First, peaceful protests were held across San Diego County in solidarity with nationwide protests. Then, the median rent in San Diego has gone down, we explore why. Also, state leaders respond to federal cuts to public broadcasting. And, we’ll tell you the impact that Helix Water District's new high-speed charging depot could have.
Good Morning, I’m Lawrence K. Jackson….it’s MONDAY, MARCH 30TH>>>>THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST TRUMP AND AUTOCRACYMore on that next. But first. the headlines….### THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS DEMANDING TO BE SENT DETAILED ADMISSIONS INFORMATION FROM THREE MEDICAL SCHOOL’S, INCLUDING U-C SAN DIEGO'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE THE UNIVERSITIES HAND OVER THEIR ADMISSIONS DATA BY APRIL 24TH OR RISK LOSING THEIR FEDERAL THE NEW YORK TIMES BROKE THE NEWS AND SAYS THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICANTS WITHIN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO ASKING FOR COPIES OF INTER-OFFICES MEMOS AND MESSAGES AROUND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSIONWALGREENS WILL PAY SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS THAT THE COMPANY’S STORES OVERCHARGED CUSTOMERS AND SOLD EXPIRED PRODUCTS THE ALLEGATIONS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY SEVERAL PROSECUTORS OFFICES IN THE STATE, INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT WALGREENS CHARGED CUSTOMERS PRICES THAT WERE HIGHER THAN THEIR LOWEST ADVERTISED OR POSTED PRICES THE D-A'S OFFICE ALSO SAYS THE COMPANY SOLD EXPIRED PRODUCTS, LIKE SUNCREEN, ASPIRIN AND HAND SANITIZER PRICE ACCURACY MEASURES WILL NOW BE PUT IN PLACE, INCLUDING STORE AUDITS AND A SCANNER PRICE GUARANTEEM-T-S RECEIVED A LITTLE MORE THAN SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS TO ADD ELECTRIC BUSSES AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ORANGE TROLLEY LINEMTS SAYS THAT THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT INVESTMENTS THAT HELP REDUCE EMISSIONS, EXPAND MOBILITY OPTIONS AND IMPROVE SERVICE WITHIN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES>THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS TOOK TO THE STREETS ACROSS THE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND.
Good Morning, I’m Lawrence K. Jackson….it’s MONDAY, MARCH 30TH>>>>THOUSANDS PROTEST AGAINST TRUMP AND AUTOCRACYMore on that next. But first... the headlines….### THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS DEMANDING TO BE SENT DETAILED ADMISSIONS INFORMATION FROM THREE MEDICAL SCHOOL’S, INCLUDING U-C SAN DIEGO'S SCHOOL OF MEDICINE THE UNIVERSITIES HAND OVER THEIR ADMISSIONS DATA BY APRIL 24TH OR RISK LOSING THEIR FEDERAL THE NEW YORK TIMES BROKE THE NEWS AND SAYS THE GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT APPLICANTS WITHIN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO ASKING FOR COPIES OF INTER-OFFICES MEMOS AND MESSAGES AROUND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSIONWALGREENS WILL PAY SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO RESOLVE ALLEGATIONS THAT THE COMPANY’S STORES OVERCHARGED CUSTOMERS AND SOLD EXPIRED PRODUCTS THE ALLEGATIONS WERE BROUGHT FORWARD BY SEVERAL PROSECUTORS OFFICES IN THE STATE, INCLUDING THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE THE D-A’S OFFICE SAYS AN INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT WALGREENS CHARGED CUSTOMERS PRICES THAT WERE HIGHER THAN THEIR LOWEST ADVERTISED OR POSTED PRICES THE D-A'S OFFICE ALSO SAYS THE COMPANY SOLD EXPIRED PRODUCTS, LIKE SUNCREEN, ASPIRIN AND HAND SANITIZER PRICE ACCURACY MEASURES WILL NOW BE PUT IN PLACE, INCLUDING STORE AUDITS AND A SCANNER PRICE GUARANTEEM-T-S RECEIVED A LITTLE MORE THAN SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS TO ADD ELECTRIC BUSSES AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE ORANGE TROLLEY LINEMTS SAYS THAT THE PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR TRANSIT INVESTMENTS THAT HELP REDUCE EMISSIONS, EXPAND MOBILITY OPTIONS AND IMPROVE SERVICE WITHIN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES>THOUSANDS OF DEMONSTRATORS TOOK TO THE STREETS ACROSS THE COUNTY THIS WEEKEND. REPORTER KORI SUZUKI SAYS THE RALLIES WERE PART OF A NATIONWIDE DAY OF PROTEST AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND THE RISE OF AUTOCRACY.The sound of chanting, honking horns whistles and drums filled the air across the county on Saturday — from downtown San Diego to La Mesa, Chula Vista and Escondido. Protestors fiercely criticized a wide range of the Trump administration’s actions. Including its sweeping immigration crackdown, military strikes on Iran, and attacks on free speech and civil rights. For Kandy Ray of Lemon Grove, it was the images of federal agents chasing down and aggressively detaining people — especially from this past winter.People are literally being hunted down like animals, and shot in the face, just because they’re brown. And my family happens to be brown. And it’s… it’s sickening. This weekend was the third “No Kings” protest since the Trump administration took