Lara McCaffrey

Plus, San Diego scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be at the United Nations Climate Conference in Dubai Thursday. Finally, a crew has docked their small, double canoe – the Hōkūle’a – in San Diego. The boat, modeled after ancient Polynesian vessels, has sailed around the world. It made its last stop in San Diego before returning to those still recovering from the fires in Maui.

Pandemic-related strains on the child care labor force caused long wait lists at daycares at military facilities across the country. However, the Navy said the situation is improving. Plus, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office analyzes the potential of generative AI and concludes it could dramatically improve government service but also carries risks. Finally, an exhibition in Chula Vista that shows the legacy of San Diego County’s Filipino community has been extended for another year.

A recent survey found 5% of middle schoolers and 10% of high schoolers reported using e-cigarettes or vapes in the last 30 days.

All you need to sign up for a library card is a photo ID and proof of current address.

More than 2.1 million youth use e-cigarettes, according to recent FDA data.

In the past 10 years, the city of San Diego has handed out more than five million parking citations. The biggest hotspots for parking citations are the Gaslamp and Mission Beach, which account for more than half of all tickets from 2012 to 2022. Then, the Environmental Protection Agency is giving a boost to San Diego efforts to improve chronic air quality problems in the region. And the Brain Initiative has just published 21 papers in the journal Science, revealing what some call a preliminary “map” of the human brain. San Diego scientists have played a prominent role in the project.

The group Students for Justice in Palestine organized what they said would be the biggest protest in the history of the campus.

Many are still staying in hotels and said those accommodations will expire in the next day or two.

The race is on for the San Diego County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat. The district includes parts of central and Southeast San Diego, La Mesa, Lemon Grove and Spring Valley.