Mackenzie Elmer

Communities adjacent to the polluted Tijuana River can now check both the air around them for contamination before they decide to venture outdoors.

A Superfund designation is reserved for the dirtiest, abandoned industrial waste lands in the country.

A brief and sordid history of the public restroom in America sheds light on why it’s impossible to take a private piss outside the home.

Bathrooms have almost always been an amenity or purchasable commodity for the privileged class. Never a human right.

Throne Labs and the city of San Diego are in talks over a potential contract for 10 sensor-controlled “smart bathrooms” to help solve the public restroom crisis.

San Diego County’s fire department could impose sweeping changes to battery projects on Tuesday.

Water being used at SDGE’s lithium-ion battery facility where a fire broke out earlier in the day in Escondido on Sept. 5, 2024. / Ariana Drehsler for Voice of San Diego

A new cookbook dreamed up by local historians, chefs and fishermen guide me and other know-nothings on how to navigate the diverse ocean fare the San Diego coast has to offer.

San Diego water districts see unending upward pressure on water rates in the region. But the price shock people are feeling now excludes some major, impending projects outside San Diego.

San Diego Council President Joe LaCava said he’d look into how the city could limit fireworks under its lease with the company.