Andrew Bracken
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Just 17% of the state's consumers could afford to purchase a median-priced, existing single-family home in California in the first quarter of 2025, up from 15% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and unchanged from a year ago, the California Association of Realtors announced Friday.
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Indigenous people across North America are demanding sustained responses to violence in their communities. In San Diego County over the weekend, a summit was held to raise awareness about indigenous people missing and murdered in the region. -
More showers and thunderstorms were expected for some desert areas in San Diego County, with warmer weather expected to move in by mid-week. -
A dozen veterans are running in an "ultra-relay" from San Diego to Washington, D.C. to raise money for veteran health. -
The city says the lawsuit was filed to protect itself from liability. -
San Diego's hotel tax will increase Thursday, years after it was approved by voters and as the city faces an ongoing budget crunch. -
This weekend in the arts: Tijuana Design Week; "Voice Out"; "Materiality"; Wu Man and the La Jolla Symphony; saxophone with the San Diego Symphony; City Ballet's "Carmen"; Mara Altman's "A Little Shelf Love"; Leonard Patton Trio; moondaddy and more. -
The original proposal would have mandated phonics instruction in K-12 classrooms. The latest version makes that optional. -
Dixon Trail is the first purpose-built “wildfire resilient neighborhood” in the United States. Making that a reality for the millions of Californians who already live in harm’s way is a daunting and costly challenge that lawmakers are only just beginning to grapple with. -
California Republicans, moderate Dems push for harsher penalties for soliciting sex from older teensCurrent law makes soliciting a felony if the victims were under age 16. Moderate Democrats and Republicans say it doesn't go far enough to protect children.
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