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The numbers are stacked against San Diegans. Costs are up for housing, gas, utility bills and more. Four individuals gave Voice of San Diego an inside look at their household budgets to show just how much it costs to live in this county.
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City Hall Pursues Temporary Data Center Ban, New Laws
Ever since we broke the news that a huge data center might be built in downtown San Diego, local Democrats have been insisting it’s time to pump the breaks. Thursday morning, San Diego Mayor Todd…
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ICE Appears to Be Ramping Up Enforcement in San Diego
It will likely be months before arrest data can confirm increased immigration enforcement efforts but activists say this is the biggest push they have seen yet.
The Phenomenon That Could Blunt El Niño
The Pacific Decadal Oscillation could stymie the effects of El Niño — at least, let’s hope so.
Binational Jazz Festival: A Fusion of Sounds, Style
The San Diego Tijuana International Jazz Festival featured Femina Fatal, an Ensenada rapper, performing with jazz fusion group Colectivo Fronterizo.
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environment
Manchester Group Promises Housing Will Be ‘Major Part’ of NAVWAR Development
Developers say a data center is still a possibility, but the project would also include housing.
Manchester Group Pitches Massive Data Center at NAVWAR Site
Public records reveal Doug Manchester’s development firm has been talking to San Diego energy utilities about building a 400 MW data center on a site where housing had been proposed.
San Diego Passed New Renter Protections Last Year. Tenants Say Landlords Are Already Breaking Them.
A new city law requires landlords to produce copies of their utility bills to tenants that dispute the charges. Many, allegedly, don’t comply.
Education
Latest State Reports Show Growth, Declines at San Diego Unified
On Thursday, California released its latest batch of student performance metrics. The data included quite a few bright spots for San Diego Unified — but also some worrying declines. …
Excessed Teacher of the Year Has New Role at San Diego Unified
This post has been updated. There’s good news in the works for a San Diego Unified teacher reporter Jakob McWhinney profiled last week. For nearly two decades, Stacy Williams…
She Won County Teacher of the Year. Then Lost Her Position
Just months after winning a prestigious local award, Stacy Williams found out she lost her position. The experience has sent her reeling.