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Good morning, San Diego ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- What to know about the Trump administration’s new green card policy.
- San Diego gets around 8 inches of rain a year So why do we have water for sale?
- Today, Mayor Todd Gloria becomes the new head of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Jennifer Vigil
News editor
Top story
‘We are on the front lines’: Asm. Ward and veteran groups spotlight bill protecting trans troops
President Trump issued his executive order on transgender service members within days of his return to the White House.
Honestly, it’s full of ugly language. “The Armed Forces have been afflicted with radical gender ideology,” the order argues. Its title, “Prioritizing Military Excellence and Readiness” leads one to assume that transgender service members can be neither excellent nor ready.
Assemblymember Chris Ward hosted a rally Friday in which several troops targeted by the president appeared. Ward gathered them together to call attention to his bill, AB 1775, which would make state resources available to ease the way of California-based service members in their forced return to civilian life.
Ward defended their tenures in the military, saying “they have served honorably across every branch of the armed forces.” A woman forced out after nearly two decades of service called Trump’s order not just “an attack” on Americans, but Californians too.
The rally, incidentally, came just days after a federal appeals court said Trump’s order “appears to be driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group.” Our Arturo Garcia has more on the bill and the next legal steps.
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Stories you should know about
🗳️ Complete election results for June 2 primary in San Diego County: A quick summary of key races, with an estimated 77% of ballots counted in San Diego County and 35 days remaining to complete the count across the state.
💉 La Jolla Institute team helped develop computer blueprint that could reshape how scientists search for vaccine targets: Researchers said the approach could be applied to vaccine development for infectious diseases, cancer immunotherapy and pandemic preparedness.
👟An ankle sprain sent an SDSU All-American into an injury spiral. Now she’s earned a spot in the NCAA track-and-field championships: Jenna Fee Feyerabend capped her comeback in May by winning her third Mountain West heptathlon title and setting a meet record with 5,905 points.
⚽ Australia and Switzerland reach 1-1 tie as Snapdragon Stadium hosts World Cup tune-ups: More than 6,000 fans took in the first of two international friendlys as the sport’s biggest event approaches.
🌊 Opinion: Pacific Ocean’s warming, instability producing ecological disruption
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In case you missed it…
Weekdays get busy—we know. And with so much from Times of San Diego, good stories can slip by. Here are a few worth your time:
🐴 ‘Red flags all over the place’ — How one nonprofit never gave up effort to save neglected animals at troubled Julian sanctuary. Read it here.
🚧 Many residents don’t like bike lanes, but they’re not costly. OT, though, stands out in San Diego’s transportation spending. Read it here.
👁️ Automated license plate readers and public surveillance cameras are coming to Imperial Beach. Read it here.
⛳️ USD had high hopes after three rounds of the NCAA Golf Championship in Carlsbad, but harsh fourth round ends title bid. Read it here.
🚚 City ramps up street sweeping and trash collection in Mission Beach to address the added trash from summer crowds. Read it here.