Lyons Fire initially started 12:22 p.m. Sep. 21 in San Diego County. It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 46 hours. At this time, the cause of the fire is still undetermined.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed a measure recently aimed at bolstering safety regulations for future battery energy storage facilities in the county.

The unemployment rate for San Diego is out and academics note it’s higher than the 4.2% for the national average, but lower than the California statewide unemployment rate of 5.3%.

View Fire initially started 1:06 p.m. Sep. 18 in San Diego County. It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for five days. There is no update on the containment progress of the fire and its cause has yet to be determined.

San Diego’s jobless rate just hit a high not seen in three years as the region’s labor force surged. The unemployment rate was 5 percent in August, up from 4.9 percent in July, state labor officials said Friday.

San Diego County's unemployment rate increased slightly in August, up to 5% from a revised 4.9% in July, and above the year- ago rate of 4.4%,according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.