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The mutual aid group Border Kindness gives out food, water and clothes to the migrants forced to wait in the desert near Jacumba in the far East San Diego County, Sept. 19, 2023.

Supervisors declare humanitarian crisis on federal response to migrant issue

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously declared the lack of federal resources for asylum seekers a humanitarian crisis.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Newsom signed a bill on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities, calling the measure "long overdue."

New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and LGBTQ topics

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure "long overdue," saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.

Gov. Gavin Newsom stands at a podium during a press conference on gun safety in Del Mar, Calif. Feb. 18, 2022.

California governor signs law raising taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school safety

The federal government already taxes guns at 10% or 11%. The law Newsom signed on Tuesday adds an 11% tax on top of that.

Republicans and others watch the broadcast at the official watch party of the Republican presidential candidates debate at The Richard Nixon Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., on August 23.

How to watch the second GOP presidential debate

Seven Republicans vying for the GOP presidential nomination will take the stage in California Wednesday night for the second GOP debate of the 2024 elections. But the front runner is skipping — again.

An Uber sign is displayed inside a car in Palatine, Ill., Monday, May 22, 2023. The Ride-hailing company Uber announced Aug. 24, 2023, that it will raise the minimum age for drivers who will transport others to 25.

Uber enters partnership with Los Angeles Yellow Cab

Uber will combine operations with Los Angeles Yellow Cab's five taxi fleets servicing Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties.

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says in nature, the weaker animals are usually the ones killed by predators. That changes when cars are involved: "Roadkill is not only eliminating animals, it's in many cases eliminating those healthy animals that populations need to remain strong,"

Cars are a major predator for wildlife. How is nature adapting to our roads?

Environmental journalist Ben Goldfarb says cars are killing animals, while highways cut off them off from their food sources and migration paths. His new book is Crossings.

U.S. sues Amazon in a monopoly case that could be existential for the retail giant

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 states accuse Amazon of suffocating rivals and raising costs for both sellers and shoppers.

Chula Vista city leaders break ground on the $96.4 million UniverCity development that includes a new public library and office space as well as room for a potential four-year university, Sept. 25, 2023.

Chula Vista breaks ground on $96.4 million UniverCity project

The project is intended to add state-of-the-art office space and the first new city library since 1995, as well as leaving space for the city's first four-year university.

The Resolution Copper mine, not far from Superior, Ariz., would use billions of gallons of water from the Phoenix region over the next 40 years. Water supplies in this region are under increasing stress from drought and climate change.

The U.S. needs minerals for green tech. Will Western mines have enough water?

As the U.S. plans new mines for copper, lithium and other metals to use in green technologies, mining projects in the West could threaten scarce water supplies.

These are some of the more than 3,000 rainbow flags donated to Moxxie Childs that he hopes to start sharing with other Temecula Valley schools, Temecula, Calif., on Sept. 14, 2023.

Temecula students protest their school district's flag and transgender policies

Students protested the Temecula Valley Unified School District ban on the display of all flags except the American and California flags.

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