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 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling states city officials had not shown any "plausible connection between plaintiffs teaching yoga and any threat to public safety and enjoyment in the city's shoreline parks." -
Environmental groups want to revive higher payments to panel owners. But the subsidies were unfair to non-solar ratepayers, regulators say. -
Trump administration signals it will slash funds for long-delayed California high-speed rail projectThe announcement follows the release of a scathing federal report that concluded there is “no viable path” to complete even a partial section of the line. -
The cuts are part of an effort by President Donald Trump's administration to make the government more efficient, but local opponents say it will be disastrous for San Diego County's $57 billion life sciences sector. -
To earn a teaching credential, students are required to complete a one-year program combining coursework and 600 hours of classroom experience. A new bill would provide money to pay them for that work. -
The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office accused SDPD Officer Curtis Doll of purchasing more than $3,000 in personal items in recent years using the department’s School Safety Patrol bank account. Doll faces a felony charge. -
Grape Day Park has long been a gathering place in Escondido — and a reflection of the city’s changing identity. -
The cost increases will not impact Medi-Cal or Medicare fees. -
The county Board of Supervisors unanimously approved nearly $30 million, via the state Proposition 1 program, for an adult substance abuse treatment facility in National City and a mental health crisis center for children.
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