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latimes.com > travel > story > 2026-02-04 > san-diego-zoo-safari-park-elephant-valley

So close you can see elephant eyelashes? Welcome to San Diego's Elephant Valley

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (620+ words) Before we see elephants at Elephant Valley in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, we come face to face with destruction, only the wreckage is beautiful. A long, winding path takes guests around and under felled trees. Aged gray tree…...

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Walk among elephants at the San Diego's Zoo Safari Park

2+ week, 12+ hour ago  (162+ words) Elephant Valley, a 13-plus acre savanna at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park will bring guests so close to elephants that they can see the hairs on the animal's back. The re-imagined reserve boasts a multi-story restaurant and bar. Walk…...

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latimes.com > business > story > 2026-01-20 > san-diego-leads-california-cities-in-apartment-construction

San Diego is much better than L.A. at building apartments. Here's why

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (835+ words) As Los Angeles grapples with a housing shortage, it could learn from San Diego, which has proved better at convincing construction companies to build more. The city is more welcoming to developers, industry insiders say, with fewer regulations and fees,…...

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latimes.com > california > newsletter > 2026-01-18 > nick-inzunza-photographs-san-diego

The Chicano Kennedys of San Diego County put out a photo book

1+ mon, 8+ hour ago  (372+ words) In San Diego County, the Inzunzas are the region's Chicano Kennedys. They've been beloved educators and doctors, prep athlete stars and authors, entrepreneurs and just plain ol' good neighbors. But the true family business is politics, and since the 1970s, Inzunzas…...

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latimes.com > california > story > 2025-12-13 > 31-5-million-settlement-reached-in-lawsuit-over-san-diego-girls-starvation-death

$31.5-million settlement reached in lawsuit over San Diego girl's starvation death

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (408+ words) SAN DIEGO'A lawsuit over the death of an 11-year-old girl who was allegedly tortured and starved by her adoptive family reached a settlement Friday totaling $31.5 million from the city and county of San Diego as well as other groups. The…...

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latimes.com > sports > highschool > story > 2025-12-05 > los-alamitos-san-diego-cathedral-southern-california-division-1aa-championship

Los Alamitos falls to San Diego Cathedral in Division 1-AA regional football game

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (631+ words) Los Alamitos underclassmen laid down their helmets, one by one, on the five-yard line. Griffins" junior running back Kamden Tillis was already overcome by emotion, the reality of a 42-21 defeat to San Diego Cathedral in the Division 1-AA regional final…...

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latimes.com > entertainment-arts > story > 2025-11-25 > timken-san-diego-museum-architecture-mystery

Who really designed this San Diego museum? An architectural whodunit

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (522+ words) Kelly, who trained at the Yale School of Architecture but had never designed a building, found himself out of his depth, Mosher added. He turned to his close friend and frequent collaborator Johnson, who helped him sketch a concept that…...

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latimes.com > science > story > 2025-11-04 > scientists-spot-the-brightest-flare-yet-from-a-supermassive-black-hole

San Diego observatory spots the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (260+ words) NEW YORK'Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns. These bursts of light and energy can come from things like tangled-up magnetic fields or hiccups in the heated…...

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latimes.com > california > story > 2025-09-08 > coches-fire-threatens-homes-san-diego-county-evacuations-lakeside

Fire damages homes in San Diego County, prompts evacuations in Lakeside

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (168+ words) A brush fire ignited near homes in San Diego County on Monday afternoon, damaging multiple structures and prompting evacuation orders in the surrounding community of Lakeside. The blaze, dubbed the Coches 2 fire, began around 3 p.m. north of Interstate 8 at Los Coches…...

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latimes.com > business > story > 2025-08-28 > dexcom-san-diego-lays-off-350-workers-arizona

San Diego's Dexcom lays off 350 employees

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (402+ words) Dexcom, a glucose-monitoring company based in San Diego, is laying off 350 employees. The company announced Wednesday that it was cutting 3% of its global workforce. Of the 350 laid off, 196 workers were based in San Diego. Most of the San Diego employees…...