City News Service
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KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to accept a $24.2 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control that will be used to address COVID-19 disparities among underserved populations.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego and Imperial Counties, along with Jewish Family Service, said they have encountered 19 families between January and May that underwent "varying degrees of separation."
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Since the program launched in San Diego, more than 1,000 firearms have been confiscated through GVROs, which the San Diego City Attorney's Office claims has prevented "multiple violent incidents, including mass shootings."
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With its vote, the board also authorized the county Department of Purchasing and Contracting to negotiate with New Alternatives Inc. on a contract extension at a cost of $6.27 million.
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Funeral services will be held next week for Father Joe Carroll, a San Diego icon of charitable services whose decades of work for the homeless made him a noted figure nationally and a beloved civic fixture in his adopted hometown.
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In a study published Monday, UC San Diego School of Medicine researchers and their collaborators found evidence that liver fibrosis might be treatable with immunotoxins which can stop liver cells from producing collagen.
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There were no reports of any damage or public threats related to the quake.
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The plan calls for a permanent center that migrants and asylum seekers can use while they finalize travel arrangements to other parts of the country.
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There have been 16 earthquakes reported near El Centro and Imperial since midnight.
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