Alexander Nguyen
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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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Advocates say the greatest risk of the spread of coronavirus doesn’t come from the detainees themselves, who have been kept isolated from the larger world for weeks and months, but from the guards and other employees at facilities. -
The program is postponed until at least late April after advocates argue that prolonging the program leaves an already vulnerable group at risk during a public health emergency. -
The Humane Society is distributing 70,000 pounds of pet food and supplies across the county. -
On Saturday morning, the U.S. border with Mexico was closed to all “non-essential” travel as part of the federal government’s effort to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. But people with valid reasons for crossing the border will still be able to. -
A Southern California organization continues to support the female veteran community 100 years on. -
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With San Diegans being laid off and out of work because of the coronavirus, local food banks are working to increase their efforts. -
There is no universal protocol defining "deep clean" as industries work to eradicate the coronavirus. Instead they are tailoring sanitation efforts in accordance with what makes sense for them. -
Closures and cancellations related to the coronavirus outbreak affect local businesses, more Americans are being told to work from home, and the stock market suffers another week of deep losses. -
Should "potential exposure" by a health worker to someone with coronavirus be enough to send that worker home for two weeks of self-quarantine? Health systems have begun debating relative risks.
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