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A hiring sign taped on the wall of Ocean Ice Cream in Pacific Beach on June 21, 2020.

Unemployment Drops To Lowest Rate Since Early April, SANDAG Report Finds

While the region has recovered somewhat from those closure orders, the 13.3% figure SANDAG reported Thursday is still 2.5 points higher than at the height of the Great Recession in 2009-10.

The Secure Act aims to make it easier for small employers to offer retirement benefits. But some analysts say the new law doesn't go far enough because it's optional and doesn't apply to gig workers.

New Law Aims To Help Americans Without Retirement Plans. Will It Work?

The Secure Act is intended to make it easier for small employers to offer retirement benefits. But some analysts say it doesn't go far enough because it's optional and doesn't apply to gig workers.

Vice President Joe Biden swears in Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, while her husband Doug Emhoff holds a long-kept family Bible, Jan. 3, 2021.

Meet 'SGOTUS': Emhoff Settles In As Second Gentleman Of US

The husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, is settling in and defining his groundbreaking new role as the second gentleman of the United States.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks to the press outside of the West Wing of the White House on Friday.

Tax Deadline Extended To July 15 Over Coronavirus Pandemic

"All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday.

An undated artist rendering of the coronavirus.

March 2021: Coronavirus Blog Archive

This is the March 2021 archive of breaking news about the coronavirus pandemic.

People queued outside a supermarket in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday before a three-day lockdown went into affect. Four new COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Auckland, and an additional four probable cases have been identified.

New Outbreak In New Zealand Leads To New Rules And Supermarket Runs

Four new likely cases of COVID-19 are linked to a cluster in an Auckland family announced Tuesday. The country returns to tighter restrictions and is promoting an app to help with contact tracing.

Medical professionals administer COVID-19 vaccines outside of Father Joe's Village on February 11th, 2021.

Pop-Up Vaccination Site For The Homeless Opens In Downtown San Diego

As San Diego County looks to get COVID-19 vaccines to its most vulnerable, reaching people who are homeless has been a priority.

SDG&E headquarters appears in this undated photo.

Mayor Gloria Opens Franchise Agreement Bids, Finds Minimum Bids From SDG&E

Mayor Todd Gloria revealed bids for the city's franchise agreements Friday with only San Diego Gas & Electric bothering to submit a bid — two minimum offers totaling $80 million.

The Biden administration says the government will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. In this 2017 photo, Equality March for Unity and Pride participants march past the White House in Washington.

U.S. Will Protect Gay And Transgender People Against Discrimination In Health Care

The announcement, which effectively reverses a Trump-era rule, springs from last summer's landmark Supreme Court decision banning employment discrimination against LGBTQ people.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will put a hold on further reopening as it contends with rising numbers of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

Texas Governor Hits 'Pause' On Further Reopening Amid COVID-19 Surge

Gov. Greg Abbott said the temporary measure will help the state "corral the spread" of COVID-19 in Texas, which has seen a sharp rise in cases and hospitalizations in recent weeks.

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