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Good Morning, I’m Debbie Cruz….it’s Friday, November 17th. State regulators reject calls to preserve financial incentives for solar. More on that next. But first… let’s do the headlines…
- Workers at more than 200 U-S Starbucks locations, including here in San Diego walked off the job yesterday. They’re calling for management to bargain with baristas over staffing levels, scheduling and other concerns. It was also one of Starbucks’ busiest days of the year… “Red Cup Day.” It’s the day when Starbucks hands out free reusable holiday cups to customers. Yesterday’s strike was the fifth major labor action by Starbucks workers since a store in New York became the first to unionize two years ago. Two Starbucks in the county have already unionized, but nationally nearly 400 stores have voted to unionize since 20-21. Starbucks is against the unionization effort, and hasn’t reached a labor agreement with any of the stores.
- One side of the Ped-West pedestrian crossing at the San Ysidro Port of Entry is open again, after being closed for two months. The border crossing will only be open in the northbound direction from Tijuana into San Diego. It will also be open during limited hours from 6 in the morning, to 2 p-m. C-B-P says the closure was put in place to help agents process an increasing number of asylum seekers arriving at the border. The agency also said it will continue to evaluate the situation along the border and make changes as necessary.
- The rainy weather is returning this afternoon, and continuing into the weekend. Today, temperatures in the county’s inland valleys and desert areas will be in the 70s, by the coast it’ll be in the mid-60s, and temps in the mountains will be in the high 50s. Forecasters say tomorrow will be the coolest day of the week.
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- California regulators have approved new rules for solar panels on apartments, farms and schools. Environment reporter Erik Anderson says the decision rejected calls to preserve financial incentives.
- Families are gathering outside San Diego City Hall today, to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
- We’re less than one week away from Thanksgiving, and the American Farm Bureau says the cost of the big feast is a little lower than it was last year.
- Some South Bay high school seniors have met the deadlines for their college applications, thanks to a day of intensive support from their school.
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