Jeff McDonald
Staff Writer at The San Diego Union-Tribune
Equal opportunity antagonist and senior apothecary at The San Diego Union-Tribune
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6 days ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | Jeff McDonald |Maura Fox
The San Diego City Council last week approved a five-year insurance plan that is expected to cost a quarter-billion dollars or more over the life of the contract, including almost $50 million in the new fiscal year that begins July 1. The agreement passed without any serious questions from the elected officials.
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1 week ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | Jeff McDonald |Tammy Murga
They began arriving early, first by the hundreds and then the thousands. By the time the sun loomed high over the County Administration Center along the San Diego Bay, where another president in another time dedicated the historic structure where the noblest motive is the public good, they were 10,000 strong and more.
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2 weeks ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | Jeff McDonald |Kelly Davis
At least 80 people have died in sheriff’s custody over the five-plus years since Darryl Dunsmore went to federal court to challenge conditions in San Diego County jails. But his legal complaint, which has subsequently expanded into a class-action lawsuit that involves every past, current and future person booked into county jail, still remains nowhere near trial.
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3 weeks ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | Jeff McDonald
State officials handed out 1,000 more vouchers last week under a long-delayed program aimed at fighting the effects of climate change by subsidizing thousands of electric bicycles. The random drawing late Thursday was the first time the California Air Resources Board and its San Diego vendor, the nonprofit Pedal Ahead, had pulled off the online application effort without the system crashing.
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3 weeks ago |
sandiegouniontribune.com | Jeff McDonald
Contributions and grants to the San Diego Humane Society, the local nonprofit that provides animal-welfare services and has been granted police powers across much of the county, nearly doubled over the five years ending June 30, 2024. Tax-deductible donations and other revenue pushed the organization’s total assets to $133 million, almost twice the $70 million it reported five years ago, federal tax records show.
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Another day, another multimillion-dollar legal payout from @SanDiegoCounty for a @SDSheriff jail death that could have been resolved years ago for much less money https://t.co/XIlZ6KiTUx latest from @kellylynndavis
This is terrible news; so much joy spread over so many decades. RIP
Phil Lesh, the Grateful Dead's co-founder and bassist, has died at age 84. "Phil brought immense joy to everyone around him and leaves behind a legacy of music and love." More on his life and music legacy: https://t.co/1hDBlXJc7x https://t.co/fAx2cMoz4d
