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Thursday, October 8, 2026

County · Downtown

California Charter School Files Bankruptcy After $180M Audit Scandal, $1.96M San Diego Event Flagged

Highlands Community and Technical Schools spent nearly $2 million on a San Diego hotel event, $80,000 on a Maui conference, and maintained a 2.8% graduation rate while receiving K-12 funding it was not eligible for.

San Diego Newsline Staff · October 8, 2026
Public Safety

ICE Launches 'Operation Safe California' Enforcement Surge Beginning in San Diego, Sources Say

The 45-day operation has not been publicly announced but began several days ago in and around San Diego, with officers instructed to arrest all illegal immigrants encountered.

San Diego Newsline Staff · October 8, 2026
Commentary

Microsoft and Adobe got caught chasing cheap labor. Good.

The visa system was built to fill jobs Americans can't do. Too often it has been used to replace Americans who can. Washington is finally saying so.

Christopher South · October 8, 2026
Commentary

Inside Todd Gloria's tent city: what the mayor doesn't want you to see

Amy Reichert walked into a city-funded homeless camp the press is kept out of. Her video, and the death toll at these sites, should end the mayor's claims that this is working.

Christopher South · October 8, 2026
Commentary

The problem with Full Self-Driving: one Tesla is never enough

We bought one car with FSD. Within three weeks we bought a second, then our daughter purchased a third. Try it once and you'll understand why.

Christopher South · October 8, 2026
Downtown

Padres Season Ends with 3-1 Game 4 Loss to Brewers; Mitchell's Wall Catch Seals NLDS Exit

Fernando Tatis Jr. homered for the Padres' only run and Garrett Mitchell robbed Manny Machado of a game-tying blast in the eighth as Milwaukee eliminated San Diego before a sold-out Petco Park crowd.

San Diego Newsline Staff · October 8, 2026
Public Safety

ICE San Diego Arrests Mexican National with Second-Degree Murder Conviction

Alfonso Duran, a previously deported criminal alien, was taken into custody by ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations and will remain detained pending immigration proceedings.

San Diego Newsline Staff · October 8, 2026
County

County Board Limits Public Comment to 3 Items Per Speaker; Desmond Casts Lone No Vote

The 4-1 vote Tuesday caps each speaker at three agenda items per meeting, with Supervisor Jim Desmond warning that repeat engagement does not diminish the public's right to be heard.

San Diego Newsline Staff · October 8, 2026
California

Viral post revives questions about money flowing to Newsom's wife and her nonprofits

A video seen nearly 800,000 times on X says Jennifer Siebel Newsom's charity paid her and her film company $3.7 million. IRS filings and state records back up much of the money trail. The post's charge of "laundering" goes further than any official finding so far.

San Diego Newsline Staff · October 8, 2026
Editorial

What Trump actually said about Los Angeles and San Diego: the full, uncut remarks

Newsom, Becerra and other California Democrats called the president's Nebraska rally comments a threat to two cities. The unedited transcript shows he was arguing that higher gas prices from the Iran war are a small price to pay for stopping a nuclear Iran.

Christopher South · October 8, 2026