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Electric power lines. Photo: Gina Yarbrough/San Diego County News San Francisco, CA–The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) Friday issued a proposal to modernize the Net Energy Metering (NEM) solar tariff to promote solar and battery storage, grid reliability, and control electricity costs for all Californians. The update launches the solar industry into the future so…

By Gina Yarbrough San Diego, CA–An inmate found unresponsive in his jail cell has died, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said. According to the Sheriff’s Department, 63-year-old Kenneth Galen, an inmate at the San Diego Central Jail, died at around 4 a.m.  Deputies found Bach unresponsive in his cell. They and the jail medical…

By SDCNEWS Editor San Diego, CA–The San Diego Padres announced details surrounding their Legacy Brick Program as part of their Gallagher Square renovation project celebrating Petco Park’s 20th anniversary in 2024.  Fans who previously purchased a brick near the original Tony Gwynn statue location in Gallagher Square will have a new brick with their original…

The ancient mosaic depicts the Roman demigod Hercules which is believed to be 2,000 years old. Photo: US Dept. of Justice By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted a California man Wednesday for illegally importing from Syria an ancient mosaic depicting the Roman demigod Hercules that is believed to be…

By Newswise Columbus, OH–ChatGPT may do an impressive job at correctly answering complex questions, but a new study suggests it may be absurdly easy to convince the AI chatbot that it’s in the wrong. A team at Ohio State University challenged large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to a variety of debate-like conversations in which…

By Gina Yarbrough  Carlsbad, CA–A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Coaster train Tuesday evening on the tracks south of Tamarack Avenue in Carlsbad, authorities said  The Sheriff’s Department Transit Enforcement Unit was dispatched at around 7:24 p.m. to investigate a collision involving a train and a pedestrian. When deputies arrived at the scene, the…