Council torpedoes Faulconer’s veto on minimum-wage hike
At a special meeting called during its August recess, San Diego City Council voted 6-2 on Aug. 18 to override...
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ROOM TO ROAM: SeaWorld plans to double size of orca environment
SeaWorld’s answer to animal-rights activists’ charges that its killer-whale exhibit is commercial exploitation came Aug. 15 as the marine-mammal park...
Read moreDetailsCouncil torpedoes Faulconer’s veto on minimum-wage hike
At a special meeting called during its August recess, San Diego City Council voted 6-2 on Aug. 18 to override...
Read moreDetailsROOM TO ROAM: SeaWorld plans to double size of orca environment
SeaWorld’s answer to animal-rights activists’ charges that its killer-whale exhibit is commercial exploitation came Aug. 15 as the marine-mammal park...
Read moreDetailsHigh school students complete unique project focusing on water quality at local waterfronts
A High Tech High 11th-grade class recently began publishing the results from its unique oceanic research proj-ect that uncovered water-quality...
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Education Notebook
MISSION BAY HIGH • New-student orientation and 9th-grade registration, Aug. 25, 9 a.m. to noon; 12th-grade registration, 12:30 to 3...
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COUNCIL VOTES TO BAN E-CIGS WHERE SMOKING ALREADY PROHIBITED San Diego joined several other local cities on July 28 in...
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DeMaio, Peters to square off for state’s key 52nd Congressional District seat
GOP CONTENDER TOUTS PLATFORM OF REFORM IN CAPITOL Former San Diego City Councilman and ex-mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio, a Republican...
Read moreDetailsDeMaio, Peters to square off for state’s key 52nd Congressional District seat
GOP CONTENDER TOUTS PLATFORM OF REFORM IN CAPITOL Former San Diego City Councilman and ex-mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio, a Republican...
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Race officials revving up for San Diego Bayfair Festival in September on Mission Bay
San Diego Bayfair officials report it will take a workforce of 700 volunteers to put on this year’s popular hydroplane...
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