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May 18, 2018

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Essential California

 

TOP STORIES

 

Report: Homelessness down 6 percent in San Diego County

The Regional Task Force on Homeless released its findings Thursday from a January count of people living in shelters and on the street.

SeaWorld San Diego has biggest attendance drop among all North America theme parks

The SeaWorld parks in San Diego and Orlando stood out last year as being the only two theme parks in North America with double-digit drops in attendance. Disney and Universal show attendance gains.

SDSU to keep Aztec name following racially and politically charged debate

But the school will downplay the use of an Aztec mascot in favor of a spirit leader.

LOCAL NEWS

 

Judge allows case over alleged forced labor in immigration detention to move forward

Almost a year after the case was first filed, a federal judge in San Diego ruled that former immigration detainees can bring a class action lawsuit against CoreCivic, the private prison company that runs Otay Mesa Detention Center.

Rhino pregnancy stirs hope for a nearly extinct species

A southern white rhino pregnancy at San Diego Zoo Safari Park advances technology to save northern white rhinos from extinction.

OPINION

 

Vote yes on state Propositions 69, 71 and 72

Three measures on the June 5 ballot are slam dunks. Here's why.

Readers React | Palestinian protests: Breen's Israel cartoon missed the point

The implication of your editorial cartoon is that Palestinians are threatened by Israel's superior force.

BUSINESS

 

Oil prices surging — and that means gasoline prices are going up, too

Geopolitical tensions and tightening supplies of crude are leading to higher prices at the pump. Some gas local stations have pushed their prices above $4 a gallon.

What is Fido eating? Petco will show you with in-store kitchens

Petco plans to construct JustFoodForDogs-branded exhibition kitchens and pantries in "hundreds" of its stores so its customers can see behind the pet food-making curtain.

SPORTS

 

Pirates take advantage of Padres' miscues to win series opener

Christian Villanueva error allows winning run in seventh after Franchy Cordero misplayed fly ball in three-run fourth.

Chargers have become the "it" team in the AFC West

Team Spanos is trending hot in forecasts for the 2018 AFC West race.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

 

Guitar giant Barney Kessel shines on new/old live album, 14 years after his death at the age of 80

Barney Kessel, a guitar master whether playing jazz, pop, rock or blues, shines on a posthumously released live album from 1954.

AND FINALLY ...

 

Downtown San Diego's biggest-ever apartment complex set to open

Park 12 towers over Petco Park with 718 apartments. The $400 million project is nearly 20 years in the making and is jammed with amenities, including pools, hangout areas, a parking spots and views of downtown and the San Diego Bay.

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