From the Archives: Cannery row

From the Archives today heads back to a time when San Diego was home to a cannery row for this photo of Ben Maughan and Martin Rodrigues unloading tuna at Westgate Cannery on March 21, 1974. The cannery was located between 16th and 28th streets. The San Diego Union-Tribune historical photos are provided by the San Diego History Center. To browse additional materials visit https://collections.sandiegohistory.org/.

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San Diego County finances teetering toward structural deficit, watchdog study finds

Days before the San Diego County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to adopt its multibillion-dollar budget for the year that begins July 1, a government watchdog group is ringing alarm bells over the fiscal health of the nation’s fifth-largest county. Most concerning, according to an analysis by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association, is a 2026-27 spending plan that is balanced on paper but drifting steadily toward a structural deficit like the one that haunts the city of San Diego. The driving force behind the worsening budget scenario is a 28% increase in the number of employees over the past […]

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