The board’s 3-2 vote, opposed by both Republicans on the board, won’t allow the county to dip into its reserve account immediately.
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Housing bills in California often face fierce opposition from construction unions. The carpenters’ union went their own way, becoming a “game-changing” force in the debate. -
Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage. -
Barbara Stone said she was left bruised after being detained by ICE agents in the halls of San Diego’s federal immigration court Wednesday. She's being accused of pushing an ICE agent. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: "Infinite Rivers" in San Ysidro; Jean Lowe and Rancholo at Best Practice; Scandinavian artists at Madison Gallery; "Access" in Bonita; "Beethoven by the Bay"; a Rachmaninoff festival; plus film, dance and live music picks. -
When students return to San Diego Unified School District classrooms this August, they will be without their phones for the majority of the day. -
The forward rate of spread for the Steele Fire in Rancho San Diego has been stopped and completely contained, according to Cal Fire. Evacuation orders and road closures have been lifted. -
As a war expert on a CIA panel, UC San Diego political scientist Barbara Walter helped forecast civil wars in other countries. Along the way, she discovered some of those predictors apply to the United States. -
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The bot fails at some basic questions about fires. Cal Fire says it is working on fixes. -
The proposed 10-year sand mining project — with a two year additional reclamation period — would extract 4.3 million cubic yards of material, including around 3.8 million produced for market use.
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