THE SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE ARCHIVE

Escondido will spend millions of dollars to seal off a creek after a sudden encampment sweep

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Mayor Todd Gloria’s massive warehouse shelter will again be debated, but behind closed doors

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Plan to give San Diego’s mayor emergency powers for homelessness clears one hurdle

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San Diego County extends county voucher contract ahead of potential change to homelessness program

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Homelessness services group makes up with North County leaders after months of tension

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Fatigue. Red tape. Trump. Homeless outreach workers weigh how to tackle the growing crisis in a changing landscape.

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San Diego to host homelessness conference at an inflection point for the city

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Thousands of San Diego students are homeless. Here’s how one young woman made sure you’d never notice her

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Alone and unable to cook on Thanksgiving? This veterans group has got you covered

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When you’ve lost a place to live, Thanksgiving takes place at your shelter

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Wait, did Trump endorse San Diego’s safe sleeping sites for homeless people?

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San Diego’s shelter bed replacement plan gets the green light as nights grow colder

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2 Republicans, 5 Democrats will represent the San Diego region in the state Assembly

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‘A product of political inaction’: Survivors call on San Diego leaders to stop traffic deaths

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San Diego shelter creates a new advisory board of business leaders amid countywide expansion

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DeMaio looks to reshape California’s GOP as vote counting winds down

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Just one homeless encampment created 155K pounds of debris by the San Diego River

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They didn’t create the homeless encampment. But one couple just realized it’s on them to clean up.

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DeMaio looking strong, other California Assembly races tight as early results arrive

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A homeless veteran was denied a housing voucher for being too sick. But he believes healing isn’t possible without housing.

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Feds send $10M San Diego County’s way for youth homelessness

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San Diego region’s getting $58.8M from the state for homelessness. How long can that aid last?

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As San Diego sprints to replace lost shelter beds, the city turns toward more private rooms

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‘It saves unspeakable perils’: New program aims to keep 50 former foster kids out of homelessness

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Reporter’s Notebook: Writing the Narcan narrative required a special camera designed to improve rockets

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8 minutes, 19 seconds: Inside one man’s dying body as Narcan molecules rush to reverse an overdose

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Everywhere they go, people ask for Narcan. But overdoses are increasingly hard to stop.

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Homelessness along the San Diego River hits its highest total yet

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County leaders delayed a Superfund decision about Tijuana River Valley pollution. One supervisor said she’d go her own way.

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Safe sleeping site residents raise concerns about rats as San Diego prepares to expand both lots

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2 Democrats running to represent San Diego in the state Assembly have very different resumes

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San Diego’s safe sleeping sites are getting more tents, other plans remain in flux

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244 were helped through a recently expanded homelessness program, and there’s still money in the bank

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2 Republicans running to represent East County in Sacramento differ on how to reach similar goals

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San Diego leaders discuss how to replace shelter beds as facility closures loom

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Would giving the mayor more power to launch shelters ease San Diego homelessness?

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A cross, a bracelet and a body: Who was the woman found in Forester Creek?

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San Diego homeless shelter must pay $43K after allegedly limiting access to emotional support animals

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Lawsuit aims to block San Diego’s proposed homeless shelter by the airport

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Fifth day of heat wave sends temperatures soaring, knocks out power to thousands

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‘There won’t be much relief at night’: San Diego County continues to cook under a nonstop heat wave

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San Diego leaders think these sites could potentially be homeless shelters

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This Barrio Logan school only serves unhoused students. Can its model work elsewhere?

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Following flood deaths, local researchers explore an early warning system for homeless people

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County supervisors pause safe parking lot, keep pushing for camping ban

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Pollutants were found in the warehouse that could be a giant homeless shelter. Is that a deal breaker?

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As San Diego homelessness spending tops $230M, budget experts call for comprehensive plan, transparency

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More homeless veterans in San Diego County can get housing vouchers under new policy

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Judge again halts 3,000-home project in Santee after city leaders sidestepped voters

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3 East County cities will decide in November whether to create or extend sales taxes

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San Diego might expand its safe sleeping sites. Other cities are taking note.

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State agencies were told to clear encampments. It’s not clear that much will quickly change in San Diego.

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Man test-driving an electric truck hits salesperson in Pacific Beach lot

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It’s easy for homeless people to lose key documents. Cabinets in Kearny Mesa now offer safe storage.

