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Good morning, San Diego.
Brooke Binkowski, Morning Update Editor
Immigration’s a big topic today, again. An arrest at an elementary school, arbitrary detentions, demands to show papers, a stated goal of mass deportations – it kind of sounds bad when I write it all out like that, huh?
There’s more immigration news in the rest of our newsletter today. Now people from Honduras, Nepal, and Nicaragua have also lost their protection from deportation after a court ruling this week. Not a great look for a democracy that once prided itself on being a “melting pot” and “a nation of immigrants.”
Some – not all, but some – local politicians are stepping up to protect people whose lives have been upended by these decisions. You can read more about that in our top story, too.
We’ve also got stories about a big shake-up in local broadcast media ownership, where you can find “Cool Zones” in the oppressive heat (which is a summer heat wave, not an autumn one, I’m sorry I said that, can you please stop emailing me now?) and a sad story about the passing of Maka, the beloved Western lowland gorilla who lived out his life at the San Diego Zoo.
His death came during a difficult period for the zoo, which has lost a few animals in recent weeks to age and illness. Maka was 30.
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Today’s top story
Apparent ICE arrest outside Encinitas elementary school sparks new round of public outcryBy Lillian Perlmutter • Times of San Diego
Educators and elected officials blasted ICE for what they said was the third arrest this month of a parent outside a San Diego-area elementary school.
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Today’s opinion column
Opinion: Utopian visions like California Forever lack key details on governance
Without clear plans for Democratic governance, California Forever and other visionary new cities will never be anything more than futuristic dreams.
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