Facing ire for overcharging for trash pickup, San Diego reveals how many households are affected
That estimate is included in a new frequently asked questions page the city created Wednesday to help trash customers affected by the over-billing.
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As the coding boom fades, computer science grads focus on AI skills in choppy job market
It’s a difficult job market for new graduates, especially in fields like software development where artificial intelligence is shouldering more of the work.
ICE is wasting tens of millions of dollars on ‘uninformed’ detention projects, report finds
An investigation found that ICE and other agencies have wasted tens of millions of dollars pursuing plans to increase detention capacity.
Scottsdale’s water recycling program hits election-year backlash
Election-season politics have stalled efforts to expand wastewater recycling to residents’ taps in an affluent Phoenix suburb. Scottsdale is among the Arizona cities that are facing cuts to their water supply from the Colorado River.
Senate to vote on resolution to halt the Iran war as gas prices upend midterms
Increasingly anxious about the Iran war, senators are set to vote on a war powers resolution. Thursday’s vote is the 14th time the Senate would seek to halt President Donald Trump’s military action.
Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen to be beatified in St. Louis, a step away from sainthood
Tens of thousands are gathering in St. Louis for the beatification ceremony of the late Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a pioneer of religious broadcasting.
Is Southern California, not New York City, America’s rental hotspot?
Tenant Talk column: 9.1 million people live in rental housing in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. Meanwhile, New York City has 5.3 million.
Palestinian president, again denied a visa to speak at UN, addresses leaders on prerecorded video
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered prerecorded remarks to the UN from his office in Ramallah after the US denied him a visa.
Russian strikes kill 8 in Ukraine as the UN debates how to end the war
Officials say Russian drone and missile attacks on Ukraine killed 8 civilians. Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged countries to impose sanctions at UN
Energy Department will spend $2 billion to squeeze more electricity from aging power grid
The Energy Department is set to announce it’ll spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity from the nation’s aging power grid