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This year’s presidential election cycle drew the highest voter turnout despite a pandemic that had the county’s Registrar of Voters adapting to social distancing and a dramatic increase in mail-in ballots.
To make voting possible for all registered voters who wanted to cast a ballot this fall, state officials decided every registered voter would receive an absentee ballot that could be mailed back for free or returned at numerous locations before Election Day. Drop-off spots included local libraries in the weeks leading up to Nov. 3. There was also four days of on-site voting at many community venues.
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The nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day were not just events locals witnessed on television. Hundreds also gathered at street corners in Poway and 4S Ranch to oppose racism and law enforcement violence against Blacks.
Unlike in other parts of the country, including La Mesa and downtown San Diego, local protests remained peaceful and violence-free as those of all ages took to the streets.
While COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were in place to keep crowds from forming for health reasons, the protests were allowed to go on as part of people’s right to freedom of speech. Locally, people were often seen wearing masks, even though social distancing was near impossible in most cases.
CARLSBAD
The Carlsbad City Council met Tuesday and gave final approval, 4-1, to its hotel employee recall rights ordinance. Reports were presented on the city’s 2019-20 annual financial audit results and on upcoming municipal service reviews by the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) of the city of Carlsbad and Carlsbad Municipal Water District. Marissa Steketee was appointed to the Parks & Recreation Commission.
DEL MAR
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The Del Mar City Council met in closed session Monday to discuss litigation. In open session, the council discussed its 6th Cycle Housing Element and the penalties involved for not fulfilling its obligations, which could include reduced state funding, increased legal costs and financial penalties, and less local control over development. Planning Department staff also answered questions submitted by the community about various housing sites and alternatives.
75% of San Diego s K-12 students are learning virtually
Up from 68% last month
75% of San Diego s K-12 students are learning virtually.
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SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â New data released by the San Diego County Office of Education show three-fourths of all K-12 students in the County are now studying online and experts believe that number will increase by the start of the new year.
Poway parent, Caroline Epps, told her three children recently that they would be going back to virtual learning. I could tell they were disappointed, Epps said. It s been nice having them there even though it s been such a short time. It s going to be a little difficult having them at home the whole day again.
NBC 7 s Rory Devine explains why there is so much anticipation ahead of the district s Thursday board meeting. Our system is already stretched to the limit, and cannot sustain another influx of post-holiday travel and gathering-related illnesses and quarantines. With compounding staff shortages following winter break, we would be unable to provide the amount of substitutes needed to effectively run our in-person schools and classrooms, a letter to district families read in part.
The district said it is still experiencing severe staffing shortages at campuses that followed the Thanksgiving break. We are trying to proactively prevent such a dire scenario, which has already forced neighboring districts to shut down with little notice to their staff and families, the letter said.