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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Faulconer said the city's goal is to have the entertainment district include a new arena that would replace Pechanga Arena. -
San Diego continues to encourage adding small units to single-family properties in a push to increase the affordable housing stock, but where city officials struggle is in keeping these units from becoming short-term vacation rentals. -
The TSA, which released figures regarding cash collected at airports during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, 2019, said in most cases "this money consists of coins that passengers remove from their pockets while undergoing security screening." -
Both companies had threatened to shut down if a ruling went into effect Friday morning that would have forced them to treat all their drivers as employees, a change they said would be impossible to accomplish overnight. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe regional transportation planning agency wants to make big investments in trains and buses while also creating a new network of toll and HOV lanes on freeways. -
With housing courts set to reopen on Sept. 1, thousands of tenants in San Diego now face possible eviction. Two bills now working their way through the legislature aim to keep people in their homes. But will either pass before evictions begin again? -
Activists are urging the city to set a new goal of "carbon neutrality," or a net zero carbon footprint, by 2050 or sooner. -
The Judicial Council of California voted 19-1 to end the temporary rules that had been in place since April 6. State lawmakers are negotiating with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on a proposal that would halt most evictions for the duration of the pandemic. -
KPBS Midday EditionA loophole in the state eviction moratorium forces hundreds from their homes after shelter-in-place orders. Without clear state orders, sheriff departments decide whether to evict. -
San Diego City Attorney’s Office says several hundred granny flat permits should be reviewed to ensure compliance with state law. City staff plans to review only 280 from this year.
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