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News from February 2021

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Reopen SDUSD member: 'Children are suffering tremendous academic' harm because of school closures

By Mary Lou Lang | Feb 28, 2021

Parent groups have unified to pressure elected officials in the state to reopen schools that have been shuttered for nearly a year during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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VA reports decrease in number of appointments at VA San Diego HCS health facility (664QA) in February

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

The VA San Diego Health Care System, subsidiary 664QA in San Diego, CA scheduled 61 pending appointments in February compared to 66 the previous month, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.

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San Diego Foundation pledges $200,000 to tuition program in honor of chancellor's legacy

By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 28, 2021

The San Diego Foundation pledged $200,000 toward the San Diego Promise program on Feb. 25 in honor of San Diego Community College District's (SDCCD) Chancellor Constance M. Carrol for her 17 years of service.

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SDSU's newly approved COVID vaccine program to benefit qualifying staff and faculty, not many students

By Karen Kidd | Feb 28, 2021

San Diego State University got the go-ahead in February to administer COVID-19 vaccines to its campus community, but that it didn't change the vaccination order.

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Approximately 80% of Redfin home purchases in San Diego area face serious bidding

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 28, 2021

Redfin recently reported that 78.9% of San Diego-area purchase offers made through their site faced competition in January, compared to 55.9% of offers made nationwide.

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Student sell fruit to help support COVID-19 relief fund

By Christina Heath | Feb 28, 2021

Lauren Staudinger has been donating profits from selling $5 bags of dried fruit to help in funding the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund.

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San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund donates to help homeless

By Christina Heath | Feb 28, 2021

A $20,000 grant from the San Diego COVID-19 Community Response Fund to the organization Dreams for Change has allowed a new "safe parking site" built off Imperial Avenue.

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81,000 San Diego children supported through childcare grant program during Covid

By Timothy Stuckey | Feb 28, 2021

More than 81,000 children across San Diego County have benefitted from funding distributed to childcare providers, a report from the San Diego Foundation found.

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Census Bureau reports La Mirada city population was 48,260 in 2020

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

La Mirada city had a population of 48,260 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the San Diego City Wire.

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75.7 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rolling Hills city

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

75.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Rolling Hills city in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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49 professional licenses are set to expire in Los Angeles during March

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

There are 49 professional licenses set to expire in Los Angeles during March, according to California’s Department of Consumer Affairs.

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California Institute of Technology employee Scott Richland contributes a total of $211 to Democratic Party candidate Jaime Harrison

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

California Institute of Technology employee Scott Richland has contributed a total of $211 to Democratic Party candidate Jaime Harrison

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California Institute of Technology employee Robert Haw contributes a total of $1,000 to Democratic Party candidate Mark Kelly

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

California Institute of Technology employee Robert Haw has contributed a total of $1,000 to Democratic Party candidate Mark Kelly

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ALBA had four seventh-grade students during 2018-2019 school year

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

ALBA had four seventh-grade students during the 2018-2019 school year.

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Out of 383 students in SD Global Vision Academy, 11.7 percent were in second-grade during 2018-2019 school year

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

Out of 383 students enrolled in SD Global Vision Academy, 11.7 percent were in second-grade during the 2018-2019 school year.

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Out of 191 students in School for Entrepreneurship and Technology, 27.2 percent were in 10th-grade during 2018-2019 school year

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

Out of 191 students enrolled in School for Entrepreneurship and Technology, 27.2 percent were in 10th-grade during the 2018-2019 school year.

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Census Bureau: More men than women in Willowbrook CDP in 2019

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

Of the 22,811 people living in Willowbrook CDP in 2019, 49 percent (11,188) were women and 51 percent (11,623) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the San Diego City Wire.

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California Institute of Technology employee Roger Carlson contributes a total of $650 to Republican Party candidate Joni K. Ernst

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

California Institute of Technology employee Roger Carlson has contributed a total of $650 to Republican Party candidate Joni K. Ernst

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California Institute of Technology employee Scott Richland contributes a total of $1,111 to Democratic Party candidate Adam Schiff

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

California Institute of Technology employee Scott Richland has contributed a total of $1,111 to Democratic Party candidate Adam Schiff

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VA Long Beach HCS facility (600) scheduled 54,723 medical appointments in July 2020

By San Diego City Wire | Feb 28, 2021

The VA Long Beach Health Care System, subsidiary 600 in Long Beach, California, scheduled 54,723 pending appointments during the period ending August 1, according to data collected from the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs.