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Cybersecurity Concerns Emerge As San Diego Becomes A 'Smart City'
- Aug. 16
- By Shalina Chatlani
The city has already installed around 3,000 intelligent streetlights that can record people passing by. That has some residents and cyber security experts concerned.
Roundtable: SDG&E Wants A Minimum Rate Hike
- Aug. 16
- By Bennett Lacy, Mark Sauer
SDG&E requests a rate increase due to growing use of solar energy, documents show how a building renovation at SDSU was mishandled, and the San Diego Zoo Safari Park says the birth of a new rhino will help save an endangered species.
Baby Rhino In San Diego Gains Weight, Offers Promise For Saving A Species
- Aug. 14
- By Erik Anderson
The baby rhino born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park two and a half weeks ago is thriving under the watchful protective eye of its mom. It also helps show a way for saving another rhinoceros species.
Privacy Questions As Humans Reviewed User Audio At Facebook
- Aug. 14
- Mae Anderson and Rachel Lerman / Associated Press
Facebook has paid contractors to transcribe audio clips from users of its Messenger service, raising privacy concerns for a company with a history of privacy lapses.
UC San Diego Develops App To Curb Card Skimmers At Gas Stations
- Aug. 14
- By Shalina Chatlani
A new application can help local law enforcement stop crime at gas stations across the country.
San Diego May Get Quicker Water Quality Test For Beaches
- Aug. 13
- By Erik Anderson
San Diego County officials could be one of the first places in the nation to use a new water-quality test that speeds up the ability to identify dangerous bacteria in coastal waters.
San Diego County Bank May Have Left Millions Of Customers' Data Exposed
- Aug. 2
- By Shalina Chatlani
A local bank is reported to have left sensitive financial data unsecured in an online storage service.
Roundtable: Funding The Affordable Housing Crisis
- Aug. 2
- By Aly Sadik, Mark Sauer
San Diego moves to ease the city's affordable housing crisis. As climate change continues, ice is melting in the north and homeowners are having a tough time protecting their properties from damage.
San Diego Zoo's Baby Rhino Has A Name: Edward
- July 31
- By Erik Anderson
The rhino born in San Diego this past Sunday has a name. Keepers dubbed him Edward.
It's A Boy: San Diego Zoo Announces Historic Birth Of Baby Rhino
- July 29
- By Erik Anderson
San Diego Zoo officials recorded a historic rhino birth on Sunday.