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A growing number of San Diego Unified students are considered chronically absent this year, alarming district leaders. Student attendance not only affects the district’s budget. It also puts youth at greater risk of truancy and academic failure when they miss school.

What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.

Criticism for Democrats not including a Palestinian speaker is coming from across the party — including organized labor. Meanwhile, thousands of protesters are gathering nearby for one last push.

St. Paddy’s O’Beach Party includes two days of festivities on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 1 p.m. - 11 p.m. Join us where Newport meets the beach for a St. Paddy’s Day celebration with a true San Diego twist! In our 21+ beer garden, we'll be serving up live music from local and national acts, green beer, cocktails, and plenty of St. Paddy’s shenanigans including; a "Guac Off" guacamole tasting, Beach 5K Fun Run, pot o' gold hold, lucky charm flip cup, leprechaun limbo, and more. The first 500 people on Friday, March 17 will get to participate in the Gold Coin Giveaway, receiving gold coins redeemable for a variety of prizes including; green beer, car bomb shots, exclusive merch, and one lucky winner will receive a $500 cash prize! On Saturday, March 18 the first 500 guests will get to participate in the OB “Guac Off” featuring samples of guacamole from 8 local OB restaurants and a chance to cast a vote for the favorite. General Admission tickets are $20 at the door VIP TICKETS are presold and include: Entrance ($20 value), 2 drinks ($20 value), an exclusive VIP bar, upgraded restrooms, and priority re-entry. St. Paddy's O'Beach Party on Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

A new report found people of color, especially Black people are routinely stopped at higher rates than white people by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. Many of these are so-called pretextual stops and not in response to traffic violations. Then, the alleged break-in and attack on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband last week has not turned down the volume of vitriol. New lies and mockery have found their way into our public discourse. Plus, one East County hospital is bringing back a program that provides comfort and support to those who have no one else. And, San Diego Gas & Electric is proposing an experiment to reduce the carbon footprint of natural gas, by blending it with hydrogen. Later, on Tuesday voters in San Bernardino will face an important decision: whether to succeed from California and form a new state. And in Riverside County, one of the state’s most competitive House races pits a Republican incumbent who opposed certifying the presidential election against a Democratic challenger who helped prosecute January 6th rioters. And finally, later this month, the U.S. Men’s National Soccer team will be among the 32 teams taking the pitch in Qatar as part of the world’s most watched sporting event, the FIFA World Cup.

Voting for members of the military is much more complicated than for civilians. November’s election comes ten years after Congress passed laws aimed at making the process easier, but the rules are not consistent from state to state. In other news, High Tech High teachers demanding action on their pending contract now expect a final response from charter school administrators by next week. Plus, the San Diego Asian Film Fest kicks off Thursday.

Italian officials say the bodies of six people who were missing after a sailing yacht sank on Monday have been recovered, along with one body found shortly after the calamity.

Hurricane Helene raked the coast of the Carolinas on September 27, 1958, but did not actually make landfall, according to the National Hurricane Center.

President-elect Trump promised to close the Department of Education. We asked several education policy experts what the impacts of doing so would mean for students and the country.

The fate of TikTok in the U.S. will be determined by a high-stakes court hearing set for September. But TikTok is demanding the government turn over its classified documents on the app.