3+ hour, 47+ min ago  (701+ words) San Diego cracked down on electric bikes Tuesday when the City Council set 12 as a minimum age for usage and banned double-riding unless an e-bike has a permanent second seat for a passenger. Supporters hailed the move as a sensible…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (227+ words) The Del Mar City Council voted June 16 to add e-bike regulations to the council workplan, the first step in considering any potential changes to Del Mar's existing e-bike regulations. The council's interest in reviewing new e-bike regulations stems in part…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (792+ words) A county watchdog panel is praising San Diego for its ambitious plan to build a comprehensive bicycling network, but the panel also criticizes gaps in the city's unfinished network and a lack of bike lanes in low-income areas. In a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1149+ words) Concerns are starting to grow about the impact on low-income residents of proposed transit fare hikes as they near an approval vote scheduled for next month. Residents from across the county criticized the proposed 30% hikes at two open houses last…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1080+ words) Local transit officials made a last-minute partial retreat Thursday on proposed fare hikes, approving a fare freeze for anyone enrolled in government assistance programs Cal Fresh, Cal WORKs or Medi-Cal. The goal is protecting the region's most vulnerable commuters from…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (791+ words) A long-awaited suicide barrier for the iconic San Diego-Coronado Bridge got a key approval Wednesday from the state Coastal Commission that could allow crews to break ground this fall on the $145 million project. The commission's approval requires state Transportation Department…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (519+ words) Inflation is on the rise in San Diego County but, uncharacteristically, it's not as high as the rest of the nation. The region's inflation rate was 3. 8%, up from 3. 2% in May, according to the U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (447+ words) U. S. airlines spent more than $6 billion on jet fuel in April, up 78% from a year earlier despite using slightly less fuel, government data released Monday showed. Meanwhile, the airline industry's top global trade group warned that soaring energy costs could nearly…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (125+ words) Southbound vehicle access into Tijuana at the San Diego Port of Entry was closed Thursday morning by a group of protesting teachers on the Mexican side of the border. Southbound traffic on interstates 5 and 805 at the border was being diverted…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (253+ words) The California Health Alert Network has issued a public health advisory because of what it calls "a significant burden of injuries associated with electric bicycles (e-bikes)," particularly among young people, in San Diego County." The advisory states there were 865 emergency…...