A CalMatters investigation found that courts didn’t report hundreds of vehicular manslaughter convictions to the state, prompting officials to belatedly take many drivers’ licenses.
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The San Francisco district attorney’s stunning claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to investigate unrelated crimes shocked prosecutors nationwide.
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A new Carlsbad law would prohibit the possession of catalytic converters except for licensed recyclers.
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The main entrance to North Island Naval Air Station near San Diego was shut down after a motorist was found with bomb-making materials.
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Starting this week, this masks are coming off for vaccinated visitors to Walt Disney World in Florida.
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A fire-resistant roof, at least 5 feet of defensible space around a home, a clearly defined evacuation route in a neighborhood and the removal of vegetation overgrowth in a community are some of the new statewide insurance standards to reduce the wildfire risk of older homes.
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The U.S. government pays more than $50 million a year for a private company to manage a federal jail in San Diego, yet the government has refused to provide information to the San Diego community on the future of the facility.
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Several members of San Diego's Congressional Delegation are working together on a bill that would prioritize removal of nuclear waste from facilities near large populations or high seismic hazard.
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In a move touted as a means of increasing public trust in the San Diego County Sheriff's Department, the advisory Citizen's Law Enforcement Review Board will begin responding to scenes of in-custody fatalities and deputy-involved shootings that result in critical injuries or deaths.
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Victor Kvaric's alleged attempt to join Patriot Front is part of a larger trend.
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KPBS Midday EditionA lawsuit filed by the ACLU describes dangerous conditions and inadequate inmate care in the county's jails.
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