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Rabbi barred from San Diego MLK event sparks backlash from Jewish groups

“The decision to disinvite me is, in my view, a disservice to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” wrote Rabbi Hanan Leberman.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
Rabbi Hanan Leberman leads attendees at the AJC Global Forum in the singing of Tfila Leshlom Hamedina at the Davidson Plaza in the Old City of Jerusalem in June 2018.
Sadie, a 5-year-old dog, was rescued after being swept out to sea.

WATCH: Labrador swept out to sea rescued by San Diego Fire Department lifeguards

Sadie, the five-year-old pup, escaped her home while her family was distracted by a football game.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MedCu Technologies, an Israeli wound-care startup, won an innovation award at the Medtech Strategist Innovation Summit in San Diego.

Copper wound dressings from Israel take top prize at San Diego summit

Israeli startup’s copper-infused wound dressings recognized for innovation, quality, and commercial potential at San Diego conference.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Indigenous Kumeyaay territory of 1769 includes modern-day San Diego and Baja California.

This Thanksgiving, Jewish gratitude begins with acknowledging the land beneath our feet - opinion

A San Diego rabbi explores the history of Rose Canyon and delves into how the synagogue's land acknowledgment connects Jewish values to indigenous justice.

|ByRABBI MIKE ROTHBAUM

Four dead, four hospitalized after suspected migrant boat capsizes near San Diego, Coast Guard says

In addition to the eight casualties, one person was taken into custody by the US Border Patrol, the Coast Guard said.

NOVEMBER 16, 2025ByREUTERS
A vessel which capsized off the coast, prompting a search for its missing occupants, lies on a beach in Imperial Beach, California, US, November 14, 2025.

Sip by the sea: a local’s guide to San Diego’s beachside breweries

NOVEMBER 11, 2025ByTAMI DEMSKY
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San Diego Jewish orgs. pull out of Pride fest over Kehlani performance, 'safety concerns'

All Jewish organizations in San Diego's Pride festival this year have pulled out of the festival over anti-Israel singer Kehlani's headline performance, citing "serious safety concerns."

JUNE 10, 2025ByGRACE GILSON/JTA
San Diego Pride Fest 2017

Music agency founder among six dead in San Diego plane crash

The crash destroyed one house, severely damaged others, set cars alight and injured eight on the ground.

MAY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view shows a damage house and vehicle at the crash scene, after a small civilian aircraft went down in a military neighborhood in San Diego, California, US May 22, 2025.

Jewish fraternity at San Diego State University vandalized with antisemitic graffiti 

The vandalism followed an incident report of a group throwing objects at a building and yelling antisemitic slurs.

MARCH 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
One of several pedestrian bridges of the San Diego State University. The building in the background is the Tepeyac dorm of the Cuicacalli residence hall. To the far right is the large pedestrian bridge connecting the dorms to the campus.

Palestinian on terror watchlist caught at US border in New Mexico

According to the report, Shedhaha, aged 35, was on the terror watchlist for alleged previous use of explosives/firearms.

AUGUST 15, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A member of the Texas National Guard places razor wire on the border between Texas and New Mexico to inhibit the crossing of migrants, as seen from El Paso Texas U.S., August 7, 2024.

Palestinian migrants with possible terror ties detained by San Diego border agents

This comes in light of increasing numbers of security threats entering through the US southern border, now San Diego in particular.

JULY 29, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Customs and border protection officer Joseph Arcia and his partner Goose, a six year-old golden retriever, patrol incoming traffic to the United States from Mexico as they work along the San Ysidro border in San Diego, California, U.S., May 29, 2024.

Jewish dentist killed, two others wounded in San Diego shooting

The shooter, who is now in police custody, is believed to be a former patient of the dentist.

MARCH 1, 2024ByMICHAEL STARR, DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Crime scene investigators gather outside a crime scene.

San Diego State U being investigated for Islamophobia after Oct.7 support email to students

The campus SJP chapter said in a statement that the school “has failed to acknowledge the emotions and well-being of its Palestinian and Muslim students.”

JANUARY 4, 2024ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
The campus of San Diego State University, San Diego, California, June 15, 2013.

US military jet crashes near San Diego during training flight

It was not immediately clear what caused the F/A-18 Hornet's crash, ABC News and Fox News reported.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
A right side view of three Strike Fighter Squadron 132 (VFA-132) F/A-18A Hornet aircraft in flight.