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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend protections against predatory price gouging and unlawful evictions for disaster victims. The new ordinance would expand upon a state law that bars businesses from significantly raising prices in the days and months following a declaration of a disaster, and that protects renters from eviction without just cause. The proposal came in response to the devastating flooding that damaged thousands of homes in San Diego and displaced many residents in January 2024, predominantly in lower-income communities where few residents had flood insurance. But the new law goes beyond floods. It applies to both natural and human-caused disasters, such as earthquakes, fires or pandemics or disease outbreaks. “We know that our region consistently rates as one of the most expensive — if not the most expensive — place to live in the entire United States, and so the high housing costs make it very difficult for our lower-income communities to get by when a natural disaster strikes,” said Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe. “So I think it’s important that the county does everything that we can during

(FOX 5/KUSI) — Fans of reggaeton, urban Latin music and other genres have an opportunity to see some of the biggest acts on the same stage in the summer of 2025. Organizers of the Baja Beach Fest announced the lineup for this year’s festival, which takes place this August on the oceanfront of Rosarito, Baja California. Lineup released for the 2025 San Diego County Fair The lineup so far: Friday, August 8 • J Balvin • Young Miko• Tito Double P• Anitta• El Alfa• Los Tucanes de Tijuana• El Malilla• Brray• 3BallMTY• Asmed• Dynamiqo Saturday, August 9 • Don Omar• Arcangel• Wisin• Oscar Maydon• Blessd• Cris MJ• Deorro• Yanblock• Katteyes• Reggaetonlandia Sunday, August 10 • Maluma• Myke Towers• Rels B• Danny Ocean• Gordo• Darell• De la Rose• Yeri Mua• RØZ• DJ Fredy Fresco• Natanael Cano & Amigos The festival passes start at $399 and go on sale on March 13. Rosarito is located just south of Tijuana, just under an hour’s drive from the U.S.-Mexico border. People attending the festival have several options for getting to and from the fest, including shuttles from the U.S.

(FOX 5/KUSI) — A helicopter crew with the U.S. Coast Guard rescued 15 people who were on a disabled boat off the coast of San Diego on Tuesday. The Coast Guard said the boat was located about 60 miles southwest of San Diego. Read the newest stories from Border Report Pictures shared by the Coast Guard show what appears to be a metal boat with a motor attached floating in the ocean with people onboard. The helicopter crew was able to pull up all 15 people in two trips and take them to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Over the last month, the Coast Guard intercepted two boats on separate occasions off the coast of Point Loma that were allegedly involved in smuggling attempts.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego County’s mountaintops were seen glistening white this past week, with recent winter storms bringing some snow to the region. With the wintry-like weather comes sights of palm trees in front of snowy mountain backdrops, something that’s not seen often in sunny Southern California. From coastal La Jolla and Oceanside to the Anza-Borrego Desert, some local photographers captured several angles of snow-capped mountains across the region this past week. San Diego has highest cost of living increase among major US cities since 2019: study “After a late winter storm dusted the local mountains with snow, I captured this shot from the Oceanside Pier using a telephoto lens,” said photographer Vladimir Medvinsky. Snow-capped mountains seen from the Oceanside Pier. (Credit: Vladimir Medvinsky Photographic Art) “The compression brings the peaks, Oceanside Tower and Robert’s Cottages seemingly close together, blending winter and coastal life in one frame,” Medvinsky continued. “Surf, sand and snow—all in one shot!” And he isn’t the only one capturing such contrasts. Vishwas Lokesh, another well known photographer in the region, also snapped some shots that blended ocean, city

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The new exhibit replacing Birch Aquarium’s famed “Hall of Fishes” finally has an official opening date. Called the “Living Seas Gallery,” the new exhibit is intended to immerse guests in an exploration of the Pacific Ocean’s wonders. Birch began work on the new exhibit back in August, marking the biggest capital improvement at the aquarium since it first opened back in 1992. The wait to see the state-of-the-art exhibit is now coming to an end almost a year after work began: Birch announced on Tuesday that Living Seas’ official public debut has been slated for May 22. Underwater ‘Seahorse Hotel’ unveiled at Birch Aquarium “We’re also excited to welcome the public back into a space that has been synonymous with Birch Aquarium since we opened in this location in 1992,” Harry Helling, Birch Aquarium’s executive director, said in a release. Among the many attractions in the new exhibit will be habitats centered on the aquarium’s giant Pacific octopus and loggerhead sea turtle, an “under-the-pier” experience that recreates the feeling of standing beneath the iconic Scripps Pier, and expanded open ocean

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Richard Vogel/AP FILE – In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, a ride share car displays Lyft and Uber stickers on its front windshield in downtown Los Angeles. A judge has struck down California’s ballot measure that exempted Uber and other companies from a state law requiring their drivers to be classified as employees eligible for benefits and job protections, Friday, Aug. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File) SAN DIEGO (CNS) — A man who allegedly abducted a ride-share driver in Spring Valley last weekend pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges that include kidnapping, assault, robbery and false imprisonment. Shane Robert Capezio, 22, allegedly forced the 50-year-old victim to take him to various locations on Sunday night, including a gas station where he’s accused of stealing another person’s cell phone. During the alleged abduction, Capezio allegedly stated he was armed with a gun, but sheriff’s officials say he was actually unarmed. During his Wednesday afternoon arraignment in El Cajon Superior Court, Deputy District Attorney Philippa Cunningham alleged

San Diego County Valley Center Road Corridor Concept Plan, courtesy of San Diego County SAN DIEGO (CNS) — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved a concept plan featuring safety improvements, including a roundabout, for a portion of a road in the Valley Center community. According to the county Land Use and Environment Group, the Valley Center Road Corridor Concept Plan and an accompanying ordinance will “improve safety and traffic flow considering all road-user types,” including bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians in North and South Villages of Valley Center. Some of the plan features are: — a two-lane roundabout at the intersection of Miller and Valley Center roads, and a multi-use path outside of the vehicle travel lanes; — crosswalks at intersections near a public road; — a separated bikeway on both sides of Valley Center Road throughout the corridor; — traffic signals at the Sunday Drive and Old Road intersections; — a controlled pedestrian signal at Rinehart Lane; — extending the sidewalk on the corridor’s east and south sides; — maintaining the Heritage Trail pathway on the corridor’s west and north sides

Evan Vucci/AP U.S. presidential envoy for hostage affairs Adam Boehler speaks during a ceremony to raise the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag at the State Department. Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The release follows a recent visit to the region by Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s top hostage envoy, and comes amid a continued U.S. government push to bring home American citizens jailed in foreign countries. Six of the newly freed prisoners were accompanied on a flight from Kuwait to New York by Jonathan Franks, a private consultant who works on cases involving American hostages and detainees and who had been in the country to help secure their release. RELATED STORY | US involved in the release of 3 ‘political prisoners’ with Belarus “My clients and their families are grateful to the Kuwaiti government for this kind humanitarian gesture,” Franks said in a statement. He said that his