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While police departments in several major California urban centers, including San Diego County and San Francisco, already have done away with the practice, a statewide policy is needed, according to Gloria. -
The supervisors' request — to be made in the form of a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom — also includes seeking more leeway to allow the reopening of wineries, breweries, churches, theme parks, youth sports facilities, charter and fishing boats and public swimming pools. -
The head of the federal Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has told Gov. Gavin Newsom that his plan to reopen California discriminates against churches. -
Mayor Kevin Faulconer said $270 million in federal and state funding will help prevent some cuts he proposed last month. -
Funding will be distributed through vouchers, which will remain available until the funds are fully exhausted. -
KPBS Midday EditionWith encouraging results in the fight against the coronavirus, San Diego County supervisors have voted to ask the state to allow California’s second-largest county to be a test case for whether more rapid reopening can safely occur. -
El Centro Mayor Efrain Silva tells KPBS about the process of reopening the economy in Imperial County and the challenges of being an elected official during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
The county has five supervisorial districts, and district lines can shape a community's ability to elect the representative of their choice. The county clerk will take commission applications through July 31. -
KPBS Midday EditionPolitical leaders in San Diego say state requirements to reopen businesses are too strict. Meanwhile businesses in Oceanside plan to reopen in violation of local health orders. -
Hunter's defense lawyer said the virus outbreak makes it a bad time to add to the prison population. Corrections facilities have been releasing inmates to control the spread of the virus.
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