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Sorority Members Harassed After UCSB Murders

SANTA BARBARA, California — “It’s really hard watching it all play out on social media,” said University of California Santa Barbara student Lindsay. Lindsay is friendly with members of the Tri Delta sorority, which lost two of its members, Veronika

Sorority Members Harassed After UCSB Murders

U.S. Military Defeats British Forces–in Surfing

America’s finest military surfers faced off against Britain’s best in the first international edition of the Red Bull Rivals Surf Competition off Camp Pendleton in California on Saturday, May 24. First place went to the men and woman of the

U.S. Military Defeats British Forces–in Surfing

Conflict and Comfort: Memorial Day in Santa Barbara (Photos)

The photos presented were taken this Memorial Day weekend in Isla Vista, near Santa Barbara, California, by Breitbart News’ Michelle Moons at the sites of Friday’s deadly rampage by 22-year-old Elliot Rodger. Memorials and vigils sprang up–some with competing messages–as

Conflict and Comfort: Memorial Day in Santa Barbara (Photos)

Unanswered Door Holds Some Safe from Santa Barbara Attacks

SANTA BARBARA, California — Death descended upon the Isla Vista community in southern California Friday night as a murderous young man reportedly played out his narcissistic plan, echoing sentiments from his disturbing manifesto. Crossing the paths of obsession and death,

Unanswered Door Holds Some Safe from Santa Barbara Attacks

Candidate for CA Lieutenant Governor: Voter ID Not Anti-Latino

California candidate for Lieutenant Governor, Ron Nehring, spoke Tuesday night to the Latino American Political Association of San Diego, a bipartisan group, and recounted why his German immigrant father would have supported voter ID.  Nehring went on to recount serving

Candidate for CA Lieutenant Governor: Voter ID Not Anti-Latino

Fatigued Firefighters Meet Great Appreciation from San Diego Residents

Cooling temperatures and ocean breezes are providing welcome relief to hot, tired California firefighters who have spent the past week fighting fires across San Diego County. San Diego residents have been expressing their thanks for the firefighters’ heroic efforts. Atop

Fatigued Firefighters Meet Great Appreciation from San Diego Residents

San Diego Fires Die Down as Arson Investigation Heats Up

A local landscaper allegedly witnessed the start of the Carlsbad fire and saw someone in a golf cart fleeing the scene, stopping to watch the flames for a brief time. Three suspects have been arrested on suspicion of arson in

San Diego Fires Die Down as Arson Investigation Heats Up

Report: Almost All SD Fires Have 'Suspicious Ignition Point'

Almost all of the fires that have raged in San Diego county over the past several days are now suspected of having a ‘suspicious ignition point,’ according to 10 News KGTV, the city’s local ABC News affiliate. County Supervisor Bill Horn

Report: Almost All SD Fires Have 'Suspicious Ignition Point'

Homes Destroyed, Thousands Evacuated as Fires Rage in San Diego County

Fires roared across at least six areas in San Diego County on Wednesday. Homes were lost, and evacuations ordered throughout the county, including residential areas, schools, and Carlsbad’s Legoland theme park.  California State University San Marcos is now being evacuated

Homes Destroyed, Thousands Evacuated as Fires Rage in San Diego County

CA-52: DeMaio Admits Copying, Hits Peters over Pensions

Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio has acknowledged that a report he presented to the press as his own, and that the National Journal said appeared to be plagiarized, should have credited the Journal as the source. DeMaio told the Journal that

CA-52: DeMaio Admits Copying, Hits Peters over Pensions

Lesbians Marry in San Diego, Sue in Alabama

Lesbian Alabama partners Kim McKeand and Cari Searcy are challenging Alabama’s laws, suing to have their California marriage legitimized in their home state to facilitate Searcy’s adoption of McKeand’s child. The two women won a contest to travel to California

Lesbians Marry in San Diego, Sue in Alabama

Proposal to Reopen Railroad to Mexico Gains Steam

U.S. and Mexican investors have been working together to resurrect a dilapidated cross-border rail line that runs from Plaster City, CA through Mexico and back up to San Diego, as reported in early 2013 by the San Diego Union-Tribune. Recently

Proposal to Reopen Railroad to Mexico Gains Steam

Veterans' Cemetery at San Diego's Fort Rosencrans Reaches Full Capacity

Overlooking the ocean and the city of San Diego sits beautiful Fort Rosecrans Cemetery, home to 110,000 military and select family-member gravesites. Now that cemetery site is at capacity with scarce exceptions for veterans and eligible family members who wish

Americans Have 'Lost Faith,' Obama Tells Donors in San Diego

Americans have “lost faith” that the government can fulfill their desires, President Barack Obama told a group of wealthy donors in San Diego Thursday.  “[T]the American people are on our side on the issues; they just have lost faith that

Americans Have 'Lost Faith,' Obama Tells Donors in San Diego

L.A. Could Recover NFL's Chargers Over San Diego Stadium Fumble

The San Diego Chargers’ stadium project point man, Mark Fabiani, is making waves over stadium plans and funding as San Diego’s leadership considers whether to get behind putting a costly $400 million taxpayer subsidy for construction of a new Chargers

L.A. Could Recover NFL's Chargers Over San Diego Stadium Fumble

Obama Arrives in San Diego for $10k-Per-Photo Fundraiser

President Barack Obama landed in Air Force One at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego just before noon on Thursday. Recently-elected San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, was present to greet the president.  As he disembarked, Obama

