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MTS Said It Was Investigating The Fletcher Scandal. It Isn't.
Grecia Figueroa alleges she was fired, on the day Fletcher announced his state Senate campaign, over the incidents.
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Morning Report: MTS Isn't Investigating The Fletcher Scandal, Despite Saying It Is
Plus: Some elected Dems have been silent since the lawsuit against Fletcher became public, and the Politics Report took notice.
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Morning Report: Fletcher's Resignation Has Not Ended His Scandal
Plus: MTS issued a press release arguing Grecia Figueroa was fired solely due to “ongoing performance concerns”.
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Morning Report: Fletcher Resigns
Plus: Court fees going up despite state law intended to ease burden on defendants and guiding Students Toward Citizenship.
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Fletcher Resigns As MTS Chair As Former Agency Employee Accuses Him Of Sexual Harassment And Assault In Lawsuit
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced he was abandoning his campaign for state Senate and checking into a treatment.
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County Continues To Charge Defendants A Fee That A Judge Deemed Excessive
The Superior Court sided with a man who claimed financial hardship, but the relief was only applied to his case.
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Morning Report: County Says Detox Won't Solve Opioid Crisis
Plus: The ongoing rains of 2023 and the bill to ban homeless camps in parks, near schools and libraries failed to clear the Senate.
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Morning Report: Top Homelessness Official Leaving Immediately
Plus: Nathan Fletcher’s departure from Senate Race brings forward possible contenders and the removal of 72 coral trees around the bayfront.
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Gloria's Homeless Czar Leaving City Hall
Hafsa Kaka is departing her post at the end of the week.
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Poverty And Education Are Inextricably Linked
There’s been frustratingly little progress toward evening the playing field of children’s performance in school and family’s income level.
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Morning Report: Poverty Continues To Plague Educational Outcomes
Plus: What did former Mayor Faulconer know and County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher announced he was ending his run for State Senate.
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Hughes Pleads Guilty, And Now State Officials Could Come After His Real Estate License
Former city real estate adviser agreed to a global settlement deal that also includes a year of probation and a $400 fine.
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Morning Report: Ex-City Real Estate Guru Pleads Guilty
Plus: Chronic absenteeism in some grades has risen to even more alarming levels than others.
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San Diego Unified's Chronic Absenteeism Crisis Is At Its Worst In Lower Grades
Though chronic absenteeism at any level hurts student performance, missing school at a young age could set students back for years to come.
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Morning Report: Ex-City Real Estate Adviser Faces Criminal Charge
Plus: Escondido might soon be implementing sidewalk vendor regulations.
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Morning Report: Council Set To Vote On $9.4 Million Ash Settlement
Plus: Balboa Park Orgs pushing back on possible safe camp and VOSD joins legal action to unseal documents related to jail deaths.
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Balboa Park Groups Opposing Potential Safe Campground
City officials are eyeing Inspiration Point as a safe campsite for homeless residents. Balboa Park organizations are already pushing back.
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City Likely To Settle With Ex-Real Estate Adviser For $9.4M
The City Council will vote on a settlement for ex-real estate adviser to pay back the millions he received from the city’s ex-landlord.
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Morning Report: Border Patrol Wants To Beef Up Surveillance Powers Around San Diego
Plus: Maienschein launches City Attorney run and the city spends another $900,000 on outside lawyers navigating 101 Ash St.
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Feds Want To Expand Autonomous Surveillance Capabilities Along Border
Immigration advocates point to research showing the increasingly militarized border pushes desperate people into more dangerous terrain.
