The city of San Diego recently completed a pilot program in which people transitioning out of homelessness were hired to pick contaminants out of organic waste collected in the city's green bins, it was announced Monday.
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The median income required to buy a home today is $30,000 higher than it was a few years ago. That means less than a third of California households can afford a home at the median price right now.
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SeaPort Airlines will fly the route four times a week with a nine- passenger Cessna Caravan.
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San Diego's bike sharing program was supposed to start between January and March of this year. Now it's December and there are still no bikes to be shared.
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Todd Gloria is out as council president -- Machiavellian coup or business-as-usual? A state appeals court overrides SANDAG's Regional Transportation Plan. The San Diego Padres spend some money on a slugger at the winter meetings.
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Motorists who fail to adjust to wet conditions substantially increase their risk of accidents, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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Select students on four San Diego campuses currently have free transit passes as part of a pilot program set to end this spring.
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Fewer apartments are vacant in San Diego and an improving job market gets some of the credit.
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Property taxes are due Wednesday. Failure to make the payment on time will result in a 10 percent penalty.
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Californians are walking and pedaling a lot more than they used to, and state transportation agency Caltrans is taking notice.
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Under the Affordable Care Act, many inmates now have access to health insurance for the first time.
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