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Still Waiting for the Feds to Fix Oceanside’s Beaches
The federal government admitted 73 years ago that they basically ruined Oceanside’s beaches by building jetties at its military base at Camp Pendleton. Those jetties have been blocking sand from reaching Oceanside’s beaches since 1942.…
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Environment Report: Reflecting Pool Contractor Tried Cleaning Tijuana River Too
Greenwater Services won no-bid contracts to do experimental treatment on the Tijuana River and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Border Report: More Than 100K Missing in Mexico
More than 128,000 people are missing in Mexico. The country also has more than 70,000 unidentified bodies.
Could the Tijuana River Help Get Arizona More Water?
An Arizona financing authority wants to invest in projects that help the state draw more water off the Colorado River.
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No, the Governor Did Not Just Give $46 Million to the Tijuana River
Gov. Gavin Newsom dropped a confusing press release Thursday that made it seem like the Tijuana River sewage crisis was getting $46 million in state funding. Media outlets nationwide jumped…
Colorado River Deal Is a ‘QSA 2.0’
San Diego signed a deal Tuesday to start talking about something that’s never been done before: Sell water to other thirsty states in the Southwest. The San Diego County Water…
Trump Official Shares Vision of Desal Plants Lining California Coast
Top federal Colorado River negotiator says desal off California’s coast should be part of the drought solution.
Education
The Learning Curve: San Diego Unified Moves to Rein in Screens
A mounting wave of pushback against ed tech has sprung up across the country. San Diego Unified’s board just took steps to rein it in.
A Charter School Spent $500,000 on AI-Powered Humanoid Robots. Was It Worth It?
Officials at a charter chain known for credit recovery made a couple of big-dollar purchases in the form of ChatGPT-powered robots. Researchers are skeptical they’re worth the dough.
South County Report: Encouraging Budget News for Chula Vista Schools
New state funds are bolstering South County’s largest elementary school district.