Measure A, dubbed the "Non-Primary Homes Tax," will impose taxes on residential properties within the city that are vacant for more than 182 days per year. The measure would impose an initial annual tax of $8,000 in 2027, then $10,000 in subsequent years.
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The Trump administration downplayed the decline in homelessness, contending far more people are on the streets today than a decade ago. -
Muslims throughout San Diego County honored the Eid Al-Adha holiday with prayer services on Wednesday. Participants said their grief over the May 18 shootings at the Islamic Center of San Diego was ever-present. -
They each carry an 80-liter trash bag and, once the bags get too heavy to carry around, they know it’s time to walk home and get ready for work. -
The region's unemployment rate compares with 5% in California and 4% nationally during the same period. -
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For years, El Cajon has long been a hub for refugees and immigrants from the Middle East and North Africa. Now, amid President Donald Trump’s refugee ban, they are coping with the help of neighborhood ties and a local nonprofit. -
The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities. -
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