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Border Patrol personnel deploy tear gas during a demonstration over the dozens detained in an operation by federal immigration authorities a day earlier, in Paramount, Calif., June 7, 2025.
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A federal judge has blocked a California law from going into effect that would ban federal immigration agents from covering their faces, but they will still be required to wear clear identification showing their agency and badge number.
  • First, debates around paid parking in Balboa Park seem to be far from over. Then, hundreds of pharmacy and lab workers have now joined the Kaiser Permanente health care worker strike. A top official at the Department of Animal Services has now stepped down, we’ll tell you why. Also, we bring you the story of a La Mesa family who is saving money in a creative way. Last but not least, our ‘Museum A Month’ series highlights a different museum across the county each month! This month we put our focus on the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art.
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