Imperial Beach News Archives

Crackdown on violations was overdue We salute the Metropolitan Transit System's board and staff for cracking down on safety and operating violations by taxicab operators.

Memories and tears filled an Imperial Beach home Tuesday as family and friends gathered to mourn a local soldier killed Monday in Afghanistan.

A federal project that at one time called for dumping up to 330,000 cubic yards of sand near Imperial Beach's shore has been postponed indefinitely after being scaled back.

Doug Vincent knows what it's like to be sickly and feel apart from daily activities in the world.

The board of the Metropolitan Transit System is scheduled to meet Thursday to consider tougher penalties for drivers and cab companies that fail to meet agency regulations.

Imperial Beach had agreed to accept the sand offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in February, but permitting delays and complications over how close the dredging vessel could get to shore resulted in a smaller project - up to 100,000 cubic yards farther from the coast.

Thirteen people from San Diego County were in federal custody Friday following a nationwide sweep targeting a fast-rising Mexican drug cartel known for its violence, messianic culture and control over the methamphetamine trade.

SAN DIEGO a ' Harbor Police Chief Kirk Sanfilippo has announced he will retire his Port District post as of Jan.

The bikeway is built off the main traffic roads for a safe and secure bicycle ride attracting hundreds of riders daily, some of whom use the path for recreation and others who use it to commute to work.

Local scientists are dumping dye into the water off Imperial Beach. It's all part of an experiment to learn more about how pollution spreads, and hopefully how to stop it.

There's literally something in the water off the coast of San Diego. Scientists dumped pink dye into the water off Imperial Beach Thursday, in an effort to learn more about how pollution spreads.

Online: Read the secretary of state's update on voter registration issues at uniontrib.com/documents 410,000: New voters in San Diego County last year 26,513: Registrations collected by ACORN 4,655: ACORN cards initially flagged as problematic 1,849: Minimum number of cards ultimately thrown out, though the number may be higher because not all were ...

Customers are encouraged to attend either of the meetings to find out more about the plan and speak with California American Water officials.

Shortly after 1:00 p.m. on Friday, October 2, San Diego Sheriffa s Deputies responded to a 911 call from an apartment house at the corner of 13th Street and Grove Avenue in Imperial Beach.

Imperial Beach, California has long been known for its annual sandcastle contest, awesome surf, cultural diversity, laid back lifestyle and, for the last couple of years, a mural of Jesus.