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California’s landmark labor law aims to make nail salon workers, predominantly Vietnamese women, full employees rather than contractors in an industry known for labor violations.
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Two college basketball teams will square off atop a San Diego-based aircraft carrier this Veterans Day, the Navy and ESPN Events announced Wednesday. -
The city of San Diego will require its police officers to seek or obtain a warrant to hold or search seized cell phones, per a settlement announced Wednesday stemming from a lawsuit that alleged San Diego police seized a protester's phone and refused to return it. -
Californians who don’t file taxes — because they don’t earn enough to owe any — won’t receive the new round of state payments. That includes some seniors and disabled people, as well as some of the lowest-income adults. -
The largest grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park is still closed as firefighters battle a blaze that threatens the trees and has forced hundreds of campers to evacuate. -
It's the second time a beach event was canceled in the city in the past two weeks. -
The regulation is part of the new law creating a good conduct code for gun makers and dealers. -
Advocates say hunger is a "hidden" problem in San Diego's military community. -
Black families experience higher and more volatile inflation, impacting prices on groceries and household essentials, according to a report published Monday with research from UC San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy. -
The startup company Amplisal says remote work and flexibility of hours are here to stay. -
KPBS Midday EditionUCSD professor says many perpetrators are "driven by ideological meanings" and the reasons "come down to more than just mental illness."
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