San Diego's Katsuya KO Faces $307K Rent Demand, Eviction Case And Contractor Lawsuits

One of San Diego's splashiest new restaurant openings is facing mounting questions over its finances only months after its debut, as Katsuya KO at Westfield UTC confronts an eviction action tied to an alleged $307,596.29 in unpaid rent and related lease charges, two separate construction-related lawsuits involving mechanics' liens and the fallout from a viral artist nonpayment dispute that SBE says has now been resolved.

San Diego's Catamaran Resort Turns Public Mission Bay Beach Into Playground For Private Corporate Takeover

A massive private corporate event for Discount Tire took over San Diego's Catamaran Resort for several days this week, closing the Pacific Beach hotel to the general public while erecting a large concert stage along Mission Bay, installing multiple tournament-style volleyball courts on the public beach and culminating in a surprise Tuesday-night fireworks display that nearby residents say occurred without warning.

Sushi Tadokoro To Become Omakase-Only Restaurant In San Diego's Old Town

One of San Diego's most acclaimed sushi restaurants is entering a new era. Sushi Tadokoro, the intimate Old Town-area Japanese restaurant that became the city's first sushi destination to earn a Michelin star, will eliminate its lunch and à la carte menus and transition entirely to an omakase-only dining experience beginning this October.

REVIEW: Mt. Joy Returns To San Diego's The Rady Shell And Somehow Gets Even Better

There is a particular pleasure in seeing a band twice when the first time was essentially an introduction and the second feels like meeting an old friend. That was Mt. Joy at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park this week. I walked into their August 2025 San Diego show knowing some songs and walked out impressed. Less than a year later, I came back genuinely loving this band. It turns out familiarity doesn't diminish Mt. Joy's live show. It makes the whole strange, sprawling thing hit much harder.

Fish Guts Founder Pablo Becker Opening Two New Restaurants In San Diego's Barrio LoganThis Fall

The chef behind one of Barrio Logan's most acclaimed taco shops is doubling down on the neighborhood. Fish Guts founder Pablo Becker is preparing to open two new restaurants within steps of his tiny seafood taqueria this fall, including a lunch-only sandwich shop upstairs and a meat-focused taco restaurant directly across Logan Avenue.

17-Year-Old Junior Lifeguard Fighting For His Life After Breaking Neck In San Diego Training Accident

A 17-year-old junior lifeguard intern who returned to San Diego each summer for the program he loved is fighting for his life after a routine training exercise ended in a catastrophic accident on his final day. Finn Renard broke his neck and suffered a severe spinal cord injury after diving into shallow ocean water on July 31, beginning a nearly three-week ICU battle that has now escalated to life support using ECMO as his family and the San Diego lifeguard community rally around him.

San Diego Sheriff Blocks ICE From Training At County Facilities After Controversial Board Vote

San Diego County Sheriff Kelly Martinez has barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from using Sheriff's facilities for training and firearms qualifications, drawing a sharp distinction between ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection as local leaders confront the Trump administration's escalating immigration enforcement campaign. 

San Diego's Nearly 50-Year-Old Old Venice Restaurant Ordered Closed Over Vermin

One of Point Loma's most enduring restaurants has been ordered to temporarily close for the second time in barely a month. County health records show Old Venice Restaurant was shut down Monday after inspectors documented a major vermin violation, continuing a series of vermin-related findings dating back to June.

San Diego Padres Coach Detained By ICE As DHS Says He Overstayed U.S. Stay

A San Diego Padres employee who has lived and worked in the United States for more than a decade remains in federal immigration custody after being detained while returning home from a work trip, with the Department of Homeland Security now saying he overstayed his authorized stay by more than eight years. The family of Oswaldo José Pirela, the Padres' 34-year-old minor league catching coordinator and father of two U.S.-born daughters, disputes the government's characterization, saying he has been pursuing asylum and receiving work authorization through the immigration system for years.

San Diego's Moe Coffee Faces Questions After Customers Flag Apparent Double Sales Tax Charges

A viral Reddit post is raising questions about Moe Coffee after a transaction from its North Park location appeared to charge roughly twice San Diego's sales tax rate. Other users say they were able to reproduce the apparent discrepancy online, although the explanation may be as simple as a point-of-sale configuration error.

Waymo Gets Final Green Light For Driverless Robotaxis In San Diego As Public Launch Nears

The driverless cars San Diegans have increasingly spotted roaming local streets are no longer merely preparing for a hypothetical future. Waymo has now cleared the final major state regulatory hurdle needed to charge passengers for fully autonomous rides in San Diego, putting the region on the verge of becoming one of America's largest robotaxi markets, despite a months-long effort by local transit officials to stop or restrict the rollout.

REVIEW: Noah Kahan's The Great Divide Tour At San Diego's Petco Park Left Me With A "Great Divide" Of My Own

Noah Kahan filled Petco Park with more than 40,000 people Monday night and somehow turned a baseball stadium into group therapy with acoustic guitars. I should probably hate this. Instead, somewhere between "Northern Attitude," "Dial Drunk" and an absolutely enormous eight-minute "Stick Season," I found myself scream-singing along with everyone else, confronting an inconvenient truth: maybe the sensitive bearded folk-pop guy with expensive tickets and a catalog full of emotional damage is actually very good.

San Diego's Ballast Point Brewing Company Avoids Immediate “Operational Collapse” As $3 Million Loan War Heads To Next Phase

San Diego's once-billion-dollar Ballast Point Brewing appears to have escaped the immediate threat of financial collapse that surfaced in court filings earlier this summer, but the extraordinary battle over the brewery's ownership and approximately $3 million in disputed loans is far from over. A court injunction has reportedly stopped collection efforts for now, while a September deposition and October hearing could begin answering one question that remains conspicuously unresolved: why were the millions borrowed in the first place?