Counties would have to report their public defenders’ workloads under the proposed legislation.
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The beloved Barrio Logan restaurant Las Cuatro Milpas officially reopened at its new location Tuesday. It's not far from the original restaurant site, which served up tacos, rice, beans and more for 92 years.
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San Diego’s trolley is one of only a few rail systems in America that doesn’t have fare gates or turnstiles at its stations, and City Council Member Sean Elo-Rivera is rethinking this configuration as the agency faces a fiscal cliff.
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Nearly a third of California voters are undecided in the race for state superintendent of public instruction.
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From hip-hop to folk, these San Diego musicians stood out with creativity and serious skill in their 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest submissions.
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Recent polling suggests it’s unlikely that two Republicans would lock Democrats out of the November gubernatorial election. But some liberal activists are still panicking about the possibility of a MAGA governor. Their solution could delay California’s already slow ballot-counting.
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As the foster care system has prioritized placing youth with families, enrollment at the residential campus has dropped.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and state lawmakers have allocated hundreds of millions of dollars in state funding to Planned Parenthood and other organizations like it since the federal cuts, including $90 million in February.
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The three grants are part of SDF's San Diego Unity Fund, created to help nonprofits provide services to county residents as federal funding is eliminated.
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The premiere of “The Inaudible Ocean” is on May 20 at the Conrad Prebys Music Center Concert Hall in La Jolla.
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The 2026 San Diego International Fringe Festival runs for 12 days with new venues from Poway to Ensenada, international artists and the World Fringe Congress coming to San Diego.
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