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  • Oceanside will soon have its first year-round homeless shelter. Meanwhile, state windfall money is giving a major boost to San Diego’s budget. Plus, the median home price here hits a record $750,000.
  • State officials last year ordered the city of Coronado to plan for the construction of a lot more affordable housing. But the city is not on board with that change. Plus: A guilty plea for murder and other charges in connection with a deadly shooting at the Chabad synagogue in Poway in 2019. And 30,000 students in the Chula Vista Elementary school district return to the classroom today for the first time in 16 months and more of the local news you need.
  • Cases of COVID-19 are rising, a trend that is likely due to the Delta variant, which is now the dominant strain in California. And health officials are beginning to take notice. Plus: San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled a plan he calls “Housing For All Of Us,” a San Diego DACA recipient discusses the federal judge's ruling that the program is illegal and more of the local news you need.
  • The yearly count of the endangered bighorn sheep was canceled after a volunteer died due to heat stroke; so what’s next for the sheep census? Plus: remembering victims of a tragedy in San Ysidro, no-strings-attached money from the state for people in poverty and looking back at two decades of war and how some San Diego families aree not able to turn the page as the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan.
  • One San Diego hospital is expanding its operations to deal with more high risk pregnancies. Meanwhile, San Diego police are creating a special team to investigate “ghost guns.” Plus, a preview of this weekend’s local arts events.
  • With San Diego Pride Week upon us, these cultural hubs have re-opened and are again providing safe havens for many in the LGBTQ community. Meanwhile, One of California's hallmark anti-poverty programs is failing to reach hundreds of thousands of low-income residents, according to a report by the California Policy Lab. And, despite another being in another drought emergency, we haven’t seen state-mandated water restrictions.
  • California public health officials say they will now let local school districts decide how to enforce new mask rules. Meanwhile, a new state measure outlines billions of dollars towards broadband infrastructure. Plus, veterans in tiny homes.
  • San Diego’s auditor found city departments are far behind the goals set in the 2015 Climate Action Plan, and that the city has no estimate for how much it will cost to fully implement the plan. Meanwhile, Father Joe Carroll, the legendary San Diego priest who built a nationally known nonprofit organization to help the homeless, has died at the age of 80 after a battle with diabetes. Plus, the struggles Latinas face in the San Diego Region’s workforce.
  • The newly established California task force met on Friday to define what community engagement will look like as they move forward. Meanwhile, a new citizens group claims Palomar Health violated the Brown Act in awarding a new contract to a physicians' group last month. Plus, how is San Diego doing when it comes to housing the homeless?
  • The Delta Covid-19 variant is becoming the dominant strain in California, meanwhile research shows one dose of a two-dose covid-19 vaccine is not enough protection. Meanwhile, California regulators have fined two local nursing homes for violations relating to how they handled sexual assault allegations against a former caregiver. But the fines may not be enough to force change. Plus, ‘Say Their Names’ memorial exhibit opens this weekend in San Diego.