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The San Diego County Administration Building in this file photo taken on Dec. 13, 2020.

San Diego County Supervisors OK $7.2B Budget For 21-22 Fiscal Year

Along with the traditional county services, the county budgeted money for programs aimed at reducing homelessness, increasing economic opportunity, environmental protection, governmental transparency and reforming the justice system.

This file photo shows the marble bust of Chief Justice Roger Taney that is currently displayed in the Old Supreme Court Chamber in the U.S. Capitol. The House voted Tuesday on a bill that would remove the bust from public display.

The House Votes To Remove Confederate Statues In The U.S. Capitol

The legislation also calls for the removal of a bust of former Chief Justice Roger Taney, author of the infamous Dred Scott decision that declared Black Americans weren't U.S. citizens.

Tyx Pulskamp at his family's farm in Amador County. What they grow and raise here gets used in their restaurant, Rosebud's Cafe.

Trans Man Finds – And Creates – Refuge In His Family's Small-Town Cafe

Rosebud's Cafe is a place that shouts its values from its walls: bright green paint, huge family portraits, and tons of posters and flyers announcing programs for the arts, supporting local homeless initiatives and advocating for LGBTQ rights.

A Border Patrol agent walks along a dirt road near the U.S.-Mexico border, in Roma, Texas, in May.

Biden's Justice Department Backs Away From Fight With Immigration Judges Union

Trump's DOJ tried to dissolve the union that represents immigration judges. Now the Biden administration is shifting away from that effort in a move the union calls "significant."

La Jolla Point where sea lions rear their young on Jun 16, 2021.

Worries Over Nearby Sea Lions Could Derail La Jolla's July 4th Fireworks Show

The plan to review La Jolla Fourth of July fireworks has hit a legal bump: There are concerns the explosions will impact sea lions who give birth to their young on the rocky shore of La Jolla Point.

Bill Bozarth climbs a ladder to install an ember-resistant vent at a Lakeside home, June 15, 2021.

County Nixed Spending $1.5 million For Fire Retrofits In Backcountry

About 66,200 homes in the region’s fire-prone backcountry, including Palomar Mountain, Mount Laguna and Julian, would have been eligible for the county’s ember-resistant vents grant program. But it never got off the ground.

Many survivors of climate-driven disasters, including hurricanes, floods and wildfires, struggle for months or even years to repair their homes or find new stable housing. Poor people are less likely to get some type of basic housing assistance from the federal government.

Why FEMA Aid Is Unavailable To Many Who Need It The Most

The people who need help the most after disasters are least able to get it from the federal government. Internal records show that FEMA knows it has a problem.

Stuck In A Rut? Sometimes Joy Takes A Little Practice

If you've been feeling blah recently, you're not alone. The good news is you can retrain your brain to feel happier. Here's how to shift your mood and restore your well-being.

Sonia Doe, pictured here, reached a settlement with the New Jersey Department of Corrections that will make it standard for the state to assign jail stays to a person based on their gender identity, not the sex assigned at birth.

New Jersey Prisoners Will Be Placed Based On Gender Identity Under A New Policy

As part of civil lawsuit settlement, the New Jersey Department of Corrections has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a prison stay in line with their gender identity.

Hilton Kelley's home in Port Arthur was damaged by Hurricane Harvey. The local environmental and health activist says many Black people in the city were denied FEMA assistance to repair their homes, which he attributes to systemic racism in how the agency allocates money. "We don't want a handout," he says. "We just want what's due to us."

Why FEMA Aid Is Unavailable To Many Who Need It The Most

The people who need help the most after disasters are least able to get it from the federal government. Internal records show that FEMA knows it has a problem.

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