More than 700 properties are due to be sold to the highest bidder at an online auction early next year due to their owners’ failure to pay millions of dollars in taxes to San Diego County. It is the county’s biggest sale of so-called tax-defaulted properties in seven years.

San Diego County Supervisor Nora Vargas, chair of the county Board of Supervisors, Friday announced her decision to step down from the board at the end of her term, Jan. 6, 2025.

In a surprising announcement on Friday, Nora Vargas, chair of the County Board of Supervisors, said she would not serve a second term out of concern for "personal safety and security."

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nora Vargas announced Friday she will be leaving elected office, opting not to be sworn in to her second term next month.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 Tuesday to restrict the use of county resources for federal immigration enforcement.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday passed on the opportunity to establish interim safety requirements for battery energy storage projects, noting that county fire officials already have the authority to implement beefed-up guidelines.

Vargas, newly re-elected to a four-year term, cited ‘personal safety and security reasons’ for her sudden departure. She had faced mounting criticism in her district following a series of perceived missteps and fights with onetime allies.