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Cloning San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

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Hope in the herd: Safari Park welcomes two endangered foals

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Dec. 4, 2025, 2:16 p.m.Dec. 4, 2025, 2:17 p.m.

The pair are the first to be born at the Safari Park since 2023, and they can be spotted by guests in the Asian Plains exhibit.

A man looks under the hood of a car. (Courtesy CAR program)

The program keeping Californians cool and the planet cooler

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Dec. 2, 2025, 1:52 p.m.Dec. 2, 2025, 1:52 p.m.

Los Angeles traffic

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California hits brakes on carpool access for low-emission vehicles

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Dec. 1, 2025, 1:27 p.m.Dec. 1, 2025, 1:27 p.m.

Healthcare workers and people 65 years and older are eligible for Covid-19 vaccines.

County urges vaccinations as flu, COVID, RSV cases jump

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Nov. 24, 2025, 1:54 p.m.Nov. 24, 2025, 1:54 p.m.

bacteriophages

New UCSD phage therapy targets deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Nov. 22, 2025, 9:00 a.m.Nov. 22, 2025, 7:30 p.m.

Raising the flag on Veterans Day for members of Ivy Park at Sabre Springs. (Photo courtesy Ivy Park)

Veterans honored at Ivy Park assisted living center

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Nov. 11, 2025, 2:24 p.m.Nov. 11, 2025, 8:31 p.m.

Coronado historic hotels beachfront

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Step into Oz this season at the Hotel Del Coronado

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Nov. 9, 2025, 4:38 p.m.Nov. 13, 2025, 4:59 p.m.

a car pulls up to a line of three canopies set up for a food distribution for people who receive CalFresh.

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California pledges $80 million to food banks amid CalFresh delays

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Nov. 2, 2025, 4:01 p.m.Nov. 2, 2025, 4:01 p.m.

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San Diego Zoo discovers new palm species – at the zoo

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Oct. 27, 2025, 2:33 p.m.Oct. 28, 2025, 7:44 a.m.

Day of the Dead

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Sherman Heights celebrates 31 years of Día de los Muertos tradition

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Oct. 27, 2025, 1:36 p.m.Oct. 27, 2025, 1:36 p.m.

San Diego's S-70i Firehawk helicopter

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Firehawk helicopter joins county’s wildfire defense team

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Oct. 21, 2025, 2:23 p.m.Oct. 21, 2025, 5:12 p.m.

People holding signs striking outside a medical center.

Kaiser workers optimistic after accreditation org changes standards

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Oct. 20, 2025, 1:56 p.m.Oct. 20, 2025, 4:18 p.m.

UCSD alum wins Nobel Prize for research on human immune system

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Oct. 12, 2025, 3:28 p.m.Oct. 12, 2025, 3:29 p.m.

U.S. Capitol Building sits in the background under a blue sky and trees in the foreground framing the photo.

How a government shutdown affects San Diego industries

by Esmeralda Hernandez • Times of San Diego Oct. 6, 2025, 2:25 p.m.Oct. 6, 2025, 4:41 p.m.