San Diego Police Overtime Scandal Exposes The City’s Broken Priorities Under Mayor Todd Gloria

San Diego City Hall has been consistently telling residents there is not enough money for libraries, recreation centers, arts organizations, cultural programming, Balboa Park institutions or even one of the city’s most beloved holiday traditions. But there is apparently still enough money for a police department where individual officers can collect staggering overtime payouts while taxpayers absorb the cost of misconduct settlements, pension obligations and an expanding enforcement apparatus that increasingly feels less like public safety than municipal extraction.

Point Loma’s Adalberto’s Mexican Food Closes After Serving San Diego Since 1988

A longtime Point Loma taco shop has closed its doors after nearly four decades serving burritos, rolled tacos, carne asada fries and late-night Mexican food to generations of San Diegans, students, military members and neighborhood regulars.

Phil’s BBQ Heads To Arizona As San Diego Barbecue Staple Expands Beyond Southern California

One of San Diego’s most recognizable restaurant brands is officially preparing to cross state lines for the first time. Phil's BBQ, the longtime local barbecue chain founded in San Diego nearly three decades ago, is planning its first location outside Southern California with a major new restaurant proposed for Chandler, Arizona.

REVIEW: The Avett Brothers, Mike Patton And A Special Night At San Diego's The Rady Shell

On Sunday night at San Diego's breathtaking The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, something beautifully strange happened. A band built on sincerity, grief, family, and front-porch Americana, The Avett Brothers, shared a stage with one of alternative music’s great shape-shifters - Mike Patton, the uncontainable voice behind Faith No More and Mr. Bungle. On paper, AVTT/PTTN reads like a joke someone would make after too many drinks. In practice, it was one of the most emotionally compelling and genuinely original live performances San Diego has seen in years.

FIRST LOOK: Four Years In The Making, San Diego’s Consortium Holdings Ready To Unveil $18 Million The Baby Grand Hotel In Coronado

San Diego's hospitality behemoth Consortium Holdings/CH Projects is ready to unveil its long-awaited Coronado hotel this week, and The Baby Grand may already be one of the most ambitious hospitality projects San Diego has ever seen. From hidden champagne bars and iridescent clamshell beds to jungle-like courtyards and a lobby that feels pulled from a European fever dream, Arsalun Tafazoli’s newest creation transforms the former La Avenida Inn in Coronado into something entirely transportive. Following the Michelin Key success of the Lafayette Hotel, Baby Grand signals that CH Projects is no longer just shaping San Diego nightlife, it’s redefining boutique hospitality on an international level.

San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (May 1 - May 7) Due To County Health Department Inspections

This is the weekly list of San Diego County restaurants and food facilities that have faced temporary closures and downgraded status due to health inspections from May 1 - May 7, 2026.

San Diego’s Beloved December Nights Balboa Park Holiday Tradition Could Be Axed Amid Mayor Todd Gloria’s Deepening Budget Crisis

One of San Diego’s most cherished holiday traditions may soon become collateral damage in what many increasingly describe as the unraveling of Mayor Todd Gloria’s administration. Under Gloria’s proposed 2026-27 budget, the city’s iconic December Nights festival in Balboa Park would effectively be dismantled, with the mayor proposing the elimination of the city position responsible for organizing and executing the massive two-day event that annually draws roughly 300,000 visitors to Balboa Park.

San Diego’s Historic Las Cuatro Milpas Officially Returns May 12 Following Turbulent Year Of Health Closures, Tax Debt Revelations And Controversial Property Sale

After months of uncertainty, denial, backlash, financial controversy, and fears that one of San Diego’s most iconic restaurants was gone forever, Las Cuatro Milpas has officially announced its grand reopening date.

Google Opens First-Ever San Diego Store At Fashion Valley As Tech Giant Deepens Local Expansion And AI Push

Google has officially planted a major physical retail flag in San Diego, opening the company’s first-ever local Google Store at Fashion Valley Mall as the tech giant accelerates its national brick-and-mortar strategy and positions Southern California as a key hub for its growing hardware and artificial intelligence ecosystem.

Disney Cruise Crew Arrested In San Diego Child Pornography Sting Just Days After Company Announced Major Local Expansion

What began as a shocking scene witnessed by families disembarking from a Disney cruise ship in downtown San Diego has now exploded into a disturbing international child exploitation investigation involving nearly 30 cruise ship workers removed from vessels by federal authorities with allegations of child pornography.

‘Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives’ Favorite Nutmeg Bakery Expanding Again With New San Diego Location In Bay Park

After surviving rising costs, relocating one of its core operations, and receiving a national spotlight from Guy Fieri’s “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives,” San Diego’s beloved Nutmeg Bakery & Cafe is preparing for another major expansion, this time bringing its popular pastries, brunch dishes, and gluten-friendly baked goods to Bay Park.

Loving Hut To Close San Diego Vegan Restaurant After 16 Years In North Park

Loving Hut, one of San Diego’s longest-running fully vegan restaurants, will permanently close its North Park location on May 15 after 16 years in business.

New York Frozen Yogurt Chain 16 Handles Expanding Into San Diego County With First-Ever California Locations

A frozen yogurt chain born in Manhattan at the height of the late-2000s froyo craze is officially making its way to San Diego County, as 16 Handles prepares to enter California for the first time with two planned locations in North County.

San Diego Gaslamp’s Hasta Mañana Cantina Listed For Sale, Ownership Says “We Are Not Closing”

Less than a two years after opening in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter, Verant Group hospitality's Hasta Mañana Cantina has quietly been brought to market, sparking rumors of a potential closure.