Complicated tier system that imposed restrictions will be scrapped
Supervisors also vote to rescind a previous action seen as criminalizing homelessness
The Board of Supervisors’ action is aimed at protecting people affected by COVID-19
Emmerson, who led the Chula Vista Police Department for 18 years, was remembered as a mentor, role model and a proud motor officer
City to turn to courts for ruling that could allow the city to raise hotel tax for financing an expanded convention center, homeless programs and road repairs, a year after voters failed to pass the citizens’ initiative with a two-thirds majority
Jurors at the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin have been told that he received extensive training in how to defuse tense situations and how to properly restrain suspects
Team says shortstop doesn’t currently need surgery on left shoulder
Effort to remove San Diego council president needs 14,421 signatures to qualify for late 2021 vote
The investigation follows an outcry from relatives of some of service members killed in the sinking of an amphibious vehicle
Final vote of new regulations governing Airbnb-style rentals clears the way for imposing a yearly cap on whole-home rentals that will not go into effect until July of 2022
The NWS says the region is in the midst of the sixth driest season on record
State and national politics
Feinstein says she’s open to carving out the Senate filibuster to allow a voting rights bill to be passed
A California bill would create BankCal, offering free financial services to the “unbanked” and “underbanked,” whose low wages often are eaten up by high fees
A ruling by the Senate parliamentarian will allow Democrats another shot at reconciliation — a maneuver to avoid a GOP filibuster
The vote would formalize an announcement by the Board of Education president last month to pause the renaming effort
Election results
Weber far outspent and outpaced four opponents, making a run-off unlikely
The Color of Authority
In nearly 90 percent of police beats throughout San Diego, Blacks were stopped at higher rates than Whites
Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans bear brunt of racial biases in local policing
Coronavirus
Here are the latest statistics on COVID-19 cases in the county
In a bid to vaccinate 1.9 million San Diegans against COVID-19 by July, the county and local health systems have launched immunization sites throughout the region. Check out this map to find the location nearest you and schedule an appointment.
Here are the latest demographic data on COVID-19 cases in the county
Here is the latest COVID-19 data from our local hospitals
Wednesday, April 7
San Diego News Fix
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that California will lift most of its coronavirus restrictions on businesses and workplaces on June 15. And, San Diego County is moving to the orange tier of the state’s reopening guidelines starting on Wednesday. Health care reporter Paul Sisson is here to explain.
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Tingler on Tatis shoulder injury: “It’s the most [pain] that I’ve seen him in”
Fans ‘ecstatic’ about start of new Padres season
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Lack of affordable housing and struggles with language barriers made disruptions to education and work more pronounced for refugee communities, according to a new report
Mexico’s president now says he won’t get a COVID-19 vaccine because his doctors told him he still has a high level of antibodies from when he was infected in January
IEnova purchases remaining half of Energia Sierra Juarez
More Americans disapprove than approve of how President Joe Biden is handling the sharply increasing number of unaccompanied migrant children arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, and approval of his efforts on larger immigration policy falls short of other top issues
As of Friday, 13,359 children were in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement after being transferred from Customs and Border Protection
San Diego native Trinidad talks to PACIFIC about finding a work-life balance, handling burnout in quarantine and goal setting for 2021
New bike shop opened in mid-January in Point Loma Heights neighborhood
Restaurant returns with patio dining, featuring chef Eric Bost’s five-course tasting menus
Till the App aims to have social impact
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