Megan Burks
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KPBS
On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 593 by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Democrat from Oakland, that forbids state and local departments from sharing sensitive personal data to increase food stamp enrollment.
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San Diego's bid, led by the San Diego British American Business Council and the city, is one of six finalists to host the bi-annual games in four years. -
Democratic party activists say the red district targeted by the special election already has more liberal-leaning voters than even the residents in the area might think. -
At the same time, the fair also closed the book on the 2025 fair with lower revenues and lower turnouts for some grandstand concerts. -
About 2,000 Kaiser Permanente nurses, pharmacists and other frontline staff in San Diego are on strike, demanding safer staffing, fair wages and better benefits. -
The city is holding a special election Nov. 4 to determine whether the first-time councilman will keep his seat. -
California will become the first state in the nation to require restaurants to disclose major food allergens on their menus starting in 2026 -
Makers of the chatbots would also be required to remind users that responses are artificially generated, and to create “reasonable measures” to prevent children from seeing sexually explicit content when using the bots. Kids using the bots would also get reminders to take breaks. -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law authorizing $6 million for California State University to study how to confirm an individual’s status as a descendant of an enslaved person. But he rejected other proposals aimed at addressing the state’s legacy of racist and discriminatory policies against Black Americans. -
Heavy rain was expected to spread eastward across San Diego County Tuesday, with strong gusts this morning, but warmer weather should creep in by midweek into the weekend. -
Book bans are on the rise across the country — but not in California. For the second year a local program is helping San Diego readers push back.
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