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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to oppose any further placements of sexually violent predators in the county until local jurisdictions are able to fully participate in the placement process, including having full veto authority. -
County Supervisor Jim Desmond wants SVP placement rules changed to give communities more say. -
The jury found that Albert Lee Blake, 51, killed 28-year-old Maribel Merino Ibanez at the Church's Chicken restaurant at 3726 Del Sol Blvd. on Nov. 6, 2019. -
In a letter to the judge overseeing the proposed placement of Douglas Badger, Bryan and Ming Zublin wrote that they could not consent to having Badger reside at their property "in good conscience."
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Changes are coming to local police departments after two new laws were signed Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. -
San Diego Superior Court Judge Frederick Link will decide at sentencing whether to accept the jury's recommendation. A sentencing date has not yet been set. -
The move comes 18 years after lawmakers stripped away that power from a state police standards commission. The most populous state was one of just four without such a system, alongside Hawaii, New Jersey and Rhode Island. -
KPBS Midday EditionWhile a settlement in the in-custody death of Earl McNeil has been resolved, the issue of police restraint tactics remains a controversial issue. -
An agreement with prosecutors spared John T. Earnest the death penalty in Thursday's sentencing. But the hearing gave victims and families their first opportunity to address the killer in San Diego Superior Court. -
The city of San Diego has extended its deadline for all city employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine to December 1, 2021.
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