Bill Volkmann has had cerebral palsy and a speech disability since birth. It hasn’t stopped him from carrying out his mission to highlight accessibility and change attitudes.
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State regulators held two hearings in Santee to gather feedback on the utility’s proposal, which would make the average power bill rise about $14 in 2028. -
A new law was supposed to keep severely mentally ill Californians from falling through the cracks. So far, it’s resulted in few people getting long-term care. -
Members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity and Marine veteran Jason Beyer raised more than $4,000 after Beyer was diagnosed with a rare skin cancer. -
A tribal nation in San Diego’s East County is using clean energy in its administrative buildings. The next step is to build at least a dozen housing units on the reservation. -
Residents on Monday gathered to discuss a tentative data center project in Jacumba north of Interstate 8. -
Last month, the county hired Bridget Premont as its first pollution crisis chief. -
Landlords industry groups have urged the Council to make changes after a violent struggle at an Eastlake apartment complex last month. Tenants’ rights advocates fear they’re trying to use the incident to weaken important reforms. -
San Diego County rents are expected to rise through 2029, but a recent boom in apartment construction helped make the county more affordable than neighboring Orange County, according to a University of Southern California forecast released Tuesday. -
The project would transform nearly 50 acres of city-owned land into a community with thousands of apartments, a new arena, parks and retail. -
Winds are expected to weaken Monday and remain relatively light through Thursday as high pressure builds over the Southwest. Temperatures will stay above seasonal averages, with plenty of sunshine expected for most of the week.
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