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A new state law allows California to set its own vaccine recommendations and requires health plans it regulates to cover them. -
Organizers say they plan weekly protests outside the Schwartz federal courthouse. -
In a bid to address San Diego's housing shortage, the city's Complete Communities program is paving the way for developments like this one in University Heights, where a single-family home will give rise to nearly two dozen new residences. -
The initiative calls for 10,000 young men to volunteer in their communities and reduce mental health stigma. -
An inewsource/KPBS analysis found San Diego officials have been approving short-term rental licenses on properties that aren’t eligible. -
The deadline to enroll in the city of San Diego’s new trash and recycling service is Sept. 30. Most eligible residents still need to select new trash and recycling bins according to the city. -
Resident J. Garvin Walsh sent a letter to the city on Aug. 27, saying the emergency actions the city took on Aug. 20 violated the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. -
Two nonprofits filed arguments with the Fourth District Court of Appeal last week, asking the court to reconsider a claim they filed in 2024 that the environmental impact report for the Hell’s Kitchen lithium mine near the Salton Sea neglects potential problems with air quality, water use, hazardous materials and tribal cultural resources. -
As a United States senator, Alex Padilla does not have much personally at stake in the congressional redistricting skirmish now sweeping through Texas, California and potentially other parts of the union. He represents a whole state, the nation’s most populous, so district boundaries do not affect his electorate. -
The contract for more than 5,700 registered nurses who work at Sharp Healthcare hospitals around San Diego County expires on Sept. 30.
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