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In a first for San Diego County, the National City City Council passed a cannabis ordinance that includes the approval of three cannabis lounges. -
KPBS Midday EditionAndy Hall, who is the Chief Impact Officer at San Diego Workforce Partnership, joined Midday Edition to talk about using financial activism as a means for economic and racial justice. -
Gloria's proposed budget includes more than $14 million in investments intended to get San Diegans back to work. -
KPBS Midday EditionIn some white and wealthy Census tracts, upwards of 99% of businesses got federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Meanwhile, in some low-income minority tracts, fewer than 5% received funds. -
Exxon Mobil has reported profits of $2.73 billion in the first quarter after a tumultuous year led to major spending reductions. Some economists are projecting that demand for oil may never return to pre-pandemic levels. -
Struggles in accessing and using rent relief programs in California, a San Diego lawmaker wants to give fast-food workers more of a voice in the industry, and how San Diego's largest newspaper plans to cover the upcoming recall election. -
Immigrant-owned restaurants are the backbone of City Heights, nourishing the neighborhood and helping it recover from the pandemic. KPBS is checking in with some of the neighborhood’s beloved longtime establishments as part of a series called “City Heights Bites.” -
San Diego home prices are among the second highest increasing in the nation. -
The state grant provides funding in cities and local governments with legal cannabis markets to evaluate the historical impacts of cannabis criminalization locally. -
The federal government has given businesses in the state about $97 billion in loans during the pandemic. Most companies won't have to pay that back. Monday, the state Senate voted to let business owners deduct expenses associated with those coronavirus loans from their state taxes.
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