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Health guidance for people living near the Tijuana River will rely on toxic gas data, but the experts can’t seem to agre...
12/10/2025

Health guidance for people living near the Tijuana River will rely on toxic gas data, but the experts can’t seem to agree on how to interpret it.

I’m on a quest to find out how the federal government plans to interpret hydrogen sulfide gas data from the polluted Tijuana River Valley. The way they do could impact health guidance for the public.

SDG&E is at odds with the company's largest labor union over accusations of union-busting behavior, as well as recent la...
12/10/2025

SDG&E is at odds with the company's largest labor union over accusations of union-busting behavior, as well as recent layoffs.

Local 465 is now accusing SDG&E of union-busting after the company hired an outside law firm to fight a union vote in D.C.

Opinion: Flock Safety is capitalizing on San Diegans' fear of crime to line investors’ pockets.Taxpayer dollars should s...
12/09/2025

Opinion: Flock Safety is capitalizing on San Diegans' fear of crime to line investors’ pockets.

Taxpayer dollars should serve our city, not tech companies.

More surveillance will not help San Diego. Taxpayer dollars should be used to serve our city, not the interests of tech companies.

A year’s worth of air quality data shows people living near the Tijuana River are constantly exposed to low levels of da...
12/09/2025

A year’s worth of air quality data shows people living near the Tijuana River are constantly exposed to low levels of dangerous gas that could cause long-term health problems.

A year's worth of data shows South Bay residents are constantly exposed to low levels of hydrogen sulfide gas from the polluted Tijuana River that could harm their health in the long run.

San Diego County may opt to dip into its budget reserves to cover millions in retroactive bonuses for county employees.
12/09/2025

San Diego County may opt to dip into its budget reserves to cover millions in retroactive bonuses for county employees.

This post has been updated. County officials are proposing to dip into rainy-day funds to pay for millions of dollars in bonuses for county employees.  In October, the county paid […]

The future of Diablo Canyon, California’s last operating nuclear power plant, will be decided this week.Here’s the backs...
12/08/2025

The future of Diablo Canyon, California’s last operating nuclear power plant, will be decided this week.

Here’s the backstory:

California’s last nuclear power plant faces one of its final regulatory hurdles to keep operating. Here’s what it means for San Diego ratepayers

Despite major budget cuts and new fees on parking and trash collection, San Diego still hasn’t recovered enough money to...
12/08/2025

Despite major budget cuts and new fees on parking and trash collection, San Diego still hasn’t recovered enough money to plug next year’s deficit.

Mayor Todd Gloria is directing city department leaders to cut costs.

BEEF ALERT: No amount of bootstrap pulling is gonna get us out of this one…Reporter Will Huntsberry breaks down the incr...
12/08/2025

BEEF ALERT: No amount of bootstrap pulling is gonna get us out of this one…

Reporter Will Huntsberry breaks down the increasingly mythical prospect of homeownership for the average San Diegan.

Only 15 percent of San Diegans can afford a median price home. That is fraying the social fabric at an alarming pace.

Sources say National City Hall is still a hot mess.Here’s the latest:
12/07/2025

Sources say National City Hall is still a hot mess.

Here’s the latest:

The city attorney is the latest city official to announce he's leaving as the city continues a period of ‘dysfunctionality,’ as the mayor called it.

BEEF ALERT: Spending time in San Diego’s public spaces has become increasingly difficult due to a lack of basic infrastr...
12/06/2025

BEEF ALERT: Spending time in San Diego’s public spaces has become increasingly difficult due to a lack of basic infrastructure such as benches.

The lack of benches is a small piece of the larger culture of exclusion that’s been embraced in cities across the nation.

The recent firing of Albert Einstein Academy’s elementary school principal has been blamed on a credentialing issues.Com...
12/04/2025

The recent firing of Albert Einstein Academy’s elementary school principal has been blamed on a credentialing issues.

Community members aren’t convinced.

The recent firing of the principal of Albert Einstein Academy’s elementary school has exacerbated tensions at the charter that have been simmering for months.

BEEF ALERT: Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Councilmember Michael Inzunza have been waging personal and political batt...
12/04/2025

BEEF ALERT: Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and Councilmember Michael Inzunza have been waging personal and political battles from across the dias for months.

Nobody wants to talk about it.

The city’s veteran mayor and one of its newest councilmembers fight over matters large and small, from major changes in city policy to how they address one another in public.

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