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In the past 12 months, San Diego's representatives and staffers have taken 17 trips paid for by nonprofits and think tanks to England, New York and beyond. Read More »
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Tests reveal vapors entered homes in El Cajon
Vapors from a dangerous chemical that runs underground in El Cajon have seeped into people’s homes, new air testing shows, contrary to what some residents were led to expect when they learned of the plume last October. In some homes, people may have breathed the gas for years or even decades. State officials offered 19 households in the Starlight Mobile ... Read More »
Babies on drugs: Another sad chapter in the opioid saga
Opioids and other drugs of abuse result in newborns receiving care for withdrawal in hospitals. More screening of high risk women underway. Read More »
San Diego County numbers show lifespan gap between rich and poor
Want to know how long you’ll live? Look into your bank account for a hint that could make a decade of difference in life expectancy. Read More »
Trump’s proposed budget cuts worry advocates for homeless students
With limited details available in the Trump administration’s “skinny budget,” education officials are worried that an already small source of federal funding to help homeless students succeed could be at risk. Read More »
Harris pleads for Medi-Cal kids, but critics decry a welfare state
Newly minted California Sen. Kamala Harris recently tweeted her warning about the doom to befall her state’s children if the GOP’s health care replacement cuts federal Medicaid spending. 1 in 2 Californian children depend on Medicaid. This plan’s cuts to Medicaid attacks those who need heath care most. https://t.co/GBRQkFO0st — Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 24, 2017 Harris probably didn’t ... Read More »
$6 million in San Diego council office savings goes back to city departments, nonprofits
San Diego City Council members used savings from their district office budgets for $6 million in grants for neighborhood projects since 2012. Read More »
The challenge of counting San Diego County homeless students: What is a home?
There are 21,466 homeless students in San Diego County K-12 public schools. That’s nearly the population of Coronado. The number has been growing over the past seven years. But not all children counted as homeless are living on the streets, in cars or in other vulnerable places. The numbers are important — a lot of money rides on them — ... Read More »
$5 million question for San Diego organizations: What’s the future of humanities grants?
Grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have funded museum upgrades and teacher seminars in San Diego County for years. Read More »
Getting cash for turning off your lights in San Diego
Imagine if someone texted you when the electrical grid was stressed from too much demand, asked you to put off doing laundry for an hour, and paid you for it. Read More »