Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Paloma Aguirre Wins San Diego County Supervisor Special Election
San Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United StatesCounty of San Diego
Starts 07/01/2025 CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm by the Registrar of Voters' bulletin: "First Supervisorial District Special General, July 1, 2025, Official Election Results".^[1]
The Imperial Beach mayor beat Chula Vista Mayor John McCann 53.9% to 46.1% for the vacant District 1 seat, giving Democrats a 3-2 majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
M7.8 Mindanao Earthquake Hits PLDT and Smart Networks
General Santos, Soccsksargen, 9500, PhilippinesPLDT
Starts 06/07/2026 11:37PM CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE110 days agoThe USGS^[5] event page (reference 1) times the M7.8 main shock at 2026-06-07 23:37:41 UTC (07:37 on 8 June in Manila); PLDT's^[1] first advisory, dated 'June 8, 2026, 8 p.m.', reports teams mobilised 'following the recent earthquake'.
A magnitude 7.8 quake off southern Mindanao cut power to PLDT and Smart sites around General Santos; by 10 June Smart had service back in 22 of 24 affected provinces, with Starlink links filling gaps.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego County Votes on Measure B Half-Cent Sales Tax
San Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United StatesCounty of San Diego
Starts 11/03/2026 3:00PM SCHEDULED 83% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled: the Registrar lists the measure for the November 3, 2026 General Election, whose page says "Election Day - Tuesday, November 3 ... open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m." (Pacific standard time).^[1]
A citizen initiative would lift the countywide sales tax from 7.75% to 8.25% for Tijuana River sewage fixes, wildfire and public safety, and health care, food aid and child care hit by federal cuts.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Palisades Fire Ignites Above Pacific Palisades
Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 01/07/2025 6:30PM CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'was first reported at about 10:30 a.m. PST on January 7, 2025', and CAL FIRE's incident page gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 10:30 AM' - 18:30 UTC.^[1]
Reported at about 10:30 a.m. in the Santa Monica Mountains during a Santa Ana windstorm, the fire burned 23,448 acres through Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu, destroyed 6,845 structures and killed 12 people.
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Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk
The Haiti Earthquake Wrecks Port-au-Prince
Leogane, Ouest, Haiti
Starts 01/12/2010 9:53PM CONFIRMED 93% CONFIDENCE16.7 years agoThe source^[1] states the quake "struck Haiti at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010", which is 21:53 UTC; the USGS^[2] catalogue records 21:53:10Z for event usp000h60h.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Leogane, 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, at 16:53 local time. Haiti's capital, its National Palace and much of its public administration were destroyed.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
LA County Fire Finds Edison Tower Arcing Caused the Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department Headquarters, 1320 North Eastern Avenue, East Los Angeles, CA 90063Los Angeles County Fire Department
Starts 08/04/2026 CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE52 days agoThe LACoFD release dated August 4, 2026 says 'Today, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) is releasing initial and supplemental investigative reports'.^[1]
After an 18-month investigation with CAL FIRE, LA County Fire concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower in Eaton Canyon dropped molten metal that started the Eaton Fire.
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Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk
The Kahramanmaras Earthquakes Devastate Turkey and Syria
Pazarcik, Kahramanmaras Province, Turkey
Starts 02/06/2023 1:17AM CONFIRMED 92% CONFIDENCE3.6 years agoThe source^[1] times the first shock exactly: "The first earthquake occurred at 04:17:35 TRT (01:17:35 UTC), measuring moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8." The USGS^[2][3] catalogue records 01:17:34Z for event us6000jllz.
A magnitude 7.8 strike-slip earthquake hit southern Turkey at 04:17 local time and reached Mercalli intensity XII around the epicentre and in Antakya. A magnitude 7.5 shock followed nine hours later.
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Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk
The 1906 Earthquake and Fire Destroy San Francisco
San Andreas Fault offshore of San Francisco, California, United States
Starts 04/18/1906 1:12PM CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE120.4 years agoThe USGS^[1][3] catalogue gives the origin time for event official19060418131226300_12 as 1906-04-18T13:12:26Z, which the narrative states as "05:12 am Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906".
A magnitude 7.9 rupture of the San Andreas Fault shook Northern California at 5:12 a.m. local time, and the fires that followed burned for days. More than 3,000 died and over 80% of the city was destroyed.
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Property09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Kindred Affordable Apartments Opens in Cortez Hill
Cortez Hill, Downtown San Diego, CaliforniaBRIDGE Housing
Starts 02/01/2027 ESTIMATED 50% CONFIDENCEin 129 daysThe development "is planned to open in early 2027", a season rather than a day.^[1]
An eight-storey, 138,000-square-foot building on the former County Family Court site in downtown San Diego, with 125 affordable apartments, a manager's unit and about 4,400 square feet of commercial space. BRIDGE Housing is developing it with the San Diego Housing Commission; VCC Construction finished the framing in July 2026.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego County Votes on Measure A Charter Reform and Term Limits
San Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United StatesCounty of San Diego
Starts 11/03/2026 3:00PM SCHEDULED 84% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled by Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 11013: "a special election is hereby called to be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026"; the Registrar's page gives vote-center hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.^[1]
Voters decide whether to add an independent ethics commission, budget analyst and program auditor to the county charter, and let supervisors serve three terms instead of two.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Palisades Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days
Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PM CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC in Pacific Standard Time.^[1]
CAL FIRE declared the Palisades Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 after 24 days, at 23,448 acres, with 6,845 structures destroyed and 12 people dead.
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Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk
The Great Lisbon Earthquake Destroys Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
Starts 11/01/1755 CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE270.9 years agoThe source^[1] dates it firmly — the earthquake "hit the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time". The day is certain; the hour is only "around", so the pin is all-day rather than timed.
A magnitude 7.7-or-greater earthquake struck off Cape St. Vincent on the morning of All Saints' Day, and fires and a tsunami finished what the shaking began. Between 30,000 and 40,000 died in Lisbon alone.
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USGS^[1] event ci40925991, "M 5.2 - 5 km S of Julian, CA", origin time 2025-04-14 17:08:28 UTC, which is 10:08 a.m. PDT on 14 April, the time KPBS^[2] and Times of San Diego report.

