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One Councilman Wants To Trash The People's Ordinance
City Councilman Sean Elo-Rivera wants to axe a century-old city ordinance that allows free trash pickup for many single-family homeowners.
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The Learning Curve: Schools Prepare To Tackle Massive Mental Health Needs
Schools face a massive mental health challenge and it’s still unclear whether teachers and principals will have the tools to address it.
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Morning Report: The Measure C Loophole
Tourism leaders are hoping an eventual win will pave the way for a Convention Center expansion.
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VOSD Podcast: A Closer Look At The Police Budget
Last week, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria released his proposed budget for the city's next fiscal year. The hosts have been digging into it.
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Sacramento Report: The Bills San Diego Agencies Want Passed
The Legislature is in the thick of vetting and amending bills.
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Fearing Money Left On The Table, Officials Push Rental Assistance Program
Community groups and politicians say people are struggling to apply for rental assistance online and face other barriers to applying.
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Morning Report: High Tech High To Unionize
The largest charter school chain in San Diego County appears to have the support necessary to unionize.
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High Tech High Employees Ask To Be Recognized As Union
High Tech's organizing effort is part of a growing movement to unionize charter school workforces locally and across the state.
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Two Sources Of U.S.-Mexico Sewage Flows Are Fighting For One Pot Of Money
A giant pipe to the ocean is one of two main ways Tijuana sewage pollutes the coast. The other is the Tijuana River.
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Morning Report: The Big Choice Facing The EPA
There’s finally real money for the Environmental Protection Agency to do something about the Tijuana sewage that pollutes the coast.
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County Will Seek FEMA Funds For Homeless Hotel Housing After All
Federal reimbursements could potentially free up other coronavirus aid the county has already received.
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How San Diego's 10 Largest Districts Spent Millions In Coronavirus Aid
A closer look at CARES Act spending in 2020 reveals local school district priorities during the initial phases of the pandemic.
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Morning Report: How School Districts Are Spending Relief Funds
San Diego Unified spent its share of CARES Act funds.
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Border Report: Two Broken Border Promises
President Joe Biden broke two campaign promises regarding the border wall and the number of refugees the United States accepts each year.
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With Sports Arena Site, San Diego Could Be A True Leader On Affordable Housing
The Sports Arena site provides an incredible opportunity for showcasing what can and should be done on public properties in California.
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A Year After ‘Defund' Demands, San Diego May Hike Police Spending Again
Progressive activists and Democratic Council members last year failed to secure a cut to the police budget they were seeking.
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Morning Report: New Council, New Mayor, Same Police Budget Increase
Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled his new spending plan for the city last week.
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What We Learned This Week
As the mom of a toddler, I’m intimately familiar with the human need to pee and poop on a regular basis.
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Politics Report: Mayor Proposes Library Layoffs
The mayor is proposing major cuts and actual layoffs in the library system with budget increases elsewhere. It's a budget talk time.
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Sacramento Report: San Diego County Makes A 180 On Immigration Bills
The same body that backed the effort to overturn the California Values Act now supports an effort to further separate ICE from local prisons
