California lawmakers only spent just a few minutes discussing in public the hundreds of bills they introduce. But these 10 measures had hours of intense debate in 2025.
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President Trump focused on California first as his administration rolled out its crackdown on unauthorized immigration, sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and carrying out high profile raids throughout the state.
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Provocative and inventive exhibit explores “Alfredo Castañeda: Beyond Surrealism” across decades.
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Amid soaring housing costs, the district wants to build affordable units on excess school property for employees. But there's disagreement over which proposal to choose.
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Hagop Chirinian is an undocumented man from Lebanon who has lived in the U.S. for 50 years. ICE has detained him for four months without a hearing.
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The city teamed up with the nonprofit Escondido Fire Safe Council to spread the word about Escondido's zero-tolerance policy on consumer fireworks, which are illegal throughout San Diego County.
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The ruling stems from a case filed by two teachers from Rincon Middle School in Escondido who sued over district policies requiring them to use pronouns or gender-specific names requested by students, while keeping that information private from others, including the students' parents.
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A chance for rain and mountain snow is in the forecast in San Diego County beginning New Year's Eve and continuing through next weekend, but not before warmer temperatures with Santa Ana winds at the beginning of the week.
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Collection sites will be open during daylight hours, with 16 locations operating through Jan. 16.
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San Diego's cannabis business tax has doubled since it was approved by voters in 2016. Retailers in the city face competition from the illicit market and lower-tax suburbs.
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It was hugs, smiles and joy on the faces of the children that attended the 25th anniversary of the Teddy Bears for Kids event at Ocean View Hills School in San Ysidro.
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