San Diego, CA
City of San Diego completes required improvements to reinstate Quiet Zones

SAN DIEGO (KGTV)— The City of San Diego completed the required work improvements at 12 intersections Downtown, according to a press release sent by the City Friday night.
This improvement comes after the Federal Railroad Administration temporarily suspended the Quiet Zone in Downtown nearly a week ago. The suspension requires trains to sound their horns, disrupting the residents around the area.
As of Friday, the City created and installed more than 120 crossing signs and completed all required improvements to road markings at the various intersections. FRA conducted field inspections of the improvements on Thursday, according to the release.
The release said the City completed and submitted Average Daily Trip Count, a required traffic survey, to the FRA on Friday. This was to document how many cars were entering the crossings every day.
To restore the Quiet Zone, the FRA needs to review and approve the work improvements that the City completed and provide a notice of the reinstatement, according to the press release.
“City staff are communicating with FRA about timelines and will provide updates as they become available,” The release said.

San Diego, CA
THE LEGO GROUP UNVEILS “SAN DIEGO LEGO®-CON” AT SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON 2025
Booth #2829 gives Comic-Con attendees a brick-built celebration of fandom, creativity and pop culture, alongside multiple new product reveals, from July 24 through July 27
SAN DIEGO, July 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The LEGO Group is bringing the ultimate fandom experience to San Diego Comic-Con 2025 with “San Diego LEGO®-Con,” a tribute to all things fandom and Comic-Con, rebuilt through the playful lens of the LEGO brand. The centerpiece of this year’s booth is a stunning diorama recreation of the San Diego Convention Center itself, made entirely from LEGO bricks!
At “San Diego LEGO-Con,” visitors will discover product reveals across beloved franchises, celebrity appearances, hands-on building activities, in-booth signings and exclusive swag and giveaway items, all packaged up in a convention-inspired booth design that pays homage to Comic-Con’s unique style. Attendees can celebrate the enduring cultural relevance of Comic-Con through the imaginative lens of the LEGO brand from Thursday, July 24 to Sunday, July 27 at booth #2829 in Hall H.
“This year at San Diego Comic-Con, we wanted to celebrate this incredible convention and its fans in a way that’s never been done before,” said Beth McKenna, Head of U.S. Marketing at the LEGO Group. “San Diego Comic-Con embodies the spirit of play and imagination through fandom. ‘San Diego LEGO-Con’ is our love letter to SDCC as a cornerstone of fandom culture, having exhibited here since 2003. Ultimately, we believe that booth visitors will be able to see themselves and their experiences reflected in the diorama, all while experiencing everything else our brand has to offer at SDCC 2025.”
Explore “San Diego LEGO®-Con” at SDCC
At “San Diego LEGO-Con,” attendees are invited to explore a one-of-a-kind, con-within-a-con experience with a booth design that captures the distinctive aesthetic of Comic-Con. Specially designed banners and custom life-sized LEGO builds give attendees an immersive backdrop for memorable photo opportunities. Features of the booth include:
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An awe-inspiring SDCC diorama centerpiece featuring the San Diego Convention Center recreated entirely in LEGO® bricks. Made with over 200,000 brick elements and crafted over the course of more than 1,500 hours, the diorama celebrates Comic-Con’s 54+ year history and unique culture. Guests are invited to discover the iconic Comic-Con moments and hidden LEGO easter eggs woven throughout. From major annual events to nods to Comic-Con lore and callbacks to past LEGO booths, eagle-eyed fans will discover surprises and be able to see themselves and their experiences reflected in the build.
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A build-your-own booth experience where guests are invited to build their own creative exhibitor “booths” out of LEGO bricks. At the end of each day, the builds may be added to blank spots on the San Diego Convention Center diorama.
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An EXCLUSIVE “San Diego LEGO-Con” guidebook packed with custom LEGO content is available at the front desk for anyone who visits the booth.
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A “LEGO Side Quest” Mobile Scavenger Hunt across the convention show floor invites attendees to complete photo-based tasks and fun riddles. Each day,
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one lucky participant will win the daily grand prize, with an additional 20 randomly selected participants, who complete these tasks, scoring a premium swag pack featuring exclusive LEGO® product.
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Product displays featuring new sets from popular franchises, including never-before-seen releases that celebrate beloved worlds, inviting enthusiasts to build on their passions for their favorite fandoms.
San Diego, CA
SDPD officer sentenced to probation after conviction for battering then-girlfriend

