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Club Q Shooting Hero, an SDSU Grad and US Army Veteran, Recounts Disarming Gunman
Rich Fierro, who disarmed the Colorado Springs gunman, is also a graduate of Mira Mesa High School, San Diego State University and a 15-year army veteran who served four combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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San Diego Unified Reflects Nation's Report Card, Shows Learning Loss After COVID is Dire
That’s not surprising, given the toll the pandemic took on student learning. Nevertheless, the learning loss indicated by the results from the latest 2022 Nation Report Card are devastating, especially in Math.
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18-Year-Old Killed in Shooting in Residential Mira Mesa Neighborhood
An 18-year-old man was killed in a shooting in a residential neighborhood of Mira Mesa on Wednesday, according to San Diego police.
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North County School District Reviewing Lesson That Featured Hitler Among World Leaders
The San Dieguito Union High School District said it would organize a listening session, offer anti-bias training for staff and review its curriculum in response to blowback from parents and leaders in the Jewish community over a lesson that featured Adolf Hitler.
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Framework Approved for San Diego's Independent Police Oversight Panel
The San Diego City Council Monday approved a framework for the Commission on Police Practices, which will investigate complaints about police shootings, alleged misconduct and abuse of power, as well as police policy.
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San Diego Childcare Workers Can Now Go to College For Free
The program’s goal is to get more people into a notoriously understaffed and underpaid workforce, and to improve the quality of early childhood education.
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Books With LGBTQ+ Themes Under Review in Poway Unified School District
Some parents in the Poway Unified School District are challenging two books on the shelves in public libraries, while some retired teachers are pushing back. The district says it is reviewing the books, Gender Queer and Fun Home that are available at their school libraries.
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Arraignment Postponed for Driver Accused of Killing Toddler in Hit-And-Run in City Heights
A man accused of killing a 19-month-old girl while driving drunk in City Heights last weekend had his Wednesday arraignment delayed because he is currently under “enhanced observation watch,” according to a court bailiff.
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North County Parent Upset Over Portrait of Hitler on Classroom Board with World Leaders
One North County parent is upset that a picture of Adolf Hitler was on a white board in his son’s 7th grade class at Carmel Valley Middle School. The picture of Hitler was included on a poster board of images with the likes of Gandhi, JFK, MLK, Winston Churchill and other historical figures.
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As Many Move On, Hundreds Are Still Dying From COVID-19 in the US
Lisa Frommer’s son, Anthony Reina, was 33 years old when on July 28, despite being vaccinated, he died of COVID.
