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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco speaking at the candidate forum at the California Republican Party Convention at the Sheraton Hotel in San Diego, April 11, 2025.
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The California Supreme Court ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco violated the state’s election law when his office seized ballots from the Riverside County registrar. The ruling comes six weeks before the November midterm election that will determine who controls Congress in President Trump’s final two years in office.
  • First, San Diego’s Board of Port Commissioners votes to rename a park in Barrio Logan in a continued effort to remove Cesar E. Chavez’s likeness. Next, officials gathered in Mission Trails Regional Park to share progress on a multi-year effort. Then, the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve is closing for several months. And, we caught up with a San Diego based oil painter.
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