Jules Hotz for CalMatters
In the closing days of the legislative year, California lawmakers sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that is meant to toughen scrutiny of the state’s embattled fire insurer of last resort by insisting that two of their leaders join its governing committee.
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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego City Council members have repealed a nearly 26-year-old ban on people living in cars, after a group of disabled people sued the city, arguing the law was discriminatory. -
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KPBS Midday EditionA new transparency law, Senate Bill 1421, went into effect in January and grants the public access to department documents on police shootings and officer misconduct. -
KPBS Midday EditionA spike in arrests may have stymied a recent homeless count, it's been 40 years since San Diego's first school shooting, and how police are using drones in Chula Vista. -
UC San Diego and the region's top research institutes have launched a collaborative program to help combat drug-resistant bacteria, which are projected to kill as many as 10 million people per year by 2050. -
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San Diego transportation officials are seeking approval to divert $125,000 away from a project to create sidewalks on a section of Market Street in southeastern San Diego. The sidewalks are still years away from being built. -
California lawmakers continue to change criminal justice laws in an effort to make it more equitable and less burdensome on minorities and women. -
A plane crashed Tuesday morning near state Route 76 in Oceanside. -
The board will consider a proposal to lease a county building for $1 to a nonprofit that would cover all operation and maintenance costs to run the shelter.
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