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Warnings of water contamination arrive ahead of one of San Diego’s biggest beach holidays. -
By law, federal dollars for Medicaid can only be spent on American citizens. -
California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies. -
California districts have not received Congressionally appropriated money for after school programs, academic enrichment, English-learner services, teacher professional development and migrant education. -
No specific details of the proposed agreement were released, although union officials said it includes higher wages, additional pension contributions and improvements in health, welfare and staffing. -
In the latest state enrollment data released, California had 230,443 homeless students — a 9.3% increase from the previous year. -
Builders, unions, realtors, police and many others spent more than $2 million on the race. They supported Paloma Aguirre and opposed her rival, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann. There was a lot at stake. -
This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Outdoor digital art at UC San Diego; ICA NextGen; San Diego Symphony and fireworks; "The Janeiad" at The Old Globe; "Consequential Dances" at Art Produce; Lambda Archives Intergenerational Exhibit at the Central Library; live music and more arts picks. -
A day after Sharp HealthCare announced it was laying off 315 of its employees, an additional 40 Sharp medical office workers voted unanimously to join SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West. -
In a statement released Tuesday night, Aguirre said District 1 residents "now have a fighter at the county Board of Supervisors who will hold the line against the Trump administration."
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