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San Diego County only has a few dozen detox beds for homeless residents. That total is about to get a boost.

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San Diego again declares a crisis over a lack of shelter. It’s still not clear where beds might be found.

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Council members seek changes in warehouse shelter lease. What might that look like?

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City Council delays decision on whether to turn an empty warehouse into a massive homeless shelter

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San Diego’s city attorney is the latest critic of plan to turn a warehouse into a massive homeless shelter

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San Diego is about to lose more than 700 shelter beds. A plan to help plug the hole is controversial.

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San Diego releases new details about proposed warehouse shelter as City Council vote nears

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San Diego’s budget experts appear critical of a plan to turn a warehouse into a massive homeless shelter

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After scrapping tiny homes for the homeless in Spring Valley, county leaders turn toward Lemon Grove.

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La Mesa voters will decide in November whether to extend city’s sales tax

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State agency OKs homeless parking lot by the San Diego airport

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A safe parking lot for homeless people by the airport? Coastal Commission staffers are OK with that.

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Escondido passed a camping ban right before the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities more power. Here’s how the new rules work.

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San Diego’s proposed warehouse shelter would be one of the largest nationwide. How do the others work?

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The U.S. Supreme Court just gave cities more power to clear homeless camps. What does that mean for San Diego County?

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San Diego County backs off tiny home plan for homeless people in Spring Valley

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This downtown preschool has ordinary activities and extra-ordinary students

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More than 100 acres on fire by Otay Mesa amid sweltering heat

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‘Fentanyl steals families:’ A new billboard shows just some of the hundreds of San Diegans lost to opioids

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The U.S. Supreme Court could soon say when cities can clear homeless encampments. San Diego’s paying attention.

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Lawsuit says homeless people’s belongings are being illegally trashed in East County

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National City is about to open its first shelter, a big expansion of homelessness services in South County

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Pregnant woman stabbed repeatedly and for no apparent reason near Mira Mesa ATM

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San Diego finally agreed to set aside money for 2 new homelessness projects. What happens now?

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San Diego is a top spot for border crossings. How many people arrive only to become homeless?

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Gloria makes final push for new shelter funding amid shouting protesters and questions from council members

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San Diego will again try to close the Golden Hall homeless shelter downtown

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San Diego County to open new affordable housing for older adults amid overwhelming demand

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Why won’t San Diego publicly share detailed data about who’s enrolled in homelessness programs?

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San Diego leaders respond to ‘promising’ and ‘troubling’ report showing a continued rise in homelessness

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Homelessness is up throughout San Diego County, but not by as much as you might think

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Still no vote scheduled for the mayor’s plan to turn an empty warehouse into a large homeless shelter

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‘She made certain that her city had the very best’: Hundreds mourn Joan Jacobs in a park bearing her name

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Months after flooding caused a last-minute evacuation, residents move back to downtown homeless shelter

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San Diego council members skeptical of new shelters amid possible cuts to existing homelessness programs

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A study praised efforts helping people pay rent. Researchers have questions about other homelessness spending.

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They shared their experience with mental illness in last year’s 72 Hours project. Here’s how 3 are doing.

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Each of these elected leaders has been homeless. Their experiences led to a range of conclusions.

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If the warehouse shelter doesn’t happen, the San Diego Housing Commission would like some money back

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New task force targets crime in homeless encampments. Four have been convicted so far.

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San Diego directs more money to its first safe sleeping site, though few have found permanent housing

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Homelessness in San Diego County has now risen every month for 2 straight years

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A top San Diego official largely wants government out of homeless services. Here’s what he hopes comes next.

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San Diego’s VA hopes to house 851 homeless veterans this year. Data show they’re moving in the right direction.

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Critics of a proposed homeless shelter by the airport are laying the groundwork for a legal challenge

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San Diego County advances plans for sleeping cabins, safe parking for homeless residents

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San Diego County may be on the hook for $24 million (or more) after feds cap COVID emergency housing help

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A homelessness nonprofit believes it could be kicked out of Escondido. The mayor says it’s exaggerating.

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Dozens of new shelter beds open in North County as leaders look to clear sidewalks

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Nearly a dozen injured after falling from border wall, officials say

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Housing First? Escondido instead to try a ‘Public Safety First’ approach to homelessness

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‘It doesn’t feel like home anymore’: Two dead after shooting at Grantville complex filled with SDSU students

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Few homeless people have been detained under San Diego’s camping ban. The number prosecuted is even lower.

