San Diego Unified, Chula Vista and several other districts bring some of their students onto campus for the first time in a year
Experts say vaccine reluctance is among the reasons why some are still being admitted
Black leaders praise plan but warn it will be meaningless without aggressive implementation
Authorities say a student at a Tennessee high school fired at officers and was killed by police
With coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations climbing nationwide, is California also headed for a fourth wave in the COVID-19 pandemic?
Some areas could receive trace amounts of rain, but not enough to slow the emerging drought
Preservation project, spearheaded by the Committee of 100, ties into a broader campaign to rehabilitate the Palisades in keeping with the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition
The announcement comes 13 months after the Marines closed graduations due to the coronavirus pandemic
A Black man died after being shot by police in a Minneapolis suburb, sparking violent protests as the man’s mother called for calm
The Superior Court said it is aiming to hold arraignments in the required two days by summer
County plans to add environmental justice element to general plan, discouraging housing growth in high hazard areas
The service at the Civic Center Plaza honored Rodney Diffendal, Walter Jones and Randy Ferris
State and national politics
President Joe Biden says he will nominate a former senior Pentagon official to be the first woman to lead the Army
After protesters in Sacramento vandalized the mayor’s house and threatened the city manager, a broad coalition is urging “Sactivists” to cool it
WASHINGTON - More than 100 chief executives and corporate leaders gathered online Saturday to discuss taking new action to combat state voting bills being considered across the country, including the one recently signed into law in Georgia.
Prop. 187 got Alex Padilla into politics. Now in the Senate he can help reform immigration policy, which has eluded Washington for more than 30 years
The Color of Authority
Community searches for answers while data show Blacks suffer force one and a half times as often as Whites
In nearly 90 percent of police beats throughout San Diego, Blacks were stopped at higher rates than Whites
Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans bear brunt of racial biases in local policing
Coronavirus
Here are the latest statistics on COVID-19 cases in the county
In a bid to vaccinate 1.9 million San Diegans against COVID-19 by July, the county and local health systems have launched immunization sites throughout the region. Check out this map to find the location nearest you and schedule an appointment.
Here are the latest demographic data on COVID-19 cases in the county
Here is the latest COVID-19 data from our local hospitals
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Funds from the program could wipe away rent debt accumulated by low-income tenants through the end of March
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Interactive maps of COVID-19 cases in San Diego County
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You’ll find this FAQ embedded in many of our coronavirus-related stories going forward. We’ll add updates as new information comes in
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Here are the latest demographic data on COVID-19 vaccinations
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An African bush viper bit a wildlife care specialist about 2 p.m. Monday
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Plaintiff Matthew Burgess filed his suit in San Diego federal court
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First flight was slated for Sunday. A “watchdog timer” expired during a test on Friday, leading to the delay
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The driver was traveling north on El Camino Real, just south of Mission Avenue, just before 8:45 p.m. Sunday when he crashed
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50-acre site is targeted; smoke will be visible for most of the day
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A grand jury returned an indictment against Harvey Weinstein in L.A. County in connection with the sexual assaults of five women between 2004 and 2013
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In September 2000, Guy Frank was caught stealing two shirts from a Saks Fifth Avenue in New Orleans.
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The collision happened Sunday night at the intersection of Clairemont Mesa Boulevard and Overland Drive
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Team improves to 4-0 on road trip, as Wil Myers interrupts team’s terrible run with runners in scoring position
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With Adrian Morejón on IL, Padres need to figure out a starter for series opener against Dodgers
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A look at the Padres’ and Pirates’ lineups, as well as the pitching matchup, ahead of Monday’s 3:35 p.m. start at PNC Park
Monday, April 12
San Diego News Fix
After crossing the border in Texas, asylum-seeking families are being flown to San Diego and released into Tijuana without the chance to apply for help. Reporter Kate Morrissey has the story.
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Socially distanced, with masked attendees, the first concert of the year in the society’s courtyard was cause for celebration
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Knott’s Berry Farm plans to reopen May 6 for season-ticket holders and May 21 for the general public. Disneyland and Universal Studios will open in April.
