University City News

In the lunchroom at work earlier this week, Collin Holmes talked with founders of several other young San Diego technology companies about the pros and cons of software development in India and Tijuana.

What : The 10 My Sister's Closet consignment stores in the Phoenix market attract crowds to their twice-yearly sales.

Be involved with landscape care. Take the time to ask your garden care professional about irrigation, pest control and fertilizer choices.

Money matters: About $11,000 raised so far for charities through donations and sponsors; trip costs defrayed through deals with hotels OK, he wasn't really volunteering; he was visiting.

Grace Kaminaka was a Foothiller to the soul-just like her four older siblings, all graduates of Grossmont High.

Alice Birney Elementary school on Campus Avenue partially burned in a fire, according to NBCSanDiego news .

SAN DIEGO - Five people -- including the ex-superintendent of the Sweetwater Union High School District -- are scheduled to be arraigned Friday in what prosecutors call the largest public corruption case of its kind in San Diego County.

SAN DIEGO - A mental competency hearing is scheduled Friday morning, for a man accused in a shooting rampage on San Diego freeways.

Average Price of Gasoline The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County was unchanged Thursday at $3.724 . The average price is 3.4 cents more than one week ago, 13.7 cents higher than one month ago and 36.7 cents greater than a year ago, according to figures from the AAA and Oil Price Information Service.

San Diego Police crime scene specialist Joe Berner picked up his materials after processing the scene around the gas tank of Harry Mathis car that was lit on fire by the robbers.

San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.comProsecutor says man murdered girl in abandoned house; defense points to another suspect SAN DIEGO - A gang member murdered a 14-year-old girl in an abandoned house in Golden Hill on New Year's Eve 2007, a prosecutor said Thursday, but a defense attorney said another man's DNA was found ... (more)

San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.comSanders calls for strong finish in last State of City speech SAN DIEGO - Mayor Jerry Sanders delivered his final State of the City Address, using a theme of "Closing the Deal" to encourage city officials to finish what they started on improving civic finances and completing major ... (more)

Police are searching for three men who set a car on fire after a home invasion in University City on Wednesday.

UNIVERSITY CITY - Police and firefighters are investigating a home invasion robbery at the home of a former San Diego city councilman, which ended with shots fired and a car in flames.

OCEANSIDE - Changes for the North County Transit District's train services begin Monday with a new schedule for the Coaster, which runs from Oceanside to San Diego.

San Diego, California News Station - KFMB Channel 8 - cbs8.comUnattended candle to blame for University City fire that caused $70K in damages UNIVERSITY CITY - An unattended candle is being blamed for a fire that caused $70,000 worth of damage to a University City condo.

San Diego and La Mesa Police and California Highway Patrol units chased a suspected stolen vehicle on Friday morning on surface streets and highways in the University City area before backing off and monitoring the suspect from afar.