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What We Learned This Week
The riot and the budget made very clear that you’re likely to have a wildly different experience in this country depending on where you live
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Politics Report: A Disturbing Week
Why Darrell Issa will have to explain his votes this week forever. Plus, a new candidate for Shirley Weber’s Assembly seat.
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VOSD Podcast: The Capitol Riot's Ripple Effects In San Diego
As the insurrection at the Capitol dominated the news this week, VOSD surveyed what San Diego’s congressional delegation was up to.
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Lemon Grove Once Again Facing Bitter Choices Over Its Future
Conversations about trying to pass a new tax measure have kicked off another round of public debate about the true costs of disincorporation
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Morning Report: The Post-Prop. B World
Prop. B ended guaranteed pensions for new city employees, with the exception of police.
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Sacramento Report: New Report Shows More Of The Same Disparate Police Outcomes
In California, 2021 has already brought yet more evidence that Black residents are treated differently by police than their peers.
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Domestic Violence Prosecutions Have Dropped Under City Attorney Mara Elliott
City Attorney Mara Elliott has prosecuted fewer domestic violence cases since the start of her tenure, and 2020 will mark a new low.
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Morning Report: City Attorney Prosecuting Fewer Domestic Violence Cases
Voice of San Diego’s Ashly McGlone dove into the data, and found domestic violence prosecutions dropped 15 percent between 2019 and 2020.
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With Legal Fights Over Pension Reform (Maybe) Over, A New Ordeal Begins
Supporters of 2012’s Prop. B will now have to decide whether they will pursue another appeal.
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North County Report: New Parents Group Pushes School Reopenings
Business owners are defying orders to close, hospitals delay major surgeries and more in our biweekly roundup of North County news.
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Center Serving Domestic Violence Victims Remains Closed, Angering Advocates
There is growing concern that the San Diego Family Justice Center's problems began long before the coronavirus.
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Morning Report: One-Stop Shop For Victims Has Stopped In-Person Services
The San Diego Family Justice Center serves as a physical hub to support victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking.
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San Diego Has More Leverage In Franchise Fee Deal Than It’s Letting On
If San Diego is to end its unfortunate litany of rip-offs, there should be a transparent public process before any agreement is voted on.
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Environment Report: How We Know Humans Are Warming The Planet
San Diego extends its franchise fee agreement with SDG&E, another cliff collapse at Torrey Pines and more in our biweekly roundup.
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DNA Testing Is Unearthing Local Fertility Fraud Cases
More people are figuring out they were “doctor conceived” and they’re banding together to push for legislative changes.
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Morning Report: DNA Testing Reveals Local Fertility Fraud Cases
VOSD contributor Jared Whitlock describes how several San Diegans have discovered they’re victims.
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Inside The Scramble To Keep Hospitals Functioning
Hospitals are delaying major surgeries and storing patients in emergency departments as ICUs fill with COVID-19 patients.
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Morning Report: Inside The ICU Surge
As of Saturday, there were 1,566 people in hospitals fighting the virus and 380 of them were getting intensive care.
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Bill Aimed At Preventing Future Bluff Collapses Isn't All About Seawalls
SB 1090 would have helped mitigate coastal erosion and prevent future fatalities on public beaches such as what occurred in Encinitas.
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San Diego’s Climate Challenges Will Still Be Here In 2021 – And Beyond
Climate concerns took a bit of a backseat in 2020. These are the local plans and problems that policymakers might turn their attention to.