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Don’t have a place to put debris from January’s flood? San Diego has a number to call.

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Federal officials tour flood damage as San Diego asks for aid

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Inside San Diego’s first musical about homelessness made by people who’ve long lived outside

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San Diego County eyes where to put homeless shelters as some residents express concern

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Some lawmakers want to take San Diego’s homeless camping ban statewide

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Leaders decry the ‘neglect’ that led to San Diego floods at Black History Month breakfast

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The health investigation is over at a homeless campsite. It still isn’t clear what made people sick.

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After surveying San Diego homelessness, a United Nations expert left comforted and troubled

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Hundreds of homeless people live by the San Diego River. Do they know about the coming storm?

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After a storm battered the region’s homeless, hundreds spread out to see who’s still on the streets

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San Diego’s old central library reopens as a homeless shelter for the next several months

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No new illnesses at homeless campsite amid ongoing investigation, officials say

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Two homeless shelters were evacuated amid San Diego’s historic storm. Only one may fill back up.

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Downtown San Diego homeless shelter devastated by flooding

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With Peter Seidler gone, will other San Diego donors turn toward homelessness?

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Downtown homelessness? It keeps going down. Countywide? Not so much.

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Volunteers still needed to tally the region’s homeless population later this month

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Homelessness is up along the riverbed since San Diego passed its camping ban

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San Diego has boosted protections for renters. It’s not enough, report says.

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Together in San Diego, Bill and Hillary Clinton talk Gaza, Trump and everything else

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After the pandemic, fewer churches are able to house homeless people on winter nights

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As nights get colder, risks grow for people sleeping outside

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When a housing voucher runs out, tough choices remain for people on the verge of homelessness

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More homeless people are asking for shelter amid San Diego’s camping ban. Many don’t get a bed.

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‘Electronic warfare,’ buried treasure and homelessness: One San Diego writer’s best story may be his own

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Another downtown encampment is cleared as homelessness countywide keeps rising

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An empty lot by the airport could be San Diego’s biggest homeless shelter. It’s already hosting a big debate

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Members of Congress push San Diego VA to give more housing vouchers to homeless veterans

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The homeless population downtown just hit a two-year low. The result is a mixed bag.

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County workers will again be able to survey the local homeless population while on the clock

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San Diego police will now only say who they arrest going back 30 days. Older names can be out of bounds.

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County employees may be able to help tally the homeless population on the clock amid sobering new numbers

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That crew clearing flammable plants from your neighborhood? Some may be homeless.

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After budget woes, North County homelessness nonprofit lands $5 million from Amazon founder

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‘A roof for every youth:’ Rallies raise the alarm about young people living on San Diego streets

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This will be the third year in a row more than 500 homeless people have died in San Diego County

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A chance meeting led to a healing meal for one school at the center of the homelessness crisis

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San Diego County gets housing vouchers just for homeless veterans. Hundreds aren’t being used.

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San Diego County moves to find homes for 100 people in rehab, review all homelessness contracts

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San Diego County is looking for places to put small cabins ahead of a possible new homeless camping ban

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One San Diego business group changed its work because of homelessness. A similar shift can be seen nationwide.

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One homeless couple is so close to housing. They just need to be found.

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Homelessness can be solved, leaders say. It’s just going to require massive funds from the feds.

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San Diego County advances its own camping ban, although final passage isn’t assured

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Move-ins are underway at newest safe sleeping site as San Diego enforces homeless camping ban

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‘I’m living in a nightmare’: San Diegans fear for loved ones in Israel and Gaza

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San Diegans mourn the hundreds of homeless people who died last year on local streets

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Two hotels became homeless shelters. Calls to police ... dropped?

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Another camp site for homeless people is nearing completion. Two other shelter proposals just hit roadblocks.

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Some just lost a home. Others are about to. Can more aid to both groups slow the homelessness crisis?

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An app to track available shelter beds in San Diego County should be ready by the end of the year

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Homelessness is still increasing. Older adults who can’t make rent are one reason why.

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Forced mental health care saved one man’s life. Another felt traumatized. This is the complexity of treatment.

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An Oregon city wants the U.S. Supreme Court to approve its camping ban. San Diego’s on board.

