San Diego households spend more on transportation than almost every other metro area in the country. The culprit, experts say, is the automobile.
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As people awoke to news over the weekend of the U.S. and Israel's war on Iran, it resulted in many feeling anxious and stressed. Medical experts say these feelings are normal and expected, but it is important for people to have coping mechanisms. Experts also urged people to find ways to consume news responsibly: limiting their social media intake, eliminating doomscrolling and avoiding graphic images.
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The new proposal to be heard Tuesday would tax the 5,115 empty homes in the city $8,000 each if approved by the council and passed by voters in June.
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Former Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey is running for City Council in San Diego. Here’s what he said about the race and leaving the GOP.
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Far fewer people with mental illness are getting help in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court program than expected. This week, he blamed local governments for shortcomings.
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The Mountain View neighborhood had for years been terrorized by drug dealing, violence and even murder stemming from a gang takeover of a local market. But then community members came together with police and prosecutors.
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The Supreme Court is clearing the way for California schools to tell parents if their children identify as transgender without getting the student’s approval, granting an emergency appeal from a conservative legal group.
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More free spaces are now available to city residents, but controversy over paid parking continues, with museum leaders speaking out against the fees.
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Members of San Diego's Iranian community are also expressing mixed emotions for what comes next.
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Defense secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Dan Caine said Iran objectives will "take time" and are "difficult ... work." They wouldn't say when operations may end.
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Community concerns over parking and traffic jams led the council to approve reconfiguring the bike lane.
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