office last year. They’ve been some of the largest mass demonstrations in U.S. history. Just this month, three major organizations that study democracy found President Trump has already done serious damage to democratic systems in the U.S.A NEW REPORT SAYS THE MEDIAN RENT IN SAN DIEGO HAS GONE DOWN SINCE LAST YEAR AFTER A SURGE IN SUPPLY. REPORTER JAKE GOTTA SPOKE WITH HOUSING ADVOCATES AND CITY LEADERS ABOUT WHY THOSE TWO MIGHT BE CONNECTEDData from the apartment listing site zumper showed that median rents in san diego for a 1 bedroom were down 5.6% since last year; for a two bedroom, rents are down 7.5%and the data shows san diego had about a 15% increase in active listings since last year.zack defazio farell is with the housing advocacy group yimby democrats of san diego. he says these numbers dont surprise him “generally speaking, the more supply there is, the less the prices will continue to increase. and they may go down as we're starting to see here. so yeah. shouldn't be too surprised by this.” city council president pro tem kent lee is the chair of the land use and housing committee. he said that the city’s efforts to streamline production are a big part of it. “i think that's really a collective effort between, the mayor's office, a supportive council, and, our planning and development services department that are trying to find, really all the tools in which they can help to ensure that new housing is happening in san diego.”##REPORTER JACOB AERE SAYS AN ASSEMBLY MEMBER WHO REPRESENTS SAN DIEGO IS REQUESTING $80 MILLION IN THIS YEAR'S STATE BUDGET.Assemblymember Chris Ward was joined by media advocates who say a state investment in local journalism is needed, in an age of shrinking newsrooms. Ward says the $80 million dollar request in this year’s state budget includes $60 million to backfill federal cuts and stabilize operations, $10 million for innovation and infrastructure, and and $10 million for ethnic media outlets. “Without any action many of these stations, especially in rural and underserved communities are at risk of shutting down. So public media is not just programming – its critical infrastructure – emergency alerts during disasters, educational content for families and children…”The bill proposes tax credits for local news organizations in the state to hire and keep journalists employed. It prioritizes small and community based newsrooms, according to Ward. News organizations controlled by political action committees or largely funded by political action committees would not qualify for the tax exemption. JA KPBS News. ANCHOR TAG: IN THE INTEREST OF DISCLOSURE, KPBS COULD BENEFIT FINANCIALLY FROM BOTH OF THESE PROPOSALS.REPORTER TAMMY MURGA SAYS THE CHARGERS WILL HELP LOCAL PUBLIC AGENCIES AS THEY TRANSITION TO ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLES.The Helix Water District has been preparing for a major state deadline. It has until 20-30 to buyIn recent years, the district installed a few electric vehicle chargers. But officials quickly realized a big challenge.“All I have is that three-kilowatt, that's going to take me, you know, two weeks to charge a dump truck, that doesn't quite work.”to prepare for an all-electric transition. It has 87 high-speed chargers and some backup generators. The chargers can power a pickup truck as fast as 20 minutes.“We need to have accessible charging for public fleets at public facilities spread across the region. That's how you make this work.” Miller says Helix will invoice the agencies so that water customers aren’t charged. Tammy Murga, KPBS NewsThat’s it for the podcast today. As always you can find more San Diego news online at KPBS dot org. I’m Lawrence K. Jackson. Thanks for listening and subscribing; by doing so you are supporting public media and I really want to thank you for that. Have a great day!
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
No Kings protests underway across San Diego County, thousands expected downtownTens of thousands of protesters in Southern California are expected to join others in cities across the U.S. for marches and rallies against what they call the autocratic immigration policies of President Donald Trump.
Read more »
Tens of thousands of San Diegans gather countywide for third No Kings protestsRallies come amid an escalation of the war with Iran, high gas prices and threats to voting rights.
Read more »
How ‘No Kings’ Protests Went Ahead in Countries With KingsProtesters in constitutional monarchies rallied under banners reading “No Tyrants” or “No Dictators,” instead of “No Kings.“
Read more »
Photos: No Kings protest in downtown San DiegoVisit the post for more.
Read more »
Thousands rally in downtown San Antonio as ‘No Kings’ protests set record turnoutSaturday's anti-Trump action included 3,300 rallies across all 50 states. Organizers billed it as the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history.
Read more »
Thousands in San Diego to lose CalFresh benefits under new lawThousands in San Diego will lose CalFresh benefits as federal rules change, impacting families, businesses and food banks.
Read more »