SD Brief

12/27/2024

12/27/2024

SPRING VALLEY, Calif.—Five people were arrested Tuesday in connection with a suspected human smuggling operation in San Diego County.

12/27/2024

Governor Gavin Newsom announced a partnership with the Biden administration to strengthen California’s water systems. The plan focuses on modernizing infrastructure, conserving resources, and advancing projects like the Delta Conveyance and Sites Reservoir to address droughts, floods, and growing water needs.
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12/27/2024

CULVER CITY, Calif.—A trailer of gifts stolen last month from a charity was recovered just in time for the holidays and a suspect is in custody, authorities said Thursday.

12/27/2024

A 67-year-old woman is dead after a man allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in Orange County after stealing sets of Legos.

12/17/2024

12/17/2024

A redacted plea deal is generating shock waves at the state Capitol, according to one assemblyman.

12/17/2024

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced special elections for April 29, 2025, to fill vacancies in Assembly District 32 and Senate District 36, following the resignations of former Republican lawmakers Vince Fong and Janet Nguyen.
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12/17/2024

Tom Wolf, a recovering addict who once lived on San Francisco’s streets shares his journey to sobriety and calls for a shift in addressing addiction and homelessness.
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12/12/2024

12/12/2024

SAN DIEGO—Researchers with Scripps Health, a nonprofit health care system, received a $317,000 grant award from the National Institutes of Health to develop a “smart shoulder” replacement implant, it was announced Dec. 5.

12/12/2024

Yinpiao Zhou was arrested at San Francisco International Airport just before boarding a flight back to China on Dec. 9.

12/12/2024

The growing issue of squatters is impacting homeowners and property managers across the U.S., with serious economic, legal, and safety implications.
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12/10/2024

The advisement is in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s mass deportation proposal aimed at addressing illegal immigration.

12/10/2024

Former officials from Commerce and Baldwin Park have pleaded guilty to federal charges in a bribery scheme tied to Baldwin Park’s cannabis permitting process.
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12/10/2024

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“The impacts on this region, and your pocketbook, will universally be felt, regardless of your politics,” Governor Gavin Newsom said. “For those that embraced and supported this agenda ... you are being betrayed by these policies.”

12/10/2024

A human rights activist and former political detainee has urged President-elect Donald Trump to leverage tariffs against the Chinese Communist Party to address human rights abuses.
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