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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- If you were in Escondido on Thursday, congratulations, you felt history. It was the warmest day in the city since record keeping started in 1893.
- San Diego County miners once supplied 120 tons of gem-quality pink tourmaline to China in the early 1900s, because the Chinese Empress Dowager Cixi loved it so much.
- SDSU Coach Sean Lewis turned up the heat on his team’s game against UCLA today with his comments this week.
Andrew Keatts
General manager and editor
Top story
ICE arrests near schools spur new outcry in San Diego
ICE has executed at least four arrests of parents and students on streets bordering San Diego school facilities.
The same thing happened a year ago, when ICE agents also arrested multiple parents near schools during back-to-school season.
And like last year, local officials have again issued pleas to federal agents to knock it off.
The repeat demonstrates the continued distance on enforcement policy between local political sentiment and national policy, as our Lillian Perlmutter reports in a new story. But it also underlines the limited authority local officials have on immigration enforcement.
A joint statement by San Diego Unified board members and state and local officials says as much, making clear that ICE’s actions are allowed, as long as they aren’t on school property.
“We are asking federal authorities, clearly and urgently: please stop conducting immigration enforcement near our schools during arrival and dismissal times,” the statement reads.
A year ago, a Department of Homeland Security official reiterated that arrests near schools are OK, though she said they’d be rare. Overall, migrant arrests have surged in the months since then despite the public outcry, according to recently released federal data.
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Stories you should know about
🤖 Councilmembers Sean Elo-Rivera and Kent Lee want the authority to regulate robotaxis: The council will vote Monday on a resolution that would ask state lawmakers to give local governments that role, and support a similar federal bill.
🎾 Marcel Latak, a part-time San Diego resident, is headed to the U.S. Open’s Junior Singles Championship: The 17-year-old has shocked the tennis world by making the final after coming into the tournament as the 41st-ranked player in the World Tennis Junior Rankings.
💰 The average cost of a gallon of gas in San Diego County is once again above $6: That follows the cost of a barrel of oil crossing $100 again due to ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
What else we’re reading
🧱 An Imperial County judge has halted the controversial development of a massive data center complex, ordering county officials to conduct an environmental review. (KPBS)
🦇 San Diego County health officials have found 42 rabid bats this year, which is double last year’s record high of 21 rabid bats. Yikes. (Fox 5)
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What to do this weekend
Need weekend plans? We’ve got you. ⭐ = free
🎨 Alley Cat Art Fest, downtown El Cajon (Today, 10 a.m.–6 p.m.) ⭐️
🎶 Love Thy Neighbor Vol. IV: Nuestras Calles (Today, 3 p.m.–10 p.m.) ⭐️
🌱 UC Master Gardner Fall Plant Sale (Today, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.) ⭐️
🇲🇽 Fiestas Patrias in Old Town (Today, 11 a.m.–4 p.m.) ⭐️
💮 Mixed Asian Day, Liberty Station (Sunday, 12 p.m.–7 p.m.)