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San Diego’s camping ban enforcement so far: dozens of warnings, 5 tickets and zero arrests

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After Escondido pulls funding from local shelter, nonprofit plans to move homeless people to another facility

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Taxpayer group wants more transparency from homelessness task force. How much data should be public?

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San Diego’s camping ban may push homeless people to the riverbed, where encampments have been rising

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Police searching for man who allegedly stabbed Vietnam veteran on morning jog

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Santee Drive-In will close in January amid high costs, dwindling audience, owner and developer say

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Has El Cajon’s new oversight of county vouchers caused fewer homeless people to rent rooms? Not yet.

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Flooded tents and a high-water rescue: San Diego’s homeless recount trauma of Hilary

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‘We’re there to polish off the badge’: George Floyd murder prosecutor speaks at Festival of Books

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The new monthly homelessness report again shows a crisis growing faster than it can be contained

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Have an opinion about how homeless shelters should be evaluated? This group wants to hear from you.

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‘The sun is intense out here’: San Diego’s heat wave is falling especially hard on homeless people

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La Mesa rejects digital billboards in surprise vote

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Change cities? Enter rehab? San Diego’s new homeless camping ban leaves many facing tough decisions

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After nearly 30 years, one San Diego neighborhood finally has land for a new library. Now comes a tricky part.

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‘Where did they go?’ San Diego now enforcing homeless camping ban

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Police are about to enforce San Diego’s new homeless camping ban. Nobody’s quite sure what will happen next.

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El Cajon pulls funding from homelessness task force amid rift over how to fix a deepening crisis

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Deadline extended for public to weigh in on proposed East County sand mine amid furious pushback

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Shake hands. Sell books. Avoid shark. What one Comic-Con day looks like for an up-and-coming creator

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La Mesa objects to proposed parole office near several schools

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Lemon Grove declares crisis over lack of local shelters amid sharp rise in people on the street

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They’ve worked on every animated movie you’ve ever seen. Each came from San Diego.

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How a $200 bet on comics gave a father and son careers in politics and film

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He created one of the greatest graphic novels ever. Where do you go from there?

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El Cajon trolley stations have no easily accessible bathrooms. Should that change?

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A sales tax proposal may again head to Lemon Grove voters. Will this time be different?

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Contract negotiations underway at Sharp Grossmont after union election is finally certified

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La Mesa will likely require guns to be locked up when owners are away, reversing earlier decision

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A Navy captain was fired after speaking up about COVID. He’s ready to talk.

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Pride march headed for Santee in the wake of YMCA protests over transgender rights

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Kids hope to do one last musical on this East County stage. The owners want them out.

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No, the Santee Drive-In hasn’t sold. But it’s moving in that direction.

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The new standard for El Cajon hotels: one 911 call per room, per year. Or else.

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County leaders ask for new SANDAG member to speak for unincorporated communities

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Santee lifts tattoo shop ban to let salons offer semi-permanent eyebrows

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The colors of the rainbow or a Thin Blue Line: La Mesa again debates what symbols to fly outside city hall

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After a girl is shot, El Cajon increases oversight on a motel. The business thinks there’s more to the story

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It’s ‘not glamorous,’ but El Cajon is leaning toward using its surplus to pay down pension debts

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‘Very stunning:’ Santee almost done designing new $21 million community center

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El Cajon is about to have far more control over homeless voucher programs

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La Mesa rejects 950-unit apartment complex amid affordable housing concerns

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Longstanding ban on tattoo shops in Santee likely to be lifted

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Judge extends restraining order against Lemon Grove council member amid multiple misconduct accusations

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Supermarkets, restaurants and other Lemon Grove businesses to see big changes in sewer bills

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El Cajon demands changes at 2nd motel tied to county voucher program, part of wider crackdown

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Lemon Grove advances 2 new cannabis dispensaries. Here are the details.

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Lemon Grove mayor’s allegation of bribe now part of a criminal investigation, attorney says

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Santee YMCA about to reopen redesigned locker rooms after outcry over transgender policy

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Supervisor Joel Anderson backs off on tiny home proposal for the homeless in Santee after outcry

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El Cajon moves to increase oversight over homeless voucher programs, sidestepping lawsuit threat

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An unlikely journey from the Eastern European independence movement to fighting East County fires

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Amid bribe accusation, Lemon Grove denies permit extension for proposed marijuana dispensary

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More health care workers vote to join union as Sharp Grossmont presses campaign complaint

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El Cajon demands motel add more security after sex offender arrests

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Lemon Grove advances overhaul of how sewer bills are calculated for some businesses

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Day 3: ‘You might feel hopeless, but there are no hopeless cases.’

