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KPBS
The San Diego County unemployment rate was 4.9% in June, up from 4% in May, and above last year's 4.4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
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Philip Baker Hall, the prolific character actor of film and theater who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s early movies and who memorably hunted down a long-overdue library book in “Seinfeld,” has died. He was 90. -
This is the result of Mayor Todd Gloria’s latest push for “progressive enforcement,” which penalizes homeless people for not accepting shelter. -
U.S. House battles took shape in heavily Democratic California that could tip the balance of power in Congress, while Republican U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi was forced into a runoff after a congressional ethics watchdog raised questions about his campaign spending. -
Mayor Todd Gloria is working on a more aggressive approach to get homeless people off the streets and into shelters. -
Crystal Orozco, a fast-food employee with ‘Fight for 15’ joined Midday Edition to talk about state legislation that could create better working conditions for fast-food workers. -
The podcast "No One is Coming to Save Us" digs into the history of child care and what could be done to heal the industry. -
The 2022 California Primary Election is coming up on June 7. Need a quick primer? We've pulled together some of the KPBS newsroom's coverage of four key races on the primary ballots in San Diego County. -
A lawsuit filed on behalf of a San Diego County family alleges all three family members contracted hepatitis A after eating strawberries just weeks before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it was investigating an outbreak among people who had consumed the fruit. -
Some California lawmakers want to use taxpayer money to purchase water rights from farmers. -
Some of the ideas discussed include a cross-border express trolley and a ferry that would transport people from Ensenada to downtown San Diego.
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