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The legislation builds on recent laws passed in California to eliminate synthetic food dyes from school meals and certain additives from all food sold in the state when they are associated with cancer, reproductive harm and behavioral problems in children. Dozens of other states have since replicated those laws.
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A KPBS investigation revealed that data collected by the El Cajon Police Department was used in immigration-related searches more than 550 times in 2025. -
So far, San Diego has been spared the staffing shortages that have affected other airports, as TSA agents and air traffic controllers continue working without pay. -
Mayor Todd Gloria's "Preservation and Progress" initiative aims to strike a balance between historic preservation and the city's need to build more housing. -
The state is bracing to lose hundreds of millions of dollars for permanent housing, which is the one thing experts agree on as the most effective way to solve homelessness. -
The situation may well get worse if the shutdown continues and employees start to miss paychecks. And there is no way to predict what airports might have problems on any given day. -
Before the gates open at The Haunted Trail in Balboa Park, scare actors transform into monsters, zombies and ghouls. Step inside the makeup room with KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando for a look at how the scares begin. -
KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando joined the crew at The Haunted Trail of Balboa Park to fulfill a bucket list item — stepping into the makeup chair, joining the monsters and learning the art of the perfect jump scare. -
Federal law enforcement officials accuse 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht of lighting a fire on New Year’s Day that was initially extinguished by fire crews, but continued to smolder underground before reigniting during high winds, officials said. -
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Taxes on second homes. Combining police departments. The city taking over SDG&E. There was plenty of news this weekend at Voice of San Diego’s Politifest, the annual festival of local politics and civic debate.
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