Alexander Nguyen
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KPBS
The unemployment rate in San Diego County increased to 4.7% in January, up from the December estimate of 4.4% and above the year-ago rate of 4.5%, according to data released Friday by the state Employment Development Department.
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Prices were rising slightly in line with seasonal norms before the joint U.S./Israel attack on Iran on Feb. 28 sent oil prices higher and drastically accelerated increases at the gas pump. -
A National Weather Service heat advisory will be in effect from 10 a.m. Monday to 8 p.m. Friday for the city of San Diego and the valley areas of San Diego County, the NWS said. -
California built a first-in-the-nation system to police refinery profits during price spikes, but regulators delayed its rollout for five years. Now gasoline prices have surged to record highs as global oil markets spike amid the Iran war. The latest surge is also exposing a deeper problem: fewer refineries and a limited fuel supply in California. -
The partial government shutdown that began nearly a month ago is leading TSA officers across the country to call in sick, and hundreds have quit. -
Voice’s story about a scam at Petco Park led prosecutors to open a criminal investigation. The two ringleaders have now pleaded guilty. -
Korean War pilot Royce Williams battled Russian jets in the longest historic dogfight, kept secret for half a century. At 100 years old, he earned the Medal of Honor. -
California is strengthening civics education as America marks it 250th birthday. Teachers have to navigate a polarized political environment as they guide lessons on the Constitution. -
Projects that are supposed to offer mental health and substance use care to foster youth, new mothers, unhoused people and other vulnerable Californians have been delayed or cancelled. -
The poll highlights California's best places for hiking, camping, views, wildflower blooms, kid-friendly adventures and more. -
Waitlists opened Monday for two new affordable housing communities in Fallbrook and San Marcos through the County of San Diego’s Housing Authority.
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