Start: Apr 14, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

M5.2 Earthquake Near Julian Shakes San Diego County

A magnitude 5.2 quake 5 km south of Julian on the Elsinore fault zone was felt from Los Angeles to Ensenada, closing San Diego City Hall for inspections and knocking boulders onto State Route 76.

USGS measured a moment magnitude of 5.2 at 17:08 UTC (10:08 a.m. PDT) on 14 April 2025, 5 km south of Julian at a depth of about 14 km^[1]
More than 42,000 people sent "Did You Feel It?" reports to USGS^[1]
A ShakeAlert warning first put the quake at 6.0 before USGS revised it to 5.1 and then 5.2; it struck near the Elsinore fault zone^[2]
Police, the sheriff and Cal Fire had no reports of injuries or major damage; boulders blocked State Route 76 near East Grade Road^[2]
San Diego City Hall closed for inspections and the City Council meeting moved to the Civic Theater; Metrolink cancelled a train between San Clemente and Oceanside to check the tracks^[3]
Elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park formed a protective circle around their young^[3]
A magnitude 3.5 foreshock had hit the same area on Sunday afternoon; MTS, COASTER, Breeze and Pacific Surfliner services were disrupted for the rest of the day^[4]

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earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci40925991
earthquake.usgs.gov· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Apr 14, 2025 ✓· 72% of score
USGS event ci40925991, "M 5.2 - 5 km S of Julian, CA", origin time 2025-04-14 17:08:28 UTC, which is 10:08 a.m. PDT on 14 April, the time KPBS^[2] and Times of San Diego report.
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Did you feel it? 5.2 magnitude earthquake rocks east San Diego County
kpbs.org· Published Apr 14, 2025· 9% of score
KPBS: the quake "struck at 10:08 a.m. about 2.5 miles south of Julian"; ShakeAlert first said 6.0; no damage or injuries; boulders on SR-76.
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5.2 quake and aftershocks rattle region -- and zoo elephants -- but cause no damage
timesofsandiego.com· Published Apr 14, 2025· 9% of score
Times of San Diego on City Hall closing, the Metrolink train, the Safari Park elephants and the SR-76 rockfall.^[1]
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5.2 earthquake strikes Julian in East San Diego County
nbcsandiego.com· Published Apr 14, 2025· 9% of score
NBC 7 on the Sunday foreshock, the Elsinore Fault and transit disruptions.^[1]

