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2+ hour, 19+ min ago (284+ words) SAN DIEGO (KGTV) " The San Diego Housing Commission unanimously approved changes to its housing voucher program Thursday that will increase rent payments for thousands of families due to federal funding cuts. The commission faces a $35.5 million shortfall for this fiscal year, forcing officials to choose between terminating assistance for approximately 1,700 families or increasing tenant rent contributions. "In simple terms, we are not receiving enough money from the federal government to continue to support everybody on our program," said Lisa Jones, president and CEO of the San Diego Housing Commission. The approved changes to the "Moving to Work" voucher program include a 3.5% rent increase for elderly and disabled households and a 10% to 14% increase for working households. "Our only alternative would be to terminate assistance for approximately 1,700 families, which is about 6,000 people," Jones said. "That is not a tenable path forward to…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago (496+ words) SAN DIEGO " A Ukrainian sharing her concerns about the conditions inside the downtown San Diego ICE holding facility after spending five days in federal custody following her arrest during a green card interview. Viktoriia Bulavina was released from the Otay Mesa detention facility Tuesday, with her husband Victor Korol recording the emotional reunion on video. "She's happy. She's happy to be home," Korol said. But Bulavina remains shaken by the experience. Speaking through her husband as translator, she described harsh conditions during her three-day detention at the downtown federal courthouse ICE facility before being transferred to the Otay Mesa Detention Center. "No opportunity to sleep, to change your clothes, to brush your teeth, shower, nothing for three days," Bulavina said through translation. She described cold temperatures, expired food and a lack of basic privacy. The toilet inside the holding cell…...

3+ hour, 44+ min ago (265+ words) The zoo says the 12-year-old anteater will take the next few weeks to explore her new habitat and bond with her new wildlife care team. SAN DIEGO (KGTV) " The San Diego Zoo announced a new resident on Thursday, a female giant anteater named Laura Garcia. The zoo says the 12-year-old anteater will take the next few weeks to explore her new habitat and bond with her new wildlife care team. And she'll also be getting to know Orion, a 10-year-old male giant anteater. According to the press release, Laura arrived as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums" Species Survival Plan, which helps protect threatened and endangered species. It is estimated that only 5,000 giant anteaters are left in the wilderness. The zoo says you'll be able to find both Laura and Orion at the giant anteater habitat. SAN DIEGO…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago (168+ words) You might as well stick your umbrella in the closet. San Diego County is unlikely to receive rain for the next 10 days, and daytime high temperatures will be above normal, says the National Weather Service. Large high-pressure systems are blocking seasonal storms from the Gulf of Alaska and Canada from dropping into Southern California. San Diego has also been experiencing weak Santa Ana winds that have made the county unusually warm. On Wednesday, Ramona recorded a daytime high of 88 degrees, 7 degrees above the previous record high for that date. Ramona hasn't been that warm since Dec. 10, 2004. Forecasters say the temperatures at sunrise also have been notable. It was 57 degrees in Julian Wednesday at sunrise " 23 degrees above normal. The Santa Ana winds will fade Friday, allowing for the marine layer to rebuild along the coast. But San Diego's daytime high will…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago (346+ words) The past few years, the number of San Diegans becoming homeless for the first time has eclipsed the number moving into homes. New data from the Regional Task Force on Homelessness shows the math problem central to the crisis narrowed significantly over the last year." From October 2024 through September, the Task Force reported that 13,622 people sought homeless services for the first time and 13,410 moved into housing, meaning the ranks of newly homeless people outpaced the latter by just 212 people." That's the equivalent of 10 people accessing services for the first time for every 10 formerly homeless residents who were housed during this period." Those totals represent a 13 percent year-over-year drop in people falling into homelessness and a 17 percent uptick in people moving into homes." Task Force CEO Tamera Kohler cheered those improvements " and acknowledged the year-over-year shift initially surprised her. She attributed…...

13+ hour, 8+ min ago (652+ words) Good morning, and welcome to the U-T Arts & Culture Newsletter. I'm David L. Coddon, and here's your guide to all things essential in San Diego's arts and culture this week. Christmas is coming early for Swifties. On Firday, Disney+ will stream not one but two Taylor Swift projects." One is the first two episodes of the six-part "The End of an Era" docuseries that chronicles Swift's Eras Tour. The other four episodes will stream two at a time over the next couple of weeks. Also available for streaming will be "The Final Show," which captures the last concert, performed in Vancouver, B.C.," on Swift's Eras Tour. Maybe it's a coincidence but these two programs are streaming just ahead of Swift's 36th birthday, which is on Saturday. If you've been paying attention, of course, you've already heard that next summer Swift will be celebrating…...

18+ hour, 4+ min ago (530+ words) Dec. 10When it comes to strength-on-strength matchups, few games this postseason are more compelling than the Isleta New Mexico Bowl. In one corner, No. 23 North Texas (11-1, 7-1). The Mean Green lead the nation in scoring offense (44.8 points per game) and total offense (504.3 yards per game) with a balanced, but wide open attack that decimated opposing defenses this season. In the other, San Diego State (9-3, 6-2). The Aztecs are big, physical and sound defensively, holding opponents to 12.6 points and 157 passing yards per game, both good for fifth in the 136-team FBS. "We've had some sleepless nights at the end of the season," San Diego State head coach Sean Lewis laughed in a news conference Wednesday, "thanks to this elite matchup." The play-callers who took those units to such lofty heights won't be around for the game itself. North Texas head coach Eric Morris and…...

22+ hour, 41+ min ago (531+ words) One in eight freshmen at UC San Diego place below high-school levels in math, according to a new report from the university's Senate'Administration Workgroup on Admissions. The report shows a rapid change over just five years. Between 2020 and 2025, the number of incoming students whose math skills were below high school level rose nearly thirtyfold and 70% of those students fell below middle school levels. This roughly translates to about one in twelve members of the freshman class. UCSD's remedial math program was not designed for this volume or for the kinds of gaps students now bring, according to the report. Before the pandemic, fewer than 100 first-year students enrolled in remedial courses. In contrast, 921 students were placed into remedial math classes in fall 2025, representing 11.8 percent of the freshman class. Instructors also found that a growing share of students arrived with gaps that…...

1+ day, 24+ min ago (575+ words) In July 2025, NASCAR announced that it would return to Southern California in 2026 with a street race at Naval Base Coronado. And while the news excited every NASCAR fan, given that the seven-time champion, Jimmie Johnson, grew up in El Cajon, just a short drive from San Diego, the upcoming event will offer him a chance to compete at the highest level in his own backyard. During Brandweek in Atlanta in November, Johnson confirmed that he will take part in the first Cup Series race at Coronado, with his partner Carvana returning as the primary sponsor of his No. 84 LMC Chevy. He explained that, as a kid growing up just miles from San Diego, he often imagined racing in the city in a NASCAR machine, but the idea felt like a dream beyond the horizon. He never believed it could happen…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (318+ words) MIRA MESA (KGTV) " San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is partnering with housing organizations and local realtors to launch a new initiative aimed at creating more housing opportunities for first-time homebuyers and developing lower-cost housing options for residents. The "Neighborhood Homes for All of Us" initiative seeks public input on housing developments similar to those at 3Roots, a townhome development in Mira Mesa that serves as a model for what could be built in existing neighborhoods like North Park and Barrio Logan. "The high-quality housing that is here should be seen all across San Diego, that these first-time home ownership opportunities that are happening here at 3Roots should be accessible," Gloria said. The initiative's primary goals are to create more affordable housing for first-time homebuyers and reduce overall housing costs across the city. Public feedback through interviews, public workshops and surveys will help…...