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Day 2: ‘People who have mental illness are shunned a lot, and I’m one of them.’

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Day 1: ‘I thought she was going to kill me.’

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72 hours: Inside San Diego County’s mental health crisis

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Santee to begin issuing citations mid-May to those starting fires by the river in an effort to reduce encampments

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El Cajon will likely ask voters to keep, not increase, sales tax after last measure failed

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New hearing scheduled for restraining order against Lemon Grove council member

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La Mesa is overhauling its permit process after a review found the city lags behind others

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La Mesa explores digital billboards, sparking debate underway in other parts of the county

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El Cajon advances proposals to ramp up fight with county over homeless programs

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San Diego police clear downtown homeless encampments as city prepares for Padres opening day

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Santee eyes spending surge for fire department after report says some response times are too long

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‘I am completely done’: El Cajon may crack down on motels after two sex offenders are arrested

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La Mesa moves to tighten oversight on tobacco sellers over underage smoking concerns

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Nurses will follow up with people discharged from hospitals to rural areas in effort to reduce readmissions

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Jury: Former Lemon Grove council member acted in self-defense during fight with local businessman

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Medical emergencies are up in Lemon Grove but crime is down, officials say

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Lemon Grove to install all-way stop outside elementary school amid speeding concerns

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El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells announces bid for Congress, setting up fight with incumbent Sara Jacobs

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Lemon Grove council member gets restraining order against controversial colleague, deepening tensions

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Santee YMCA’s upcoming no nudity policy part of broader trend toward privacy, leaders say

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County officials may build small houses for the homeless in Santee. Local leaders are not on board.

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Lemon Grove considering sewer bill overhaul, potentially bringing big changes to how businesses are charged

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Santee YMCA controversy shows deep divisions among Christians over transgender rights, part of long debate

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Cops willing to jump to El Cajon will get a significantly larger bonus, part of a broader effort to expand law enforcement

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Free Narcan distribution underway in East County to reverse opioid overdoses

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Santee YMCA to limit public nudity in locker rooms amid fallout over rules for transgender people

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El Cajon hopes its 911 overhaul will reduce ambulance trips and ER wait times. What are those numbers now?

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Health care workers at East County’s only hospital vote to unionize

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‘We will not go back:’ Black leaders urge students to be transformative leaders amid success, tragedy

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El Cajon launches first-in-the-region overhaul of 911 program to direct less-serious calls to nurses

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Health care workers at East County’s only hospital may unionize amid concerns over staffing, pay

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Transgender woman defended at Santee council meeting 2 weeks after girl said she felt unsafe in locker room

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Protesters gather again outside Santee YMCA over locker room access for transgender residents

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Transgender woman at Santee’s YMCA says she was ‘thunderstruck’ by outcry over locker room use

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Santee YMCA targeted by opponents of transgender rights

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Santee YMCA closing early because of protests as teen’s fears over transgender policy gets national attention

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El Cajon to launch program directing less serious 911 calls to nurses at the end of January

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Santee to penalize anyone starting fires by riverbed in an effort to remove the homeless from parts of the city

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La Mesa gives final approval to downtown apartment complex where historic building burned during protests

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Santee’s fire chief stepping down after decades fighting blazes large and small

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Crowd rallies downtown against abortion in vastly different political landscape

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S.D. County residents have unequal access to public meetings. How easy should it be to tune in?

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A grant aims to get more meals to East County kids. Officials hope their plan can one day help other cities

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East County’s only hospital is powered by an off-the-grid machine that’s cutting costs and emissions, report says

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El Cajon continues to push Kaiser to build long-promised hospital on the city’s ‘largest and last’ vacant lot

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From local blazes to 9/11, an East County fire chief reflects on decades spent fighting crises nationwide

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Lemon Grove again keeps leadership role from controversial council member, but tensions have softened

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Court fight averted: San Diego makes a deal with East County water project over contested pump station

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More than a dozen businesses launching in La Mesa under new program funded by federal relief money

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El Cajon looks to increase penalties on motels constantly calling the cops amid homeless voucher concerns

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Lemon Grove moves to reduce speeding near elementary school after parents raise concerns

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Streets, homelessness and more streets: Lemon Grove weighs priorities for spending federal relief funds

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Wells cruises to victory in El Cajon, but without a tax bump that could have hired more cops

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Snow, Mendoza triumph in Lemon Grove City Council race

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Lothian squeaks to victory in razor-thin La Mesa race, keeping a Republican voice on a liberal council

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Two longtime East County leaders are stepping down. They have some advice for their successors.

