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A year after the state passed the California Values Act to create a firewall between local law enforcement and immigration enforcement, some local agencies still don’t fully comply with the measure and many still routinely interact with federal immigration officials thanks to joint task forces, and shared databases and workspaces.

The first lady, not often one for the spotlight, addressed the Republican National Convention on Tuesday from the White House Rose Garden. Watch her full remarks.

The soccer star will isolate himself from teammates. Another round of testing reveals he was the only player on the team to test positive.

The number of people who are homeless in San Diego County has decreased since last year, according to the results of this year's point in time count. But a new method of counting and questions about how accurate last year’s count was, has cast doubt on whether or not there has been a decrease in the homeless population.

Two people who returned to Southern California from overseas were infected with measles, health officials said Tuesday, emphasizing the travelers were not connected to other cases that prompted quarantines involving hundreds of people at two Los Angeles universities.

The pandemic forced this years conventions to go virtual. That won't be the end of the change, as future gatherings shift from the age of television to the world of social media and viral moments.

A new American Lung Association report finds San Diego is the sixth smoggiest city in the country and the number of unhealthy ozone days is going up.

On Saturday, 80 artists, across 24 stages will take over Normal Heights for the annual Adams Avenue Unplugged music festival.

When his wife, Kamala Harris, is sworn in as vice president of the U.S., Emhoff will also be creating history. "I'm gonna support her," he said when once asked what he'd do if she were elected.