Lisa Leff
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Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma.
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The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to teach kids to handle guns responsibly.
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A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised.
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The group says the sudden departure of Paul Parker, the Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Board’s former executive officer, is a wake-up call for the county.
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While more people entered homelessness than found housing in March — for the 24th month in a row — the gap between the two has been narrowing.
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California regulators adopted a drinking water limit on toxic hexavalent chromium, a chemical compound made infamous by the movie “Erin Brockovich."
- Historical markers are everywhere, but few note San Diego's Native American past
- San Diego State anthropology professor builds an extinction calculator
- Tax day translates to a very busy scene at San Diego-based TurboTax
- Mayor Todd Gloria proposes cuts to San Diego equity programs
- Navy says it will study ship repair delays as USS Boxer deployment stalls