The official Mexican Independence Day is Tuesday, but multiple events will commemorate the Grito de Delores — Cry of Delores — on Saturday and Sunday.
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Immigrant advocates are alarmed at what they see as the beginning of a larger possible outbreak at a facility they believe has not taken enough precautions to protect its detainees and staff.
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More than 6 million Americans have filed for unemployment as cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across the country. At least 20,000 San Diegans were laid off in March.
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KPBS Midday EditionWith many restaurants closed amid the coronavirus pandemic, thousands of pounds of perishable food have been donated and turned into meals for the needy.
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County officials said restaurants and grocery stores are following CDC guidelines to sanitize facilities and socially distance customers and staff.
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Digital Gym Cinema launches streaming options for movies
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Drivers were instructed to go through the food-distribution lanes with their trunks open, as volunteers filled their cars with emergency groceries.
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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.
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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.
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The Humane Society is distributing 70,000 pounds of pet food and supplies across the county.
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