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An employee has opened fire at a California rail yard, killing eight people before taking his own life. Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith said the man was still firing at the facility in San Jose when law enforcement rushed in Wednesday.
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Protesters spoke out against a nearly $19 million increase to the police department’s budget, saying the money should go to homelessness services, better parks and supports for youth.
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KPBS Midday EditionA special radio documentary from independent journalist Georgia Fort looks at the progress that's been made since George Floyd's death on May 25, 2020.
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KPBS Midday EditionAs California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in 2020. The danger has prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to propose spending a record $2 billion on wildfire mitigation.
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KPBS Midday EditionAmid widespread calls for police reform, San Diego saw the creation of an independent police oversight commission, but community advocates say progress is slow and are upset by the proposed increase in police spending in the city's fiscal 2021-22 budget.
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A man convicted of crashing his pickup truck over the side of the San Diego-Coronado Bridge while intoxicated, killing four people and injuring several others was denied a motion Monday to have his record expunged.
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As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape.
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A brush fire burned seven acres northwest of Escondido Saturday, shutting down some lanes on the southbound Interstate 15 freeway, according to multiple North County fire agencies.
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A newly issued $3.5 million state grant will help provide San Diego County residents assistance in safeguarding their homes from the threat of wildfire, officials announced Thursday.
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The initiative would divert youth arrested for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies away from the criminal justice system and into counseling and mentorship programs.
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