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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Julian Union Elementary School District and Mountain Empire Unified School District are some districts closed Wednesday. -
An appeals court voted 2-1 to grant a request from the California Attorney General's Office to stay the judge's ruling. -
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San Diego officials provided an update Tuesday on the latest road closures due to flooding. -
More rain, winds and flood warnings is expected on Tuesday. -
With rain expected to fall across the area Monday, additional shelter space was opened today by the San Diego Housing Commission and the city of San Diego to help the homeless escape the inclement weather. -
The research, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, finds more hospitalizations for cardiovascular and respiratory problems in communities of color throughout California and where residents are disproportionately lower-income, live in denser neighborhoods and lack health insurance. -
Investigators in San Diego and other counties discovered incidents of improper disposal of hazardous waste in their jurisdictions. -
State Sen. Catherine Blakespear says the bill would close a "gap" in the existing law, which makes it difficult for police to ensure that people newly prohibited from owning firearms turn them in.
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