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Seattle has adopted an income tax on high earners to address an affordability crisis stemming from the city's high tech boom, but tech workers are torn about being singled out. In this 2014 photo, tourists take photos atop the city's Space Needle.

Tech Workers Brace For Seattle's Plan to 'Tax The Rich'

Seattle is among a number of cities in which the tech boom is driving up the cost of living. Now tech workers are facing a new city income tax on the highest earners to help those who make less.

San Diego housing officials unveil phase two of the city's "Housing First" plan, July 5th, 2017

City Unveils $80 Million Plan To Build More Housing For San Diego Homeless

The San Diego Housing Commission and area elected officials Wednesday kicked off a three-year, $80 million program to provide more housing for the area's burgeoning homeless population.

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is shown in this photo, Jan. 10, 2017.

San Diego County Supervisors Adopt $5.78 Billion Budget

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a $5.78 billion budget for the fiscal year that begins Saturday.

The San Diego City Council meets, Dec. 5, 2016.

San Diego City Council Approves Budget Appropriations Ordinance

The City Council Monday took the final step in San Diego's unexpectedly contentious budgeting process for the fiscal year that begins Saturday by approving an ordinance that delegates authorities for staff to administrate the 2017-18 spending plan.

Takata Corp. CEO Shigehisa Takada speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, as the Japanese air bag maker announces filing for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S., The company has been under financial pressure from lawsuits and recall costs related to its of defective air bag inflators.

Overwhelmed By Air Bag Troubles, Takata Files For Bankruptcy Protection

Long crippled by lawsuits and recall costs over its faulty air bags, Takata, the Japanese auto parts maker, filed for bankruptcy protection in Japan and the U.S. on Sunday.

Del Norte High School special education teacher Megan Gross and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson talk with art students who are preparing for a school festival, June 1, 2017.

California Schools Chief Pays Visit To San Diego

The California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson was in San Diego Thursday to draw attention to California's teacher shortage.

A woman in a rural area of Kenya examines an intrauterine device during a visit from a outreach team sent by a family planning organization.

Trump's Proposed Budget Would Cut $2.2 Billion From Global Health Spending

The administration wants to reduce the current $8.7 billion global health budget by about 26 percent. Family planning programs would be the hardest hit.

Consumers would be compensated for losses tied to defects and a related recall of Takata air bags, under a proposed settlement. Here, the airbag unit for the passenger seat of a Toyota Motor vehicle is seen in 2013.

4 Car Companies Settle Takata Airbag Lawsuit For $553 Million

The settlement does not cover claims of personal injury or property damage. But it would resolve a class-action suit against Toyota, Subaru, BMW and Mazda.

A mural displays notable historical figures and a fading Puerto Rican flag on a dilapidated building in San Juan earlier this month. Between its public-sector debt and money owed pension funds, the U.S. territory is grappling with more than $120 billion in debt.

Puerto Rico Embarks On Historically Huge Debt Protection Hearings

Between its public-sector debt and what it owes pension funds, the U.S. territory's bills exceed $120 billion. That makes for some difficult decisions in court, which opened hearings Wednesday.

Supervisors Consider New San Diego County Budget

A budget that proposes a 6.2 percent hike in spending for the county of San Diego in the fiscal year that begins July 1 is scheduled to be presented to the Board of Supervisors next week.

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