Originally set for Feb. 2, Straw Hat Day invited San Diego residents to wear summer straw hats in a playful declaration that winter was over.

San Diego city advocate Shane Harris drafted a petition and ordinance to abolish fees at the park entirely. His effort is ...

Dozens of parking meters in Balboa Park were vandalized in a recent spree, leaving $77,500 in damages. Police are seeking information from the public.

In a press statement released on Feb. 6, Mayor Todd Gloria announced he would modify his parking program to include free parking for San Diego residents at select parking lots surrounding Balboa Park.

City officials say the vandals hit meters and kiosks scattered across several blocks near the park, including the 2700–3200 blocks of Balboa Drive, the 1900 block of Eighth Avenue, the 600 block of ...

Instead of the fees making revenue for the park, visitors just stopped showing up.

Our list of top things to do this weekend includes half-off museum admission, Super Bowl parties and musical theater.

This California national parks road trip connects iconic landscapes from redwood forests to desert valleys and dramatic coastal cliffs.

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SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — San Diego-area residents honored the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in various ways Monday on the federal holiday that memorializes the slain civil-rights ...

Balboa Stadium construction site in 1914. Steam shovels were used to excavate the area. It was built in 1914 as part of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition with a capacity of 15,000. It was expanded ...

Shane Harris, who describes himself as San Diego's Public Advocate — holds a news conference in Balboa Park to demand the repeal of parking fees in Balboa Park on Jan. 12, 2026. A coalition of mayors ...