Alexander Nguyen
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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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The median price of a home in San Diego County rose by 8 percent in July, compared with the same month a year earlier. -
The San Diego Planning Commission has voted to support a proposed dormitory near SDSU, saying the shortage of student housing near campus outweighed concerns over parking. -
KPBS Midday EditionFor the more than one-third of Californians living under or near the federal poverty level, eviction may be the first step toward homelessness. -
The Truax House, a century-old home in Bankers Hill that served as San Diego's first AIDS hospice, is undergoing an extreme makeover that'll change its uses but preserve its history. -
KPBS Midday EditionA proposal to build 128 dormitory-style apartments near SDSU is facing opposition from city staffers, who say city code requires it to offer more parking spaces.
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Over 134,000 Californians now face homelessness on any given night. Recent research conducted at UCLA found that there is a correlation between high cost of living and homelessness rates. As rents continue to rise, millions of low-income Californians struggle to meet ends meet, and many live on the edge of homelessness. -
The Legislature is expected to push forward a plan to direct motorists from the freeway to the Little Saigon Cultural and Commercial District in San Diego's City Heights neighborhood. -
A report by RENTCafe shows the San Diego region has increased its creation of apartment units by 48 percent in 2018. -
Many electric scooter riders in San Diego have been slapped with hefty fines for riding without a helmet. But a bill expected to pass the state legislature would make helmets optional for scooter riders, 18 and older. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego Housing Federation declined to place its affordable housing bond on the November 2018 ballot, a move some believe resulted from pressure from convention center advocates pushing their own ballot measure. The federation said it was a purely strategic decision to move it to 2020.
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