Tucked away in the budget bill is a 3.5% tax on money people send to friends and relatives abroad. But people can avoid the tax by handing over personal information to the federal government.
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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria's proposal is to lease a 65,000-square foot warehouse near the San Diego airport and convert it into the city's largest ever homeless shelter. Details of the proposal haven't yet been made public. -
The 140-acre Green Oak Ranch may be Vista's best-kept secret. But it's been making headlines recently, because it's up for sale. -
The lawsuit seeks to force the Pentagon to proactively change so-called "bad paper" discharges for veterans forced out during LGBTQ+ bans. -
California has greatly expanded protections for abortion care since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. But enforcing the laws can be complicated, and some providers are confused about what’s required of them. -
The 8-acre bike course at Bradley Park in San Marcos includes a pump track, a perimeter trail and jump lines for all skill levels, from beginners to advanced. -
California lawmakers have abandoned their attempt to repeal the nation's only law requiring voter approval for publicly funded affordable housing projects. -
The amended rules, which stand to impact about 1.4 million workers and 196,000 establishments, need final approval from the Office of Administrative Law to take effect. -
The budget approved does not include planned trolley and bus service increases which depend on $284 million in state grant funding. -
The California Public Utilities Commission says the company must continue to serve as a “carrier of last resort” in rural and low income areas that remain dependent on landline phone service. -
A picket line is planned Thursday at a Smart & Final warehouse in Commerce, one day after more than 600 workers at two of the grocery chain's warehouses in Southern California went on strike to protest "mass layoffs and other unfair labor practices," their union said.
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