Turns out, the antelope squirrel is one of the most common mammals seen in the Anza-Borrego Desert area, and easily identified by a white stripe along the side and short, rounded ears. This is a desert dweller, not commonly found west of the mountains that form the rim of the desert basin.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria appears to have won re-election. As of the count at 1 a.m., he held a 10-point lead over challenger Larry Turner — a difference of more than 34,000 votes out of 346,590 counted.

It was up to the voters to choose who will represent San Diego County in the U.S. House of Representatives for the next two years.

The presidential results are dominating attention spans across the country today, but San Diego voters told us where they stand on the biggest issues facing the city. Driving the news: Here are seven observations of what voters' choices told us.

A local congressional race, the fate of a sales tax in San Diego and a mayor’s race up in North County are among the contests separated by a sliver of the electorate.