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 Minor League Coordinator Detained By ICE While Traveling Home From Work

A San Diego Padres employee who has lived and worked in the United States for more than a decade has been detained by federal immigration authorities while returning home from a work trip. Oswaldo Pirela, the Padres' 34-year-old minor league catching coordinator and father of two U.S.-born daughters, remains in ICE custody in Texas as his family says he has a pending asylum case, was legally authorized to work in the country and had never previously encountered immigration enforcement.

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?

LiveNation Buying San Diego's Historic Wonder Bread Building For $16.8 Million For Massive New 4,000 Capacity Music Venue

Live Nation is making another major move into San Diego's concert market, purchasing downtown's historic Wonder Bread Building and planning to transform it into a 4,000-person music venue. The ambitious project would fill a longstanding gap in the city's live-music scene, while further expanding the entertainment giant's already substantial local footprint amid years of federal scrutiny over its dominance of the concert industry. 

REVIEW: Soul Asylum At San Diego's Iconic Belly Up Tavern Wasn't A Nostalgia Act Centered Around "Runaway Train", It Was A Reminder Of Why The F'n '90s Rocked.

Soul Asylum tore through San Diego County's Belly Up Tavern Sunday night with the kind of loud, ragged, guitar-heavy performance that made the room feel transported straight back to the 1990s. Nearly 45 years into his career, Dave Pirner remains a magnetic, funny and remarkably energetic frontman, leading a band that sounds far heavier live than its biggest hit might lead casual listeners to expect.

Madison On Park Announces Closure After Decade In San Diego's University Heights

After more than a decade in San Diego's University Heights, Madison on Park has announced it is closing, ending the run of one of the neighborhood's most recognizable restaurants. But the celebrated Park Boulevard space won't stay dark for long, as its owners are already planning a top-to-bottom renovation and entirely new restaurant concept. 

Amazon Turns Part Of San Diego Public Park Into Makeshift Distribution Center - Is That Even Legal?

Amazon turned part of San Diego's Crown Point Park into a makeshift package distribution operation on a busy summer Saturday, occupying several free public parking spaces with a large box truck surrounded by traffic cones as Amazon vans arrived to load packages. A cooler sat outside and a worker appeared stationed at a desk inside the truck, prompting former California Assemblymember and powerful labor leader Lorena Gonzalez-Fletcher to question why one of the world's largest companies was apparently using public parkland for its private delivery network.

REVIEW: Benson Boone Flips, Flies And Belts His Way Through A Spectacular San Diego Show At Pechanga Arena

On one of San Diego's most crowded concert nights of the summer, Benson Boone turned Pechanga Arena into a screaming, multigenerational pop revival, delivering a ridiculously athletic, vocally flawless performance that made a convincing case that the 24-year-old is far more than the guy who sings "Beautiful Things."

The Roadies Brewing Co. To Close In North County San Diego After Only Two Years

A North County San Diego brewery built around the marriage of craft beer and live music is preparing for its final encore. The Roadies Brewing Co. in Vista will permanently close at the end of August after only two years in business, with its owners citing mounting debt, rising operating costs and personal tragedy, but they are leaving the door cracked open for an investor or new owner who might keep the music and beer flowing.