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‘Deeply concerning.’ What San Diego area officials say about Chollas Creek chemicals
inewsource asked officials representing San Diego’s Chollas Creek neighborhoods about cancer-causing chemicals at the Market Creek Plaza site.
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Residents attend Chollas Creek meeting
Environment and Energy reporter Philip Salata and I stopped by Market Creek Plaza where the Jacobs Center of Neighborhood Innovation hosted an open house for residents informing them about the cancer-causing chemicals on the property. The event was attended by a handful of community members as well as city staff and Councilmember Henry Foster… Read more
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San Diego housing agency disputes ‘illegal’ characterization
We just dropped the latest news on a yearslong saga about illegal rent increases in San Diego. This all started in 2023, when our investigation revealed the San Diego Housing Commission was approving rent increases for Section 8 tenants without first ensuring those increases were lawful. Three years later, the Housing Commission maintains the… Read more
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ICYMI: Chollas Creek contamination
Check out our recent reporting on Instagram. A primer: Chemicals are seeping up from the earth in homes and one of San Diego’s few and highly-frequented grocery stores in an underserved neighborhood.
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These San Diegans live and shop among cancer-causing chemicals. What’s being done?
Chemicals seep up from the earth in homes and one of San Diego’s few and highly-frequented grocery stores in an underserved neighborhood.
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