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Morning Report: Water Authority Defectors Survive Second Round Of Legal Threats
Tensions seem to be cooling slightly between the San Diego County Water Authority and those that want to leave it.
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Morning Report: LA Billionaire Sold The U-T – And San Diegans – A False Bill Of Goods
Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong promised the San Diego Union-Tribune stability when he purchased the paper.
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Newspapers Are Marching Toward A Cliff; The U-T Thought Its Owner Would Build A Bridge
Soon-Shiong said the 150-year-old San Diego publication "will not be the ignored stepchild of the Los Angeles Times.”
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Escondido Once Again Used One-Time Funds To Close Budget Gap
The city of Escondido was able to close its budget deficit using one-time funding sources, but its structural budget problems aren't over.
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A Wealthy Family's 100-Year-Old Company Is Blocking A Permanent Housing Project For Homeless People
San Diego planned to convert a 140-room motel in Mission Valley into permanent residences. H.G. Fenton Company says they won't.
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LA's Richest Man Sells Union-Tribune To Feared ‘Chop Shop'
The enormous cost of printing and distributing presents a major challenge for future owners.
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Politics Report: County Supes Shift Could Be Huge For Rural Housing Developers
But one big endorsement – the Building Industry Association — has gone to Montgomery Steppe’s Democratic rival, Janessa Goldbeck.
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Detractors Fear Tent Crackdown Will Make Things Worse For Black Homeless Residents
A homeless camping ban set to go into effect later this summer is likely to fuel more police interactions with Black San Diegans.
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Palomar Health Is In A Bad Financial Position – And It May Get Worse
Kaiser also licenses 168 beds at Palomar’s Escondido campus that are available to Kaiser patients based on need.
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A Wealthy Family's 100-Year-Old Company Is Blocking A Permanent Housing Project For Homeless People
The family amassed a fortune by taking on large contracts for public improvements, such as streets, jetties and even the Tijuana Racetrack.
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Morning Report: San Diego Opens First Safe Sleep Site
The first of two city-backed safe campsites for homeless residents is set to open this morning.
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Poway's Lack Of Shelters Limits Proposed Ban On Camps
A new ordinance would give sheriff’s deputies the authority to clear homeless encampments and personal property from public spaces.
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San Diego Unified Didn't Hire Back Most Of Its Area Superintendents
The move came as a surprise to some stakeholders who said they were not invited to give input on the decision.
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Her Work As A Homeless Advocate Almost Cost Her Everything
Vanessa Graziano is a familiar name in North San Diego County.
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UCSD Grad Workers Facing Administrative Violations For Protest
The university has brought administrative violations, including physical assault, against 67 people.
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Homeless Deaths Are Rising At A Much Greater Rate Than Homelessness
Last year, an estimated 588 homeless people died in San Diego County.
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Camping Ban Could Expose Shelter Gaps For Most Vulnerable
A growing population of unsheltered seniors and people with disabilities will be forced to move if a proposed camping ban passes.
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Proposed Camping Ban Must Wrestle With Homeless Shelter Shortage
Over the last three months, months an average of 23 shelter beds were available each day for thousands of unsheltered homeless.
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Los Angeles Steps Into San Diego's Water Divorce
The Los Angeles-based Metropolitan Water District of Southern California became "a powerful and unexpected foe" in the breakaway efforts.
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What San Diego's Water Divorce Might Cost You
The average San Diego water bill would go up if Rainbow Municipal Water and Fallbrook Public Utility Districts left the Water Authority.