UC San Diego Health laid off 230 workers — about 1.5% of its workforce — across its clinics and hospitals last week. The cuts include many frontline workers.
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Kari de Burgh's journey to self-love transformed her outlook on life, helping her embrace inner peace, gratitude and the freedom of being her own best friend. -
The last time American Airlines flew out of McClellan-Palomar Airport was in 1997. And the last commercial flight out of Palomar took off 11 years ago. -
Californians rejected the anti-slavery ballot measure Proposition 6, which would have forbid forced prison labor. Reparations advocates want to try again in 2026. -
Applications are down 25% compared to this time in past years. Although financial aid application information has not been shared with immigration or other agencies in the past, many fear that will change. -
Military crews worked Thursday to recover a fighter jet that crashed into San Diego Bay and sank this week after its two-person crew safely ejected during an apparent mechanical emergency. -
For 10 years the farm was not only a place to grow food, but also the setting for events celebrating different cultures and communities. But the church that owns the land doesn’t support some of those events. -
The annual celebration of Black comic creators returns to Balboa Park for its seventh year. -
Playwright Keiko Green's "Empty Ride" follows the story of a woman who returns home to a small town in Japan, after the 2011 tsunami, to take care of her father — and continue his taxi route. This play was commissioned by The Old Globe is on stage Feb. 13 through March 2. -
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Thursday to its highest amount since July 18, increasing 3 cents to $4.761, rising for the 16th time in 17 days. -
This weekend in the arts: San Diego ballet teams up with Gilbert Castellanos; Robert Xavier Burden unveils “The Alien Painting”; Burn All Books and Scanners Archive screen indie films; "Empty Ride" at the Globe; Moxie Theatre launches a new playwriting festival; Daygo Eatz; plus live music picks and more.
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