A San Diego police officer who was convicted of domestic battery involving his then-girlfriend was sentenced Friday to three years of probation.
Seth Tate, 33, was arrested in March of last year and later charged in five separate incidents that allegedly occurred between Tate and the woman, who dated for a few months.
A San Diego jury convicted Tate earlier this year of domestic battery, but also acquitted him of two other battery counts, and hung on two other domestic violence counts.
Tate had been with the San Diego Police Department for nearly three years at the time of his arrest.
Since then, Tate “has been on administrative duties with no contact with the public, pending the outcome of the criminal investigation,” an SDPD spokesperson said Friday.
A San Diego police officer is on trial for alleged domestic violence against his now former girlfriend. NBC 7’s Allison Ash was at the courthouse with the details.
“Now that the criminal case has concluded, the department will move forward with its administrative process regarding Tate’s employment,” their statement continued.
At trial, Deputy District Attorney Carlos Campbell described Tate as “jealous,” “volatile” and “erratic” throughout their brief relationship. The prosecutor told jurors that Tate kicked the woman on one occasion and on others forcefully grabbed her by the arms, leaving bruises.
He also described another incident in which she and Tate were in an Uber and he allegedly grabbed her by the hair and slammed her head into one of the car’s windows.
Tate’s defense attorney, Sean Jones, said most of the alleged incidents lacked corroborating witnesses, argued both his client and his ex-girlfriend were frequently physical with one another, and said often Tate was restraining the woman to prevent her from physically attacking him.
A police officer was arrested last week on felony domestic violence charges at a luxury apartment complex, police say, NBC 7’s Alexis Rivas reports.
But Campbell alleged the woman was “not the first person he had been physically violent with.”
He said Tate pushed his one-time fiancee while she was on a staircase, but the woman was able to catch herself before tumbling down the stairs. The prosecutor said that prompted the woman to immediately call their engagement off and contact police.
Both Tate’s ex-girlfriend and ex-fiancee testified in the trial, and San Diego Superior Court Judge Joan Weber said their accounts of Tate’s behavior were “virtually identical in the details of the jealousy, the emotional and the physical abuse,” despite both women being strangers to each other.
Weber said she wouldn’t impose custody because the victim didn’t sustain serious physical injuries. Tate’s probation terms include 100 hours of volunteer work service and completion of a year-long domestic violence program.
San Diego, CA
Bishop Michael Pham installed as leader of San Diego’s diocese

The first American bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV was installed on Thursday as the leader of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego.
Across San Diego, a lot of attention was focused at St. Therese of Carmel Parish for a day of ceremony and sanctity. There was a procession of 200 cardinals, bishops and priests, and more than 1,200 people attended the installation Mass for Bishop Michael Pham.
Pham is the seventh bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego and the first Vietnamese American to lead a U.S. diocese.
“It’s such an honor and comes with great responsibility,” Pham said.
He values bringing various ethnicities and different Catholic groups together, and prides himself on being a man of all people for all voices.
“It’s important to recognize the people from the peripheries, the vulnerable, the refugees, the immigrants,” Pham said. “Many of these people are voiceless, and we need to be that voice for the people.”
Pope Leo XIV has appointed Michael Pham, previously auxiliary bishop of San Diego and diocesan administrator, as the Bishop of San Diego.
Dr. Michael Lovette-Colyer, vice president of mission integration at the University of San Diego, said one reason Pham’s installation was significant is because he’s a local.
“Previous pope would look for sort of an outsider to come in and provide fresh perspective or to have a new set of eyes, but it seems that Pope Leo has a different approach, which is to elevate people who are already intimately connected to the area,” Lovette-Colyer said.
Those who attended Thursday’s installation Mass shared words of excitement and hope, as well as wanting people to know that Pham is an expert communicator and listener.
“You could stop him on the way if he’s running to somewhere, and if you needed his attention, he would stop and talk to you, and that’s what a true shepherd should be,” Mass attendee Dibiana Jones said.
“I think he’s able to talk to anybody, Black, white, Hispanic, Vietnamese,” said Father Evan Bui of St. Thomas More. “He can walk with people in that sense. That’s the beauty of Bishop Pham. He can connect with you heart to heart.”
Pham replaces Cardinal Robert McElroy, who is now the archbishop of Washington, D.C.
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