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Federal data obtained by inewsource provide a glimpse into how the Obama administration’s policy shift on deportations has played out in San Diego County. Read More »

Gov. Jerry Brown appears poised to sign legislation that would address some of the California Public Utilities Commission’s long-standing failures of transparency and accountability highlighted in a recent inewsource investigation. A much broader set of reforms touted by Brown and many legislators never made it to the governor’s desk, dealing a blow to critics who demanded more substantial changes to ... Read More »

A decade after it went into effect, worker and employer advocates alike largely praise San Diego's living wage law for city contractors. But questions about the ability of the city to enforce the ordinance linger as San Diego begins implementing a new, broader minimum wage law. Read More »

Graduate teaching assistants play an important role at universities — giving lectures, grading papers, preparing exams — but federal data show that those working in San Diego earn wages considerably lower than their counterparts in places where the cost of living is much cheaper. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, San Diego’s part-time student workers earn the full-time equivalent ... Read More »

San Diego County waterways are safer today than they were a decade ago. Read More »

When it comes to handing out child support payments, San Diego is outperforming other large counties in California. Data from the state Department of Child Support Services show that San Diego County collected and distributed $112 million in child support payments on time in fiscal year 2015. That’s 71 percent of the payments due — a rate six percentage points ... Read More »

The federal government doesn’t require school districts to inform the public that they are the subject of an investigation. What's the obligation of school districts to notify the public about these investigations? Read More »

The U.S. Department of Education has closed an investigation after more than 16 months into San Diego Unified School District’s mishandling of a sexual assault at an elementary school. According to documents obtained by inewsource through a Freedom of Information Act request, district officials acknowledged not following district policies and federal law while responding to a parent’s complaint that his ... Read More »

San Diego is well known for its beautiful beaches and near-perfect weather. But federal data suggests that it should also be known as home to some of the country’s most prolific inventors. According to statistics from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, San Diego-area inventors were granted more than 34,000 patents from 2000 to 2013. That ranks San Diego among ... Read More »