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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The neurological impact of "long-haul" COVID-19 is significant, even six months after infection, according to the first round of research published Wednesday by UC San Diego scientists.
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The program was meant as a stop-gap measure for comprehensive immigration reform that never came.
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Surfing culture and social media clash in latest article from San Diego-based journalist.
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The Supreme Court has ruled against immigrants who are seeking their release from long periods of detention while they fight deportation orders.
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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.
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This is the result of Mayor Todd Gloria’s latest push for “progressive enforcement,” which penalizes homeless people for not accepting shelter.
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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.
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Mayor Todd Gloria is working on a more aggressive approach to get homeless people off the streets and into shelters.
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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.
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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.
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