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Lemon Grove now offering buy-one-get-one-free gift cards to encourage local shopping

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El Cajon says homeless vouchers increased crime. What do the numbers say?

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La Mesa won’t change how residents are notified about new development after some objected to apartments

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After a death and many close finishes, one Thanksgiving runner just hopes she can get to the end

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Who is Randy Voepel, the East County politician whose grandson is accused of LGBTQ club killings?

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Santee to review cannabis applications using merit system, not lottery, although some leaders want to go slow

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La Mesa won’t know who won City Council race until December, as 2 candidates remain neck and neck

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Just 19 votes separate candidates in La Mesa council race. Each offers the city a very different vision

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After delay, Lemon Grove council member files required financial disclosure

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Lemon Grove is getting a new council member. Will that improve the city’s tense public meetings?

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Many El Cajon voters disagreed that higher taxes were needed. Where does the city go from here?

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Mark Arapostathis takes early lead in La Mesa mayor’s race; Laura Lothian out front for council seat

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Jennifer Mendoza, Alysson Snow looking strong in crowded Lemon Grove council race

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Bill Wells ahead in El Cajon mayor’s race, but voters appear skeptical of raising taxes

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Shop local: Lemon Grove puts new twist on old adage with gift card program

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La Mesa City Council candidates disagree on how to respond to climate change, homelessness

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Mother Goose Parade canceled, another setback for long-running El Cajon event

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Santee gives final approval to new zoning rules that could allow thousands more homes

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San Diego nears new deal with East County water project to avoid court fight over pump station

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Lemon Grove officials say a council member bullied employees. But the city is keeping alleged evidence secret

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Former colleagues face off to lead La Mesa in the first mayoral race since the 2020 protests

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La Mesa voters have 2 options for treasurer to oversee millions-worth of investments

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El Cajon voters must decide whether to raise taxes. Candidates for mayor disagree if it’s necessary

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Santee’s 3,000-home Fanita Ranch project faces new lawsuit

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Lemon Grove election could shake up council plagued by infighting

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La Mesa delays decision on new apartments where historic building burned during protests

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Santee moves to allow thousands more homes throughout the city

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Lemon Grove approves new street survey as parents highlight unsafe drivers by elementary school

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El Cajon may change rules for hotels with homeless after lawsuit threat. Mayor: city won’t become ‘homeless dumping ground’

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CA justice department threatens El Cajon over plan to fine hotels housing the homeless, city backs down

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A local newspaper ends a decades-long run, thinning community news

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El Cajon scrambles for a financial audit to reassure voters ahead of sales tax vote

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Santee once again approves 3,000-home Fanita Ranch development, circumventing voters

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‘It puts us in a predicament:’ New East County water chief reflects on his biggest challenges

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Fire, a shoplifter and the constant threat of violence: One day with an El Cajon cop

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Lemon Grove renews push to open school fields to public on weekends

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El Cajon moves to raise its sales tax, but voters will have their say in November

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Santee gives final approval to cannabis shops over residents’ objections

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Santee residents can allow deputies to monitor private cameras under new program

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Santee gives initial approval to legalizing cannabis, reversing years of opposition

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Lemon Grove residents often complain about roads. Here are 2 things the city’s doing

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Hundreds connected to housing in El Cajon in recent years, homeless report says

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No payouts so far to people who said they were hurt by Lemon Grove employees, records show

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Amid the Comic-Con crowds, one group of teen artists looked for validation — and found it

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Lemon Grove moves to expand access to recreation center, a decade after department shuttered

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It’s not just books: Comics grapple with bans amid growing culture wars

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Lemon Grove mayor tries to eject council member, backs down after standoff

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San Diego comic book shops have been through the wringer. Can Comic-Con come to the rescue?

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El Cajon advances first-in-the-region program to divert less serious 911 calls to nurses

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Santee paid out almost $11K to people who said they were hurt by the city last year, records show

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Santee makes another run at 3,000-home development with new evacuation report

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It’s official: San Diego Congressional representatives all win primary by large margins

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East County water officials move to seize San Diego pump station, escalating dispute

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El Cajon socks away millions with an eye on a possible recession

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East County has waited 20 years for a new hospital. Should it wait another decade?

