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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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A San Diego County supervisor will introduce a first- time homebuyer pilot program focused on down-payment assistance, interest- rate buy-downs and partnerships during the regular Tuesday meeting. -
County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer’s office has relied on taxpayer money to fund two surveys to gauge support for potential ballot measures. -
The San Diego Unified School District Board of Education will consider beginning a formal process to change the name of César Chávez Elementary School on Tuesday in light of shocking allegations made last week against the labor leader. -
San Diego County Chief Administrative Officer Ebony Shelton announced Tuesday the county is formally reviewing its internal contracting processes following embezzlement charges against a nonprofit executive. -
At the new Soil Health Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, scientists are developing a probiotic that could give plants the microbes they need to grow healthier and stronger. -
To help meet state and local renewable energy goals, county leaders have approved a series of clean energy projects in East County. But the communities in Jacumba, Boulevard and elsewhere are wary. -
On Monday, San Diego International Airport officials suggested that passengers arrive two and a half hours before their flights. -
Federal data show energy prices have been rising faster than inflation since 2022. The San Diego Democrat has introduced a bill seeking to provide relief from those prices. -
A California sheriff running for governor has seized more than half a million ballots cast in a November special election from county election officials, saying he's investigating a ballot count discrepancy. -
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounds skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a target of President Donald Trump. The court heard arguments Monday in a case from Mississippi that also could affect voters in 13 other states and the District of Columbia, which have grace periods for ballots cast by mail.
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