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California’s excise tax on legal weed is increasing, despite efforts to keep it lower to help the struggling industry. Lawmakers left it out of the state budget they passed Monday.
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The San Diego City Council Tuesday will make a final decision on Mayor Todd Gloria's proposed budget for fiscal year 2026, which will likely usher in large service cuts. -
The TRUST Coalition and others are renewing calls for the city to defund its automated license plate reader (ALPR) system due to fears that the San Diego Police Department is unlawfully sharing data from that system with federal agencies. -
Following a lengthy, boisterous meeting, the San Diego City Council Tuesday passed a solid-waste fee, breaking a 106-year-old precedent of the city not charging single-family homeowners a fee for trash pickup. -
A grainy video posted on Facebook by "Recall Tony Blain" appears to show Blain being searched by officers after last Tuesday’s City Council meeting. -
The deal with Sharp Healthcare includes more than $100 million in investment to stabilize Tri-City’s finances. -
An app that provides homeless outreach workers with information on the latest shelter bed availability has been expanded across San Diego County, it was announced Monday. -
A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing anti-diversity and anti-transgender executive orders that LGBTQ+ rights organizations say are unconstitutional. -
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for survivors Monday after a 1970 Cessna 414 with six people on board crashed about 3 miles west of Point Loma. -
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Oceanside is hosting Pride by the Beach on Saturday where a Pride flag will be raised. This comes after the city of Oceanside reversed their decision to fly the flag at city hall. The majority of the council had voted in favor of it, but on a second reading, things changed.
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