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The San Diego County Administration Building is shown on Jan. 12, 2021.

County Chief Administrative Officer Releases Recommended $7.03 Billion Budget

San Diego County's Chief Administrative Officer Helen Robbins-Meyer recommended spending $7.03 billion in fiscal year 2021-22 for the running of the county government Thursday, a 7.3% increase from this year.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announcing expanded free Wi-Fi access in San Diego at the City Heights Weingart Library, April 20, 2021.

Mayor Gloria Reconsiders Library Hour Reduction After Budget Committee Hearing

Following a San Diego City Council Budget Review Committee hearing on the library budget Thursday, Mayor Todd Gloria said he will attempt to maintain library service hours — a reversal from his original proposed budget.

American flags hang outside of the New York Stock Exchange, in this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, file photo.

Using Financial Activism For Racial Justice

Andy Hall, who is the Chief Impact Officer at San Diego Workforce Partnership, joined Midday Edition to talk about using financial activism as a means for economic and racial justice.

A Remote Work Revolution Is Underway — But Not For Everyone

It's not just tech companies embracing work-from-home for the post-pandemic era. But manufacturers like Ford also have to consider the huge swathes of their workforce that simply can't work remotely.

Voters arrive at the War Memorial building in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, which is being used as a polling station in Thursday's parliamentary election.

Scotland Goes To Polls In Crucial Election That Could Trigger New Independence Vote

Seven years after choosing to remain in the United Kingdom and five years after opposing Brexit, voters in Scotland are going to the polls once again Thursday to elect a new parliament.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (C) speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on April 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. A bipartisan group of Senators gathered in support of the Military Justice Improvement and Increasing Prevention Act, which would move the decision to prosecute a member of the military from the chain of command to independent, trained, professional military prosecutors.

Bill To Combat Sexual Assault In Military Finally Has Votes To Pass, Senators Say

The bill, long-championed by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, would dramatically reshape how the military addresses assault cases by removing them from the chain of command.

'Things We Lost To The Water' Is A Literal And Allegorical Look At Dislocation

Eric Nguyen's debut novel plays off a Vietnamese word that means both country and water, examining all the ways those two things affect a family of Vietnamese refugees who resettle in New Orleans.

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

Supervisors Repeal Tribal Policies That Stop Reservation Expansion

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Wednesday to repeal policies that basically stopped any expansion by Native American tribal governments, along with strict criteria to obtain a liquor license.

A woman works among drought-tolerant plants in her front yard in San Diego, July 9, 2014.

SD County Supervisors OK Sustainability, Native Plant Policies

San Diego County supervisors Wednesday unanimously approved policies focused on environmental sustainability, and offered residents and businesses new tools to expand the natural habitat.

An election campaign billboard for the Likud party shows its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), and opposition party leader Yair Lapid, in Ramat Gan, Israel, days before that country's election in March. The banner reads "Lapid or Netanyahu." Spray paint on Netanyahu's portrait reads, "Go home."

Netanyahu Opponent, Yair Lapid, Given 4 Weeks To Form New Government In Israel

Lapid, a former journalist and finance minister, is seeking to convince political opposites that their desire to end Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hold on power outweighs ideological disputes.

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