Hundreds celebrated the official renaming of a Clairemont recreation area to Officer Austin Machitar Memorial Park.

Onni Valakari and Anders Dreyer scored in the first half and top-seeded San Diego FC held on for a 2-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Sunday night in a best-of-three first-round opener of the MLS Cup playoffs.

A heatwave is expected to hit San Diego County on Monday, with high pressure bringing temperatures 5-15 degrees above normal. A Heat Advisory will be in effect for inland valleys on Tuesday from 11 a.

SAN DIEGO, CA — A 6-year-old pedestrian died after a hit-and-run crash Saturday, according to San Diego police. The boy was crossing the street mid-block, heading south on foot around 6:50 p.m. in the 5400 block of University Avenue, when he was struck by a westbound vehicle that fled the scene, police said.

Two people were arrested and a security guard was hospitalized today after he was nearly killed during an altercation that broke out following an excursion on San Diego Bay, authorities said.

North Clairemont Community Park in San Diego has been renamed Officer Austin Machitar Memorial Park in honor of the San Diego Police Officer who was killed in the line of duty last August.

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the Fresno State Bulldogs vs. San Diego State Aztecs game, Saturday, Oct. 25.