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voiceofsandiego. org > 04/10/2026 > we-helped-diffuse-seaworlds-fireworks-youre-welcome

We Helped Diffuse Sea World's Fireworks. You're Welcome.

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (438+ words) Two years after bird bodies washed up on Mission Bay shores following a barrage of fireworks shows, Sea World San Diego says it will switch to using mostly drones instead. Voice of San Diego first reported that elegant tern adults,…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 12/29/2025 > border-report-this-year-we-learned-immigration-officials-expanded-their-power

Border Report: This Year We Learned Immigration Officials Expanded Their Power

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (485+ words) State violence is nothing new in the border region." Many of those leading transborder lives in San Diego and Tijuana have witnessed or even experienced the increased power and, sometimes, impunity, that Customs and Border Protection officials wield within range…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 04/09/2026 > what-are-san-diego-police-helicopters-doing-up-there

What Are San Diego Police Helicopters Doing Up There?

5+ day, 34+ min ago  (1322+ words) The roar of a police helicopter overhead is an all too familiar sound to most San Diegans. " But recently they've been spotted breaking up college parties. Witnesses wondered how police helicopters became such a fixture in city airspace; what they're…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 04/08/2026 > morning-report-chula-vista-mayors-race-challenger

Morning Report: Chula Vista Mayor's Race Challenger

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (414+ words) A controversial school board trustee in Chula Vista wants to unseat the sitting Republican mayor." As a naturalized citizen from Mexico, Francisco Tamayo said fear among the Latino-majority community due to the increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement is…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 04/06/2026 > as-county-leaders-tout-transparency-they-fight-public-records-releases

As County Leaders Tout Transparency, They Fight Public Records Releases

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (730+ words) Voice of San Diego is suing the county to try to force the release of whistleblower complaints against a former county contractor that could shed light on what the county knew long before the nonprofit was embroiled in a criminal…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 04/02/2026 > south-county-report-a-new-front-in-the-sewage-battle

South County Report: A New Front in the Sewage Battle

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1297+ words) For decades, South San Diego County residents have known the Tijuana River as a noxious source of cross-border sewage pollution." This week, business owners in Imperial Beach added a new dimension to the river's troubled reputation. They called it an…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 04/01/2026 > the-learning-curve-supe-wants-free-child-care-all-she-needs-is-2-billion

The Learning Curve: Supe Wants Free Child Care " All She Needs Is $2 Billion

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (1115+ words) Over the past year, free-day care-mania has been sweeping the nation." It's not hard to see why. Child care is one of the steepest ongoing costs of having children, and it has only been increasing. Over the past decade, the…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 04/01/2026 > morning-report-another-concession-charity-booted-from-stadium

Morning Report: Another Concession Charity Booted from Stadium

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (652+ words) The Padres" concession management company threw out another charity owner that runs concessions stands inside Petco Park." Greek Life Aid served an unclear charitable purpose, Voice of San Diego"s Will Huntsberry reported in 2024. At the time, Delaware North, the…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 03/31/2026 > padres-concessionaire-booted-another-nonprofit-out-of-petco-park-after-we-called

Padres' Concessionaire Booted Another Nonprofit Out of Petco Park After We Called

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (932+ words) The leaders of Delaware North want it known: They acted swiftly." Just before Monday night's game, leaders of the multi-billion-dollar hospitality company say they learned the attorney general was bringing civil charges against a leader of Greek Life Aid, a…...

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voiceofsandiego. org > 03/27/2026 > sacramento-report-how-this-voter-id-ballot-initiative-got-the-signatures

Sacramento Report: How This Voter ID Ballot Initiative Got the Signatures

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (806+ words) Lawmakers and advocates gathered near the Capitol steps earlier this month to announce that they've succeeded in what few grassroots organizations have been able to do: acquire about 875, 000 signatures to put a proposal on the November ballot. It was Republican…...