California's PAGA Lawsuits Are A Quiet Killer Of San Diego Restaurants - And The State Gets A Cut

California's PAGA system puts restaurants at risk of multiplying labor penalties while the state receives 65% of recoveries, adding another threat to San Diego's already fragile dining industry.

Tiny North County San Diego Taqueria Named One Of America's 50 Favorite Restaurants By The New York Times

One of the best restaurants in America, according to The New York Times, isn't a Michelin-starred dining room in Los Angeles, a celebrity-chef destination or an impossible-to-book tasting menu. It's a tiny, family-run taqueria in San Diego's North County where a husband-and-wife team grows much of its own produce, makes tortillas from scratch and serves slow-cooked Mexican stews in tacos and burritos.

Federal Authorities Charge 12 In Alleged $10 Million San Diego "Ghost Daycare" Fraud Scheme

A massive federal investigation has landed squarely in San Diego County, where prosecutors have charged 12 people with allegedly siphoning more than $10 million intended to help low-income families pay for childcare through licensed home daycare businesses that investigators say sometimes had few - or no - children actually present.

LeBron James Invests In San Diego-Born Mike's Red Tacos As Birria Brand Eyes Nationwide Empire

What started as a San Diego food truck selling red-stained birria tacos has now attracted one of the most famous athletes on the planet. LeBron James has invested in Mike's Red Tacos, adding considerable star power and restaurant-industry connections to the homegrown brand as it embarks on an aggressive nationwide franchise expansion. 

San Diego's Swells Sourdough Bakery To Open First Brick-And-Mortar In Little Italy

A popular San Diego farmers market bakery known for its naturally fermented sourdough breads, hand-rolled bagels and sweet treats is preparing to make the jump to a permanent storefront, and it won't be straying far from one of the markets where it has cultivated a loyal following.

Arizona-Based Cartel Roasting Co. To Open First San Diego Café In Encinitas

A prominent Arizona-born specialty coffee roaster is continuing its push into Southern California, with public records indicating Cartel Roasting Co. will open its first San Diego County café in Encinitas, replacing longtime sandwich shop Moto Deli along North Coast Highway 101.

Battle Erupts In Rancho Santa Fe Over 168-Unit Senior Community As Residents Fight To Preserve Wealthy Rural Enclave

One of San Diego County's wealthiest and most exclusive communities has become the battleground for an increasingly bitter development fight, as a well-organized group of Rancho Santa Fe residents mounts an aggressive campaign to stop a proposed 168-unit luxury senior living and memory-care community that would become the first development of its kind inside the historic Covenant.

San Diego Megachurch Pastor Claimed Prayer Cured Cancer - Then Says He Went To Tijuana For His Own Cancer Treatment

A series of sermons by Awaken Church founder Jurgen Matthesius is drawing renewed attention after the San Diego megachurch pastor described seemingly miraculous cancer healings involving an elderly man and a young child - before revealing in another sermon that when he himself developed Stage 2 cancer, he spent months undergoing treatment at a cancer hospital in Tijuana.

San Diego Restaurants Closures & Downgrades This Week (September 4 - September 10) Due To County Health Department Inspections

One of San Diego County’s hottest new restaurants joins a popular North Park restaurant, a Carmel Valley sushi spot and a coastal pizza bar on this week’s list of 12 San Diego County restaurants and food facilities temporarily closed or downgraded following health inspections from September 4 - September 10, 2026. 

Who Owns The Shore? La Jolla Cove's Sea Lion Debate Is Really About Something Much Bigger

At first glance, the argument consuming La Jolla appears remarkably simple: there are sea lions on a beach, people are getting too close to them, and something needs to be done. But almost nothing about La Jolla Cove is actually that simple.

San Diego’s Most Extra Tea House Is Coming To Mission Hills, Complete With $222 Monthly Memberships For ‘High Performers’

With the upcoming opening of Inochi Tea House, Mission Hills is getting an ultra-luxe Japanese tea house with memberships, neuroaesthetics and "high vibration" conversations for San Diego's high performers.

Christian Police Group Abruptly Dissolves After Backlash Over Hiring Disgraced San Diego Deputy

A San Diego Christian organization that spent nearly four decades ministering to law-enforcement officers has apparently vanished almost overnight, dissolving just days after widespread outrage erupted over its decision to make a disgraced former sheriff's deputy convicted of abusing women while on duty one of its chaplains.

QDOBA Planning Massive San Diego Expansion With 17 New Restaurants Across County

San Diego's already crowded burrito wars are about to get considerably bigger, as fast-casual Mexican chain QDOBA Mexican Eats has signed a sweeping development agreement to open 17 new restaurants throughout San Diego County, potentially transforming what is currently a relatively small local presence into one of the brand's larger regional footprints.

Monster Bluefin Tuna Approaching 500 Pounds Caught Off San Diego In Historic Week For Local Fishing

San Diego fishermen landed two monster bluefin tuna in days, including a nearly 500-pound giant now headed to Herb & Wood in Little Italy.