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A state law puts limits on when a county sheriff can transfer an inmate to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, based on their criminal record. Advocates point to records showing San Diego Sheriff Kelly Martinez might have violated that law in at least one case. -
The City Council rescinded a request to repeal the city's landmark ADU bonus program, but pledged to work with Mayor Todd Gloria to limit where it applies. -
A City Council committee is pushing to raise the minimum wage for hotel and event venue workers to $25 an hour, sparking a battle between labor advocates and industry leaders — including the Padres — over fairness and economic impact. -
California’s low-cost insulin plan is more than a year behind schedule with no clear timeline. Advocates say the delay is hurting diabetics. -
A common anti-gay chant from SDFC fans before a St. Louis City SC goal kick prompted a public address announcement. -
The governor vowed to clear the way for more groundwater recharge. Has it worked? “We’re still tinkering around with small numbers,” one expert says. -
California lawmakers are rushing to fix last year’s controversial changes to the state’s lemon law, which critics say weakened protections for car buyers. -
A passel of recent California laws were supposed to supercharge the construction of desperately needed housing. According to YIMBY Law, they haven’t even come close. -
As San Diego looks to move beyond the 100-year-old People's Ordinance preventing the city from charging single-family households for trash pickup, city leaders will begin holding a series of community meetings Monday to receive feedback. -
Anders Dreyer scored two goals and San Diego FC had a successful Major League Soccer debut, beating the defending MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy 2-0.
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