Union leaders said the layoffs of pharmacists, lab scientists and social workers at UC San Diego Health threaten patient care and violate labor contracts.
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After three years California and San Diego County's pandemic emergencies are over, but that does not mean COVID-19 is gone. -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to reform a landmark state environmental law after it was used to block needed student housing at the University of California, Berkeley. -
The conclusion comes five years after the suit was originally filed by Imperial Beach, Chula Vista and the Port of San Diego. -
SDPD said it will exceed its overtime budget by an estimated $9.2 million by the end of the fiscal year. -
SDG&E will provide an additional $16 million in shareholder funding to help ratepayers with their bills. -
Many of the staff at Just In Time aged out of the foster care system themselves. -
As rain and snowfall accumulate in San Diego, California is on pace to bring water supply back to normal. But, the long dry period in the Colorado River basin is a bigger problem to solve. -
State and local governments, and some private funders, are launching dozens of pilot projects making direct, monthly payments to low-income residents to help meet basic needs. Researchers will study what happens next. Key question: will this money add to, reform, or supplant current welfare programs? -
California lawmakers are having their first public hearing on a proposal to penalize some oil company profits. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed the law in response to record high gas prices over the summer. -
Angering environmentalists, the water board decided that cities and farmers would get more Delta water while restricting flows for endangered salmon and other fish. The move came after Gov. Gavin Newsom suspended key environmental laws.
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