From consultants to lobbyists, county supervisors make bipartisan push for transparency
Supervisors passed a pair of measures on Wednesday to curb lobbying by former county officials and shed light on political consultants hired with taxpayer money.
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Supreme Court won’t revive ex-Trump aide’s suit over secret surveillance during Russia investigation
The Supreme Court won’t revive a lawsuit from Carter Page who was the target of secret surveillance during the FBI’s Russia investigation.
Plans for railroad crossings in Leucadia generate questions, comments
Encinitas city officials got an earful of questions, concerns and even grateful appreciation Tuesday about their plans to build two pedestrian crossings over the railroad tracks in Leucadia. About 100 people turned out for a city-organized, neighborhood meeting at the Encinitas Community & Senior Center. So many people came that city employees delayed the start time by 10 minutes to allow everyone to sign in. The majority of the audience appeared to live east of the tracks and many of them said they were keen for the two projects to proceed. But some people — primarily those who live or […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump’s DOJ is investigating him and his wife
The Justice Department did not provide details of what the probe entails, but Newsom says it is ‘coming after’ first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom specifically.
FACT FOCUS: Trump makes false claims as he signs order urging revisions around childhood vaccines
While issuing an executive order urging states to revise childhood vaccine recommendations, President Donald Trump and others in his administration repeated several false claims about those vaccines, as well as their relationship to autism.
Mass rescues of Yorkies, huskies add to overcrowding at San Diego Humane Society’s shelters
The overwhelmed owners of 25 to 30 Yorkies and more than 25 huskies have surrendered their animals.
UCSD wins pivotal role in $81 million race to improve health after age 50
The effort, which just named 20 finalists, will use testing designed and performed at the university’s Stein Institute.
New solutions studied for North County’s congested I-5-Route 78 interchange
Residents wary of sending more traffic onto neighborhood streets to find freeway connection
Mistrust of US government information is rising across major issues, a new poll shows
A new AP-NORC/USA Facts poll finds that Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago.
FACT FOCUS: A look at US and Iranian claims of control over the Strait of Hormuz
The world has long considered the strait — which passes the coastlines of Iran and Oman — a free-to-use, international waterway.