San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn ran a religious charity for decades. Experts say the operation ran counter to state and federal laws.
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East County group cites environmental issues, sues to stop wind project
Sixty wind turbines on the Campo Indian Reservation would power 70,000 homes and bring millions of dollars to the tribe. But some neighbors say the project comes at the cost of their community.
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Donovan prison back on lockdown due to COVID-19 infections
Families are battling confusing & conflicting info from corrections officials about a new COVID-19 outbreak at Donovan state prison
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Sweetwater Authority faces fight over fate of fishing at Loveland Reservoir
Sweetwater Authority is required to give access at Loveland Reservoir for shoreline fishing, but a recent water transfer and a consultant’s recommendation has anglers worried that won’t continue.
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Five takeaways from our Donovan Deaths investigation
Learn about gaps in medical care, communication breakdowns and other findings from our latest investigation into Donovan state prison.
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San Diego County will pay SDSU $140K to review troubled COVID-19 hotel program
San Diego County supervisors ordered the review eight days after inewsource reported gaps in services and a high volume of calls to police at the county’s main isolation hotel, the Crowne Plaza in Mission Valley.
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Wanted posters of inewsource reporters circulate at county’s COVID-19 hotels
County supervisors ordered an independent review of the program eight days after the inewsource investigation. The county announced Tuesday it would pay San Diego State University $140,000 to do the review.
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Donovan Deaths: Families kept in dark while inmates die of COVID-19
At least five inmates who died of COVID-19 at Donovan state prison passed before their families were informed of them being ill.
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Donovan Deaths: 3 prisoners found dead or dying in cells from COVID-19
More than 1,000 prisoners at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in Otay Mesa have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began.
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Police clear out farmworker encampment on contentious Calexico land
Since late January, the encampment has been used by farmworkers and others. But the site was cleared by Calexico police Wednesday, with Border Patrol moving secondary barriers back onto the property shortly after.
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