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A roughly 50-acre brush fire is burning along Rainbow Crest Road. An evacuation order has been issued, with San Diego County fire officials saying about 10 homes are being threatened.
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Julian-based naturalist Richard Louv, author of "Last Child in the Woods," which introduced the concept of nature-deficit disorder, explores the benefits of slowing down and spending time outdoors in his new book, "Noticing: Intimate Encounters with the Natural World." -
Several groups cited affordability concerns in their filings, which come at the outset of a lengthy regulatory process with the California Public Utilities Commission. -
The city wants to build a fire station on a steep canyon at 47th Street and Fairmount Avenue, a place considered a creekside, natural wildlife habitat. -
The new anime convention will host two Comic-Con after-parties to build awareness and excitement ahead of its Labor Day weekend debut. -
From pandemic pivots to economic pressures and changing immigration policies, Chula Vista's legacy quinceañera businesses continue to anchor a Latino tradition. -
Mayor Todd Gloria joined city Transportation Department officials at Willow Elementary School in San Ysidro to announce that the surrounding neighborhood and Otay Mesa would see the first reductions in school zones — but work will continue throughout the city in coming weeks. -
California state workers must report to the office four days a week under an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Other states allow more remote work. -
In California’s Legislature, voting against your party is exceedingly rare, but there are a few mavericks who do it anyway. -
The Trump administration cancelled $2 billion of research grants to University of California professors. Their legal team says it has proof that those terminations were unconstitutional. -
In a letter sent to UC San Diego this week, the DOJ alleges the school intentionally manipulated applicant data with the intent of discriminating "in favor of so-called underrepresented minorities, such as blacks and Hispanics."
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