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Board Chair Highlights Progress During State Of The County Speech
Chair Nora Vargas outlined the progress she and her colleagues made over the past year, including more housing and helping migrants.

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Chair Nora Vargas outlined the progress she and her colleagues made over the past year, including more housing and helping migrants.

"We are excited to be joining the Big 12 as an affiliate member," head coach Kylee White said.
Sales of attached properties in the San Diego area increased in January, while single-family home sales dipped, according to data.
"The federal government must take immediate action to rectify this problem," Supervisor Jim Desmond said.
The assistance will benefit local, state and tribal recovery efforts, the White House said.
A pedestrian was stuck and killed by a vehicle in Santa Ana, authorities said.
A flood watch will be in effect from Monday evening through Wednesday morning in Orange County.
A 43-year-old man was shot to death while walking with a group on an East Village sidewalk.
Six of the 17 firearms were "ghost guns," according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
A flood watch will go into effect from 10 p.m. Monday until 10 a.m. Wednesday in coastal, mountain and valley areas throughout the county.
Pete Garcia, 52, was taken into custody on suspicion of attempted murder.
A man behind the wheel of a stolen pickup led law enforcement on a high-speed vehicle pursuit that ended with his arrest, authorities said.
Deputies arresting a man for suspicion of selling fentanyl and other narcotics found a child when they raided his home, authorities said.
"The movement of this system will be slow," the National Weather Service said in a statement.
The rider of the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene.
"Based on the information gathered so far, it does appear that this was a targeted attack," Lt. Daniel Meyer said.
Sonny Estrada, who was already in jail on an unrelated charge, was identified by detectives as a suspect in the 2014 shooting.
A case was dismissed against a doctor who faced an involuntary manslaughter charge for the death of an inmate at Las Colinas Jail in Santee.
The 70-year-old woman suffered severe injuries when a dump truck struck her as she was walking across a Hillcrest roadway.