Melissa Mae
Democratic leaders in both houses of Congress on Thursday introduced legislation to help combat the ongoing Tijuana River sewage pollution across the U.S.-Mexico border by appointing the Environmental Protection Agency as the lead agency on the crisis.
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Due to strong winds and hazardous road conditions, schools in Mountain Empire Unified School District will be closed Thursday for the safety of students and staff members. -
The teachers union plans to protest the planned cuts at schools on Monday. -
Since 2016, the DMV has collected more than $8 million from nearly 5,300 car sales, according to a CalMatters analysis. -
The district is seeking damages to cover medical treatment costs and to pay for medical monitoring. -
The more students turn to chatbots, the fewer chances they have to develop real-life relationships that can lead to jobs and later success. -
Leon Williams moved to San Diego in 1941. Restaurants and hotels refused him service. Still, he wanted to serve the city that wouldn't serve him. -
In early January, Imperial County Chief Border Patrol Agent Gregory Bovino and other agents drove 150 miles to Bakersfield to arrest dozens of immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally. The ACLU suit calls that operation a “fishing expedition.” -
A City Council committee is pushing to raise the minimum wage for hotel and event venue workers to $25 an hour, sparking a battle between labor advocates and industry leaders — including the Padres — over fairness and economic impact. -
Cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration affect research and sea monitoring partnerships between NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography. -
The multi-use rail trail parallels the North County Transit District's Sprinter line and will connect Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos and Escondido.
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