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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Felony convictions against a total of nine former military officers have now been vacated due to "significant misconduct" of federal prosecutors. -
The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously advanced a proposed agreement with UC San Diego Health to provide acute psychiatric care, along with 30 to 45 additional beds, for eligible Medi-Cal patients at the university's East Campus Medical Center. -
Too few trees at California’s schools mean there’s little protecting students from a warming planet. Here’s how advocates say the state can pay for more shade. -
Graduate students at the University of California, Santa Cruz walked off their jobs and went on strike Monday. -
The Small Business Administration will officially close the two remaining San Diego and Spring Valley disaster loan outreach centers at 6 p.m. on Thursday -
State lawmakers often don’t know how well a program is working before deciding whether to cut or increase spending. Instead, they hear from advocates, interest groups and sometimes the public. Key budget hearings ramp up this week. -
Backers of a tough-on-crime California ballot measure put homelessness at the forefront of their campaign to roll back Prop. 47. But would the measure actually help get people housed? -
The NCTD Board approved exclusive negotiation agreements with USA Properties Fund and Waterford Property Company for the Melrose Station, while the second is with Father Joe's Villages' development arm for the Rancho Del Oro Station — both in Oceanside -
In honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month, we’ve collected our favorite books featuring Asian and Pacific Islander characters created by Asian or AANHPI authors or artists. -
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration says it will cost more than $20 billion to build a giant tunnel to capture and store more water.
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