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Migrants Seeking Asylum In San Diego Often Experiencing Homelessness
Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, July 17, 2024…. For most migrants and asylum seekers, San Diego is not a final destination. It’s a layover. But more migrants are choosing to stay in San Diego. And in many cases, they’re becoming homeless. California will have...
San Diego ignored law on documenting shelter conditions
San Diego, along with most of California, is ignoring a recent state law meant to make sure homeless shelters are clean and safe, per a new CalMatters investigation. Why it matters: Reports of unsafe shelters — from rodent infestations, flood risks, lack of heating and cooling, sewage problems and risk of sexual harassment — led state lawmakers in 2021 to create a new system to respond to complaints with inspections and file annual reports on shelter conditions.
San Diego Commuters Alert: Scheduled Maintenance on Coronado Bridge and I-5 to Cause Detours
Commuters in San Diego should prepare for some disruptions as Caltrans has announced scheduled maintenance and closures affecting both the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and a portion of Interstate 5. An overnight closure will impact the northbound I-5 connector ramp to the southbound State Route 75/San Diego-Coronado Bridge. The closure, set...
Bird Nerds Take War Against Mission Bay Fireworks to Councilmembers
San Diego Councilmember Joe LaCava said the city Council Environment Committee would look into the alleged deaths of seabirds following Fourth of July fireworks in Mission Bay. “We’ll talk with subject matter experts to better understand what was so different about this year,” LaCava said before the committee on Thursday...
Overnight curfew coming to park in San Diego's Del Cerro neighborhood
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday passed an ordinance placing an overnight curfew at Pasatiempo Park and the open space nearby in Del Cerro. Some Del Cerro residents like Pam Hrushka say it's about time after witnessing drug use and littering happening at their neighborhood park for years. "It's...
‘Public Health Disaster’: Border Towns Plead for Help as Sewage Gushes into the Sea
Each day, millions of gallons of sewage cascade through a canyon and into the Pacific Ocean just south of the U.S.-Mexican border. As any surfer in San Diego knows, summer swells that come from the south will push the toxic brew north. Meanwhile, millions more gallons of treated and untreated...
County of San Diego warns of two separate tuberculosis exposures
The County of San Diego on Tuesday announced Father Joe's Villages in downtown San Diego and Edgemoor Skilled Nursing Facility in Santee have been impacted by potential tuberculosis exposures at their facilities.
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