San Diego’s virtual schools have ballooned in popularity since the pandemic, but education reporter Jakob McWhinney found almost all of them are performing poorly.

Can online schooling be fixed?
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Former San Diego County GOP chair Paula Whitsell was ousted from her role this week after attempting to change the party’s endorsement in the 75th Assembly District race from Andrew Hayes to Carl DeMaio.

Tigist Layne has the details 🗒️
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Gardening on public land isn't necessarily a flourishing movement in San Diego.

Nonetheless, a recent letter from the city attorney may have just killed it — and a Chollas Creek community garden is in jeopardy because of it.
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Tijuana has long had an image problem.

With just a few words, Mexico’s top presidential opposition candidate just revived the debate about the border city’s reputation.
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New Story: The chair of the County Republican Party resigned Monday after receiving criticism for trying to change the party’s endorsement for the 75th Assembly race.

Also: Andrew Hayes will keep his endorsement, but there’s a catch. Voice of San Diego voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/10/cou…

Last week, Voice reporters did a deep-dive into the life and death of a young sailor, unfolded drama among the local GOP and learned about new plans for a massive homeless shelter.

Here’s a quick rundown by Andrea Lopez V.:
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Cities around the country are reinventing gray space by growing food along streets and beneath power lines. San Diego, with one of the most impeccable climates for farming, says nuh-uh. What gives? voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/09/san… Voice of San Diego

Encinitas state Sen. Catherine Blakespear is fighting to expand options for people with early-stage dementia to end their lives before their illness worsens.

Deborah Sullivan Brennan has the details ⬇️
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Drama abounds in the local GOP 🫢

The party’s chair is pushing a swap of their endorsement of Assembly candidate Andrew Hayes — in favor of controversial activist Carl DeMaio.
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In case you haven’t had time to dive into will huntsberry’s piece on the Navy’s role in a young sailor’s death, we compiled the three biggest takeaways for you here ⬇️
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Mayor @toddgloria is pitching a huge shelter in a now-vacant warehouse near the airport — and downsizing his plans for the H Barracks site for now.

The 1,000-bed shelter would fulfill a pledge he made to add that number of beds to serve homeless people.
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Why are so many affordable housing projects so expensive to build?

Reporter Lisa Halverstadt looked at five pricey projects in San Diego to figure out what’s driving up costs 🏘️
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More kids are being absent from school more often, and a culture shift may be partly to blame.

“For many, what school represents in their lives has, possibly irrevocably, changed,” education reporter Jakob McWhinney writes.
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🧵If you’re like me, you’ve wondered: Why does subsidized affordable housing cost so much? 🤔My post on the story behind the sticker shock for five projects in City of San Diego leads today’s Voice of San Diego news blast. voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/03/mor…

Tiara Gray, a young sailor, died by suicide six years ago today onboard the USS Essex after a years-long, well-documented battle with depression.

A new story explores her life and the U.S. Navy’s role in her death for the first time.
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Like Spring flowers? Today, I ask you to thank your local harvester ant. CA State Parks Voice of San Diego #Spring2024 #flowers #environment #anzaborrego

Prop 1 passed, and it’s supposed to reign in huge changes to California’s mental health infrastructure.

Lisa Halverstadt explains how the change is expected to play out in San Diego County:
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Here’s the TLDR 🧵version of my story today about Tiara Gray. Six years ago today, Tiara died aboard the USS Essex off the shores of San Diego. The Navy seriously exacerbated, if not caused, her death.

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🧵I’m proud to work at a news outlet that supports deep reporting on a behavioral health crisis afflicting our region and nation. Today's top Voice of San Diego story is about a Navy sailor whose command kept her on the job despite her struggles. voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/02/mor…

No, the U.S. can’t cross the border and fix Mexico’s sewage system for them. But that doesn’t mean officials can’t have influence, MacKenzie Elmer explains.

Here’s how the U.S. is becoming a watchdog over Tijuana’s sewage problems.
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