San Diego History Center
Electric streetcars once ran throughout San Diego, before they died out after World War II. Nearly 80 years later, some San Diegans want to bring them back.
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The county Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Wednesday in support of renaming César Chávez Day to Farm Workers Day. -
The mayors were in Sacramento Wednesday asking lawmakers to put $1 billion dollars back into the Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention Program. -
A new report from UC San Diego details the effects of this winter’s large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota. -
Homelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally. -
The records document road accidents involving hazardous waste, from spills to drunk driving crashes. -
Beachgoers were advised that the ocean water contains sewage and may cause illness. The water contact closure will remain in place until sampling and field observations confirm these areas are safe for water contact, according to a county statement. -
A San Diego woman is using a home kitchen program to turn her 88-year-old mother’s recipes into a business while cooking them together. -
Inside the park, the Padres added two new video boards to the first- and third-base towers. They will display real-time pitchers' statistics. -
Pentagon rules say reservists can run for office but must clearly state their reserve status in campaign materials and cannot use uniformed photos as "primary graphic representation" of the candidate. -
The warden at a privately run immigrant detention center in San Diego County has authority to decide how to investigate rape reports there. A San Diego County supervisor wants to revisit the agreement giving that power to CoreCivic.
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