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Adding folic acid to cereal reduced neural tube birth defects in the U.S. by more than a third. Now, legislators are proposing it be required in the masa flour used to make corn tortillas.
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Local environmental causes set up tents and promoted themselves at the San Diego County Earth Fair. -
Supporters of a California trans youth ballot measure wanted to change the name assigned by the attorney general, but a judge said no. -
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The proposed budget represents a significant increase over FY 2023's $5.12 billion budget, even as Gloria touted cuts to primarily non-personnel expenses from department budgets. -
A new program takes a bottom-up approach to help source healthy food in low income neighborhoods. -
Nine San Diego County high schools sent teams to compete at Houston's FIRST Robotics World Championships. -
It was quite the field trip Friday for thousands of elementary school students in San Diego. Their journey took them to the waterfront in downtown, where they took part in a world-class musical performance.
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