J.W. Hendricks for CalMatters
California voted to bar immigrants from schools and social services in 1994. Now most Californians see immigrants as a benefit to the state.
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A Twin Peaks Middle School eighth grader won the 2024 San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee and Friday he is preparing to represent the county at the National Spelling Bee. -
A new committee in the Legislature holds its first hearing to figure out how to make residents happier. Chairperson Anthony Rendon says he’s wanted to take on the topic since watching the documentary “Happy” 14 times in two days. -
A San Diego federal judge approved a settlement Thursday in a long-running class action lawsuit that alleged immigration detainees in San Diego and Imperial counties face prolonged, unfair delays in their immigration court cases. -
The 2024 San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee will begin at the Jackie Robinson YMCA Thursday, with more than 80 students from grades six to eight competing to represent the county at the National Spelling Bee. -
The Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved in a 4-0 vote the construction of sleeping cabins in the Spring Valley community. -
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County rose three-tenths of a cent Wednesday to $4.914, a day after it dropped six-tenths of a cent. -
The funds could help plan and build affordable housing, parks and sustainable transportation infrastructure, in communities that were devastated by freeway construction. -
The funding will last through May 11. Supervisors also voted 4-0 to continue the local emergency declaration.
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office says the state’s $16-an-hour minimum can’t dispel poverty or inequality, though it’s among the highest in the U.S. -
The number of robberies of postal carriers grew again last year and the number of injuries nearly doubled, even as the U.S. Postal Service launched crackdown aimed at addressing postal crime.
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