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1 week ago | kpbs.org | As a Member |Scott Rodd

Workers at the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park say they’re struggling to make ends meet as executives at the company rake in hefty salary increases. The zoo workers’ latest union contract expired in January. Since then, employees — from zookeepers to admissions clerks to groundskeepers — have been pushing for higher wages and guaranteed pay increases to keep up with inflation.

3 weeks ago | kpbs.org | As a Member |Scott Rodd

Dr. Bronner’s, the Vista-based soap company, has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of former employee Denise Lozano, who died of an accidental overdose in December 2022. The suit alleged the company fostered a risky culture of drug use among some leaders and employees, which led to Lozano’s death. Over the last 77 years, Dr. Bronner’s has grown into a powerhouse brand known for embracing progressive causes.

1 month ago | kpbs.org | seeStories By |As a Member |Scott Rodd

Cientos de agencias de seguridad en todo California, incluidas algunas en el condado de San Diego, han reportado pocos —si acaso alguno— casos de mala conducta grave al sistema de decertificación de oficiales del estado, lo que genera preocupación de que muchos departamentos estén eludiendo una vía crítica para la rendición de cuentas policial.

1 month ago | kpbs.org | As a Member |Scott Rodd

This is part two of a two-part series about California’s officer decertification system. Read part one here. Hundreds of law enforcement agencies throughout California, including some in San Diego County, have reported few — if any — serious misconduct cases to the state’s officer decertification system, raising concerns that many departments are bypassing a critical avenue for police accountability.

1 month ago | kpbs.org | As a Member |Scott Rodd

This is the first of a two-part series. In May of 2020, 23-year-old Amaurie Johnson was waiting for some friends outside of an apartment building in La Mesa when officer Matthew Dages started questioning him. This was just two days after the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. And what happened next would become a local flashpoint in the broader reckoning over racial justice. Johnson, who is Black, answered the officer’s questions. And then Dages, who is white, grabbed Johnson’s shirt.