The Group Chat

The city of San Diego’s beleaguered finances are about to take another hit. Last spring a judge ruled the city had to pay $16.5 million to more than 175,000 people in a class action lawsuit who had received parking tickets over a three-year period from February 2022 to March 2025. Post-trial motions filed last week by Deborah Dixon, one of... Read more

This election will soon be over, and many of you are ignoring political TV ads and dropping campaign flyers in your recycling bin without reading them because you already voted. But some of you may still be researching the candidates and measures on your ballot. inewsource has you covered. Here’s an overview of all our election coverage. If... Read more

It’s Tuesday night, you voted, and the polls are about to close. No, wait, they just closed!  Are you really gonna sit at home, eating whatever’s left in your fridge and continually hitting refresh on the election results page of your phone or computer until you find out who’s ahead? Of course not!  You’re gonna join journalists from... Read more

Hello all. Yesterday I watched the Imperial County planning commission meeting regarding a potential gold mine project that would impact Quechan tribal cultural land. In terms of what happened, all you need to know for now is that the discussion has been continued until December. But I think what is more interesting – and emblematic of a... Read more

A federal judge in Los Angeles rejected the Justice Department’s request to force California to not count the ballots of 20,000 people until the federal government can verify they are citizens. U.S. District Judge David O. Carter found that he could not conclude the list was credible, and that allowing them to segregate ballots would “wreak... Read more

Encinitas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a temporary moratorium on rent increases for mobile home parks.  The law limits the amount that manufactured park owners can raise the fee in a year by the lesser of either 4% or 75% of the inflation rate. In 2026, Encinitas had an inflation rate of 4.7%, which would make the increase... Read more

Delivering high-quality, high-impact journalism for our fellow San Diegans — that’s the goal for our team everyday, and we’re honored that our work was recognized last night at the San Diego Press Club awards!inewsource took home three of the biggest honors and an additional six first-place awards in the annual contest that recognizes some of... Read more

The Imperial County Planning Commission meets Wednesday to discuss and potentially move forward plans submitted by Western Mesquite Mines Inc. for a gold mining operation. Environmental advocates are saying the environmental impact report is outdated and that the current proposed project does not fit within its parameters. They also say the... Read more

I’m hoping to talk to San Diego renters who have been told to leave their home at any point since May 2023 for reasons that have nothing to do with their behavior. If this sounds familiar, you may have experienced what’s called a no-fault eviction. California law gives property owners a chance to end a long-term tenant’s lease for a number of... Read more

Recently, Documenter Alisa Judge covered Jobtoberfest, where employers gathered for San Diego County’s largest job fair for people with disabilities.  Alisa was no coincidental choice — she worked in human resources for over 35 years and knows firsthand the struggles that job seekers often face. The event brought together three groups of... Read more