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Nonprofit Creates Homeless Toolkit For Business Owners

Dec. 11: By Brooke Ruth, Maureen Cavanaugh

The toolkit contains practical guidelines for interacting with homeless people, as well as ways to get involved in big picture solutions to the region’s homelessness crisis.

Researchers Drawing Link Between Brain Development, Screen Time

Dec. 11: By Jade Hindmon

Can the amount of time spent on social media impact the development of teenager's brain?

California GOP Chairman's Dire Warning To National Republicans: 'We're The Canary In The Coal Mine'

Dec. 11: Ben Adler/ Capital Public Radio

California Republican Party Chairman Jim Brulte said the national GOP should take very seriously the state party’s dismal showing in last month’s midterms.

What Does It Take To Defend Your Home Against A Mega Wildfire Like The Camp Fire? Here’s How One Couple Survived

Dec. 11: Ezra David Romero/Capital Public Radio

The Camp Fire killed 85 people. But at least one family didn’t evacuate and they survived.

Trump Threatens Shutdown In Wild Encounter With Democrats

Dec. 11: By Associated Press

In a wild Oval Office confrontation, President Donald Trump heatedly threatened to shut down the U.S. government Tuesday as he and Democratic leaders bickered over funding for his promised border wall and offered a grim preview of life in Washington the next two years under divided government.

District 9 City Councilwoman Georgette Gomez Elected City Council President

Dec. 10: By Andrew Bowen, City News Service

The San Diego City Council on Monday unanimously chose District 9 Councilwoman Georgette Gomez to be new council president.

Border Patrol Arrests 32 At San Diego Demonstration

Dec. 10: By Associated Press

U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested 32 people at a demonstration Monday that was organized by a Quaker group on the border with Mexico, authorities said. Demonstrators were calling for an end to detaining and deporting immigrants and showing support for migrants in a caravan of Central American asylum seekers.

A New Wave Of Kids Is Coming Out As Transgender — And Doctors Are Trying To Keep Up

Dec. 10: Sammy Caiola/Capitol Public Radio

Experts say waiting a long time for care can be unhealthy for kids with ‘gender dysphoria.’ It’s an official medical condition, and patients must be diagnosed with it to be covered for treatment.

US Judge Tosses Bulk Of Suit Against Trump Immigration Move

Dec. 10: By Associated Press

The Trump administration provided adequate justification for its decision to end a program that reunited hundreds of immigrants from Central America with family members in the U.S., a federal judge ruled Monday.

New City Council Members Sworn In At Inauguration Ceremony

Dec. 10: By City News Service

The newly elected San Diego City Council members from districts 2, 4 and 8, as well as re-elected District 6 City Councilman Chris Cate, were sworn in Monday.

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