Joe Little

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Joe Little

The Gaylord Pacific Resort and Convention Center will officially become the latest addition to the Gaylord Hotels empire on May 15, but prior to then, visitors to Chula Vista's Bayfront can get a much closer look at the complex and the expanded park and open space next door. Nearly three years ago, a fence was erected around the Gaylord Pacific construction site. It came down this week.

3 weeks ago | nbcsandiego.com | Joe Little

The Tijuana River is now the second most endangered river in America. That's according to environmental organization American Rivers. "We moved from number nine to number two, and that's concerning," sighed Ramon Chairez, the education director for Un Mar de Colores. The Mississippi River is listed as the most endangered river in America. "It's insane. There's toxic sewage. It makes you want to throw up," fumed Coronado Mayor John Duncan while standing alongside the long-polluted Tijuana River.

1 month ago | nbcsandiego.com | Joe Little

He's one-of-one. The first of his kind. An anomaly. San Diego Police Officer Mark Wright is believed to be the first motorcycle officer with a prosthetic leg. "You know, you tell yourself you can't do something. You've already defeated yourself," said Officer Wright after graduating from the department's grueling 120-hour Motorcycle Training Course. "I knew I could get through it," Wright smiled. No one would blame him if he didn't. Wright was involved in a devastating collision on March 13, 2022.

1 month ago | nbcsandiego.com | Joe Little

Voters said they were OK with being charged for trash pickup in 2022. Inflation may make them reconsider. "Many people have heard about us more recently in the media because we have proposed a trash fee," said Kirby Brady, the city of San Diego's interim director of the Environmental Services Department. Voters agreed to a ballot measure that suggested San Diegans be charged between $20-$30 a month for trash collection services.

1 month ago | nbcsandiego.com | Joe Little

The developer is happy. Environmentalists are happy. That doesn't always happen when it comes to building a large community with hundreds of homes in an area that's never been touched before. Environmentalists, led by the San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club, reached a settlement with developer Baldwin & Sons over a large community planned for the northeastern side of the Otay Lakes reservoir near Chula Vista.