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Voice of San Diego
A June incident where El Cajon police repeatedly declined to help a civilian crisis response team emphasizes the challenges tied to the department’s decision to stop responding to some crisis calls.
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The county Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a policy to increase of human trafficking awareness education in public schools. -
Rady Children's Hospital will break ground Tuesday on a billion-dollar, seven-story Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Services Pavilion. -
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Oceanside Tuesday at 1:05 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. -
California's attorney general has sued a Southern California school district over its new policy that requires schools to notify parents if their children change their gender identification or pronouns. -
A record-setting heat wave is expected to move into Southern California Monday, and last for two days before it starts to cool down. -
According to a 2016 University of San Diego and Point Loma Nazarene University study, an estimated 8,000 people become victims of human trafficking each year. -
A boil water advisory has been lifted for multiple areas in south San Diego County after E. coli contamination was found in the drinking water. -
Hawaii’s electric utility acknowledged Sunday night its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second wildfire break out nearby and become the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century. -
The U.S. military has identified the Marine Corps pilot who was killed when his combat jet crashed near a San Diego base during a training flight. Maj. Andrew Mettler was piloting an F/A-18D Hornet when it went down at 11:54 p.m. Thursday near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. -
A boil water advisory that was in place for areas in the South Bay including Coronado, Imperial Beach and parts of Chula Vista and the city of San Diego has been lifted, according to the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health.
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