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Economy

San Diego Chamber Joins State Business Groups, Supports Tighter Rules To Slow Spread Of COVID-19

Erik Anderson

Business groups support tighter COVID-19 restrictions as a way to control the spread of the Delta variant and keep the economic recovery on track.
Education

Roundtable: Comic-Con Weekend Moves Online Once Again

Bennett Lacy

Comic-Con returns with another virtual convention due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of California system implements a new series of tuition increases, and the environmental cost of electric car batteries.
Economy

Report: Low-Income San Diegans Missed Out On $5.5M In Tax Credits

Andrew Bowen

One of California's hallmark anti-poverty programs is failing to reach hundreds of thousands of low-income residents, according to a report by the California Policy Lab.
KPBS Evening Edition

Local Lawmaker Proposes To Suspend Excise Gas Tax For A Year

Alexandra Rangel

Starting Thursday, the state’s gas tax will once again go up by a few cents, bringing the overall excise tax to 51.1 cents per gallon.
KPBS Midday Edition

Pandemic Expected To Bring Increase In Remote Work, But Not Huge Shift

Jade Hindmon

Brooke Ruth

Forty percent of companies say they will offer remote work to at least one of their employees, one day per week. Prior to the pandemic that was 27%.
Politics

Roundtable: Reflecting On One Year Since The La Mesa Riot

Bennett Lacy

The changes to policing in La Mesa one year after a destructive riot, local governments spend millions of dollars on public relations campaigns and Scripps Health recovers from a cyber attack.
KPBS Midday Edition

California Assembly Debating Solar Energy Reforms

Erik Anderson

California lawmakers are mulling over sweeping changes to the state's net metering regulations, which determine how residential solar users are paid.
Environment

Proposed California Law Could Change The State's Solar Industry

Erik Anderson

The solar industry is fighting hard against a plan to revamp how residential customers get paid for energy they generate with rooftop solar panels.
Education

Roundtable: Workers Call Out An Abusive Culture In Craft Beer

Bennett Lacy

The leader of a local microbrew steps down after a social media post alleging an abusive culture in the craft beer industry goes viral, local marijuana retail workers unionize, and graduating seniors at SDSU prepare for commencement during a pandemic.
KPBS Midday Edition

Chula Vista's Quinceañera, Event Industry Readies For End Of Pandemic Restrictions

Alexandra Rangel

The businesses that cater to these events along Third Avenue in Chula Vista have had a brutal year, but they're starting to see a turnaround as the county returns to some normalcy.