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A Community Reeling From Months Of Disruptive Construction Asks: Was It Worth It?
City Heights residents and business owners expected a roadway project to improve safety for pedestrians on University Avenue.
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Politics Report: Padres Do Some Polling
The Padres sent out a statement about the city of San Diego’s decision to raise parking meter rates around Petco Park during major events.
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San Diego Housing Data Reveal Fastest Growth In Urban Core
“Downtown, as built out as it might look, you drive around and you can still find empty plots of land,” City Councilmember Kent Lee said.
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Morning Report: San Diego Sees Housing Boom In Urban, Walkable Areas
San Diego's push for more housing in walkable neighborhoods seems to be working.
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Sacramento Report: Costs Are Climbing For Nuclear Waste Disposal At San Onofre
Lawmakers and residents call on federal regulators to speed up nuclear waste disposal.
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Rising Costs Drive Wedge Between South County Democrats, Environmentalists
Assemblymember David Alvarez says his working-class constituents are harmed by environmental rules that slow home construction.
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Coronado And Imperial Beach Haven't Produced A Single Affordable Home In Years
During the six-year window analyzed by Voice, only 22% of the roughly 83,000 new homes permitted were priced for moderate incomes.
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How Palomar Health Plans To Turn Its Finances Around
Facing significant financial losses, the public healthcare system is focusing on growth over cuts.
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San Diego County's Schools Have 27,000 Fewer Students Than A Decade Ago. It Will Get Worse.
When Sarah Hillard first started teaching at Millennial Tech Middle a decade ago, she always rounded up enrollment to 500 students.
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Trump Grant Freeze Puts Tens Of Millions Of Local K-12 Funding In Jeopardy
In the latest disruption of education norms, the Trump administration froze nearly $7 billion in federal grants.
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San Diego Unified Officially Has A Cell Phone Ban
San Diego Unified’s board on Tuesday night voted unanimously to adopt a new policy that bans cell phone use during most of the school day.
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The Progress Report: San Diego Unified Leaders Expand Restorative Discipline Policy As Funding Dips
Poor, minority and disabled students have often experienced suspension and expulsion rates much higher than their counterparts.
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The Progress Report: San Diego Unified Leaders Expand Restorative Discipline Policy As Funding Dips
San Diego Unified’s board recently passed a new restorative justice policy they hope will help improve implementation.
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El Cajon Lags Behind Rest Of Cities In Home Building Per Capita
In the last few years, El Cajon has permitted less than 10 new homes per thousand residents – fewer than any other city in San Diego County.
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Black San Diegans Disproportionately Arrested On Prop. 36 Charges
“It is depressing. It’s extremely unfortunate, but it’s not surprising,” County Supervisor Monica Montgomery Steppe said.
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The Progress Report: San Diego Unified Leaders Expand Restorative Discipline Policy As Funding Dips
San Diego Unified’s board has lost funding for some of the key positions that support implementing a new restorative justice policy.
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Businesses Threaten Referendum As Minimum Wage For Hotels, Amusement Parks And Event Venues Moves Forward
The proposal would raise the minimum wage to $25 in January 2026.
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Child Care Providers Already Hurting By Rising Costs Brace For More
The threat of tariffs hangs heavy over child care providers who are already struggling to survive. So do prices for families.
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20 Years Of Impact: Voice's Hepatitis A Coverage Spurred Dramatic Action
During a deadly hepatitis A outbreak in 2017 we revealed that local governments were being slow to respond. That triggered dramatic action.
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San Diego Unified Has A New (Permanent) Superintendent
San Diego Unified's board voted unanimously on Wednesday to appoint Interim Superintendent Fabiola Bagula to a permanent role.
