A bipartisan bill supported by San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria aimed at cracking down on fentanyl dealers whose customers die stalled in a state Senate committee Tuesday.
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Report: 2022 Most Dangerous Year for Journalists in Mexico
Last year was the most violent on record for journalists in Mexico, the free-speech group Article 19 said on Tuesday, citing security forces and other state agents as the main offenders.
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Tom York on Business: San Diego Rents Still Rising, But Affordability Is Better than Miami
Rent in San Diego averaged $2,844 in February, but that required only 37% of the typical household income, compared to 42% in Miami.
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Layoffs Begin at Disney with Elimination of Metaverse Team
Layoffs have started at Disney, with about 50 members of the metaverse division, and more expected in the coming weeks, according to media reports.
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Rep. Peters Warns San Diego Travelers of Delays in Passport Processing
The State Department is currently receiving half a million applications for passports every week, and the waiting time is now 10-13 weeks for routine processing and 7-9 weeks for expedited processing.
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Padres, with Expectations High, Hope ‘Special Things’ in Store As They Open Season
Spring is the time for hope in baseball, when all teams enter the long season even. But the Padres have far more than hope in their pockets to start the 2023 season.
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Opinion: It Turns Out Anti-Gig Economy Law AB 5 Was Tarnished by ‘Backroom Dealing’
Former Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez of San Diego received a scathing rebuke from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for her blatant “animus” and “pure spite” directed at Uber when crafting her disastrous anti-independent contractor law.
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Drunk Driver Sentenced for Crash That Killed Menifee Man in Carlsbad
A 52-year-old man who drove drunk, then caused a chain reaction crash that killed a man who was standing by his disabled vehicle on Interstate 5 in Carlsbad was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 12 years in state prison.
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Spring Valley Man, 31, Sentenced for Two Human Smuggling Incidents
A Spring Valley man was sentenced to just over four years in prison for smuggling 20 people who illegally entered the United States on two occasions, one of which involved a high-speed police chase.
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Wounded Warrior Homes Opens First House for Female Veterans in North County
Wounded Warrior Homes has opened its first house for female veterans with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress in North County, officials announced Tuesday.
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Ex-Navy Doctor Pleads Guilty to Role in $2 Million Insurance Fraud
A U.S. Navy doctor pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Tuesday to his role in a scheme that involved making false medical claims to a military insurance program in exchange for unearned benefits.
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Woman Arrested for Alleged DUI, Driving Mercedes- Benz on Wrong Side of Road in Santee
A 53-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road under the influence of drugs.
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UCSD Neuroscientist Confirmed Among Seven Killed in Montreal Building Fire
A University of California San Diego neuroscientist was confirmed by police Monday as one of seven people killed in a fire that tore through a building earlier this month in Montreal, Canada.
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‘It Takes Courage’: Colleagues Offer Support for Supervisor Fletcher’s Recovery
San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher’s colleagues offered messages of support Monday, one day after he announced he will check into a treatment center this week for post-traumatic stress, trauma and alcohol abuse — and forgo a run for State Senate.