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CalMatters
As a United States senator, Alex Padilla does not have much personally at stake in the congressional redistricting skirmish now sweeping through Texas, California and potentially other parts of the union. He represents a whole state, the nation’s most populous, so district boundaries do not affect his electorate.
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Restaurants across San Diego are stepping up to feed healthcare workers and those who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus. One local pizza chain is doing both. -
The Pala Band of Mission Indians is following the state's stay-at-home guidance on its reservation as local communities try to limit the spread of COVID-19. -
In February, the Border Patrol announced that it had safely helped an asylum-seeker give birth while in custody. But a new complaint says the woman instead gave birth holding on to the side of a garbage can while still wearing pants. -
There are now six confirmed cases of COVID-19 among detainees at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and five among employees. Immigrant advocates now fear a wider coronavirus outbreak in the facility is inevitable. -
There can be emotional and financial strength in a close, multigenerational family, those who live with kids and grandparents say. Now they're finding ways to keep members safe and sane in a pandemic. -
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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. -
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. -
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. -
County officials said restaurants and grocery stores are following CDC guidelines to sanitize facilities and socially distance customers and staff.
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