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For residents like Jessica Calix, who's still living in a travel trailer after her Southcrest apartment flooded in January 2024, watching footage of the Texas floods was heart-wrenching — but also all too familiar.
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The San Diego County Fair will begin its "Summer Pet-tacular" Wednesday, bringing wild rides, hot musical acts and crazy culinary concoctions to the Del Mar Fairgrounds through July 6. -
A decade after a major overhaul that increased San Diego Unified’s graduation requirements, the district created an alternate graduation pathway that waters down those requirements. Some students now may not qualify for admission in California’s public universities. -
UC San Diego researcher says migration to the U.S. is not a zero-sum game and the data reveals many benefits for all countries involved. It’s not brain drain but a brain gain. -
KPBS's Budget Challenge drew thousands of participants who overwhelmingly supported raising the cannabis business tax. But experts warn that this move may not yield expected results due to competition from the illicit market and other factors. -
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. -
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.
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