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Black MTS Riders Cited Disproportionately
Activists have for years raised concerns about MTS’s aggressive enforcement and its impact on low-income people of color.
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Environment Report: Why Your Water Bill Might Spike
The San Diego County Water Authority approved a 5 percent increase in rates, but argued that it could have been much higher.
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Sacramento Report: Ethnic Studies Dispute Pits CSU Against Lawmakers
This week, the CSU board of trustees passed a new requirement mandating a three-unit ethnic studies class.
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New Plan For City Parks Misses The Point
The proposed new point system for parks in effect devalues parkland, and would predictably lead to few or no new parks and sports fields.
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North County Report: School Reopening Tensions Are High In Oceanside
Some Oceanside Unified parents are demanding that the district create a plan for safely reopening schools.
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Morning Report: Newly Unsealed Docs Highlight Police Watchdog's Limitations
The San Diego Police Department review board was not allowed to see an outside review of a 2015 shooting.
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Streamlined & Supported Learning, Even In Times Of Crisis
OCS uses technology like Google Classroom to teach online, but also chose to extra focus on personalizing the learning process.
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Border Report: Surviving In Tijuana Has Gotten Even Harder For Haitian Migrants
Plans for the desalination plant in Playas de Rosarito may be back, journalists denounce Baja California’s governor for his attacks.
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Smart Streetlights Are Now Exclusively A Tool For Police
The stream of transit and mobility data provided by the streetlight cameras — one of the selling points of the program — was turned off.
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Sacramento Report: State Audit Knocks San Diego Agency’s Use Of Vehicle Fees
Mayor Kevin Faulconer wants the state to allow outdoor hair services, the city and county are mulling how to move forward.
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Environment Report: Size Doesn’t Always Matter Under New Parks Plan
A new study offers a new plan for how the city funds parks, the coronavirus is complicating Plastic-Free July and more.
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Politics Report: Down Goes One Hot-Button Ballot Measure
A union-backed proposal to partially undo a city law restricting union-friendly contracts will have to wait for another election.
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Accusations Flew, Then National School District Official Got Paid To Resign
Tensions consumed the upper echelon of district leadership last year, according to an investigative report obtained by VOSD.
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Morning Report: Tensions, Then A Pricey Resignation At National School District
The ballot plus education news and more.
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White Allies Should Reconsider Parachuting Into The Black Community (Opinion)
COMMENTARY: Parachuting is a way to view white “progressives” who claim they are in solidarity to improve the conditions of Black people.
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The Learning Curve: The Dystopian Future Of ‘Learning Pods’
Learning pods are meant to overcome the deficiencies of solitary online learning. But creating a pod takes resources.
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The Learning Curve: Defund Police Movement Comes To San Diego Schools
The district has roughly 49 officers and other police employees and spends at least $6 million per year on salaries alone.
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Donovan Inmates Plead For Protection, Allege Retaliation Following Lawsuit
Attorneys are asking a court to transfer two people incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan State Prison who they say have experienced abuse.
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Morning Report: How School Board Candidates Would Tackle Suspensions
Black students make up less than 8 percent of San Diego Unified’s student population yet they receive more than 21 percent of suspensions.
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North County Report: What We Know About Districts' Reopening Plans
A look into sexual harassment and abuse complaints at Westview High School, the rabbi shot in Poway pleads guilty to tax fraud and more.
