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American families need to earn at least $68,000 a year to achieve basic economic security, a new report says. That's more than three times higher than the national poverty level.

There are more than 30,000 refugee families in San Diego County. Finding jobs for this population isn't easy, but some refugee women are finding opportunities by staying at home, with kids.

American families need to earn at least $68,000 a year to achieve basic economic security, a new report says. That's more than three times higher than the national poverty level. Child care can top rent as the biggest household expense.

Today, San Diego’s downtown waterfront consists mostly of concrete and traffic. But in two years it could look a lot different.

About 30,000 San Diego middle school students will be getting a more wired education next year. They’ll be using netbooks provided by a million-dollar federal grant.

Students at a local middle school will be pioneers in a new anti-prescription drug program.

The census takes a separate count for Native Americans. The 2010 report, released earlier this year, shows a steady growth of this population across the southwest over the past 10 years.

Some San Diego teachers will get a pink slip reprieve. Money once slated for the new downtown library will instead save some elementary school teacher jobs.

The organization is the nation's largest single provider of abortions, yet it gets millions of dollars in federal funding with which to provide other services. Efforts over nearly three decades to change that have been unsuccessful — infuriating abortion opponents.

Budget talks are ongoing at the state and national levels. Now they’re beginning locally. The San Diego City Council got things started Tuesday.