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More Spacious Pens for Pregnant Pigs, Required by New Calif. Law, Could Boost Pork Prices
Pork farmers across the United States are worried about Proposition 12, which California voters overwhelmingly passed in 2018, and is set to go into effect on the first of next year.
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Chair of Governor Newsom's COVID-19 Vaccine Workgroup Answers Questions
Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Pfizer have all made major strides in developing a potential coronavirus vaccine, but there are still so many questions about what the vaccine will actually do and how safe it will be. Moderna and Pfizer are developing an mRNA vaccine, which is a new approach to vaccine development. AstraZeneca is developing a vectored vaccine. “The vaccines from…
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Proposition Results Could Spell Shift in California Politics
A few propositions on the November ballot, including one to reinstate affirmative action and another that would allow people on parole to vote, could indicate a shift in California politics. An NBC News exit poll from the March primary, which Sen. Bernie Sanders won in California, found that California voters are becoming more liberal and less moderate. Conservatives say California…
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San Diego Family Grieves Loss of Woman Who Died From COVID-19
A San Diego family is grieving their loved one, a mother and wife, who died from COVID-19 over the weekend
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San Diego Veterans Respond to Trump's Comments Calling War Dead ‘Losers,' ‘Suckers'
An article in Atlantic describes President Donald Trump calling Americans who died in war “losers” and “suckers” The article points out several instances of Trump making disparaging comments about members of the military who have been captured or killed. Trump has denied the comments. Among the allegations, a senior defense official told the Atlantic that Trump called U.S. service...
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Police Reform Efforts in California
People across the United States and the world were angry and took to the streets after police officers in Minneapolis killed George Floyd in May. Since then, more than a dozen bills regarding police reform, oversight, and accountability were introduced in the California legislature, but today only a few are still being considered. One bill would ensure police officers would…
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Laid Off San Diego-Area Teachers Struggling to Get Unemployment
Almost 500,000 public school jobs have been lost during the pandemic, according to Labor Department Statistics, but many California teachers say they are having unique challenges trying to get their unemployment benefits.
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New Tool Shows Risk of Encountering Someone With COVID-19
Scientists say that one of the most dangerous things about coronavirus is that it can spread from people who have no symptoms, that’s why they believe it’s important to analyze data to help guide decision making.
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Weekly $600 Federal Unemployment Checks About to End
The CARES Act that was passed in Washington, D.C., in March added $600 each week to unemployment benefits between March 29 and July 25. Now, though, many of the 25 million out-of-work Americans who were receiving the extra money will likely struggle to pay their bills. Escondido resident Robin Rogers has been an event planner for 15 years, doing demonstrations…
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SDG&E Worker Fired Over Alleged Racist Gesture Says He Was Cracking Knuckles
It all started about two weeks ago near a Black Lives Matter rally in Poway when Emmanuel Cafferty, a San Diego Gas and Electric employee, encountered a stranger on the roadway. The stranger followed Cafferty and took a picture of him as his arm hung out the window of his company truck. The picture made the rounds on Twitter accompanied…
