The San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the creation of a pollution crisis chief position and has begun recruiting.
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They said the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota demonstrated the urgent need.
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The ordinance "supports efforts to ensure that county resources are not used for immigration raids or to target individuals based on protected characteristics," Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer's office stated.
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The sewage hot spot along Saturn Boulevard became the focus of studies last year by a team from UC San Diego. Researchers found that a discharge pipe was causing toxic gasses to be released into the air.
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The move follows two fatal shootings in the city by federal agents, including Saturday's killing of Alex Pretti by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, the latest incident to spark rampant criticism of ICE tactics.
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Hagop Chirinian was detained after accidentally wandering onto a Camp Pendleton beach. A federal judge said ICE violated his constitutional rights by detaining him.
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The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego director steps down this week after nearly a decade in the role and a long history in San Diego.
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A new California law is prompting local governments to adjust parking citation fees for those experiencing hardship. In Mission Bay, the new law could help one local family.
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Developers of the Midway Rising project insist their plans are still legal, even after a court reinstated the 30-foot building height limit for the neighborhood. City leaders may be looking to change state law to push the project forward.
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The idea to charge city residents $141.50 annually to park in those neighborhoods on Sundays proved so unpopular, even those who reluctantly voted for it in committee denounced it as unfair.
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Marines fly the Neros Archer in first-person video game-like fashion — straight into their targets.
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