Sheriff Kelly Martinez said the jails are safer and overdoses have decreased.
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Nearly 1,000 teachers and other staff in the San Diego Unified School District plan to retire at the end of the year. They’re taking the district up on an offer meant to help address its budget deficit. -
The department agreed at least partially to most recommendations made by the city's Commission on Police Practices, but declined one some say is key to saving lives. -
Protesters gathered in Oceanside and Escondido to oppose President Donald Trump's crackdown on immigrant communities.
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The patrols will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday and continue until 5 a.m. Monday, the Sheriff's Office said in the statement. -
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose Friday to its highest amount since Oct. 28, increasing 1.5 cents to $4.624, rising for the 10th time in 11 days. -
The ambitious project to convert a 65,000-square-foot commercial building to a shelter providing on-site security, meals, housing navigation and case management services and space for 1,000 beds was met with skepticism. -
A new California law raises penalties for assaulting emergency room workers, but hospital staff say more protections are needed as violence against health care workers continues. -
San Diego County announced a lawsuit Thursday against Google, SnapChat, YouTube, TikTok and Meta — the parent company of Instagram and Facebook. It alleges their conduct constitutes a public nuisance. -
The public is usually invited to comment on the budget after the preliminary version is released around April, but this year, the council is taking that feedback starting next week. -
Scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography descended thousands of meters where they likely discovered dozens of new animal species. Creatures flourish where methane gas seeps into the ocean through cracks in the earth.
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