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Scientists at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute at UC San Diego are in the midst of their ninth research mission, with samples aboard the International Space Station. Space has let them learn about the limits of our immune system and ways to stop the growth of cancer.
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Political consultant Jesus Cardenas was sentenced Wednesday to 180 days in custody and two years of probation. -
San Diego officials advised visitors to downtown and the Barrio Logan neighborhood Wednesday that an underground sewer project along Harbor Drive would be impacting traffic for the foreseeable future. -
Comedy legend Cheech Marin talked about the impact of film "Born in East LA" and its relevance in today's political climate. -
Southern California's Imperial Irrigation District supplies water to farmers who grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables. It created a plan to reduce its draws from the Colorado River to help preserve the waterway following years of drought. But a tiny, tough and endangered fish called the desert pupfish got in the way. -
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Wednesday for the 14th time in 15 days, increasing 1.7 cents to $5.047, its highest amount since Nov. 23. -
More than 150 people ages 16 to 24 attended a city youth fair in the East Village neighborhood Tuesday, officials said. -
The remote expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border that makes up the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument will not lose any of its acreage after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up two challenges to its expansion. -
Thousands of Southern California hospitality workers have ratified a new contract with 34 hotels after repeated strikes since the summer. Their union says they will keep fighting for deals with more than two dozen others. -
KPBS launched a six-part series, "Where’s My Village," about the child care crisis. Last weekend, it hosted a child care resource fair. -
Gov. Newsom pledged to address a rise in jail deaths. Since then, fentanyl overdoses and suicides have death rates at historic highs.
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