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The San Diego Humane Society and Rancho Coastal Humane Society are holding “Clear the Shelters” events in August.
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Elected officials on the SANDAG board approved budget amendments aimed at getting more transportation projects ready for construction. But the agency's executive director warned two proposed freeway widenings could put SANDAG "in legal jeopardy." -
The county is now offering free, pre-approved floor plans for granny flats, officials said Wednesday. -
KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego International received the Airports Council International's Airport Carbon Accreditation program's highest rating, Level 3+, for completing annual inventories of carbon emissions, offsetting residual emissions from fuel, electricity and staff business travel and engaging with business partners such as airlines to reduce emissions onsite. -
Senate Bill 50, a bill that would require cities to allow denser and taller apartment buildings in certain areas, was put on hold earlier this year. Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins now says she will take a more active role in helping revive it. -
Federal law sets standards for how much pollution can come from cars and trucks. But since the 1970s, California has been permitted to set tougher rules because it has the most cars and struggles to meet air quality standards. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration withdrew California's waiver. -
SANDAG and local U.S. Navy officials signed a memorandum of understanding on the subject in July that did not require either party to take action on the 70-acre property but allowed both sides to discuss their vision for the complex's future. -
The Trump administration's decision to stop California from setting its own emission standards for cars and trucks would undermine the state's ability to convince the world's largest automakers that they should make more environmentally friendly vehicles. -
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer says he will veto a proposed update to the city's "inclusionary housing" policy that the City Council narrowly approved. The veto would be Faulconer's first in 2019. -
In a tweet, Trump said his action would result in less expensive, safer cars. He also predicted Americans would purchase more new cars, which would result in cleaner air as older models are taken off the roads. -
The move comes after the Justice Department opened an antitrust investigation into a deal between California and four automakers for tougher pollution and mileage requirements than those sought by President Donald Trump. Trump also has sought to relax Obama-era mileage standards nationwide, weakening a key effort to slow climate change.
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