Local San Diego News From Around The County

The Mexican Border's Lost WorldNew York TimesYoung people in San Diego would go for the night to Mexico. As a young boy in Tijuana, a night out in San Diego was something I did all the time. ...

Barbara L. Molby — Faribault, Minn.Post-Bulletin... and Diane and Dave Penrose of San Diego, Calif.; 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; three sisters, Judith (and Jarvis) Anderson of Plainview, ...

Magro G. MartinezDodge City Daily Globe... Dora Hernandez of Lamar, Colo., and Tillie Atencio and Josephine Renfro, both of Albuquerque, NM; and one brother, Pete Martinez of San Diego. ...

The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired pitcher Jake Westbrook from Cleveland and also sent outfielder Ryan Ludwick to the San Diego Padres.

Padres acquire OF Ludwick from Cards

Cards get P Westbrook in 3-team tradeUPI.com... 31 (UPI) -- The St. Louis Cardinals acquired pitcher Jake Westbrook from the Cleveland Indians Saturday in a three-team trade with the San Diego Padres. ...and more »

St. Louis Cardinals Trade for Starter Jake WestbrookKSPR... Ryan Ludwick to San Diego as part of a 3-way deal just hours before the MLB trade deadline. The Padres sent a pair of minor leaguers to the Indians. ...and more »

Padres acquire OF Ludwick from CardsSan Diego Union Tribune (blog)The Padres have acquired outfielder Ryan Ludwick from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team trade that sent right-handed pitcher Jake Westbrook to the ...and more »

Juan Vargas celebrated victory in a state Senate Democratic primary after rival Mary Salas ended her recount and called Vargas to concede, according to the Vargas campaign.

A group critical of Vista City Councilman Frank Lopez is circulating a flier seeking people who might have received bounced payroll checks from his restaurant business.

The City Council rules committee voted 4-1 in favor of bringing a proposal for a sales tax increase one step closer to the ballot box this November.

While some states move to tighten access to abortion, most California voters continue to support keeping abortion legal.

BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership with the British company, with activists on the famously liberal campus demanding a severing of ties.

China is set to overtake Japan as the world's second-largest economy in a resurgence that is changing everything from the global balance of military and financial power to how cars are designed.

They're a minority, but a vocal one, and they're hovering like storm clouds over a brittle recovery.

The helicopter passes over the blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico _ with surprisingly little oil visible on its surface _ when out of the sea rises a skyscraper-like structure nearly 350 feet above the waves. The $600 million rig, nearly 100 miles off Louisiana's coast, has a hull larger than a football field and can drill more than 5 miles beneath the ocean floor.