Last September, worry had surged for residents along the Tijuana River Valley. Research teams announced they had found ...

Then-San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas, left, tours a water treatment plant with Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, and others in 2024. (Courtesy of Supervisor Nora Vargas) ...

Chairwoman Nora Vargas listens to people speak during the San Diego County Board of Supervisors meeting about a new immigration policy on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024 in San Diego, California.

Paloma Aguirre, who most recently served as mayor of Imperial Beach, was sworn in during a morning ceremony on Tuesday at the ...

San Diego Board of Supervisors call for a special election for District 1 vacancy after Nora Vargas resigns. Primary set for April 8; election to cost up to $6.6M.

Vargas was elected to the board in 2020, replacing former Supervisor Greg Cox on Jan. 4, 2021. She was the first Hispanic woman to serve on the board.

Supervisor Nora Vargas at a rally in 2022. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday is scheduled to decide how it will fill the District 1 ...