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Clarissa Reyes Falcon has been elected Chair of the California Transportation Commission, with Joseph Cruz serving as Vice Chair, which the Commission announced at its January meeting.
Their terms take effect March 1. Falcon becomes the first person of Asian-American and Pacific Islander heritage to lead the Commission and the first chair from the San Diego region since 2008....

When students from across South Bay boarded buses and an airplane for Sacramento in January, they weren’t heading on a typical field trip.
They were going to lobby lawmakers — armed with personal stories, policy briefs, and a message they believe can no longer be ignored: the Tijuana River sewage crisis is a regional public health emergency, and California must step in....

It is a gesture, a simple and symbolic one. But it is the right one.
When most of the Chula Vista City Council during a special meeting on Monday approved a resolution condemning the violence and the apparent abrogation of civil rights by federal officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota lately, they demonstrated they are on...

Southwestern College welcomed more than 18,000 students this week as the Spring 2026 semester got underway, marking a lively and energized return to campus. Students filled classrooms, walkways, and common spaces as two major new facilities — the Student...