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Thousands of fans lined up from the early hours on Thursday to file past Maradona's wooden casket in the presidential palace. Argentina's beloved soccer star died on Wednesday.

James Ellroy will be speaking about his new novel "This Storm" Sunday at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore.

Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing creating a wildfire insurance fund up to $21 Billion for the state’s largest utilities. Also, San Diego County school districts that don’t have policies on teacher-student boundaries are paying out millions as a result of lawsuits from students claiming abuse, what’s it like to grow up with a parent who’s in and out of jail and prison? And how Franko Guillen, who is also known as Franceska, became a drag queen.

It didn’t matter where we were, life with my dad was always an adventure. Playgrounds became fortresses, buses became speeding trains. He was a creative jokester who knew how to make magic out of the mundane. But this was only part of the picture. My dad also went in and out of prisons and jails across California.

The 4th of July fireworks show, which features more than four tons of explosives, kicks off at 9 p.m. Plus, a law intended to increase public access to police records does not apply to cases of officers killing people in accidental car crashes, according to the San Diego Police Department; and a Navy SEAL who was acquitted of killing a wounded Islamic State captive but convicted of posing with the corpse was sentenced by a military jury Wednesday to a reduction in rank and four months of confinement.

Cities from Sacramento to Berkeley are moving forward on zoning changes to encourage higher-density housing, such as duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes. But how much of a dent will these new options make in California’s housing shortage? And will they be affordable?

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Democratic Rep. Mike Levin, whose district includes northern San Diego County, has introduced legislation to phase out gas-burning vehicles entirely in California by 2040.

There have been a handful of incidents where troops have contact with migrants, but mainly soldiers and Marines have stayed away from close contact, according to the Army.

The California Public Utilities Commission rejected a proposal from San Diego Gas & Electric to have its high usage charge removed from its rate structure. Also, exporters in Mexico are holding their breath in anticipation of new U.S. tariffs, and this weekend’s top events feature J-Lo and an avocado festival.