Obama Arrives in San Diego for $10k-Per-Photo Fundraiser

Sea World Celebrates Pregnant Orca Amidst Controversy

SeaWorld San Diego is expecting a new orca (killer whale) addition come December this year. 9-year-old Orca Kalia was impregnated by Ulises, the oldest male orca at the park. Kalia not only mated with Ulises, but was also artificially inseminated

Sea World Celebrates Pregnant Orca Amidst Controversy

Tween Yoga Instructor Among Youngest to Be Certified

Twelve-year-old Jaysea DeVoe has become one of the youngest yoga instructors in the U.S. and is said to be the youngest certified female teacher after completing 200 hours of training through Yoga Alliance. “Pursuing a vocation early is not only

Tween Yoga Instructor Among Youngest to Be Certified

Razor Blades on Playground Injure Children in San Diego

Razor blades intentionally placed in the grass near a playground in San Diego’s Mission Bay area cut into the feet of two young boys as they played. Disturbingly, incidents of razor blades maliciously placed to cause injury have become a

Razor Blades on Playground Injure Children in San Diego

Obamacare: Killing Off Small Practice Doctors

“Obamacare doesn’t need to be fixed, it needs to be scrapped,” says Jan Iverson, wife of San Diego private practice physician Dr. Wayne Iverson.  Iverson spoke with Breitbart California in a phone interview, in which she relayed many of the

Obamacare: Killing Off Small Practice Doctors

Beyond Pot Shops: Faulconer Tackles San Diego's Potholes

Stadium funding, pension reform, social welfare programs, and education and school controversy trump potholes among the “sexy” government issues that get activists riled up. Yet while everyday issues like road repair may lack the same excitement, infrastructure remains a basic

Beyond Pot Shops: Faulconer Tackles San Diego's Potholes

55 Crips Members Charged in Cross-Border Crime Crackdown

Fifty-five West Coast Crip gang members were tracked down and arrested in a coordinated 500-officer, cross-country raid late last week, and face charges for crimes ranging from murder and narcotics trafficking to prostitution and child sex trafficking, the San Diego

55 Crips Members Charged in Cross-Border Crime Crackdown

Deadly Pot Shop Shootout in San Diego–Day After Permitting Begins

Bullets flew between a security guard and two armed robbers at a San Diego medical marijuana dispensary Friday afternoon, according to local news reports. Just Thursday, the city had begun the process of issuing permits for medical marijuana dispensaries. Armed

Deadly Pot Shop Shootout in San Diego–Day After Permitting Begins

Dem Midterm Push Hits San Diego with $13 Minimum Wage Proposal

San Diego voters may have the opportunity to vote this November on whether to raise the minimum wage to $13.09 per hour. City Council President Todd Gloria (right, above), the highest-ranking Democrat in San Diego, released a proposal this week

Dem Midterm Push Hits San Diego with $13 Minimum Wage Proposal

San Diego Police Chasing Down Violent Suspects

Several disturbing reports about sexual assault and violent crime dominated headlines early this week in San Diego. Police officers are chasing down and catching several suspects. A search is still in progress for a suspect who allegedly abducted and sexually

San Diego Police Chasing Down Violent Suspects

California Teens Lack Concern over Dangers of Driving Drunk

The Sacramento Bee reports that roughly 25 percent of fatal accidents involving teen drivers happen after the teen has been drinking alcohol, according to the California Highway Patrol. The SacBee referenced the 2012-13 California Healthy Kids Survey specific to drinking

California Teens Lack Concern over Dangers of Driving Drunk

Powdered Alcohol Creates a Stir

You can mix it in with your water, you can mix it in some juice, you can throw it on your omlette. Is there a future for powdered booze? Social media and news reports are buzzing over the new product

Powdered Alcohol Creates a Stir

San Diego Outpaces California Jobs in March

Republican-led San Diego experienced a greater decrease in unemployment than California as a whole, according to an ADP March jobs report.  The City of San Diego has been governed by Republican Mayors for approximately 18 of the last 20 years.

San Diego Outpaces California Jobs in March

San Diego's SPAWAR Faces Funding Squeeze

San Diego’s SPAWAR, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, has brought economic prosperity and technological innovation to the local and national economy. But sequester cuts may mean sharp cutbacks for SPAWAR–and consequently damaging ripple effects to local economies and community

San Diego's SPAWAR Faces Funding Squeeze

Board Drama Brings Hope for San Diego Opera

Shouts were reportedly heard from outside a closed-door San Diego Opera board of directors meeting that lasted four-and-a-half hours Thursday afternoon. In an eruption of emotions, some board members exited the meeting prematurely with anger, shouting and dramatic flair.  Members

Board Drama Brings Hope for San Diego Opera

Common Core Delay Fails in Bipartisan California Committee

California Assemblyman Curt Hagman introduced Assembly Bill 2440, a bill intended to offer local school districts the ability to delay the implementation of the Common Core-related, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing. Two Republican legislators, Assembly Members Kristin Olsen (CA-12)

Common Core Delay Fails in Bipartisan California Committee

New San Diego Mayor's Budget Focuses on Safety, Infrastructure

Newly elected San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer delivered his budget proposal to the public Monday afternoon. Faulconer held a news conference, describing his plan to increase revenues as the economy recovers and put a spending focus on infrastructure and public

New San Diego Mayor's Budget Focuses on Safety, Infrastructure