WEEKEND STORIES
Jewish Family Service receives families and adults who are coming into the United States from the ‘Remain in Mexico’ program as well as asylum seekers released by Border Patrol into San Diego
Restaurants and movie theaters can now double their capacity, as can museums and aquariums, and family entertainment centers like bowling alleys can open indoors
Sara Watkins’ new ‘Under the Pepper Tree’ features a Nickel Creek reunion track
Doctors don’t know how long the vaccines are good for.
San Diego native gets no-hitter in game 8,206 of franchise history
Among 11 proposed reforms were recommendations to eliminate existing gang injunctions, explore alternatives to arresting low-level offenders
Snapdragon Flight platform, built for drones and robots on Earth, is powering Ingenuity’s first controlled flight on Mars
After destroyer collisions, Navy commanders look to technology, strategies for ensuring sailors get adequate rest
Company’s board says proposal not needed, defends its natural gas assets
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
It’s unlikely that another coronavirus surge would overwhelm California’s hospital system, experts say
The president unveiled a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that aims to fix roads and bridges, update railways, invest in electric vehicles and sets aside money for subsidized housing
Whether or not Measure C ‘victory’ is upheld, the initiative may become blueprint for raising taxes for government programs
San Diego autonomous driving startup plans to sell shares in the $35 to $39 price range when it goes public at a yet to be determined date.
Two new financial studies clashed on whether new provider Falck’s plan to boost service is financially viable
The lawsuit is similar to one filed by San Diego Unified parents last month
Motel vouchers, anti-camping law aimed at growing tent communities
State and national politics
Roberta Jacobson, a former ambassador to Mexico and career State Department official, will leave at the end of April
President Joe Biden has ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a commission that will spend the next 180 days examining the incendiary political issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for its justices
WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Friday asked Congress to authorize a massive $1.5 trillion federal spending plan in 2022, seeking to invest heavily in government agencies to boost education, expand public housing, revamp federal health agencies and confront climate change.
The House Ethics Committee has announced an investigation into Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz
The Color of Authority
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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Lack of affordable housing and struggles with language barriers made disruptions to education and work more pronounced for refugee communities, according to a new report
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
IEnova purchases remaining half of Energia Sierra Juarez
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
Carmel Valley welcomes a new open-air, socially distanced dining and drinking program
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