Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo donate

San Diego:

Late Wednesday, San Diego Mayor Jerry Sanders announced three major donations to the San Diego relief effort: $1 million in cash from Wal-Mart to the American Red Cross, in addition to $400,000 in in-kind contribution; $500,000 from Wells Fargo, split between the Red Cross and the Salvation Army; and $100,000 from La Jolla-based Science Applications International Corp., a major high-tech defense firm, split between the Red Cross and the Salvation Army.

-- Tony Perry