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Britain’s Prince Philip stood loyally behind Queen Elizabeth II, as his character does on Netflix’s “The Crown.”
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Virtual classroom meant kids hiding under blankets while still in bed and not being able to see their faces at all.
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After more than a year of virtual learning during the coronavirus pandemic, San Diego Unified schools are returning to a version of in-person learning. One San Diego High School student reflects.
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Bad decision in 1970 started a drought ended by pitcher Joe Musgrove
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District has no plan to relax graduation standards ‘at this time’
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We asked: Californians face high housing, tax, water and energy costs, threats of wildfires and earthquakes and a host of other challenges, leading many to consider moving away. Tell us why you would or wouldn’t contemplate leaving California.
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Fire chief sees big upside in switch from AMR to Falck
See more editorial cartoons from Steve Breen here.
Racial Justice Commentary
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Stop AAPI Hate counted 3,795 incidents of racism, harassment and violence against the Asian American Pacific Islander community this past year. Then six Asian women were among eight people killed in the Atlanta area.
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San Diego families were working hard and struggling even before the pandemic.
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Strategic stockpiles ensure the United States would be able to fight off a sustained attack by our adversaries, manage the ravages of pandemics such as the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, and cope with natural disasters like hurricanes.
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Padres fans celebrate at Joe Musgrove’s coffee shop in Alpine
Padres pitcher Joe Musgrove throws first no-hitter in franchise history
MIGRANT VOICES TODAY FILM COMPETITION
The Migrant Voices Today Film Challenge showcases diverse short-form films exploring loss, separation, current political realities and COVID-19’s effects on migrants, refugees and asylum seekers on a worldwide scale.
Director Andrés González
Directors Mayra A. Flores & Nicholas Manting Brewer
Directors Raj Yagnik, Kris G
Director Matan Rochlitz
Director Miguel Angel Duran
Director Hugo Crosthwaite
Director Christian Delgadillo
Director Ana Falcon
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She overcame drug addiction to change her life and help others
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‘Life Stories of a Hustler Priest’ chronicles how a poor kid from the Bronx helped countless homeless San Diegans
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Monthly premiums will drop significantly for some
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San Diegans wanting to help support the unaccompanied children in federal custody can donate money, time or certain bulk items, officials say
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Watchdog reporters Lyndsay Winkley and Lauryn Schroeder discuss their three-part series, “The Color of Authority”
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Amid a new push to vaccinate Homeland Security employees, the wife of a hospitalized Border Patrol agent urges others not to delay COVID-19 shots.
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Beginning Thursday, all Californians age 16 and up will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine, bringing hope of further taming the coronavirus.
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Site west of Interstate 15 would be used to process green waste, and demolition and construction debris
After Border Patrol apprehends the families in Texas, they are flown to San Diego and sent to Tijuana, a city they do not know
Cantamar residents, many of whom are U.S. retirees, are caught up in a complicated land dispute
The task force is reviewing 5,600 files from Trump’s first six months in office
The project is set to be built in two years, starting in September 2022
Mexico’s president now says he won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine because his doctors told him he still has a high level of antibodies from when he was infected in January
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In first gathering since COVID struck, Allied Gardens Kiwanis recognizes its ‘Greatest Generation’ members
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After destroyer collisions, Navy commanders look to technology, strategies for ensuring sailors get adequate rest
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President Joe Biden has restored the prisoner-of-war/missing-in-action flag to its former location atop the White House
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The amphibious assault ship was declared a total loss after an inferno raged on board in July while the ship was in port in San Diego
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The San Diego Union once refused to publish original poetry, then encouraged it
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On April 9, 1966, Tracy Barnes and Terry Wright took off from the Hotel del Coronado for a journey to the East Coast in a hot air balloon.
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In April 1926 a waterspout came ashore in National City, creating what the National Weather Service in San Diego has called the worst tornado on record in San Diego County.
