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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins the Mexico presidential election as his competitors concede based on exit polls giving him a landslide victory

Polls showed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador — who vowed a sweeping "transformation" of a nation where voters have expressed broad discontent with rampant corruption, rising crime and a sluggish economy — ahead and other candidates conceded defeat.

 

LeBron James chooses L.A., agrees to $154-million contract with Lakers

LeBron James announced he has decided to play for the Lakers on a four-year deal worth $154 million, with a short, simple news release by the Twitter account of Klutch Sports.

San Diego's efforts to divest from rival L.A. water agency have driven up rates for residents. Is it worth it?

If the most powerful water officials in San Diego get their way, the county will ratchet down to a trickle the water it buys from Los Angeles in coming decades. However, the strategy comes with a cost.

LOCAL NEWS

 

Californians cross border to vote in Mexican election

Southern Californians crossed the border to vote in the Mexican presidential election election Sunday as  the National Electoral Institute set up special polling stations across the country for "voters in transit" — often at bus stations, airports, even hospitals. 

Heat wave to hit San Diego late this week

A classic summer heat wave will develop in San Diego County on Friday and Saturday with temperatures hitting 80 degrees at or near the coast and the upper 90s and low 100s across inland valleys, says the National Weather Service.

OPINION

 

How Gov. Brown, lawmakers just jeopardized criminal justice reform

An irresponsible new law threatens to create havoc in the courts.

Readers React: Housing crisis -- to build or not to build?

Too much development endangers San Diego. 

BUSINESS

 

New Legoland submarine taking its guests into the 'deep sea' — sharks, stringrays included

Legoland debuts its most costly attraction yet when it opens Lego City Deep Sea Adventure, a submarine ride that traverses a 300,000-gallon aquarium filled with sharks, stingrays and exotic fish

EPA ethics official pushing for investigations of Pruitt

The Environmental Protection Agency's chief ethics official says he is pushing for a series of independent investigations into Scott Pruitt's actions.

SPORTS

 

Wimbledon-bound Taylor Fritz a forehand, family winner

Rancho Santa Fe native Taylor Fritz is praised for a tennis breakthrough at Wimbledon as he juggles forehands and family.

Padres sign top draft pick Ryan Weathers for $5.23 million

The Padres on Sunday agreed to terms with left-hander Ryan Weathers, their first-round pick in last month's draft and the No. 7 overall selection.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

 

Primus and Mastodon to deliver doubly thunderous concert at SDSU

Primus' current tour will be its last for some time, but you can hear the band's Frank Zappa-esque theme Park for the "South Park" TV series anytime you like.

AND FINALLY ...

 

Bordering on faith: San Diego spiritual leaders wrestle with the morality of immigration

Defending President Trump's immigration policy last month, Attorney General Jeff Sessions called on a higher authority: the Bible. Yet when Bishop Robert McElroy condemned that police, he cited the same Good Book. Looking for a consistent immigration message from clerics?  You haven't a prayer.