Dozens of teachers and other workers in the Lemon Grove School District will be getting layoff notices as the district copes with a $4.3 million deficit. 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |  
It could be a crowded ballot in Chula Vista come June as 14 people have taken out papers to run for mayor, City Council or city attorney. 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |  
Seventeen teachers in the Alpine Union School District will be receiving layoff notices next week, but district officials say they hope to avoid losing the employees if the... 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |  
Despite two sales tax measures that add a penny for every dollar consumers pay in El Cajon, the city is still struggling to balance its budget. 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |  
Dick Schwenkmeyer was a teenager in the 1940s when he and a buddy caught a 5-foot-long, red diamond rattlesnake in a Del Cerro canyon and carried the reptile in their hands as... 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |  
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NORTH COUNTY: The San Onofre nuclear power plant has reduced the output of one of its nuclear reactors to save fuel for the summer, when energy demand peaks. 13 min ago | Union-Tribune |  
It’s spring training. And it’s early in spring training at that. So early that earlier this week, Padres manager Bud Black said it hasn’t reached the mid-term stage when it comes... 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |  
Smoky eyes are still a red carpet staple, and there were plenty of smoldering looks at last Sunday’s Oscars ceremony. 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |  
Uh-oh. Your neighbors are getting ready to paint the exterior of their house. 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |  
We’re No. 22! We’re No. 22! Of what, you ask? Craziness. 2 hours ago | Union-Tribune |