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University of California faculty to consider its own high school ethnic studies mandate

1 day ago | timesofsandiego.com | John Fensterwald

This article originally appeared on EdSource. School districts are looking to the May revision of the state budget to learn if Gov. Gavin Newsom will press ahead with a mandate to offer a high school ethnic studies course whose implementation is contingent on state funding. That will be unlikely. Brooks Allen, executive director of the State Board of Education and a Newsom adviser, confirmed Tuesday that, given current revenue forecasts, Newsom will not propose funding the mandate.
Homeowners in Hawaii, California, Oregon face highest housing cost burden

1 day ago | timesofsandiego.com | Chris Jennewein

Homeowners in three of the most environmentally desirable U.S. states — Hawaii, California and Oregon — face the highest housing cost burden in the country. A study released Wednesday by the personal finance website WalletHub ranked the housing burden based on mortgage payments and energy costs. The cost of housing as a share of median monthly household Income was 53.5% in Hawaii, 46.0% in California and 36.3% in Oregon.
Caltrans ceremony in San Diego honors California's fallen highway Workers

2 days ago | timesofsandiego.com | Chris Jennewein

Caltrans District 11, which serves San Diego and Imperial counties, honored the California highway workers killed in the line of duty at a Tuesday memorial ceremony. The event in the district office courtyard in Old Town paid tribute to the 194 fallen since 1921 and reminded motorists to respect work zones by slowing down and being alert.
Migrants win asylum, yet remain locked up in ICE detention centers

4 days ago | timesofsandiego.com | Kate Morrissey

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. When Arsenii crossed the border at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in September with an appointment to begin his asylum process after fleeing Russia, the first thing he heard from U.S. officials distressed him. “F—ing Russians,” Arsenii said the officer said to him.
Pentagon releases videos of USS Carl Vinson's 24/7 operations against Houthis

5 days ago | timesofsandiego.com | Chris Jennewein

The Pentagon released multiple videos showing 24/7 operations against Houthis rebels by the San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson and Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman in the Middle East. The undated videos posted Friday on X show crew members preparing and loading bombs, and F/A-18 Hornets taking off day and night. 24/7 operations for the USS Harry S.
California legislator makes push for stronger rent cap

6 days ago | timesofsandiego.com | Mark Kreidler

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. Many of California’s17 million renters are already in a world of pain, paying budget-crushing rents and facing potential double-digit hikes each year. Unless a new bill in the state Assembly is passed, that pain will compound significantly in the near future.
Man shot and killed by police in Golden Hill this week identified as Enrique Cortez, 37

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski

A man who was fatally shot by San Diego police this week after leading them on a 30-minute chase from San Ysidro to Golden Hill has been identified, as have the officers who fired on him. Enrique Cortez, Jr., was 37. The incident began when a witness notified the San Diego Police Department of a man with a partially concealed rifle in his jacket near Sanger Pl. and Blanche St. in San Ysidro around 3:20 p.m. Monday, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
California showdown over Medicaid as GOP approves massive cuts

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Jeremy Lindenfeld

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. House Republicans recently passed a budget plan that could slash up to $880 billion over 10 years from Medicaid, a program that provides health insurance to 83 million low-income Americans. For the past several months, health care advocates have been ramping up pressure on three vulnerable California Republicans in Congress — Reps.
New San Ysidro group seeks to manage its business district

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Crystal Niebla

San Ysidro is in the process of getting new representation on how it uses local taxes collected from around 700 businesses in the area’s core. Business owners have formed an advisory committee after city of San Diego officials — without any public explanation — removed a previous nonprofit from overseeing the area’s business improvement district.
Sheriff's office seeks witnesses in Lemon Grove homicide

1 week ago | timesofsandiego.com | Brooke Binkowski

A man in his twenties was killed in Lemon Grove on Tuesday night, and the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office is seeking more information from the public about the incident. The sheriff’s department said they responded to calls at about 9:05 p.m. Tuesday about an assault with a deadly weapon. They arrived at the 7800 block of Broadway in Lemon Grove, where they discovered the victim suffering from traumatic injuries. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.