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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
Paloma Aguirre Wins San Diego County Supervisor Special Election
San Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United StatesCounty of San Diego
Starts 07/01/2025 CONFIRMED 89% CONFIDENCE1.2 years agoStated as firm by the Registrar of Voters' bulletin: "First Supervisorial District Special General, July 1, 2025, Official Election Results".^[1]
The Imperial Beach mayor beat Chula Vista Mayor John McCann 53.9% to 46.1% for the vacant District 1 seat, giving Democrats a 3-2 majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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Telecom09/24/2026@TechDesk
M7.8 Mindanao Earthquake Hits PLDT and Smart Networks
General Santos, Soccsksargen, 9500, PhilippinesPLDT
Starts 06/07/2026 11:37PM CONFIRMED 83% CONFIDENCE110 days agoThe USGS^[5] event page (reference 1) times the M7.8 main shock at 2026-06-07 23:37:41 UTC (07:37 on 8 June in Manila); PLDT's^[1] first advisory, dated 'June 8, 2026, 8 p.m.', reports teams mobilised 'following the recent earthquake'.
A magnitude 7.8 quake off southern Mindanao cut power to PLDT and Smart sites around General Santos; by 10 June Smart had service back in 22 of 24 affected provinces, with Starlink links filling gaps.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego County Votes on Measure B Half-Cent Sales Tax
San Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United StatesCounty of San Diego
Starts 11/03/2026 3:00PM SCHEDULED 83% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled: the Registrar lists the measure for the November 3, 2026 General Election, whose page says "Election Day - Tuesday, November 3 ... open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m." (Pacific standard time).^[1]
A citizen initiative would lift the countywide sales tax from 7.75% to 8.25% for Tijuana River sewage fixes, wildfire and public safety, and health care, food aid and child care hit by federal cuts.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Palisades Fire Ignites Above Pacific Palisades
Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 01/07/2025 6:30PM CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoThe article says the fire 'was first reported at about 10:30 a.m. PST on January 7, 2025', and CAL FIRE's incident page gives 'Date Started 01/07/2025 10:30 AM' - 18:30 UTC.^[1]
Reported at about 10:30 a.m. in the Santa Monica Mountains during a Santa Ana windstorm, the fire burned 23,448 acres through Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu, destroyed 6,845 structures and killed 12 people.
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Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk
The Haiti Earthquake Wrecks Port-au-Prince
Leogane, Ouest, Haiti
Starts 01/12/2010 9:53PM CONFIRMED 93% CONFIDENCE16.7 years agoThe source^[1] states the quake "struck Haiti at 16:53 local time on Tuesday, 12 January 2010", which is 21:53 UTC; the USGS^[2] catalogue records 21:53:10Z for event usp000h60h.
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck near Leogane, 25 km west of Port-au-Prince, at 16:53 local time. Haiti's capital, its National Palace and much of its public administration were destroyed.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
LA County Fire Finds Edison Tower Arcing Caused the Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County Fire Department Headquarters, 1320 North Eastern Avenue, East Los Angeles, CA 90063Los Angeles County Fire Department
Starts 08/04/2026 CONFIRMED 91% CONFIDENCE52 days agoThe LACoFD release dated August 4, 2026 says 'Today, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department (LACoFD) is releasing initial and supplemental investigative reports'.^[1]
After an 18-month investigation with CAL FIRE, LA County Fire concluded that electrical arcing on an out-of-service Southern California Edison tower in Eaton Canyon dropped molten metal that started the Eaton Fire.
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Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk
The Kahramanmaras Earthquakes Devastate Turkey and Syria
Pazarcik, Kahramanmaras Province, Turkey
Starts 02/06/2023 1:17AM CONFIRMED 92% CONFIDENCE3.6 years agoThe source^[1] times the first shock exactly: "The first earthquake occurred at 04:17:35 TRT (01:17:35 UTC), measuring moment magnitude (Mw) of 7.8." The USGS^[2][3] catalogue records 01:17:34Z for event us6000jllz.
A magnitude 7.8 strike-slip earthquake hit southern Turkey at 04:17 local time and reached Mercalli intensity XII around the epicentre and in Antakya. A magnitude 7.5 shock followed nine hours later.
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Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk
The 1906 Earthquake and Fire Destroy San Francisco
San Andreas Fault offshore of San Francisco, California, United States
Starts 04/18/1906 1:12PM CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE120.4 years agoThe USGS^[1][3] catalogue gives the origin time for event official19060418131226300_12 as 1906-04-18T13:12:26Z, which the narrative states as "05:12 am Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906".
A magnitude 7.9 rupture of the San Andreas Fault shook Northern California at 5:12 a.m. local time, and the fires that followed burned for days. More than 3,000 died and over 80% of the city was destroyed.
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Property09/20/2026@BuildDesk
Kindred Affordable Apartments Opens in Cortez Hill
Cortez Hill, Downtown San Diego, CaliforniaBRIDGE Housing
Starts 02/01/2027 ESTIMATED 50% CONFIDENCEin 129 daysThe development "is planned to open in early 2027", a season rather than a day.^[1]
An eight-storey, 138,000-square-foot building on the former County Family Court site in downtown San Diego, with 125 affordable apartments, a manager's unit and about 4,400 square feet of commercial space. BRIDGE Housing is developing it with the San Diego Housing Commission; VCC Construction finished the framing in July 2026.
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Elections09/24/2026@CityDesk
San Diego County Votes on Measure A Charter Reform and Term Limits
San Diego County Administration Building, Pacific Highway, Harborview, Downtown San Diego, San Diego, California, 92110, United StatesCounty of San Diego
Starts 11/03/2026 3:00PM SCHEDULED 84% CONFIDENCEin 39 daysScheduled by Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 11013: "a special election is hereby called to be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026"; the Registrar's page gives vote-center hours of 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.^[1]
Voters decide whether to add an independent ethics commission, budget analyst and program auditor to the county charter, and let supervisors serve three terms instead of two.
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Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk
The Palisades Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days
Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272
Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PM CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoCAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC in Pacific Standard Time.^[1]
CAL FIRE declared the Palisades Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 after 24 days, at 23,448 acres, with 6,845 structures destroyed and 12 people dead.
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Disaster09/21/2026@ScienceDesk
The Great Lisbon Earthquake Destroys Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
Starts 11/01/1755 CONFIRMED 90% CONFIDENCE270.9 years agoThe source^[1] dates it firmly — the earthquake "hit the Iberian Peninsula and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time". The day is certain; the hour is only "around", so the pin is all-day rather than timed.
A magnitude 7.7-or-greater earthquake struck off Cape St. Vincent on the morning of All Saints' Day, and fires and a tsunami finished what the shaking began. Between 30,000 and 40,000 died in Lisbon alone.
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