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According to the American Library Association, 2024 saw 821 attempts to censor library materials and services, with 2,452 unique titles challenged. While these numbers are lower than 2023, they continue to exceed those prior to 2020. This year, ALA has named award-winning actor and civil rights activist George Takei as honorary chair of Banned Books Week.
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In anticipation of a redrawn congressional district map aimed at shifting five U.S. House seats to Democrats, Ammar Campa-Najjar has announced that he will run again for the East County district seat he lost to incumbent Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Bonsall, in 2020. -
The countdown has begun for the decaying building in the heart of downtown to either be sold or demolished. The nearly 100-year-old California Theatre has been shuttered since 1990 due to structural safety concerns. -
Monday is the first day of classes for students at San Diego State University and Cal State San Marcos. -
In May, the City Council directed staff to produce at least three options for a redesign of the project that would remove many of the elements that have been put in place. -
San Diego Miramar College welcomed 43 students into its new baccalaureate degree in Public Safety Management, making the institutions the latest two-year college to offer a four-year degree in California. -
Several bills in the California Legislature would regulate how companies use AI to make employment decisions such as compensation, hiring, firing, or promotions, but they may be in jeopardy because of their associated costs. -
The proposed 453-home development includes single- and multi-family homes. Residents worry that it would make it harder to evacuate during a wildfire. -
Federal agents arrested the father of a Montgomery High student near the school on Aug. 15. -
Voters in Republican Congressman Kevin Kiley’s district react to the governor’s proposal to counter GOP gerrymandering in Texas. -
The supervisors say the proposal is to protect the county's citizens from the Trump Administration slashing health care and food assistance programs by using ample reserves.
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