VIDEO: Purple-tier restrictions set to start tonight in San Diego

Restrictions begin at midnight

Ben Guadarrama, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • November 13, 2020

President elect Joe Biden announced a new COVID-19 advisory board ahead of his inauguration.

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VIDEO: Ballots still being counted

Todd Gloria holds a lead in the race for mayor of San Diego

Vicky Pineda, Editor-in-Chief • November 6, 2020

Even with all the changes for the 2020 Election, Cynthia Paes, San Diego County’s Assistant Registrar of Voters, said that Election Day, and night, went by smoothly.

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VIDEO: Young voters turning out in record numbers in 2020

The polls close today at 8 p.m.

Jesus Lopez, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • November 3, 2020

Athletes, celebrities, models and TikTokers alike are helping groups such as NextGen, When We All Vote and Rock the Vote engage young voters.

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VIDEO: Mail-in ballot deadlines explained

Confusion continues over rules that vary by state

Devon Doane, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • October 30, 2020

As voters mail in ballots in record numbers, there is a lot of confusion among California voters about when their ballots should be turned in.

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VIDEO: New state guidelines for theme parks released

The guidelines have sparked outrage among theme park officials, fans

Devon Doane, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • October 23, 2020

Under a new set of state guidelines, major theme parks in the state cannot open until their host county has reached the least restrictive tier.

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Props got you stumped? City Times has you covered

Check out the 12 California propositions

Marlena Harvey, News Editor • October 20, 2020

Are you one of the many still holding onto your mail-in ballot, or maybe waiting until Election Day on Nov. 3 to cast your ballot? City Times has published a voting guide for each proposition.

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VIDEO: Trump, Biden appear in competing town halls

The events were covered in this week’s edition of Newscene, the award-winning student-produced weekly newscast

Christina Painton, Executive Producer, Newscene • October 16, 2020

Donald Trump and Joe Biden dueled it out in competing town hall meetings Thursday night.  

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VIDEO: COVID-19 spreads in White House

The story is covered in this week’s edition of Newscene, the award-winning student-produced weekly newscast

Chris LeFall, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • October 9, 2020

A week after President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, the virus has spread to other staff members in the White House and beyond.

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VIDEO: Ginsburg remembered at U.S. Capitol

Ginsburg died on September 18 from pancreatic cancer in Washington, D.C.

Chris LeFall, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • September 25, 2020

Ruth Bader Ginsburg became the first woman to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Friday.

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City College president releases open letter to Black women, community

The message followed grand jury decision in Breonna Taylor murder

Noelle Mortensen, Multimedia Journalist, Newscene • September 25, 2020

As protests continued in Louisville and across the country, including in San Diego, after the police involved in Breonna Taylor’s murder were not convicted, San Diego City College President Ricky Shabazz shared an open letter to the community.

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Afro Unicorn founder to kick off Mesa College’s Entrepreneurship Speaker Series

Mother and founder of e-commerce apparel business to emphasize multiple income streams

Christina Painton, Staff Writer • September 23, 2020

April Showers, the founder of e-commerce apparel brand Afro Unicorn, will be the first in a series of entrepreneurial speakers hosted by Mesa College’s Business and Work-Based Learning departments.

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VIDEO: 9/11 remembered in ceremony on Midway

The story was featured in the first episode of the semester by Newscene

Christina Painton, Staff Writer/Executive Producer • September 11, 2020

The 19th anniversary of 9/11 commemorated here in San Diego was featured in the first episode of Newscene, the student-produced news broadcast of San Diego City College.

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