Alexander Nguyen
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KPBS
The San Diego County unemployment rate was 4.9% in June, up from 4% in May, and above last year's 4.4%, according to figures released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
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Inmate deaths in San Diego County jails have ranked among the highest in California for the past 15 years. -
A Navy captain pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge Wednesday for accepting lavish gifts in exchange for providing assistance to foreign defense contractor Leonard Glenn "Fat Leonard" Francis and his ship husbanding company. -
Some San Diego County residents will soon be able to tap into a $24 million pot of money to retrofit their homes to protect against wildfire as part of a new statewide initiative. -
A San Dieguito Academy High School student was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of defacing the campus with racist and homophobic graffiti on New Year's Day. -
San Diego County and Affirmed Housing broke ground on a planned nearly $40 million housing complex on Tuesday to provide affordable housing units for low-income people and families. -
A City Heights rehab center provides a safe pathway to recovery for LBGTQ individuals that struggle with alcohol and substance abuse. -
Mayor Todd Gloria Monday announced the city's Environmental Services Department will conduct a cleanup operation on a homeless encampment along Sports Arena Boulevard. -
Cohen Veterans Network announced Monday it is poised to open two clinics in California this year — including one in Oceanside — to address the mental health needs of veterans. -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving to dismantle the nation’s largest death row by moving all condemned inmates to other prisons. They intend to turn what is now death row into a "positive, healing environment.” -
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