Day 1 of Comic-Con has come and gone. Thousands were in downtown San Diego Thursday for the pop culture extravaganza.
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The residents are part of a growing trend of unhoused people flocking to the riverbed and canyons in the wake of a camping ban. -
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City crews are using two new resurfacing methods, intended to last longer.
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