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Morning Report: San Diego Doubles Its Previous Pledge To Cut Emissions
Plus, the county makes changes to public comment after racial slur and San Diego’s surveillance ordinance is one year old and still not law.

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Plus, the county makes changes to public comment after racial slur and San Diego’s surveillance ordinance is one year old and still not law.

The city's draft 2021 Climate Action Plan details ways San Diego will reach a new climate target: net zero emissions by 2035.
CEQA continues to be maligned by developers and building industry officials who are interested in profit and uninterested in climate science
Longstanding issues are also likely adding to the city’s hiring and retention woes.
Plus, the city is still investing in fossil fuel companies and three San Diegans devoted to civic issues passed away recently.
The San Diego County Office of Education's board voted to regulate a local charter school, but staff members said board members overstepped.
The president of the union of educators in San Diego Unified School District implored teachers not to take Friday off.
San Diego Unified School District implored teachers not to take Friday off, and a list of projects to solve the Tijuana River sewage problem
The EPA is chasing several options to stop raw Tijuana sewage from flowing into the United States and closing Southern California beaches.
To those who have been watching the project closely, it's not exactly a surprise.
Plus, the chief financial officer of the San Diego Housing Commission and another top financial staffer are leaving.
We learned this week that industries in San Diego emit cancer-causing toxins at one of the highest rates in California.
host Andrea Lopez-Villafaña sat down with environment reporter MacKenzie Elmer to talk about what changes could come in the near future.
The agency in charge of the city's affordable housing efforts loses key staff. Republicans win in La Mesa and San Diego Unified stumbles.
Plus: no more will San Diego permit air-polluting industries, homeless shelter intake is up and photo of the week.
No more will San Diego permit air-polluting industries to spew cancer-causing toxins at a rate much higher than most of California.
Students at parochial schools across California can use a personal belief exemption to opt out of taking the COVID-19 vaccine.
Plus, Barrio Logan’s Community Plan passed the San Diego City Council’s Land Use and Housing Committee unanimously on Wednesday.
Diá de los Muertos honors the lives of those who have passed away. Voice of San Diego's Adriana Heldiz shares some photos of the celebration
High-profile officials are racing to distance themselves from the San Diego-based nonprofit group ahead of a gala at the US Grant hotel.