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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California is again pushing back the deadline and raising the cost for its high-speed rail project, this time asking the Biden administration for a one-year extension on completing a section of track in the Central Valley. -
San Diego County brings vaccine distribution sites to rural areas, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer launches his run for California Governor, and residents in Paradise Hills band together to build sidewalks in their neighborhoods. -
On the heels of announcing federal rental assistance in late January, Mayor Todd Gloria announced Friday the state will provide $45.5 million in assistance for San Diego residents unable to pay rent due to the impacts of COVID-19. -
The Homeownership for Dreamers Act, co-written with Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Redlands, is intended to clarify and protect the eligibility to receive home loans of DACA beneficiaries — also known as Dreamers. -
Homeless services provider Father Joe's Villages is preparing for a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination effort for its clients once they become eligible under the state's vaccination rollout. -
Our partners at inewsource report that nearly half of the families who received help paying rent from San Diego County live in the city of San Diego. That's not how it was supposed to work. -
With this section of the Inland Rail Trail complete, people can now bike, walk or roll along more than 10 continuous miles of pathway, between the Escondido Transit Center and Mar Vista Drive in Vista. -
Following the California Department of Public Health lifting the regional stay-at-home order on Monday, San Diego will begin enforcing parking regulations again starting Friday. -
California lawmakers have agreed to use $2.6 billion in federal stimulus money to pay up to 80% of some tenants’ unpaid rent.
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County supervisors Tuesday unanimously voted in favor making rental assistance more available for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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