Along Newport Avenue in Ocean Beach, two dozen colorfully attired spectators at the 42nd annual OB Holiday Parade shared their Christmas wishes for the world.
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San Diego Unified Vaccine Mandate Can Stay, 9th Circuit Says, Rebuffing Lawsuit
A federal appeals court has denied a request to stop San Diego schools from enforcing the district’s vaccine mandate.
Posted inHealth
Researchers Begin to Tackle Omicron Variant – Will it Cause Milder Symptoms, Become Dominant Strain?
Yet as scientists race to understand the full consequences of Omicron, Some scientists, including a local expert at the Scripps Research Institute, are asking if this new version of the virus might be milder or represent a shift for the disease.
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Police Locate Indiana Woman, Determine She is Safe Weeks After She Was Reported Missing in SD
Investigators met with Lateche Norris, 20, and confirmed she was OK, according to the San Diego police Lt. Adam Sharki.
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Opinion: Don’t Let the California Public Utilities Commission Gut Rooftop Solar Incentives
If the CPUC decides to side with utilities and gut Net Energy Metering benefits, the solar industry in California will decline and state’s efforts to fight climate change will suffer.
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Aztecs Suffer Worst Loss of Year as Utah State Takes MW Crown in 46-13 Rout
Utah State dismantled a short-handed San Diego State team Saturday, routing the Aztecs 46-13 to win their first Mountain West championship game.
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Supply-Chain Pinch Hits Offices Too As Employers Struggle to Source Lights, Ink, Paper
Employers accustomed to dealing with COVID-19 issues while trying to get workers back to offices said they are encountering a new challenge: keeping the lights on.
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Dickens Goes to Havana in Herbert Sigüenza’s Tale of Cuban Redemption
Herbert Sigüenza’s “A People’s Cuban Christmas Tale” is an entertaining, educational and sometimes politically provocative take on a holiday standard. An intriguing new twist on an old favorite.
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Average San Diego Gas Price Down 2.5 Cents After Falling for Five Days
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Saturday for the fifth consecutive day, decreasing seven-tenths of a cent to $4.645.
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SDSU, Beset by Turnovers, Can’t Keep Up Early Pace, Falling to Michigan 72-58
San Diego State, in head coach Brian Dutcher’s return to Ann Arbor, played No. 24 Michigan tough in the first half, only to go cold after the break and fall 72-58.
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Trump-Era Wage Freeze Ending for Thousands of California Farmworkers
Farmworker advocates said the wage freeze was unfair because farmworkers, who were officially declared essential during the pandemic, were putting their lives on the line to work.
Posted inCrime
Pauma Valley House Damaged in Fire
A multi-family home was damaged by a fire Saturday in the Pauma Valley community, Cal Fire San Diego said.
Posted inLife
Storm with Rain, Wind and Mountain Snow Forecast for Late Next Week
Cool weather was forecast in San Diego County Saturday, and a storm from the north could bring rain, wind and mountain snow to Southern California late next week, the National Weather Service said.
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Celebrate the Season at Spreckels Organ Pavilion with Holiday Concerts Beginning Sunday
The Spreckels Organ Society, which curates concerts and performances in Balboa Park, on Sunday hosts the first of three free holiday performances.