Darwin Fishman News Today

Mayor Todd Gloria’s nomination of the former sheriff last month generated immediate backlash from criminal justice reform advocates and family members of people who died in jail

Polls close at 8 p.m., but official election results could take weeks. Should no candidate win a majority once all votes are counted, the top two will advance to a November runoff.

The initiative, called Safety Through Services, is the product of an 18-month study that looked at who ends up in San Diego County jails, why and the best approaches to keep them from returning

The report, crafted by a SANDAG advisory committee, seeks to provide alternatives to incarceration.

Following two community listening sessions, the San Diego Association of Governments is preparing to present a report on ways to keep county jail incarceration levels for low-level offenders at a minimum

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department says there have been 17 in-custody deaths this year. That's one short from last year's record of 18. But justice advocates say that number is wrong and are demanding accountability.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department says there have been 17 in-custody deaths this year, but advocates say that number is wrong and are demanding accountability. Emergency COVID-19 tenant protections are set to end Friday in the city of San Diego. Plus, a local tech giant brought the world of science and engineering to Hoover High School.

A KPBS review of more than 20 years of records relating to use of force by police in San Diego County revealed a clear trend: When the suspect was a person of color, police fired their guns 64% of the time.

Analysis of records of use-of-force incidents involving police in San Diego County finds officers are far more likely to shoot if the suspect is a person of color. Meanwhile, a local doctor and company that makes prosthetic limbs help amputees caught in the war in Ukraine. Plus, the San Diego Air and Space Museum uses new NASA images as teaching tool.

Buki Domingos was told last month that she would not be reappointed but says no specific reason was given