California lawmakers could set new education requirements for police officers, but the bill has critics from all sides — including former Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who authored the state’s watershed 2021 police reform bill.
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Proposition 36 would turn certain thefts and drug crimes into felonies, potentially helping expel some immigrants. -
San Diego's Congressional delegation Friday called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support San Diego County's Air Pollution Control District in its task of monitoring air quality in neighborhoods near the border. -
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Prop. 36 pledges to send more people convicted of drug possession to treatment instead of prison. Behavioral health directors say that’s easier said than done with workforce shortages across the state. -
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City Council approved amendments that would — among other things — ban amplified sound equipment from the human-powered cabs. -
Mayor Todd Gloria and San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl Monday highlighted the effectiveness of the city's Smart Streetlight and Automated License Plate Reader technology ahead of plans to move some of the cameras. -
San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer announced Tuesday she will immediately pursue a federal Superfund designation for the Tijuana River Valley, bypassing her colleagues after they voted to delay any formal decision.
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