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When Pacific Beach resident Paige Hernandez was in third grade, she observed racism for the first time in her hometown of Camarillo.
Beaches in Pacific Beach got all A’s on the 30th annual Beach Report Card issued June 30 by nonprofit environmental group Heal the Bay, which assigns letter grades to beaches based on bacteria levels found in water samples throughout the year.
The business picture has been in flux the past few months because of the coronavirus, which has made it tough for businesses to open new locations and perhaps as tough to keep track of what’s new.
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Many students in the San Diego Unified School District are calling for the complete defunding of the district’s school police, saying a police presence in schools leads to increased punishment and arrests that disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic students.
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The San Diego Unified School District board has passed a $1.5 billion budget that avoids spending cuts and includes $45 million specifically to reopen campuses from their coronavirus-triggered closure.
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It’s not just bars that will be affected by a set of new rules seeking to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in San Diego County.
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Just 17 days after they were allowed to reopen June 12, San Diego County bars, breweries and wineries learned June 29 that they will not be allowed to operate, at least not in the traditional sense, starting at 12:01 a.m.
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Local teenagers organized a peaceful protest against police brutality and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, drawing hundreds of young people to Kate Sessions Park on Mount Soledad on June 24.
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Guest commentary: We need less airport noise, and expansion plan and current flight paths don’t help
Guest commentary: We need less airport noise, and expansion plan and current flight paths don’t help
Global demand for air travel is still down 85 percent to 90 percent year over year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and San Diego International Airport is no exception.
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Even for local entrepreneurs who live and breathe the challenge of business, the COVID-19 coronavirus has been abrupt and harrowing.
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Business Spotlight: “We’re here to provide care for anybody,” said Tanya Finnerty, owner of Homewatch Caregivers in La Jolla.
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With the world essentially on lock-down due to the coronavirus pandemic, PB Monthly reached out to Town Council president Brian White and City Council member Jennifer Campbell’s PB rep Jordan Beane to get the low-down on how our beach town is faring as we shelter-in-place.
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Here are some “Best Bets” for online activities to undertake on your smart phone, computer or tablet during your stay-at-home, quarantine quandary.
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A quick guide to online entertainment and virtual experiences during the stay-at-home mandates
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Without Walls veterans will debut sheltering-in-place theater productions beginning in May. If any theater series was ideally suited for the current quarantine, it’s La Jolla Playhouse’s Without Walls (WOW).
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A continuing series of online activities to undertake on your computer or tablet during your quarantine quandary.
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Singer and actor Josh Groban will team with the San Diego Symphony for the 25th annual edition of “Symphony at Salk: A Concert Under the Stars.” The joint outdoor performance will be held Aug. 22, 2020 at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla. Proceeds will support the institute’s research programs.
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Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now on lock-down. These fun events that highlight fertility and rebirth, freedom, the national pastime, pranks and humor, and literary and planetary pursuits will all have to be rejiggered this year.
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Multiple aid programs are being launched for restaurants, their employees, other businesses
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County officials announced Monday new emergency regulations to help slow the spread of COVID-19 including a ban on all gatherings of 50 people or more, the immediate closure of all adult entertainment establishments that serve alcohol and restrictions on in-dining options.
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Man to stand trial in fatal stabbing outside Pacific Beach store A man accused of fatally stabbing another man during an altercation outside a Pacific Beach convenience store was ordered June 23 to stand trial on a murder charge.
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A man hopped the pharmacy counter at a CVS store in Pacific Beach and stole prescription drugs, San Diego police said.
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Police blotter Assault: 14 Assault with weapon: • A person was hit with a metal baseball bat during an argument at about 2:45 p.m.
