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United Way: San Diego Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet

June 17, 2013
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The United Way has compiled some hard facts about what families and individuals are dealing with when it comes to paying bills, getting transportation and taking care of their kids.

Mello-Roos Law Allows Vote Of One To Decide On New Taxes

June 17, 2013
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inewsource breaks down the Mello-Ross tax law and explains how one person, sometimes a developer, can be the sole voter deciding on new taxes.

Review/Interview: 'The East'

June 14, 2013
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Corporations that refuse to be held accountable for their actions are taken to task by an anarchist group in the new indie film, “The East," which opened June 14 at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas and AMC La Jolla.

Roundtable: Underground Market For Taxi Permits, Scathing NCTD Audit, Deported Parents

June 14, 2013
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There's a burgeoning underground market in San Diego taxi permits. The North Coast Transit District has received a scathing audit of its practices. Parents deported by the INS must leave their American-born kids behind.

Encinitas, Solana Beach Leaders Propose Sand Replenishment For North County Shores

June 14, 2013, updated June 17, 2013
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San Diego’s beaches are being washed away. Solana Beach and Encinitas are key players in the debate over how to deal with eroding shorelines and sea level rise.

Farm Tours Offer A Close-Up Of San Diego Greenhouses, Citrus Groves, A Dairy And More

June 13, 2013, updated June 14, 2013
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The San Diego County Farm Bureau is offering a behind-the-scenes look at how your food and flowers are grown. It's the bureau's fourth annual Farm Day Tour and it's coming up this Saturday.

Scripps: Black Carbon Levels Linked To Climate Change Declining

June 13, 2013, updated June 14, 2013
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A new climate study led by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds reduced black carbon emissions that come mostly from diesel engines.

Weekend Preview: 'Extraordinary Chambers,' San Diego Oysterfest And The Big Bite Baconfest

June 13, 2013, updated June 13, 2013
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This Father's Day weekend has lots to offer; from a festival celebrating all things bacon to a set of back-to-back concerts by a local funk band.

Sharp Hopes To Give Free Health Screenings To 5,000 People

June 13, 2013
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From now until September, Sharp HealthCare is offering free health screenings at 60 locations.

Stem Cell Research In San Diego Uses Patient's Own Cells

June 12, 2013
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Research in San Diego could led to helping patients with Parkinson's Disease using non-embryonic stem cells. And a grassroots volunteer fundraising organization to help fund stem cell research has been started by eight patients.

San Diego Musician Ramon "Chunky" Sanchez Honored Locally, Nationally

June 12, 2013
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A San Diego musician and Chicano rights activist is being honored locally and nationally, with the naming of a school auditorium in Logan Heights and a prestigious arts fellowship.

Donald Lipski Artwork Installed At New Central Library

June 11, 2013
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There won’t be just books under the dome in the new Central Library in downtown San Diego. There will also be art. The first of four large pieces has just been installed.

Shadow Market For Taxi Permits Lucrative For Some, Hardship For Others

June 10, 2013
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Many say the underground permit sales for up to six figures each are driving up passenger fares and forcing drivers to work perilously long hours for barely-livable wages.

San Onofre: Shutting Down A Nuclear Power Plant

June 10, 2013
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With the announcement that Southern California Edison will shut down the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station for good, attention now turns to the cost of decommissioning and disposal of nuclear waste.

Survey: San Diego Keeps Leading In Clean Tech

June 10, 2013, updated June 10, 2013
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A new survey shows San Diego ranks seventh among 50 U.S cities in clean tech.

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