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Judge Rules San Diego County Can Keep COVID-19 Outbreak Locations Secret
- Nov. 20
- By Claire Trageser
In his ruling against local news organizations, Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil said he had to balance the public interest in keeping the information secret with the public interest in releasing it.
Why Bay Area Counties Are Beating Coronavirus While San Diego Struggles
- Nov. 13
- By Claire Trageser
Different demographics, a different attitude toward reopening and a different public health infrastructure have helped the Bay Area region dramatically improve its case rate.
San Diego Has Sunk Back To Purple Tier. What Does That Mean?
- Nov. 12
- By Claire Trageser
San Diego County is now in the dreaded purple tier, the worst possible ranking in the state's system meant to control COVID-19 spread. Could it have been prevented?
East County Supervisor Race Has Become A Battle Royale Of Attack Mailers
- Oct. 28
- By Claire Trageser
The attacks between Republicans Steve Vaus and Joel Anderson run the gamut from claims of unpaid taxes and campaign finance shenanigans to barroom expletives and accusations of stealing money meant for sick children.
Candidates Trade Attack Mailers, Texts In San Diego City Council District 7 Race
- Oct. 22
- By Claire Trageser
Republican Noli Zosa and Democrat Raul Campillo have hit each other with attack mailers, text messages and social media posts. Some are fair game, others are misleading.
The Origins Of Misleading Texts, Social Media Posts In San Diego Mayoral Race
- Oct. 20
- By Claire Trageser
The ads sent by radio host Carl DeMaio promote the baseless claim that Todd Gloria supports sex offenders.
What Elections Have The 2020 Local Candidates Missed?
- Oct. 16
- By Claire Trageser
KPBS pulled records from the San Diego and Orange County registrars of voters to show when candidates registered to vote, what party (or parties) they registered with and whether they neglected to vote in past elections.
El Cajon Nursing Home Reaped Big Profits While Shortchanging Resident Care, Analysis Shows
- Oct. 8
- By Amita Sharma
In recent years, residents at Avocado Post Acute provided its residents with far less care from registered nurses than regulators expected while reporting millions in yearly profits, according to a KPBS analysis of its finances.
Botched Handling Of Sexual Assault Allegation Jeopardized Residents In El Cajon Nursing Home
- Oct. 7
- By Amita Sharma
Administrators at Avocado Post Acute waited eight days before notifying police that a caregiver employed by the facility allegedly sodomized a 73-year-old resident, a state investigation found.
Outdoor Playgrounds In California Can Now Open
- Sept. 29
- By Claire Trageser
After being blocked from slides and swings for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, kids can now use any outdoor playground regardless of what tier their county falls in, according to new state guidelines.
San Diego County's Contact Tracing Struggles Explained
- Sept. 29
- By Claire Trageser
COVID continues to spread through our region, and contact tracers are only contacting on average 2.2 people for each person who tests positive. An epidemiologist talks about why it's so hard.
New Political Party That Enlisted Voters Without Their Consent Is Now Suing State To Get On Ballot
- Sept. 14
- By Claire Trageser
California’s Common Sense Party, which KPBS found was signing up voters without their knowledge or consent, is now suing the state to get on the ballot, even though it hasn't collected enough signatures.
San Diego Beaches, Parks And Restaurants Are Open, But Playgrounds Remain Closed
- Sept. 11
- By Claire Trageser
While much else in San Diego has been allowed to gradually reopen amid the pandemic, playgrounds appear to be closed indefinitely. They’re not part of any phased reopening plans at the local or state level.
San Diego Police Have Released All Videos Of Officers Shooting People This Year, Except For One
- Sept. 2
- By Claire Trageser
The department has followed state law and released videos of seven out of the eight police shootings since July 2019, sometimes within 72 hours of the incident. But one video hasn't been released and it's not clear why.
Police Are Now Required To Release The Video When An Officer Shoots, But Not All Of It
- Sept. 1
- By Claire Trageser
A California law that went into effect a year ago mandates, with some exceptions, that police departments release videos when officers fire their weapons or use force that causes great bodily injury. But the videos are edited and don't contain all of the footage.
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