Couresy of UC San Diego
UC San Diego study of global lung cancer shows mutations that lead to cancer are common in people who live in cities with bad air pollution. But cancer mutations are quite close to normal among passive smokers.
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The U.S. Coast Guard suspended a two-day search Tuesday for the bodies of six people who were aboard a light airplane that crashed into the ocean off the coast of San Diego last weekend. -
Art Madrid, who served as mayor of La Mesa for 24 years and spent more than four decades in public service, has died at age 90, city officials announced Tuesday. -
Multiple law enforcement agencies Tuesday and late last night served search warrants at several locations in San Diego and National City as part of an ongoing human trafficking investigation. -
SB 79 would legalize apartments near transit stations, but both Democrats and Republicans are concerned that it usurps local control. -
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. -
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.
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