Alexander Nguyen
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The San Diego County unemployment rate was 4.9% in June, up from 4% in May, and above last year's 4.4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
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A CalMatters investigation finds a dangerous shortage of defense investigators across the state. -
As city leaders prepare for final budget discussions, the Independent Budget Analyst has shared how some library branches could stay open on Mondays. -
"Mosquito" buzzes into the micro cinema for a Bonkers Half-Assed Midnight on Saturday and iVIE Awards highlight student work on Sunday. -
Action junkies can get their adrenaline fix this week with "Ballerina" in theaters or the behind-the-scenes documentary "Wick is Pain," now streaming. -
San Diego weekend arts events: Summer Shakespeare, John Singletary, Queer Mvmnt Fest, books and moreThis weekend in the arts: Avia Rose Ramm; LGBTQ+ dance performances; Cami Árboles; Shakespeare's "All's Well That Ends Well"; "Lottery Day"; Acoustic Evenings; North Park Music Fest; John Singletary; Artivál; Anne Mudge; and the SDPL Summer Reading Program. -
Democrats trust the news far more than Republicans. They find commonality, however, in financial news sources. But the most trusted news source for Americans from both parties is The Weather Channel. -
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.
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