanitation Complaints Continue Across City

San Diego is closing nearly half the public restrooms at Mission Bay just as summer crowds arrive, but many residents say the bigger problem is that the bathrooms still open are already filthy, understocked and too few. From beach parks to the waterfront outside The Rady Shell, where thousands gather for concerts, public facilities have become a growing source of frustration. Here's which bathrooms are closing and why critics say the cuts could create an even bigger public health problem. 

Viral Shoplifting Video At Point Loma's Rare Bloom Boutique Draws Millions Of Views As San Diego Small Business Seeks Public's Help

A San Diego boutique's surveillance footage of an alleged shoplifting incident has exploded across social media, drawing millions of views in less than a day as the Point Loma retailer asks the public to help identify a woman seen taking merchandise from the store.