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Court-ordered reforms at Donovan state prison face legal challenge
Sep 28, 2021 · The department is fighting the R.J. Donovan remedial plan with an appeal, a legal maneuver that could reverse the decision of the federal court if a higher court finds the judge made a mistake in her ruling. The appeal came in late September, less than three weeks after U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ordered the remedial plan.
San Diego trash fees: What’s next for residents - inewsource
Dec 9, 2022 · San Diegans voted last month to allow the city to charge for trash collection services that many property owners and residents have been enjoying for free. Measure B, which passed by a narrow percentage-point margin according to certified results released Thursday, does not actually impose a specific fee on the city’s waste customers.
E-bike program for Californians to launch spring 2024 - inewsource
Feb 21, 2024 · The approval process may take up to three months. Heather Cordova, a participant in a Pedal Ahead program, begins her bike commute from downtown San Diego to Chula Vista, Jan. 24, 2024. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource) Ed Clancy, Pedal Ahead’s founder and president, said the group estimates it will fund about 5,500 e-bikes.
Why the VA is stopping doctors from sending veterans to
Nov 1, 2021 · When Maroney died, the hospital quickly signed off on more sessions. That lasted about five months. Starting in March 2020, the VA stopped paying for veterans to get ketamine therapy, even though the hospital’s psychiatrists had requested additional treatments. For Wolfe, the VA’s decision was tantamount to betrayal.
SANDAG aims to end SR-125 South Bay tolls early - inewsource
Jul 12, 2022 · The South Bay Expressway is shown on April 11, 2022. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource) State Route 125 drivers may stop paying toll fees much sooner than expected — if transportation officials can clear millions of dollars in debt more than a decade early. The San Diego Association of Governments will seek to eliminate toll operations on the South Bay ...
Lithium could revolutionize Imperial Valley, locals want in
Nov 6, 2023 · That has meant knowing what’s at stake. Based on current costs and estimates, Imperial County holds more than $500 billion in lithium, and demand is projected to grow fivefold by 2030. Last year Governor Gavin Newsom declared that all new car sales in California will be zero-emission vehicles by 2035.
America's Wall | inewsource
Nov 13, 2017 · The mapping data shows America’s wall stretches for 653 discontinuous miles along the 1,954-mile U.S.-Mexico border. The strength of that wall varies. Some 37 miles of the main wall are backed up by a secondary fence. The most heavily fortified states are California, Arizona and New Mexico.
Two ways natural gas may be escaping at your meter - inewsource
Nov 3, 2017 · Renters and owners pay for this gas because utilities are allowed to charge customers for gas that is lost or unaccounted for. The bill for all that lost gas, from meters and otherwise, is about $20 million a year in California.
Did you know GEO Group runs a federal jail in downtown San …
Feb 17, 2022 · A private prison company is trying to use an unconventional workaround to keep the jail open. In August, GEO Group started working with McFarland, a small city in the Central Valley, to help keep control of the San Diego prison. Under the arrangement, McFarland would take over the federal contract for Western Region, then subcontract the prison ...