A health care workers'Kristen Hwang union is pushing a one-time 5% tax on the state's roughly 200 billionaires to offset federal Medicaid cuts. One billionaire has already spent $82 million trying to stop it — and that may be just the beginning.
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The median price of an existing single-family home in San Diego County was $1.059 million in May, down from $1.074 million in April.
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Iran's control of the Strait of Hormuz inflicted global pain during the months-long conflict with the U.S. and Israel. A tentative deal is in place, but questions remain about the key waterway.
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The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rates unchanged Wednesday, and signaled its next move could be a rate increase. It's the first rate decision under the new Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh.
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The proposed legislation seeks to lower electricity bills and make investor-owned utilities more accountable to ratepayers.
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The U.S. may be the world's biggest producer of crude oil, but that's not the case for motor oil. The cost of lubricants is soaring, and even a tentative deal to end the war won't solve the problem.
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A new Pew survey finds many working parents feel they cannot give 100% at either work or home. Benefits like paid sick leave and more affordable childcare could help.
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About 40% of rentals on Zillow offer move-in deals, like a month of free rent, thanks to a construction boom that created an apartment surplus in some parts of the United States.
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Military families face unique challenges when relocating to San Diego, but also have access to additional resources for housing, childcare and everyday costs.
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Oil prices had already fallen quite dramatically on Thursday and Friday in anticipation of a deal. Trump has posted online that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen after the deal is signed this Friday.
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Workers finished removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building.
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