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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.

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

Backed by a critical study of city schools’ performance, a coalition of civic leaders is calling for a change in how the San Diego Unified School District is governed.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently concluded that a proposed $11 billion water bond he personally nursed for three years will probably flop in November and has called on lawmakers to take the measure off the ballot and put it before voters in 2012 instead.

Time has done little to change California voter opinion on same-sex marriage, even though such unions have been banned at the ballot box, according to a new Field Poll.

Just because San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders won’t support a ballot measure to increase the sales tax doesn’t mean it won’t happen.

Is the proposal to build a new San Diego City Hall a good deal for taxpayers or is it a deal that sounds too good to be true? City voters will get a chance to decide for themselves in November.

Juan Vargas has apparently retained his slim lead over Mary Salas following the first day of recounting thousands of ballots cast in San Diego and Riverside counties in what has turned out to be one of the closest state Senate races in California history.

The city of San Diego is looking for seven citizens to alter the makeup of the City Council, but so far no one’s applied for the jobs.

The city will spend up to $85,000 of reserve money on consultants who will analyze a Caltrans environmental report on the agency’s proposed Interstate 5 widening project.

City Attorney Jan Goldsmith is proposing a plan that could lead to something that so far has been legally and politically impossible: getting all San Diego city homeowners to pay for their trash collection.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday will order 224 California National Guard troops the border with Mexico, fulfilling an earlier commitment to President Barack Obama,

California voters are sharply and strongly divided over Arizona’s anti-illegal immigration law, according to a new Field Poll. Nearly half of the state’s voters, 49 percent, approve of the law; 45 percent disapprove.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s decision to leave vacant 15 percent of the seats on California’s boards and commissions is prompting debate about whether the panels have enough members to conduct prompt business and provide adequate oversight.

If swimmers get caught in a rip current off San Diego, efforts to save their lives could soon be sponsored by a wireless company. Or a bank. Maybe a fast-food chain.

State Senate candidate Mary Salas is facing at least a couple of tough hurdles in seeking a recount in her 40th district Democratic primary election loss to rival Juan Vargas: history and money.

San Diego County voters will be asked this fall to prohibit union-friendly agreements on county projects.