Supporters say law will slow spread of virus; critics call it unfair burden on local businesses By David Garrick, San Diego Union Tribune SEP. 9, 2020 SAN DIEGO — San Diego is trying to encourage more people sick with COVID-19 to stay at home with a new law granting paid
By City News Service, Times of San Diego SEP 8, 2020 The San Diego City Council Tuesday approved an emergency ordinance requiring hotels, event centers and commercial property businesses to recall employees by seniority when businesses begin to recover and to retain employees if the business changes ownership after the
The coronavirus’ disproportionate impact on Latinos has exposed chronic disparities in health, housing and income throughout the county. By Maya Srikrishnan, Voice of San Diego AUG 12, 2020 Edith Abundis, a teacher at the Chicano Federation’s Child Development Center, got a call from her uncle in early May. He wasn’t
22 local organizations want rent relief, free broadband, money for undocumented residents, small business help By David Garrick, San Diego Union Tribune JUNE 4, 2020 SAN DIEGO — A coalition of nonprofit groups and labor unions is lobbying San Diego to make major revisions to the city’s proposed budget that would
Proposed changes prompted by audit, complaints from public By David Garrick, San Diego Union Tribune JAN. 7, 2020 San Diego is making significant changes to how the city’s four dozen boards and commissions operate in response to a highly critical audit and complaints from the public about a lack of diversity.
Evening Edition host Peggy Pico speaks with Peter Brownell, research director at the Center on Policy Initiatives about their new report that says San Diego County enrollment rates in CalFresh, CalWORKs and Medi-Cal remain among the lowest in the state.
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