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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- The Navy has mounted a search-and-rescue operation for a missing Marine based out of Camp Pendleton.
- The Humane Society is offering free microchipping for your pets ahead of July 4.
- Meet the people still fighting for medical help, 18 months into being detained for immigration violations.
Jennifer Vigil
News editor
Top story
A new fire station is coming to Webster. But will the community get a say in where it goes?
A park. A new fire station. Both are highly desirable assets for a community.
But now a Mid-City community is fired up because it appears the city is rushing to build a much-needed station for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department – on open space that many residents would much prefer to see left pristine.
And add this bit: The Webster station is currently projected to be the most expensive fire station in city history.
The fire station, for sure, is sorely needed. The community, as contributor JW August writes, represents “the most significant gap in the city’s fire response.” But like many urban areas, there’s a significant parkland gap too.
A critic said the city is “digging its heels in” on the official preferred site, at 47th Street and Fairmount Avenue, rather than looking at alternatives the community could embrace.
Should a community have to choose between two things so vital as fire protection and open space? Stay tuned.
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Stories you should know about
⚽ World Cup 2026: El Tri meets La Tri as Mexico faces dark horse Ecuador: Mexico comes into the match undefeated, without having conceded a single goal, making it the only team to do so in the tournament besides Spain.
🏠 HOA fees skyrocketing? A California bill could cap them, but Democrats are divided: The new proposed legislation would cap annual HOA fee increases to no more than 8% without a vote by members of the HOA.
🌈 Trump has ‘almost completely’ erased LGBTQ+ data. Is race next?: “I think that sexual orientation and gender identity data is a harbinger of things to come,” said Denice Ross, the U.S. chief data scientist in the Biden administration.
📚 State Superintendent will no longer manage California schools under deal Newsom cuts with Legislature: The Legislature is expected to approve the plan, along with the 2026-27 state budget bills, on Monday or Tuesday.
🇺🇸 Opinion: As America turns 250, we must tell the full story of our history.
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