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With the help of state grant funds, the city has removed longstanding homeless encampments in a heavily impacted part of the East Village neighborhood, Mayor Todd Gloria announced Wednesday. -
'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive now returning to the US, was behind one of the military's biggest scandals"Fat Leonard" was arrested in a San Diego hotel in September 2013 as part of a federal sting. He faced charges of buying off dozens of top Navy officers. -
As the federal government grapples with the tens of thousands of migrants crossing into the U.S. between ports of entry, expanding immigration enforcement within the country can have indirect and often overlooked consequences for communities along the border. -
A flood watch is in effect from Wednesday night through Friday afternoon for San Diego County coastal areas, valleys, mountains and deserts. -
As the state shutters prisons, Gov. Newsom wants to turn San Quentin into a model for rehabilitation. Attorney General Rob Bonta is trying to catch up on police shooting investigations. -
Old-growth forests, such as the storied giant sequoia stands of northern California, have layer upon layer of undisturbed trees and vegetation. -
It is a sign of things to come. Without immigration, the U.S. population is projected to decline because deaths are expected to outpace births by the late 2030s. -
Alaska Airlines flight attendants are demanding better pay and once again took their message to travelers at the San Diego International Airport Tuesday. -
Eastern Chula Vista has more than three times as much parkland per capita than the city’s westside. A South Bay researcher used digital mapping to show that disparity. -
The high heat of California wildfires transformed a benign metal into a toxic form, new research finds. Exposure to high levels of hexavalent chromium is linked to increased rates of lung cancer.
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