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The unemployment rate in San Diego County in April was 7 percent, down from a revised 7.7 percent in March and below the estimate of 8.6 percent in April 2012, the state Employment Development Department reported today. -
San Diego farmers are facing a triple threat: rainfall is three inches below average, water prices have skyrocketed, and the state’s snowpack is 52 percent of normal. -
Brian Beevers has a radical vision to make farmers markets the go-to place for San Diegans instead of big box supermarket chains. -
California has officially shattered an all-time record for the driest January and February in the northern Sierra since record-keeping began in 1921. -
Gov. Jerry Brown waded into potentially hostile territory as he pitched his plan to reshape California's water-delivery system with a $14 billion tunneling project below the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. -
When Wal-Mart calls, Herman Farris always finds whatever the retailer wants, even if it's yucca root in the dead of winter. Farris is a produce broker in Columbia, Mo., who has been buying for Wal-Mart from auctions and farms since the company began carrying fruits and vegetables in the early 1990s. -
San Diego farmers say they’ve dodged significant crop damage following several nights of freezing temperatures. -
Cold has descended on an area of the country that is known for its near-perfect weather this time of year. -
The winter weather hasn’t hurt local crops. In fact, farmers are likely happy with the conditions. -
Plumes of smoke were expected to be visible over Julian and the surrounding areas today as state firefighters perform a brush-clearing operation.
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