City Attorney News

Every year, people request and receive records from the City of San Diego on anything from department staffing levels to...

For years, pharmaceutical companies aggressively marketed opioids to doctors and the public, claiming opioids were needed to manage chronic pain,...

In the fall of 2019, when no one had yet heard of COVID, a San Diego teenager we’ll call Daphne...

Holding accountable landlords who subject their tenants to unsafe or unhealthy living conditions is a priority for my Office.  We’ve...

San Diego City Attorney Mara W. Elliott announced today that grocery delivery company Instacart has agreed to pay $46.5 million...

Domestic violence rips at the fabric of our families, leaving its survivors feeling ashamed, isolated, and fearful. Those who muster...

An “Independent Living Facility” (ILF) is a special type of group home where unrelated adults live and pay rent individually...

Witnesses will never forget the accident they saw that July day on Interstate 8. The driver, a man from Chula...

Over the last 20 years, what once was the safest place for our children – school – has turned into...

Over the past three years, my Office has prosecuted more than 20 hate crime cases, which is both too many...

Every citizen has a right to be heard at public meetings when decisions are being made that affect our lives,...

By focusing on three priorities – crimes involving victims, guns, and drunk driving – prosecutors in my Office stayed productive...

More people tried to bring firearms onto airplanes last year than ever before, and San Diego was part of that...

“Tearing up our City Streets and putting Lives in danger” Street racing has been around for decades, but a dangerous...

From shopping to paying bills, we conduct most of our personal business online. As consumers, we entrust online companies with...