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La Mesa, flush with federal cash, is now accepting pitches for new businesses

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El Cajon council votes to give itself a raise and increase health benefits

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Santee divvies up extra Covid money to tackle homelessness by the river

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Lemon Grove approves staff raises, but officials say higher pay is needed

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Hundreds celebrate Juneteenth in La Mesa, two years after violent protests caused a racial reckoning

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As housing prices skyrocket, La Mesa won’t raise fees to improve parks

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La Mesa will keep raising LGBTQ flag despite objections that it’s ‘political messaging’

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La Mesa hopes Juneteenth celebration can help heal wounds from riot

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East County water leaders reach tentative agreement with San Diego in pipeline dispute, officials say

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Judge ends restraining order on Lemon Grove council member at husband’s request

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A street sweeping monopoly threatens to drive up costs for taxpayers, Santee officials say

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El Cajon police hit 3 cars last year, drivers say. The city agreed to pay thousands of dollars

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‘It had to be me’: San Diegans march to end gun violence after recent mass shootings

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A Lakeside shelter could help the homeless. It might also allow officers to force people off streets.

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Santee voters will no longer be able to weigh in on proposed 3,000-home development

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Issa leads, Democrats also strong in early returns that could influence control of Congress

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East County breaks ground on new wastewater treatment plant as pipeline negotiations continue

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San Diego’s McElroy, U.S.'s newest cardinal, celebrates mass for a grieving nation

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New leader takes over Taylor Guitars as founders step back

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East County cities pledge to find more homes for the homeless. How many places actually exist?

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Lemon Grove will likely have a balanced budget, but not for the best reasons

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La Mesa endorses bid to crack down on anti-Asian harassment

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27 mistreatment claims filed against La Mesa last year, records show

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Santee pulls approval of Fanita Ranch housing development after judge’s order

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Lemon Grove residents would have an easier time building accessory units under proposal

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20% of region’s homeless now live in East County, new data shows

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East County water recycling project is a go after final cost approved

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El Cajon gives city manager a raise, bringing salary close to $300K

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Mandated treatment? Renovated barracks? East County grapples with how to respond to homelessness

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3 questions for 3 candidates running to represent the 79th Assembly District

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Judge extends and loosens restraining order on Lemon Grove council member after domestic violence arrest

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El Cajon police send helmets, vests to Ukraine

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3 questions for 48th Congressional District candidates

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New children’s book dedicated to Lemon Grove boy killed by car

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Deadline approaching for public to comment on carbon emissions plan

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What military equipment do La Mesa police have?

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East County cities weigh closer cooperation on homelessness as residents decry tent camps

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Lemon Grove councilwoman denies domestic abuse after arrest

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Lemon Grove council member arrested, barred from home after partner alleges violent behavior

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S.D. County Sheriff will continue to oversee 9 cities after officials approve new contracts

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Lemon Grove green-lights another marijuana dispensary

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La Mesa won’t require guns to be locked up at home

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El Cajon to receive $2.6 million for wildfire preparation in risk-prone area

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Santee renews contract with Sheriff’s Department, welcomes new leader

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Santee must overturn approval of 3,000-home Fanita Ranch project, judge rules

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East County nears vote on new wastewater plant amid historic drought

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Other cities have tried sending less serious 911 calls to nurses, not hospitals. Did it work?

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La Mesa will use federal money to aid new businesses amid high vacancy rates

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East County asphalt company must improve safety after emissions reach potentially dangerous levels

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Big cat sanctuary opens new event space to help fund rescues nationwide

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Less serious 911 calls would get a nurse, not an ambulance under first-in-the-region proposal

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La Mesa city workers will get bonuses for vaccinations under new spending plan

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Lemon Grove crime rises overall, but violent crime is historically low, sheriff’s department says

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Mayor, city leaders condemn racial slur used at Lemon Grove meeting

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Lemon Grove’s budget surplus continues to grow, officials say

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After a mayor accused a colleague of using a racial slur, a resident used the same insult at the city leader

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Judge halts 3,000-home project in Santee over wildfire concerns

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Lemon Grove backs off censuring council member after public outcry

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The U.S.' dirty little relationship with Latin America

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