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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- Happy Father’s Day!
- Shane van Gisbergen has pole position for today’s NASCAR race at Naval Base Coronado.
- An 85-year-old suspect in an attempted murder case died after being hospitalized.
- Here’s a dietician’s guide on reducing your risk of a heart attack or stroke.
- A wildfire that broke out near Camp Pendleton has been contained.
Brooke Binkowski
News editor
Top story
‘Who gets a college degree to bake cookies?’ she was asked. But Kathy Phan is beating the odds with her bakery, CAKED
“Who gets a college degree to bake cookies?” One San Diegan who was posed that question by her mother has a very tasty answer, which is complex and rich and includes flavors such as ube, taro and matcha. Kathy Phan’s answer, CAKED, opened its doors in Mira Mesa a couple of years ago. And it was such a good answer that her once-skeptical mother still occasionally helps her package her pastries.
How did that happen? Our top story by Noah Perkins describes how it all shook down amid parental pressures, economic downturns, pandemics and much more. It’s a story about how advertising can only take you so far – what you truly need is a loyal customer base. (It’s also a story about how I am now very hungry and may have to step out for a quick trip to Mira Mesa.)
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Stories you should know about
💲 Trump is threatening unemployment funds in California, other states: The administration specifically called out New York and California, but lumped together fraud and other mistakes in the payment process that makes a payment “improper,” like paperwork errors.
🚘 California rideshare drivers join counterparts in unionization push: An estimated 800,000 drivers in the state can now collectively bargain with app-based companies for higher wages, benefits and worker protections.
📖Not all California districts define English proficiency the same, holding many students back: The longest wait was 1,222 days — more than three years.
💻Opinion: We connected our children to wi-fi and disconnected them from nature.
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In case you missed it…
Weekdays get busy—we know. And with so much from Times of San Diego, good stories can slip by. Here are a few worth your time:
⚽️ Excitement, silence, then a roar. Emotions run gamut for thousands cheering on Mexico in Chula Vista. Read it here.
🍣 San Diego County accuses major sushi supplier of forcing grocery sushi chefs to ‘pay to work.’ Read it here.
🎤 Five questions with Quino McWhinney: With Big Mountain back in San Diego, he reflects on their legacy. Read it here.
Black Family Statue replacement finally installed at Mountain View Park. Read it here.
🔬 Report finds low water quality and bacteria spikes in Mission Bay. Read it here.