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In April 1969 thousands of “hippies” came to the Palm Springs area for spring break and the Palm Springs Pop Festival.
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AARP finds that flexible work, paid time off, other policies could add $1.7 trillion by 2030
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The funding will support a rare opportunity for parents of children age 3 and under
Congratulations on getting into college! Here are some movies to help you through the next four years.
Tappers Mini Golf & Cocktails is being developed at The Loma Club at in Point Loma
This is the fourth San Diego location for the walk-up, quick-service breakfast chain
His outdoor concerts, which are part of the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour, mark the return of live music at California Center of the Arts, Escondido
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Guard from Inland Empire averaged 18 points a game as junior for Golden Bears
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Jim Earley watched Joe Musgrove blossom with Foothillers, where he became a first-round pick in 2011 MLB Draft
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Previewing the Padres’ four-game series at the Pittsburgh Pirates: 3:35 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and 9:35 a.m. Thursday
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A weekly look at who’s hot, who’s not and how all 30 Major League Baseball teams are stacking up in 2021
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The California Employment Development Department assessed Vendor Surveillance Corporation $278,692 in unemployment insurance taxes after finding the company should have classified project specialists in 2011-2013 as employees rather than independent contractors.
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Snapdragon Flight platform, built for drones and robots on Earth, is powering Ingenuity’s first controlled flight on Mars
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Company’s board says proposal not needed, defends its natural gas assets
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The Grammy-winning “Chuck E.'s in Love’ troubadour pulls no punches in her intensely personal book. ‘It was easy, hard and cathartic,” she says
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The concertmaster, who will be a featured soloist at the Del Mar performances, rides about 100 miles a week on her Pinarello Prince bicycle
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With the late Tejano music superstar’s 50th birthday approaching, San Diegans celebrate the life and impact of the Mexican American cultural icon
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High school sports are back, but young musicians, actors and dancers have been left behind by the state
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Since 2018, girls have been able to join Boy Scouts of America, and many are drawn by the prestigious Eagle honor
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Fernish among companies tailoring menu of mix-and-match furnishings attracting young professionals
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Sean Spear is the new president and CEO of Community HousingWorks, the San Diego nonprofit that develops, rehabilitates and operates affordable housing communities in the county and throughout California, while also offering programming, resources, and other forms of support to its residents
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Adding one brings shade, home for creatures and psychological benefits
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Former USD player coached Lancers to three CIF titles, had five players reach major leagues
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Artists working on piece to honor Musgrove’s no-hitter, the first in Padres history
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The woman had to be extricated from her vehicle, which went down an embankment off of South Mission Road
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Community groups want more enforcement to deter revelers and illegal parkers
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Muslims in Indonesia began marking Ramadan with communal prayers in a socially distanced contrast to the empty mosques of a year ago when Islam’s holiest month coincided with the start of the coronavirus pandemic
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The Tokyo Olympics are getting closer and things are starting to stir around the venues, though not as much as you might expect.
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The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office has identified the U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself on Monday in a luxury resort after a police standoff
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Mexico’s navy says it has turned 30 marines over to civilian prosecutors to face justice in the cases of people who disappeared during anti-crime operations in the northern border city of Nuevo Laredo in 2014
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La Armada de México anuncia que entregó a 30 infantes de Marina a fiscales civiles para que enfrenten la justicia por los casos de personas desaparecidas durante operativos contra la delincuencia en la ciudad fronteriza de Nuevo Laredo en 2014
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Los Spurs de San Antonio arrasan por 120-97 al Magic de Orlando, que continúa mal
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Yu Darvish permite tres hits en siete dominantes entradas, Wil Myers produce cinco carreras y los Padres de San Diego prolongan su excelente inicio de campaña con un triunfo 6-2 sobre los Piratas de Pittsburgh
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Kyle Higashioka aporta dos jonrones para respaldar la labor de Gerritt Cole y los Yanquis de Nueva York se imponen 3-1 a los Azulejos de Toronto
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