New City Council district lines
The independent redistricting commission finalized its map of new city council districts this week. The new map unites some neighborhoods into a singl...
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Universal pre-K on its way
California public schools will soon offer free transitional kindergarten for all 4 year olds. It will be a big help to working parents but it may have...
De-escalation training for police
In 2019, San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan introduced a new training program aimed at reducing police shootings. While some officers h...
Vaccinations and holiday surges
With 75 percent of residents vaccinated, San Diego has one of the highest vaccination rates in the country. But county public health officials here st...
Solar industry braces for change
The California Public Utilities Commission is close to unveiling changes that could make installing rooftop solar more expensive for consumers. Meanwh...
Surveillance in Chula Vista
A combination of federal, municipal and private tracking systems has turned the border city of Chula Vista into one of the most surveilled cities in t...
Costly transportation plan
San Diego’s regional planning agency has drafted a regional transportation plan for the future that seeks to shift San Diego County away from cars by ...
A rise in catalytic converter thefts
Thousands of catalytic converters have been reported stolen in San Diego County in the past year. Meanwhile, Barrio Logan, the heart of San Diego’s Ch...
Fentanyl deaths on the rise
Fentanyl overdoses in 2020 in San Diego county were more than four times higher than in 2018, and numbers for 2021 so far show the trend continuing. M...
VA promises better care for veterans
A recent inewsource investigation into the VA has sparked interest from lawmakers in Washington DC. Last week, senators grilled the head of the U.S. D...