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Morning Report: San Ysidro Schools Are Going Broke

Morning Report: San Ysidro Schools Are Going Broke

San Diego County education officials recently placed the San Ysidro School Dist...

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‘No Appetite’ for New Fees, San Diego Council Looks to Budget Cuts

‘No Appetite’ for New Fees, San Diego Council Looks to ...

San Diego City Councilmembers are pledging to make budget cuts instead of askin...

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VOSD Podcast: The Slopulists at Home

VOSD Podcast: The Slopulists at Home

Is it time we take a serious look at “slopulism?” Let us explain. The New York ...

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Sacramento Report: San Diego Continues to Be a Builder’s City

Sacramento Report: San Diego Continues to Be a Builder’...

Approaching a deadline in the Legislature this week, San Diego lawmakers, again...

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San Diego Mesa and Southwestern colleges can offer new bachelor’s degrees, despite CSU objections

San Diego Mesa and Southwestern colleges can offer new ...

San Diego Mesa College will offer a degree as a physical therapy assistant, and ...

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Peninsula Beacon: Feb. 20, 2026

Peninsula Beacon: Feb. 20, 2026

Inside this edition of the Peninsula Beacon: Arts District Liberty Station celeb...

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Three shows and two musical parties to attend this week

Three shows and two musical parties to attend this week

Whether your tastes run to film synth-y indie, classic reggae, or raunchy rap, y...

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Drunk driver sentenced to 8 years in prison for fatal Lemon Grove crash

Drunk driver sentenced to 8 years in prison for fatal L...

James Mendias, 29, pleaded guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxica...

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Millions in federal funding awarded for long-delayed San Luis Rey River project

Millions in federal funding awarded for long-delayed Sa...

Seven projects will share $32 million in federal funding secured by California's...

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DA Sounds Off on County Contractor Embezzlement Case

DA Sounds Off on County Contractor Embezzlement Case

District Attorney Summer Stephan slammed county officials for failed checks and...

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County Pharma Chief’s Second Job ‘Presented a Potential Conflict of Interest’

County Pharma Chief’s Second Job ‘Presented a Potential...

San Diego County’s full-time chief pharmacy officer stopped working as a partne...

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Morning Report: Potential Conflict for County Pharma Chief

Morning Report: Potential Conflict for County Pharma Chief

In October, we revealed the county’s top pharmacy official was moonlighting for...

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The San Ysidro School District Is About to Go Broke

The San Ysidro School District Is About to Go Broke

The troubled district is on track to run out of money next year. County educati...

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South County Report: San Ysidro Schools Slash Budget to Avert Insolvency

South County Report: San Ysidro Schools Slash Budget to...

Leaders with the San Ysidro School District plan to cut nearly $5 million from ...

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AEW brings ‘Collision’ to Oceanside with retired San Diego wrestler calling the action

AEW brings ‘Collision’ to Oceanside with retired San Di...

Saturday’s show in Oceanside is the third in San Diego in the last three years. ...

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State law on wildfire risks has changed. Most San Diego homeowners will have to comply in 2027

State law on wildfire risks has changed. Most San Diego...

Under the city’s 2025 Fire Hazard Zone map, two-thirds of San Diego is now desig...

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Speed limits on 20% of San Diego’s roads should be reduced, report says

Speed limits on 20% of San Diego’s roads should be redu...

The plan uses a "data-driven, city-wide approach to lower speed limits across Sa...

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Santa Fe Christian poised for playoff success with USD’s top all-time scorer at the helm

Santa Fe Christian poised for playoff success with USD’...

Johnny Dee, Santa Fe Christian's coach, has Dax Hall on the team, a guard he sai...

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Former mayor of Coronado announces run for San Diego City Council

Former mayor of Coronado announces run for San Diego Ci...

In his announcement, Richard Bailey asked for support for what he described as a...

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Pope Leo XIV eliminates committee created by Francis for World Children’s Day

Pope Leo XIV eliminates committee created by Francis fo...

Pope Leo XIV has eliminated the Pontifical Committee for World Children’s Day, t...