SAN DIEGO — County health leaders reported 3,027 new cases of coronavirus and 28 deaths Saturday as Mayor Todd Gloria joined other mayors in their call for cities to receive the COVID-19 vaccine directly.

But local officials said because of limited vaccine supply, the county cannot provide COVID-19 vaccinations for people 65 and older at this time.

Saturday in asking President-elect Joe Biden to allow cities to receive the vaccine directly to speed up delivery.

mayors to ask President-elect @JoeBiden to allow cities to directly receive vaccine to speed up delivery.

“This means the start of hopefully the end of this COVID-19 crisis,” said Donald Crawford, one of the first to get a vaccine at UCSD Health.

SAN DIEGO -- One person was flown to the hospital Saturday after a head-on crash in Ramona, authorities said.

SAN DIEGO -- Police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 85-year-old man.

The San Diego Police Department said Wolfgang Fred Von Horn was last seen in Little Italy Saturday afternoon.